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Maxtor OneTouch II, 100GB

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by johnsonlisa33 1 view

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I recently moved our pc from one romm to another (actually, my non-IT husband did it while I was at work). To my surprise, he actually had most everything set up properly. But, my external Maxtor OneTouch II, 100GB hard drive did not seem to have any power. I checked the connections and changed the USB slot being used, etc. Still there was no power. It is as if the drive is not receiving any power whatsoever. This drive holds all of our important images, files, etc. I am hoping that it is not completely dead and I will be able to recover the files. Any suggestions, would be greatly appreciated.

Our pc is operating with Windows XP Media Center Edition and the pc as well as the drive are approximately 2 years old. I have never had a problem with this drive before.

Thanks,
Lisa

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by dgrecco

Look for a separate power supply. I have a Maxtor One Touch II, 250GB and it does not get it's power from the USB port. The power "brick" I have doesn't have the word Maxtor on it. It says DVE and is made in China. Also, my drive has an on/off switch on the back next to the power socket. I can tell if the power brick is working, it has a small green light on the top. After I plug in the power cord and turn the switch on, a light on the front of the drive goes on. If the front light blinks, it means that the drive is not getting a signal from the computer. Hope this helps.

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