From: Bill Husler <BHusler-AT-PacBell.net>
Date: 05 May 2008 23:23:02 UTC   (05:23:02 PM in author's locale)
To: xtensionlist-AT-shed.com

I'm not sure where you are located, but there are a number of good
data recovery companies around that can probably get your data back
for you. In the SF Bay Area, I've used Lazarus and Drive Savers with
good success. Awfully suspicious that everything died about the same
time - sounds like either solar activity or yet another clandestine
conspiracy by a shadow government group.
Bill

On May 5, 2008, at 4:33 PM, <helic-AT-oh.rr.com> <helic-AT-oh.rr.com> wrote:

> On Friday, one of my Western Digital external drives I use as a
> mirror gave up.
> LAst night my iMac and my other WD mirror failed. All three devices
> are plugged into a Phillips
> surge protector. I had no storms last night. The surge protector
> looks like an octopus.
> My wife says she had some trouble last week and had to restart the
> surge protector to get things running.
>
> I have been through all the usual things like testing different
> outlets etc.
>
> Coincidentally my WD drive that is 2 weeks old at my office also
> died last week.
> I am thinking these drives are junk and caused my total meltdown.
>
> I will faint if I lost all my photos and videos. 2 backup drives and
> I still have problems!
>
> I know the WD drives are exchanged only. At least that is what the
> tech guy said.
>
> Ugh!
>
>