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Have purchased a Maxtor M3 2TB Portable external hard drive. The controller is Intel (R) 5 Series/3400 series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3B3C with enhanced Host Controller 3B34. The spec states USB 3.0 / USB 2.0. Will the Maxtor work on my computer? Unfortunately, no, stated.

When your Maxtor external hard drive, SSD, or portable USB drive not recognized, not working or not showing up in a computer anymore, you will lose access to data as well. Here in this article, you'll learn to make the Maxtor external drive appear on the computer, and gain access to data. Follow to recover data from inaccessible Maxtor external hard drive immediately with the help of EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard.

This page mainly focuses on how to fix Maxtor external hard drive not recognized, Maxtor external hard drive not working, or Maxtor hard drive not opening issue without losing any data.

Maxtor External Hard Drive Not Recognized, Won't Open on PC

Autotune au plugin. Maxtor is a brand of internal and external storage devices owned by Seagate. It has a serial of devices, including Maxtor OneTouch 4/3/2, Maxtor Z1 SSD, Maxtor M3 Portable External Hard Drive, and even Maxtor D3 Station External Hard Drive, etc. for personal users and business owners to store data.

Being like Seagate external hard drives, Maxtor users may also encounter diverse issues while using its storage devices to save data or transfer files on Windows or Mac computers. Don't worry if you are experiencing the same issues:

1. Case 1 - 'Maxtor external hard drive won't open on PC, what can I do to open it and get all data back?'
2. Case 2 - 'My computer cannot detect the Maxtor USB drive. Nothing shows up on my PC. So how do I fix this problem?'
3. Case 3 - 'My Maxtor external hard drive is neither recognized nor detected by my computer. How to make it detectable again?'

Maxtor external hard drive suddenly won't open or fails to show up on your PC? If you happen to be a user of Maxtor D3/One Touch or Maxtor portable USB drive, how will you fix such a problem? Is it possible to make the Maxtor external hard drive or USB drive detectable again?

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.

Part 1. Check Maxtor Internal/External Hard Drive State

Before you start fixing Maxtor external hard drive not recognized issue, you should first open Windows File Explorer and Disk Management to check its state. Then decide the exact problem that you are having and find out the right solution to fix the Maxtor drive issues.

Step 1. Connect your Maxtor external hard drive to PC.

Step 2. Double-click This PC or My Computer to open Windows File Explorer.

Step 3. Check if the device shows up or not.

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.

Step 4. Serial number genius toefl. Right-click Windows icon and select Disk Management to open it.

Step 5. Check its' state in Disk Management:

If your Maxtor external hard drive or USB shows as RAW or unallocated, move to Part 2 to restore data first.

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.

Part 2. Restore Data from Maxtor External Hard Drive

Applies to: Restore data from inaccessible, unopenable, RAW, unallocated Maxtor internal/external hard drive, avoiding data loss.

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.

EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is capable of scanning and restoring everything from your Maxtor external hard drive or USB drive with ease.

3-Step Tutorial: Recover Data from Maxter External/Internal Hard Drive

Step 1. Choose the external hard drive

Since you're going to recover data from the external hard drive, run EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard and under the External Devices tab, choose the exact drive where you lost data. Click Scan.

Step 2. Scan for lost data

The software will start immediately to scan all over the selected drive for all lost data. During the scan, you could see more and more data showing up in the results.

Step 3. Preview and recover data

After the scan is over, check the scan results for the desired data. You can preview the file by double-clicking on it. Click Recover and choose another location to save the recovered data.

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.

Part 3. 13 Fixes for Maxtor External Hard Drive Not Recognized/Not Showing or Not Working Issues

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.

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.

If your Maxtor or other brands of internal/external hard drive is not working, try Method 8 - Method 13 to make your drive back to work again.

Fix 1. Change USB Ports and Reboot PC in Safe Mode

Maxtor USB hard drives are connected to a computer via USB cable, so when your storage device is not recognized by your computer, changing the USB ports can help:

• Step 1: Connect the Maxtor external hard drive or USB to another USB port on your PC. Try all the available USB ports and see if it shows up.
• Step 2:Try to connect your Maxtor drive to your family's or colleagues' computers. Is it showing up there?
• Step 3:Use a screwdriver to open the tower case, and connect the Maxtor drive to the motherboard USB ports in the back of the tower.

If nothing shows up, never mind, you can reboot PC in safe mode:

• Step 1: Go to Settings, click on Update & security;
• Step 2: Click on Recovery, select Advanced Startup and click Restart now;
• Step 3: The PC will automatically boot into another Startup Settings screen, press F4 to initiate the PC reboot into Safe Mode.

Then check whether the Maxtor external hard disk or USB drive can be detected or recognized on your computer.

Fix 2. Change Drive Letter

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.

Valhalladsp valhallaroom reverb plugin. You'll need to add a drive letter to your device using Disk Management:

• Step 1:Connect Maxtor external hard drive to your PC, and open Disk Management.
• Step 2: Right-click the Maxtor volume and select 'Change Drive Letter and Paths'.
• Step 3: In the new window, click 'Change'. Assign a new drive letter to your USB and click 'OK'.

