I-O Data recalls hard drive adapters -- all 740 of 'em
By Donald Melanson 
posted Aug 23rd 2007 3:40PM
posted Aug 23rd 2007 3:40PM
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.
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.
Amen. I can't even count how many different "universal" adapters I have and how many devices they don't fit. Standardization, please!
How is IO Data still in business??
Presumably they sell something else, too.
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...
there are only 740
I was talking about the ones they didn't sell. So... it wasn't funny.
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?
mine melted. a little too late!