“OS 10.2.7 update that physically broke many models of Firewire drives”??? Not only do I not remember that, I don’t believe it at all. Do you care to make any legitimate reference to a news story about that? This smacks of shameless rumor repetition. You can offer a retraction if you really meant to say “caused some Firewire drives not to mount”. That’s a far cry from “physically broke”.