I-O Data recalls hard drive adapters -- all 740 of 'em

Users of certain I-O Data network hard drives may want to take notice if they're worried about keeping their data (and themselves) safe, as it seems that a couple of the AC adapters used with them have the unfortunate tendency to overheat and melt, posing a potential burn hazard to consumers. The adapters affected all have the model number IO-ACADP1510UL, and were sold with UHDL-160U and UHDL-300U model hard drives between December 2004 and February 2007. That apparently totals a whopping 740 adapters, a number we're guessing I-O Data would otherwise rather keep to itself. While there hasn't been any injuries reported, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is advising users to immediately stop using the adapters and contact I-O Data for a free replacement. If that includes you, you can click on through for all the necessary information.

[Solarcanine @ Aug 23rd 2007 4:24PM]

Oh, right - I'm actually going to sort through the 2.2 billion AC adapters that I've accumulated over the last three years to find this? Are you kidding?

If I found a genie in a lamp, I swear that my first wish would be for mandatory standards on AC adapters for electronic devices.

Well, after he turned down the "three more wishes" wish. Swear.

[HyperHacker @ Nov 17th 2007 4:59AM]

Amen. I can't even count how many different "universal" adapters I have and how many devices they don't fit. Standardization, please!

[farfisa @ Aug 23rd 2007 4:40PM]

Yeah, the odds of havin' one of those are like getting struck by lightening.
It's that warehouse full of thousands of them they should be more worried about...

[phish @ Aug 23rd 2007 5:44PM]

there are only 740

[farfisa @ Aug 23rd 2007 5:51PM]

I was talking about the ones they didn't sell. So... it wasn't funny.

[Navstar @ Aug 23rd 2007 6:14PM]

How is IO Data still in business??

[Justin @ Aug 23rd 2007 7:13PM]

Presumably they sell something else, too.

[iDontCareAboutiPhone @ Aug 24th 2007 1:37AM]

mine melted. a little too late!

[Erik Johansson @ Aug 24th 2007 6:19AM]

I've had three Thinkpad X40 poweradaptors burn in the last two weeks, they were all bought exactly two years ago. Anyone with similar problem?