Maxtor basics personal storage 3200 shows up as a usb mass storage device with no drive designation letter. used to work but not after problem with win xp pro & reloading oper. syst.

Press the "Start" and "R" keys at the same time.
type "compmgmt.msc" in the box and select OK.

On the left pane, select "Disk Management"


on the screen, look for the drive that does not have a letter.


Right click the bar (on the bottom part of the screen) of your drive and select "Change Dmaxtor basics personal storage 3200 - 1f51bdb.jpg and paths...".


Click add and select the "assign the following...".
on the drop down menu, select any letter you like EXCEPT A or B.
click OK.
Your drive should now show up in My Computer. All of your Data should still be there also.