My Maxtor personal storage 3200 can no longer be found on my comp

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

hope this helps

John

Connect it on another computer - you might have a USB port problem on the current one.

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

I found this info on Seagate forum (Seagate owns Maxtor). http://forums.seagate.com/stx/board/message?board.id=PersonalStorage&thread.id=38

The error 10 is an indicator of a drive gone bad. But, there are a few on there that say they were able to get them working again. If you device is under warranty, try working with Seagate support first for a replacement. If you have data on them, you may need a recovery specialist to salvage that data.

Bret
www.1-2-1ComputerServices.com

You do not need any driver. This device is plug and play in Windows 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?

for any further information refer to this link :

http://forums.driverguide.com/showthread.php?t=19966

Thanks,
Prince

sounds like the hard drive inside the unit has crapped out. you may need to replace the HD (there maybe compatability issues in doing that).
or see if its under warranty. or buy a new one and have someone extract the info from the old drive

You may have a power supply that has failed. Please reference my post on the Seagate Knowledge Base website.
http://forums.seagate.com/stx/board/message?board.id=PersonalStorage&message.id=1258

please post if you found an answer for code 10.

Check for error code 10 in the Windows device manager. You likely have a power supply problem.

View my related posts on this FixYa site or on the Seagate Knowledge Base website.
http://forums.seagate.com/stx/board/message?board.id=PersonalStorage&message.id=1258
If it is a power supply problem view my FixYa post below for help finding a new power supply.
http://www.fixya.com/support/t2911563-go_about_getting_new_power_chord

http://www.seagate.com/staticfiles/maxtor/en_us/documentation/manuals/ps3200_users_guide.pdf

Yes you can use this as your "Database" storage. You just have to set up up as a drive on your computer and share it to whom ever on your network.