Connecting problem how can i conect my personal storage maxtor3200 with system i can not get maxtor 3200 to work with vista

Make sure that connect the hard drive directly to a usb port on your laptop and not thru a usb hub,disconnect all other usb devices except the hard drive and try rebooting and see if it shows up.
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However last month I found that the Maxtor is no longer recognisable to my machine. Reading through related postings on other sites it appears that Vista updates from Microsoft may be the reason why this functionality has suddenly ceased. I presume the security updates in particular may have meant that the Maxtor 3200 is also considered a potential threat. The question is who will take responsibility for resolving this issue of Maxtor 3200 users no longer being able to access their back up files via their Vista based machines. Personally I believe the onus is with Microsoft

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John

Yes, it will be compatible, because it is a "plug-and-play" device that Vista supports.

May be your Personal Storage 3200 500 GB Hard Drive power socket pins are not seated well when you connect so make sure the pins are in good condition.
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Hi i cannot find the driver either , but what you can try is Download XP drivers for it , then right click and run in compatibility Mode for XP , and it should install

External disks should work with Vista, no problems.
Have a look at this troubleshooting article, maybe those steps can help you.

Jules

Try to remove it from enclosure and connect directly to the computer. If still no go - here's some more information.

Try some other USB device (memory-stick, printer, camera) in the USB slot in the Vista computer, just to "prove" that Vista will recognize _any_ USB device connected to that slot.

Comment by Guest, posted on Dec 06, 2007 the maxtor storage is not recognized by the system. It

According to this, the device only supports Windows 2000, XP Pro and XP Home (and presumably, Vista as well).