Replace 1st Gen Apple TV Hard Drive Controller?

Hi, I am experiencing the following problem...when I reboot my first generation Apple TV that has been upgraded with a 750GB hard drive, I first get a black screen for several minutes, then I get a screen that has an Apple TV icon on it with a question mark above it. The Apple TV hangs up on this screen and will not go on to anything else. In my research, I have read that this either means that the hard drive controller has failed or the hard drive itself has failed. I am hoping that it is a hard drive controller failure. If this is the case, how do I replace the controller?
If someone out there know how to do this, I would appreciate a detailed explanation. I dont mind getting my hands dirty but please treat me like an idiot and give me step by step instructions (take it from the point that the bottom is off the unit and I am looking at the insides of the Apple TV). Also, what make and model controller would you replace it with?
I thank you ahead of time for your reply.

You might consider getting an external FireWire drive to store video, then link the video to iTunes on your Mac, where your AppleTV can find it.
That is my setup, as I have about 700 gigs of video (I don't have cable TV and buy my shows from iTunes). It is a bit of a pain, as after watching the show (I have my 1st generation AppleTV set to store only unwatched shows), I have to copy the video files from my Mac's hard drive to the FireWire drive, then delete the file on my Mac, and relink the video to iTunes from the Firewire drive. But it works.

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