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Maxtor One Touch 4 is beeping when I connect it by usb

It even won't recognize it when I plug it in. nothing happens.

The light comes on but it starts beeping
i can't install my external hard disk

Posted by avatar on Jan 28, 2009

    • By avatarGuest May 10, 2009

    • I have a 320GB external harddrive by Maxtor with the same problem.

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Is this a new drive or have you been using it for some time and it just started doing this? What make/model computer do you have?

Usually when they start beeping like that, it's an indication that the drive is not getting enough power. It's possible that you are plugging into unpowered USB ports. Try using the USB ports that are directly connected to the motherboard (the ones in the back.)
Use USB 2.x ports if they are available. Try connecting the drive to another computer.

  • By Author imageBob Jan 28, 2009

I have a One Touch 4 that I use for occasional backups. Had exact problem, but I had forgotten to use the dedicated USB cable with the double USB standard size plugs. Once I remembered that cable and connected with it, drive worked fine.

I had this same problem and spent about 5 hours trying to figure it out. For me it happened to be that I recently installed the "HID non-user input data filter" through the Windows Update website. I didn't even know what it was when I installed it, I'm starting to learn to not install anything unless there is an issue that needs to be fixed. I then got into my device manager (right click "My Computer" and choose "manage") and expanded the "Human Interface Devices", right click the "HID non-user input data filter" and choose disable. This fixed my issue. I tried to uninstall it, but upon reboot it reinstalls itself. I have sent an email to Microsoft to find out how to permanently remove it. Hope this fixes your issue.

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I had the same problem and the Maxtor/Seagate website did not have any solutions. I finally got in touch with Tech Support and got a fix. I was using it with a Dell tower and plugging into a USB port in the front. I also was using an after market cable.

I learned the Maxtor is a power hog and beeps and shuts down when it is not getting enough power. I did not know but the USB ports on the front of a desktop/tower computer do not provide as much power as a port on the back (the back ports are sometimes directly connected to the motherboard). I got a USB extension cable and connected it to a USB port in the back and it solved the problem.

I also learned that most laptop USB ports are not powerful enough to run the Maxtor. Mine would also not work if you attempt to share it by using an unpowered USB hub. I have gotten it to work with a powered desktop USB hub (Belkin).

I believe that this may explain why you get a "Y" cable with the drive. I could not find an explaination for the cable or how to use. There may be an accessory to purchase that attached to the cable and powers it.

  • by Author image Dan5280 Over a year ago

    • By avatargumby999 Oct 17, 2010

    • Hi, i tried using the Maxtor with my desktop HP with a better cable and a USB port on the back of the computer. However, the computer did not "see" the drive and the beeping continued. Does anyone have another suggestion. I have a lot of family photos on this drive....Help

    • By avatarecoimpact Nov 18, 2010

    • It might be damaged, mine has beeped a few times, scared the hajebies out of me with all my school work on it. I can't recall the exact events, but it may have been beeping following being plugged in, not sure if it was just on windows 7 operating system or vista/XP; perhaps it was doing it after it was in a while.

      Are you trying to run too many programs at once, if it is power hungry and your computer is low on resource (not sure but) might be allocating resources to the computer and not USB ports.

      I recall having some external hard drive issues not being recognised on some occassions. When a drive wouldn't show up in the 'Safely remove hardware and eject media' function, nor in the Maxtor EasyManage software or no error meesage displayed I would just pull the cable out of the USB port and reconnect and wait a minute to check if the issue resolved. If it didn't I would disconnect everything, close all programs down and keep connecting the USB cable until it registered. Just so you know I have 2 Maxtor onetouch III (mini edition 100GB, 100GB); a Maxtor Onetouch 4 Plus 750GB and now a Seagate expansion (external drive 2TB).

      The Maxtor mini isn't showing up in the maxtor software, but I can access the files, which is the impotant thing and not sure if it did show previous??

Source: maxtor one touch 4 mini 250GB hard drive beeping

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go to my computer proeprty then uninstall usb driver and then right clik any driver then clik on scan for hardware then it searches usb and install automatically.

  • by Author image kamal1984 Over a year ago

Source: My computer no longer recognizes my Maxtor One Touch III Firewire 400/USB 2.0

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The heads are riding on the platers. The drive is dead and not worth trying to fix. If there is data on it that you simply can not lose do a google search for "data recovery failed harddrive". The rule of thumb for a decent lad that can do this is price, if it costs less then 75$ per meg they probably are not that good.

  • by Author image mitch stein Over a year ago

Source: Maxtor 3200 beeps but doesn't work

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