This device is not recognised by my system. is there anything i can do or do i need a different drive
I have pluged it into several computers ,it sets up , says its ready to use .I go to my [c] drive to acess and its not there.I go to device manager and it does not show any errors.I can hear hard drive spinning ,green light is on.I have tryed different usb cables.I have deinstalled it and reinstalled it .Same results.
The USB drive is not the C: drive. Open the windows file manager and you should be able to find it. Right click the Start button and open Explorer.
SOURCE: Maxtor Basics Personal Storage 3200
I had a similar problem with my pc( OS=XP SP2) with the same external drive model. I was able to solve it by downloading and installing WindowsXP-KB908673-x86-ENU Hotfix Package from Microsoft Corporation. I hope it works for you.
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SOURCE: maxtor 3200 usb personal storage
OK all you genius's. Here's another and very probable solution. While having the same problem, I tried everything you've read here, and more. Nothing worked. But, I am smart enough to look outside the box. I have three more of these drives on another system in the office, so through the process of elimination, I found that the little "power supply" was the culprit of all my problems. Swiped one off of a known working drive, hooked it to drive in question, and Presto!!! Good reason to never get rid of all your cables and stuff when a device goes bad.
SOURCE: maxtor 3200 usb personal storage
Like many others, I had problems with the drive and tried some obvious solutions like swapping the old USB cable with a new one, trying different computers with XP, Vista, etc. and nothing worked. One solution I found was to open the HD case and swap the drive into a spare bay on your PC tower. I didn't want to go there since the case is very hard to open and I didn't want the hassle. So, the solution I tried was to replace the power supply. I saw this solution a few times in some forums so I figured to give it a try. I Googled the exact specs and found a comparable power supply at 12V Adapters (Aurora CO). It is not a Maxtor supply but I figured as long as the output was correct it may work. Just got the adapter today, plugged in the HD, and YES, IT POWERS UP and the XP at my work recognizes the drive! Now I have all my files available and accessible. Good luck to all, I hope this works for you. By the way, one lesson learned: BACK UP BACK UP BACK UP! Drives are so cheap now there is no reason not to (except for being lazy)!
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Seagate.com. Try these links out
http://www.seagate.com/staticfiles/maxtor/en_us/documentation/manuals/ps3200_users_guide.pdf
http://www.seagate.com/staticfiles/maxtor/en_us/documentation/quick_start_cards/ps3200_quick_start_quide.pdf
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&vgnextoid=45f3004f9f650110VgnVCM100000f5ee0a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=dbe13d317972b010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD
SOURCE: Maxtor 3200
There is a troubleshooter that describes steps for these symptoms on Seagates Knowledge Base website.
http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=188697
XP. If it doesn't work then you probably have a USB problem. Have you checked in Device Manager to insure the usb port is working properly and is compatible with the drive, eg: usb 2.0 or usb 1.1?139 views
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I have a Maxtor personal storage unit (500gb) it was working fine on my PC and laptop but for some reason now won't. Can you help me with the problem. My operating system is Vista (basic)
MY MAXTOR 3200 500GB EXTERNAL DRIVE HAS BEEN WORKING FINE FOR LAST 12 MONTHS AND THEN YESTERDAY RECEIVED ERROR MESSAGE 10 TRIED UNISTALLING AND REINSTALLING BUT NO GO. TRIED TO INSTALL ON MY HUSBANDS COMPUTER BUT NOTHING AND ONTO MY NEW LAPTOP BUT NOTHING. I AM DEVASTATED IT HAS THE LAST PICTURES TAKEN OF MY DAUGHTER WHO SADLY DIED RECENTLY AND I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THEM CAN ANYONE HELP ME PLEASE. MY DRIVE IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO MAXTOR CAN'T HELP.
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