Maxtor Personal Storage 3100 no longer spins

SOURCE: maxtor 3100 external hard drive,FULL :<

If this can be done on DOS mode environment why not try it. Delete some unimportant fies so that it can free some spaces. Then try to view it again in windows environment if this helps.

SOURCE: we moved our computer and re-connected our

try reinstalling the drivers for it if its a usb which most are try using a different usb port to re initialize the usb communication to it

SOURCE: I have a Maxtor Personal Storage and I am

I think that your USB driver in your WindowsXP is corrupted, what u can do now is to uninstall and reinstall the USB driver. But 1st please make sure your XP must be Service Pack 1 or above.
1) Goto Devices Manager, it is located in Start>Control Panel>System>Hardware tab>Device Manager.
2) Expand the Universal Serial Bus controllers, uninstall all the USB Root Hub seen from the list.
3) Restart the computer and then plug in your USB devices then let the WindowsXP auto reinstall the USB for u.

If this not solved your problem, then try to install the USB driver from website (availability 2009Oct06): http://www.viaarena.com/Driver/VIA_USB2_V270p1-L-M.zip
or u can google it.

Another possibility is your device maybe spool so windows cannot recognise it, what u can do is try to plug your device in other PC and see whether it is recognised by the PC or not.

YBC (/)

SOURCE: My Maxtor personal storage 3100 clicking and not recognised

If you can hear mechanical sounds from the case the problem is in the hard disk and moving it to your laptop isn't the solution. In that case check for a data recovery company at your area as sooner as posible. If the sound is no mechanical I'll tell you the way to move the HD. Describe me the kind of sound.

Stelios

Testimonial: "Thank you very much for this reply. The clicking noise is very quiet and soft and repeats about every second. Itis hard to describe further than this and if the noise was not as soft as it is, I would confident that it is mechanical but as the noise is so soft I am unsure. Does this help at all?"

SOURCE: My Maxtor Personal Storage 3100 suddenly not

Hello

OK, at the link below you will be directed to a tip i wrote on this exact error.

Click HERE.

Feel free to let me know if you have any further questions.

Kind regards
Andrea