Thanks to all who responded. I had thought about it just being the electronics but wasn't sure it was even possible for this to happen. I hope this is what happened. It was working fine and then when the surge came it left me. I will try this method first. It took my air conditioner also so am having to fool with trying to get another one installed and play with the insurance company with it... If this doesn't work, I will be back for more drastic instruction...thanks. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 11:27 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Question > Hi Ann, > There's a possibility that the surge took out the external's > electronics, but left the hard drive intact. The first thing I would do is > to install the drive elsewhere and see how it responds. You may find that > everything is still intact and it's just the enclosure that's 'toast'. If > it turns out that the drive isn't behaving normally, we can then follow > through with other, more drastic, recovery options. > > Peace, > G > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------