20 Most Recent Maxtor One Touch (RBAY080B0USR) Hard Drive - Page 6 Questions & Answers

"Joecolvette" has probably got it right, I've seen this before. The HDD enclosure circuit board has a fault. Can be resolved by replacing the enclosure. Plenty on ebay, just ensure you buy one with the correct HDD interface (Sata or IDE).Alternatively, if you have a tower with a spare port, you could take the HDD out of the caddy, install it in the tower as a "Slave" (check jumper settings) ensuring the system drive is set to "Master". Then you can check whether the HDD itself is at fault.

The thing is the missing drivers..They may be made not to use a driver and be recognized directly in some operation systems..but if you have a windows xp sp1..(home edition ) ..it will not work so well in what matter the drivers for devices..My advice is to reinstall teh windows and use a windows xp sp3 ..if your computer can not handle the windows 7 one ..and will work ..Or ..look over the internet and try to locate the driver needed for this hard disk .and install it ...IUt is probably a generic driver , but just missing from your system .Another issue may be the port used..Not all usb ports work or have power ..or just be a 1.0 port that will not support the plugged device ..try to use another port and see if it works .usually these hard disks are on 3.0 usb ..now a days

Then it has died - hardware malfunction. To see if the problem is in the case board or the hard disk just crack open the case, extract the hard disk, put it directly in a desktop pc and see if it's recognized - if it is then you can recover your files and put the disk in a new case - $20 at almost all pc shops.

if this is an external usb drive

click start control panel administrive tools ,computer management ,device manager look through all of your devices if you see a yellow question mark?or exclamation mark ! or red x
right click to reinstall drivers or
if you can see your usb but its not working
ports(com&lpt)right click update driver
sometimes the wires inside the cable will be damaged due to bending or stretching or placing heavy equipment upon the cable,
just replace the cable of the hard disk, when you plugged the external disk drive you got that windows could recognize the USB device change the cable everything should work fine again,

check the USB leads that attach to the motherboard usually red-white-green-black make sure they are securely seated and have no dust build up on them dust will cause static and a lot of unforeseen problems also make sure the computers Ram and Cmos battery are securely seatedif this fails to fix the problem you might have to install a usb 2 or 3 card they are cheap and easy to install you can buy these on Ebay very cheap hope this helps

Hello there, external drives simply consist of sata hard drives. First the data on your external is still intact as i assume that the drive has not crashed but the casing is condemned. Simply open up the casing and get a replacement sata drive casing you can always get one from any computer shop or order one online from any of numerous computer shops online and put the hard disc inside the new casing. If this is properly done all your information will still be intact.
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check motherboard to hard drive leads ide/sata make sure connections are secure and dust free
also make sure all drives are working cd/dvd
restart your computer repeatedly tapping the f8 key to enter safe mode while the screen is black once in safe mode where the only things working will be your keyboard and mouse allowing you to attempt to repair your computer you could select the option start at last known configuration that worked this will tell you if and what file has been corrupted or missing then you will know if its a hardware issue then select restart if the problem still persists f8 back into safe mode you might need to select your operating system to load into safe mode click start control panel administration tools computer management in the left panel events + to expand then system you will see all errors in right panel right click select properties this will tell you what has occurred and the time it occurred you might use the system restore to restore your system to an earlier time click start all programs accessories system tools you should see your system restore option if it is a hardware issue the system restore might not work
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The hard drive may be faulty, especially when the BIOS cannot detect the hard drive.

The higher voltage has fried the electronics board in the case - the unit is dead, unfixable. Junk it and get a new one.

Make sure you are connecting to a usb port directly on your pc and not through a usb hub. If that does not work try another usb port on the back of your pc. Also make sure the power supply to the hard drive is working. If that fails try looking for the drive in "My Computer or Computer" and if not there check in "disk management". Also try disconnecting all other usb devices except your keyboard and mouse reboot and then try connecting the maxtor drive.
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Spare parts for components are very rare to find, even on eBay. Official companies will not sell them so they can only come from taking apart an already working HDD.

Test all leads that attach to your hard drive including electrical extensions,IDE,SATA

the leads from your "((MOTHERBOARD TO YOUR HARD DRIVE))" make sure they have a secure connection and are not faulty or just replace them they could be faulty make sure all leads that are attached to your drives dvd\cd 3 1/2 inch floppy have secure connections and are not faulty even the electrical extensions or just replace them they could be faulty a computer needs its connections to continue its cycle and have an end so any faulty leads will end up with a computer error even something as small as a faulty electrical extension or fan lead can cause this problem hope this helps

there are four wires yellow is 12v black then black then red 5v black are ground

seagate handles these... go to www.seagate.com and get the drive replaced.

There are "generic" power supplies that might meet your needs.

This is a response I gave to another user who had a different external HDD and needed a power supply.

The hard drive unit itself should be able to supply you with the required DC input voltage (hopefully there is some kind of label on the enclosure).

You could try one of these or something similar. It comes with 6 interchangeable heads and has adjustable DC voltage. This is just one of many available.

http://www.amazon.com/Hosa-ACD477-100-240V-Voltage-Adaptor/dp/B000Z31G3M

I cannot guarantee any of these supplied heads will fit your particular drive (same with the dc voltage). Some local retailers often have these types of adapters and you might be able to determine what size you need by looking at one. Most of the

Externall HDD need 12VDC and 18+ watts of power.

Here is an online site also.

www.12Vadapters.com

I have used DC units similar to these in the past when I have lost a power supply.

Hopefully with a minimum of effort you can get a working solution.

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If this is the first time you are connecting the disk then it needs to be set up before it can appear in My Computer.

Go into disk management.
You should see a disk with no drive letters associated with it.

The size may show as a bit less than 160Gb, as the K or binary 1000 is actually 1024 and when you get up to hundreds of gigabytes this makes a difference. The drive manufacturers use the decimal figure which looks bigger.

You will need to set up a partition on the drive, a single primary partition using the full drive is the simplest.

Once that is set up you will need to Format it.
Quick format is adequate.
You do not need to select a drive letter, one will be assigned by the system if you don't.
You should give the partition a name so you can identify it later.

The default should be the NTFS file system. If not, make it so.

Once format is complete the system will identify the drive and it will appear in My Computer.

Please be sure that when you are asked to proceed with formatting you are formatting the correct drive. Formatting WILL delete all data on the Drive.

Before approving any action, it is best to understand what is going on.
Windows help can be valuable in doing this.

I hope this solves your problem.

Your Maxtor HDD is Broken, or Jammed. thats why these hanging things happen. send it to the service center if you have any warrenty. i think they will fix this. if no warrenty then open the HDD casing and remove the HDD and put it in new casing and try backing up Date. best of luck...