Storage Devices

Recently I decided to try and upgrade the firmware on my Western Digital 350GB harddrive. I downloaded MyBook_Firmware_r1_08a from the Western Digital Site (it has since been removed from the location I downloaded it from on the 19th) . Only after I backed up all my data did I run the upgrade. At the time, everything was in order, but, 4 days later I go to use the drive again and it just sits there. After trying to get any machine to recognize the drive and scouring the Western Digital Support site I decided to call Support to see if they could help me 'roll back' my firmware. My warranty was out of date so I decided to gamble and shell out $14.95 for phone support. A total waste of not only my time but hard earned money! The assholes told me I needed to replace the drive (greedy bastards). I was infuriated and decided to see I could find the firmware version myself. About 4 google searches later I came across this blog:

DOOG BLOG - How to: Recover from a Failed MyBook Firmware Upgrade

It was more than I could have ever asked for! I was able to recover the MyBook Premium 350GB and it is back to it's old ways. I am so happy!

The downside of all this?
With this error I don't really trust this drive with active use (carrying it around) It will have to be assigned to intermittent backups at the homefront. I really did like this drive despite the fact that the Firewire never worked (the reason I bought it to begin with) but let's face it drives are cheap and I can now get a 500 GB for what I paid for 300GB 2 years ago. I digress.

What Happens When I Turn 30? The answer

This was a very good birthday. I may have not gotten one of my birthday wishes filled (I didn't get to sleep in, had to work in the morning) but it was still a wonderful celebration! Thank you to everyone who sent birthday wishes. To those of you that attended each of the events: You made the day(s) doubly special,

Thanks

For those that weren't able to attend the main event Legoland was awesome! A wonderful surprise happened, it was "STAR WARS DAYS" there at Legoland. There were awesome Star Wars Legos models, a ton of Storm Troopers (even some Lego Clone Troopers, see photo) and games and contests going on. There were many children dressed up in Star Wars costumes for the costume contest later in the afternoon (there are no photos of this; taking photos of strange children has too high of a creep factor). My nephews were there so I was able to see how Legoland seems to a[n actual] kid. I had a great time!

There will be a more detailed account posted on my other blog Link Coming Soon and the entire batch of photos will be posted up later today.
Check back tomrrow to see the updated post.

Enjoy and Thanks

What Happens When I Turn 30?

I will be turning 30 in 12 days. To commemorate the occasion there will be a full weekend of festivities and just plain silliness. The biggest event will be my excursion to Legoland, CA on Saturday the 13th. Everyone is welcome to join me.

Check my other website to see the list of scheduled events and an attempt at a diary to document this historic occasion.

Note: The image at the left was made by me and is a combination of classic Lego people (taken from the corporate site, and put on a diet) and my Ninteno Mii that I designed using my Wii. Each element was combined using Adobe Illustrator CS2.