1 TB My Book broken

If this is a ddrive that came with Smartware it will be hardware encoded. You can try having the USB port soldered back on at an electronics place. You can try findind an identical one on Ebay or from an identicla HD. This explains a bit about the boards   http://community.wdc.com/t5/Off-Topic-Discussions/Bridge-Boards/td-p/353839 Hope it helps.

Joe