Maxtor Personal Storage 3100 (M01E100) 100 GB Hard Drive "cant read touch" Questions

cant copy files from my hardrive to laptop.anytime i try to copy it reads:cant locate source of file. i gess its a sata hdd, most of the sata drives dont come with good  connectors so as you plug

...cant add files to it click start control panel user accounts on the users tab click the name of the computer administrator you must have full control click start click to open on my computer you ...

read the external hard drive when i connect it. I have tried different cables and different computers.At best, it just says new hard drive installed but cant find hard drive anywhere. Its a maxtor one

...cant rember the error code nor can i look it up currently i have tried multiple hard drives and tried reinstalling all of them multiple times. Ahh the bluescreen of death BSOD Bluescreen of death can ...