Maxtor 2TB USB 3.0 portable hard drive,Black

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In late 2000, Maxtor acquired the hard drive business of Quantum. [3] [4] The merger, which was completed on April 1, 2001, made Maxtor larger than its rivals, notably Seagate, and returned it to the server hard drive market and also implemented the ATA/133 interface into its hard drives. unplugging of the hard disk– If your external hard drive is not working, it could be due to improper connection or incorrect unplugging. An external storage device is mostly connected via a 2.0 or 3.0 USB connection, and the drive cables can be quite sensitive. If unplugged improperly, you could experience data loss. Now your Maxtor external hard drive or USB drive should be accessible to be opened and work normally. Fix 9. Repair Bad Sectors If you’re still unable to access the Maxtor HDD, try connecting it to another computer. Lastly, try using a different connecting cable. Step #2: Rescan Your Drive in Disk Management When Maxtor external or internal hard drive is offline in Disk Management, it also cannot show up in Windows File Explorer. You can set the hard drive online using Disk Management with the following steps:

Update your device drivers to troubleshoot bugs causing the Maxtor external hard drive not to show up. Case 2 - "My computer cannot detect the Maxtor USB drive. Nothing shows up on my PC. So how do I fix this problem?" Send Maxtor external hard drive to a local repair center if it doesn't show up at all after trying the above fixes. Applies to: Restore data from inaccessible, unopenable, RAW, unallocated Maxtor internal/external hard drive, avoiding data loss.Outdated or corrupt drivers/controllers can prevent the system from recognizing the Maxtor external hard drive or cause it to disconnect at will. Early financing [ edit ] An early Maxtor hard drive (right) with a more modern laptop hard drive and coins (front) for size comparison Consequently, users are left to bother about what to do to resolve the problem. Hence, this guide will provide steps for resolving it. Why is my Maxtor hard drive not showing up?

Applies to: Fix Maxtor external hard drive/hard drive not recognized, not working, or not showing up error on Windows 10/8/7/XP/Vista, etc. Before you begin external hard drive recovery or attempt hard drive repair, you must analyze the reasons behind data loss or malfunctioning. Note that, if your Maxtor hard drive or external USB drive not recognized or not showing, try Method 1 - Method 7 to make your drive show up or detectable again. Interestingly, unlike popular misconceptions, data recovery is quite possible without having to format your hard drive.A loose connection between the drive and the computer can cause the Maxtor hard drive not to show up. Follow through the provided methods in the following parts to make your Maxtor external or internal hard drive work normally again without losing any data. After nine years of development, the original XT-series of drives had achieved a capacity of 1GB. Maxtor sold the rights to the series to Sequel of Santa Clara, California in the mid-1990s, and the company exited the server drive market. Sequel, a spin-off of Unisys, was not a disk drive manufacturer; rather, they specialized in refurbishing drives for the existing customer base. Teetering on the brink of bankruptcy in 1992, Maxtor's exit from the high-capacity 5.25-inch SCSI market temporarily left a product void in the industry. Around this time, SCSI versions of the 7000 series drives were also discontinued, and all engineering operations in San Jose were shut down in late 1993, leaving only the former MiniScribe design engineering staff. After turnover in the executive staff, Maxtor decided it had made a mistake, and when Maxtor moved its headquarters to Milpitas, California, it gradually began to rebuild its engineering staff.