Maxtor Hard Drive - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

try plugging it in and then clicking on it in the computer section right click on the properties tab and then click on compatibility click in the tick box and highlight win xp apply and ok do not throw ii in the the bin as it can be used as a hard drive in any computer or being mini , in any laptop unit

• You should have an operating system install disk (or USB drive.)
• Restart the computer and press whatever key gets you into Startup (typically F2 or Del.) You *may* have an option that says "Boot menu" that has another key (such as F12.) If you have that, use it.
• Find something in your BIOS that mentions "Boot order" or "Boot priority."
• If you have a CD, make your CD the first boot device. If you're booting from USB, make it your first device.
• Make sure your install media is in the computer, save and exit.
• The computer should now boot from the install drive and put the operating system on the hard drive.

install new os

if you want to boot from this drive, please set the jumper to the master position.

if this drive is for additional storage, please set the jumper to slave. and make sure 1st hard drive is set to master.

if this is the only drive in the system, please set the jumper to single or remove the jumper.

there will be a chart telling you which pins are for which setting in the jumper area, which is between the data plug and the power plug on the back of your HDD.

main thing that will cause drives to not work is 2 jumpers on the same cable and they both are set to the same thng.. i.e. master/master or slave/slave. also, if one is set to single drive it will likely bypass the slave drive.

Your PC PS will supply both 12 and 5 volt voltages to your drive via the connectors designed to power the peripheral..

general you need to format the HHD - set it to active then give it a drive letter.

right click open properties, under security and make sure you have FULL ACCESS. and some time the BACKUP Program locks HDDs and you have to open with that program

You can put the defective HDD in a computer thats running correctly and use the existing OS to gain access to it. That way you can extract all the info from it. Do not remove the main HDD, simply shut down the PC, open it, add the Hard Disk Drive to the MOBO and restart. you may get an option to decide which HDD you want to boot from, make sure you boot from the good one. Make a file and extract all info. If the new computer does not recognize the drive, there are steps you can take to find it. I've done this hundreds of times and have had around 87% success. Unfortunately, some HDD's are destroyed and no data can be extracted. Good Luck

3.5drives require 12vdc at no less than 2 amp recomended 12vdc 3amp it is always best to provide more amp for hard drive keep the voltage correct 12vdc asme adaptors work out to 4 gig drives all my Western digital drive have same power adaptor no matter the Gig size .

Go to tiger direct or new egg for the best prices. Make sure that the power ratings on the new one is the same or higher than the old one.

Maxtor drives use a T8.

https://eshop.macsales.com/Tech/manuals/idehdsettings/Maxtor72.pdf Here is the link.

Try for example here http://www.greenbox.co.uk/Product/Seagate-DiamondMax-21-250GB-ATA-100-STM3250820A or try ebay. 18.April.2014

cant help try to recover the data and use a new hard drive, try stellar recovery software

to connect as a slave have HDD1 as a master and then HDD2 as a slave you can have these attached to the same ATA connection, of course there can be problems with this, if i were you i would put both to cable select takes away any hassle of getting it wrong

I'm confused. Is the maxtor drive 250GB? Have you partition it to 30GB? Or is it that the computer only reads 30GB instead of 250GB? Does this drive have Windows on it? Also you might want to check your BIOS (Motherboard input/output system) by pressing Del key or F12 and see if this drive is the startup Drive. If you don't have Windows on this drive, make sure it is NOT the startup drive. Hope this helps.

what problem, it is not shinny any more? LOL?do say. please.I am clueless, so far due to?what system? PC, MAC,DVR,ext, TV, moon rocket.(LOL)what OS? using it as an internal drive, 2nd drive, or external.?boot drive? Seagate bought out MAXTOR.that number must be a bar code, its not the product numbereg: so tell me what it is.as time passes, maxtor, fades to dark at SeaGate.but this deep search nets, this, (hidden well)http://www.seagate.com/gb/en/search/?keyword=maxtorive been using MAXTOR since day 1. decodes for Maxtor : Maxtor xayb0 xa = drive family - 6Y = DiamondMax(DM) Plus 9 - 6B = DM10 - 6L = DM10 RoHS compliant version - 6H = DM11 - 7B = MaxLine(ML)III - 7L = MLIII RoHS compliant - 7H = ML Pro - 4R = DM16 - 2F = Fireball 3 - 6E = DM Plus 8 - 5A = ML II - 7Y = ML Plus II y = the capacity of the disk, in gigabytes. Drives less than 100GB will have a leading zero (80GB is denoted as 080, etc) b = buffer size and interface - J = 2MB PATA with ball-bearing motor - L = 2MB PATA with fluid dynamic bearing (FDB) motor - P = 8MB PATA - R = 16MB PATA - M = 8MB SATA - S = 16MB SATA - F = 16MB SATA 3gbps All Maxtor SKUs have a zero at the end. It may have a value, but I'm not aware of one. Example: A Maxtor drive with a model number of 6Y200P0 is a 200GB 7200RPM PATA drive with an 8MB buffer from the DiamondMax Plus 9 family.now my generic answer: for all HDD. A+ training....(instructor)1: i make sure it has +5v and 12vdc power, if not all is hopeless.2: IF PATA/SATA , i listen to the drive case with my ear.whirrrrrrrrrrrrrr, no whirrrrrrr ,? its DOA.if it spins its good. if not its 100% DEAD, (RIP)3: do the gyro test, (if it fights you, as you change it's direction, then it is spinning) Drive in HAND. (whole deal)4: does BIOS see it? (MOBO BIOS) hot key hit. RTM on MOBO.yes, good.no , DEAD. try another power cord to drive or data cable.try different data ports. on MOBO.5: try it on 1 PC, with step 4 and 56: if BIOS sees it ,so should WINDOWS. (may)in the device manager.and in disk manager. (off computer management CPL)both. set the drive latter in the latter or it will be hidden.keep in mind BIOS never tests a drive. it only asks it forits NAME (PNP) PNP just identiifes the maker and type drive. and its spec. and 1 more tests. it shows the drive is NOT BUSY.these facts ,help all techs, make good trouble shooting.

The easiest way is to connect your hard drive to an USB hard drive adapter or USB hard drive dock, then plug this USB adapter ot dock into the USB port of your computer. The computer will see this as an external storage device, you can then open the various folders and copy the folders or files to the computer,If you want to copy these folders or files to another hard disk then connect the other hard drive to the USB hard drive adapter or USB hard drive dock and plug it into your computer and copy the folders or files from your computer to the external hard drive.

It comes with some master and slave..It involves the required source that need to be watch in it.....

Here are the jumper settings for this drive I believe.