If the Maxtor hard drive shows up but not openable or requires formatting, follow Part 2 to restore data first with reliable data recovery software. If the Maxtor device not showing up or recognized, continue with Step 4 to check its state in Disk Management. If the Maxtor hard drive shows as unknown, offline, no media, or new volume, refer to Part 3 for practical fixes. If the Maxtor internal or external hard drive doesn't show up in Disk Management at all, take it to a local device repair center.
You'll need a manual disk repair service for help. In order to prevent further data loss, we recommend you take action to restore data from Maxtor external or internal hard drive immediately. All you need is a powerful hard drive recovery software to restore all lost data on Maxtor external hard drive, USB, etc devices.
The software will immediately start scanning the selected drive for all lost data. During the scan, you can see more and more data showing up in the results. Remember to save the recoverable data to another secure location in case of further data loss.
After restoring valuable data from the Maxtor external hard drive, you can now move to Part 3 and pick up a reliable resolution to make your device back to work again. In this part, you'll learn several practical methods to get Windows to recognize your Maxtor external hard drive or to make Maxtor internal hard drive work again:. 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.
Then check whether the Maxtor external hard disk or USB drive can be detected or recognized on your computer. When Maxtor external or internal hard drive doesn't have a drive letter, only display as a new volume in Disk Management, it won't be detected by Windows File Explorer. If your Maxtor hard drive displays as unallocated or unknown in Disk Management, it won't be detected by Windows File Explorer.
You'll need to initialize the disk and create a new partition on the drive so to make it usable again. 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:. If the Maxtor hard drive is not enabled in BIOS, your computer motherboard won't be able to detect it.
Then Windows cannot recognize it either. When the hard drive driver is outdated, you may also not be able to view or find the Maxtor device on your PC. The Maxtor DiamondMax 22 hard disk drive is prone to a specific firmware failure that will prevent access to the drive - reprogramming it will fix the problem.. Seagate hard drives prone to firmware issues If your drive is operating normally you can check with Seagate about firmware updates.
However, if your drive According to Seagate, a firmware bug in Barracuda , DiamondMax 22, and Both of these problems are firmware related. Seagate hard drives Upload a Thing! Customize a Thing. On the bright side, the main computer won't consume so much power now when it's on now and, the hard drive's still under warranty by Seagate who have taken over Maxtor now so I might return it for a replacement at the risk of snoopy technicians stealing data - Not that there's much private stuff on the drive anyway.
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