Re: Bad external drive, salvaging data?

download and run maxtor diagnostics.
it wouldnt surprise me if you have a bad drive.
maxtor is notorious for that.


journey wrote:
> I have a Maxtor external USB hard drive that is not being recognized
> as being valid. I tried it on multiple PCs, and it shows up in
> Windows Explorer as a drive letter, but when I click on it, it asks me
> if I want to format the drive.
>
> I don't have any experience trying to get data off a defective hard
> drive, so any pointers appreciated. At least it's recognized as a USB
> drive so maybe a utility can scan it in some way and fix it enough so
> that I can retrieve the data that's on it.

"Jay B" <> wrote in message
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> download and run maxtor diagnostics.
> it wouldnt surprise me if you have a bad drive.
> maxtor is notorious for that.

He knows it's bad already. Surprise(:>)

There is a chance that the circuitry in the HD enclosure has a problem. Have
you tried the HD in another enclosure or by connecting it directly into your
system??
>
>
> journey wrote:
>> I have a Maxtor external USB hard drive that is not being recognized
>> as being valid. I tried it on multiple PCs, and it shows up in
>> Windows Explorer as a drive letter, but when I click on it, it asks me
>> if I want to format the drive.
>>
>> I don't have any experience trying to get data off a defective hard
>> drive, so any pointers appreciated. At least it's recognized as a USB
>> drive so maybe a utility can scan it in some way and fix it enough so
>> that I can retrieve the data that's on it.