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Posted: 01-21-2004, 06:18 PM
danno
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Have just tried to install one touch Maxtor external hard
drive. After fighting with computer for a while, I can
identify the drive in 'computer management' and 'device
manager' but it is not registering under'my computer' so I
can't drag and drop files into new drive.
The file system is not listed in 'computer management' so
I try to format new drive but error occurs and computer
tells me need to restart to fix... but that does nothing.
When computer restarts the external drive light flashes
suggesting it is ok, and when I push the button to back up
I can do that also.... but drag and drop function is still
not working.

Have tried Maxtor but no response yet....

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Maxtor external hard drive


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Robert
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Re: Maxtor external hard drive
Posted: 01-21-2004, 06:34 PM
danno wrote:
> Have just tried to install one touch Maxtor external hard
> drive. After fighting with computer for a while, I can
> identify the drive in 'computer management' and 'device
> manager' but it is not registering under'my computer' so I
> can't drag and drop files into new drive.
> The file system is not listed in 'computer management' so
> I try to format new drive but error occurs and computer
> tells me need to restart to fix... but that does nothing.
> When computer restarts the external drive light flashes
> suggesting it is ok, and when I push the button to back up
> I can do that also.... but drag and drop function is still
> not working.
>
> Have tried Maxtor but no response yet....
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks
_________________________________

Hi!
Download MaxBlast 3 For Windows from
http://www.maxtor.com/en/support/dow...xblast3win.exe

You will be able to format your external drive from Windows XP.
I just formatted mine this way (Windows XP could not manage to format
it).
My external drive is not a "one touch" drive but it is a Maxtor hard
drive.
It should also work for you.
--
Cheers,
Robert
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Maxtor external hard drive
Posted: 01-21-2004, 08:28 PM
Unfortunately hasn't worked any other suggestions...


>-----Original Message-----
>Have just tried to install one touch Maxtor external hard
>drive. After fighting with computer for a while, I can
>identify the drive in 'computer management' and 'device
>manager' but it is not registering under'my computer' so
I
>can't drag and drop files into new drive.
>The file system is not listed in 'computer management' so
>I try to format new drive but error occurs and computer
>tells me need to restart to fix... but that does nothing.
>When computer restarts the external drive light flashes
>suggesting it is ok, and when I push the button to back
up
>I can do that also.... but drag and drop function is
still
>not working.
>
>Have tried Maxtor but no response yet....
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks
>.
>
Robert
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Re: Maxtor external hard drive
Posted: 01-21-2004, 08:35 PM
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Unfortunately hasn't worked any other suggestions...
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Have just tried to install one touch Maxtor external hard
> > drive. After fighting with computer for a while, I can
> > identify the drive in 'computer management' and 'device
> > manager' but it is not registering under'my computer' so
> I
> > can't drag and drop files into new drive.
> > The file system is not listed in 'computer management' so
> > I try to format new drive but error occurs and computer
> > tells me need to restart to fix... but that does nothing.
> > When computer restarts the external drive light flashes
> > suggesting it is ok, and when I push the button to back
> up
> > I can do that also.... but drag and drop function is
> still
> > not working.
> >
> > Have tried Maxtor but no response yet....
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks
> > .
> >
_________________________________

Hi again!
Did the MaxBlast utility not recognize your external hard drive?
--
Cheers,
Robert
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Re: Maxtor external hard drive
Posted: 01-21-2004, 09:13 PM
Max blast found it, but when selected did not continue
through max blast.

Also wasn't on the maxblast list for drives.


>-----Original Message-----
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Unfortunately hasn't worked any other suggestions...
>>
>>
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > Have just tried to install one touch Maxtor external
hard
>> > drive. After fighting with computer for a while, I
can
>> > identify the drive in 'computer management'
and 'device
>> > manager' but it is not registering under'my computer'
so
>> I
>> > can't drag and drop files into new drive.
>> > The file system is not listed in 'computer
management' so
>> > I try to format new drive but error occurs and
computer
>> > tells me need to restart to fix... but that does
nothing.
>> > When computer restarts the external drive light
flashes
>> > suggesting it is ok, and when I push the button to
back
>> up
>> > I can do that also.... but drag and drop function is
>> still
>> > not working.
>> >
>> > Have tried Maxtor but no response yet....
>> >
>> > Any suggestions?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> > .
>> >
>_________________________________
>
>Hi again!
>Did the MaxBlast utility not recognize your external hard
drive?
>--
>Cheers,
>Robert
>.
>
Robert
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Re: Maxtor external hard drive
Posted: 01-22-2004, 04:03 AM
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Max blast found it, but when selected did not continue
> through max blast.
>
> Also wasn't on the maxblast list for drives.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> ><[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> Unfortunately hasn't worked any other suggestions...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > Have just tried to install one touch Maxtor external
> hard
> >> > drive. After fighting with computer for a while, I
> can
> >> > identify the drive in 'computer management'
> and 'device
> >> > manager' but it is not registering under'my computer'
> so
> >> I
> >> > can't drag and drop files into new drive.
> >> > The file system is not listed in 'computer
> management' so
> >> > I try to format new drive but error occurs and
> computer
> >> > tells me need to restart to fix... but that does
> nothing.
> >> > When computer restarts the external drive light
> flashes
> >> > suggesting it is ok, and when I push the button to
> back
> >> up
> >> > I can do that also.... but drag and drop function is
> >> still
> >> > not working.
> >> >
> >> > Have tried Maxtor but no response yet....
> >> >
> >> > Any suggestions?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >> > .
> >> >
> > _________________________________
> >
> > Hi again!
> > Did the MaxBlast utility not recognize your external hard
> drive?
> > --
> > Cheers,
> > Robert
> > .
> >
_________________________________

If I remember well, my external hard drive was not listed with the
system hard drive. It was listed on a different tab under external USB
or FireWire drive. I had to select it from there. Then partition and
format it. Worked like magic.
--
Cheers,
Robert
 
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