Maxtor One Touch Problem

OK, I disconnected my Maxtor One Touch too soon without waiting for the
eject hardware icon to say that it was safe to unplug it. Since then my
computer doesn't see it and slows right down if I plug it in and to try
to locate it. Can anyone offer some help??


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Hi!

> OK, I disconnected my Maxtor One Touch too soon without waiting for the
> eject hardware icon to say that it was safe to unplug it. Since then my
> computer doesn't see it and slows right down if I plug it in and to try
> to locate it. Can anyone offer some help??

What operating system? What file system (FAT32, NTFS, HFS, ext2, etc...) is
in use?

The file system probably took a hit when you unplugged the drive and it is
now inconsistent. I'd be a little surprised if that caused the computer to
slow down appreciably when you reconnect the drive, however.

Personally speaking, I'd save myself a lot of trouble and exchange that
drive for a different brand. I've always had terrible luck with Maxtor hard
drives.

William

gtrick5805 wrote:
> OK, I disconnected my Maxtor One Touch too soon without waiting for the
> eject hardware icon to say that it was safe to unplug it. Since then my
> computer doesn't see it and slows right down if I plug it in and to try
> to locate it. Can anyone offer some help??


Sorry, I can't help. I have a Maxtor external drive, but haven't done
that [yet]. Have you tried this link below yet? With the info about
your drive, you can look up troubleshooting Windows not seeing your
drive and slow operation here.

> http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.js...00dd04090aRCRD


bj

chicagofan wrote:
> gtrick5805 wrote:
>> OK, I disconnected my Maxtor One Touch too soon without waiting for the
>> eject hardware icon to say that it was safe to unplug it. Since then my
>> computer doesn't see it and slows right down if I plug it in and to try
>> to locate it. Can anyone offer some help??
>
>
> Sorry, I can't help. I have a Maxtor external drive, but haven't done
> that [yet]. Have you tried this link below yet? With the info about
> your drive, you can look up troubleshooting Windows not seeing your
> drive and slow operation here.
>
>> http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.js...00dd04090aRCRD
>
> bj

Just realized, I probably should have sent this link, which identifies
the Maxtor groups, instead of sending the generic one.

http://www.maxtorsolutions.com/en/Main/support.shtml

bj