If your WDTV is bricked, you will most likely need to interface with it through the serial connection on the motherboard. To do this, you will need a '''3.3V''' TTL-Serial cable. I use an adapted [http://www.amazon.com/Data-Cable-Nokia-3585-CA-42/dp/B000BI4HQY/ref=pd_cp_cps_0 Nokia CA-42 USB to TTL-Serial cable], but you can use whatever cable you want/have. These little serial cables come in handy when working on embedded boards like this. Here is some information on [https://sites.google.com/site/sleclire/ca-42-usb-to-ttl-serial-cable how to make a CA-42 into a USB to TTL-Serial cable]. '''The wire colors may be different, so be careful!'''

If your WDTV is bricked, you will most likely need to interface with it through the serial connection on the motherboard. To do this, you will need a '''3.3V''' TTL-Serial cable. I use an adapted [http://www.amazon.com/Data-Cable-Nokia-3585-CA-42/dp/B000BI4HQY/ref=pd_cp_cps_0 Nokia CA-42 USB to TTL-Serial cable], but you can use whatever cable you want/have. These little serial cables come in handy when working on embedded boards like this. Here is some information on [https://sites.google.com/site/sleclire/ca-42-usb-to-ttl-serial-cable how to make a CA-42 into a USB to TTL-Serial cable]. Also, some testimonial about using the serial port: http://geraldnaveen.blogspot.ro/2012/12/wdtv-live-firmware-hacking-series-part-2.html '''The wire colors may be different, so be careful!'''

OR You can also get one [http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ca-42-compatible-usb-2-0-data-cable-for-nokia-2110-2112-2115-more-45715 here] which is cheaper and only has the 3 wires inside you will need to interface with the serial connection on the WDTV (RX, TX, and GND). It comes with a driver disk that will allow Windows to recognize it when plugged into your USB port