Fix 3. Create a New Partition

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.

Initialize Hard Drive:

• Step 1: Connect Maxtor hard drive to PC, and open Disk Management.
• Step 2: Find the uninitialized, unknown external hard drive, right-click on it, and select Initialize Disk.
• Step 3: Then set the disk to initialize and set the disk as MBR or GPT.

Create a New Partition on Maxtor Hard Drive:

• Step 1: Keep Maxtor external hard drive connected to your PC and open Disk Management.
• Step 2: Right-click on the unallocated space and select 'New Simple Volume'.
• Step 3: Set a new drive letter, file system, and size for the new volume.
• Step 4:Follow the onscreen instruction guidelines to finish the process.

Fix 4. Active Maxtor Hard Drive Online

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:

• Step 1:Keep Maxtor hard drive or external device connected to PC and open Disk Management.
• Step 2: Locate and right-click on the Maxtor disk, select 'Online'.

Fix 5. Enable Legacy USB Support in BIOS

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.

Here is how to enable USB support for the Maxtor hard drive in BIOS:

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• Step 1:Restart PC, press F2/F8/F11 to enter BIOS.
• Step 2:Go to the Advanced tab, select 'USB Configuration'.
• Step 3: Select Legacy USB Support and set its state as 'Enabled'. Save the changes and exit.

Fix 6. Disable USB Selective Suspend Setting

• Step 1:Type power plan in Windows Search box and hit Enter
• Step 2:Enter Power Options, select 'Change plan settings' > 'Change advanced power settings'.
• Step 3:Expand 'USB settings' > 'USB selective suspend setting' > 'Setting' > 'Disabled'.
• Step 4:Click 'OK' > 'Apply' to save the changes

Fix 7. Uninstall or Reinstall Disk Driver and USB Controllers

When the hard drive driver is outdated, you may also not be able to view or find the Maxtor device on your PC. You can update your disk drivers and USB controllers to make the Maxtor external or internal hard drive detectable again:

Update Disk Driver:

• Step 1: Right-click on This PC or My Computer, select 'Manage'.
• Step 2: On Computer Management, select 'Device Manager'.
• Step 3: Expand Disk drives, right-click on your hard drive which is not showing up, and select 'Update driver'.
• Step 4: Select 'Search automatically for updated driver software'.

Update USB Controllers:

• Step 1: Open the Run box (Windows + R), type devmgmt.msc and hit Enter.
• Step 2: Expand 'Universal Serial Universal Serial Bus controllers'> right-click each USB device found there and select 'Uninstall'.

Check out whether any device shows up as unrecognized or not:

• If the Maxtor external hard drive shows as unrecognized, go to the 'drivers' tab and delete/uninstall the driver; Then check out if the external hard drive shows up in My Computer/My PC.
• If it shows up but disappears later, repeat the above steps and go toDisk Management, change the drive letter of your Maxtor external hard drive or USB and reconnect it to the PC to detect the Maxtor drive again.

The above solutions are designed for fixing Maxtor hard drive not recognized, not showing issues. If your hard drive or external USB can be detected but is not openable or inaccessible, check and follow fixes below to make your drive work normally again.

Fix 8. Check Disk Error

When your hard drive contains disk error or file system errors, it may not be able to be accessed. You can either use Disk Checker or CHKDSK command to fix errors on your hard drive. Here are the steps:

Check Disk Error using Disk Error Checking

• Step 1: Right-click This PC/My Computer > Select 'Manage'.
• Step 2:In Disk Management, right-click on Maxtor external hard drive or USB drive and select Properties > Tools.
• Step 3:Click 'Check' under 'Error checking' to check and repair the drive for file system errors.
• Step 4:After this, right-click on the Maxtor drive and click Properties.
• Step 5:Click Security > Edit > check all boxes for Authenticated Users, System, Administrators, and users under Allow permission.
• Step 6:Click Apply and OK.

Check Disk Error using CHKDSK CMD

Repair not working Maxtor external hard drive/USB with CMD, follow the guide:

• Step 1:Type cmd in Windows Search and hit Enter.
• Step 2: Right-click Command Prompt and select 'Open as administrator'.
• Step 3: Type diskpart and hit Enter.
• Step 4: Type: chkdsk g: /f /r /x (g should be the drive letter of your Maxtor external hard drive.) and hit Enter.
• Step 5: Type: exit to finish the process when the disk checkup process is finished.

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Now your Maxtor external hard drive or USB drive should be accessible to be opened and work normally.

Fix 9. Repair Bad Sectors

Fix 'Maxtor external hard drive undetectable' error with partition manager freeware - EaseUS Partition Master, follow the guide:

• Step 1: Launch EaseUS Partition Master Free and right-click the partition that you want to check by clicking 'Check partition'.
• Step 2: Choose the way that you want to use to check partition: Check Partition Properties, Call Windows Chkdsk to fix errors, or Surface Test. Click OK.
• Step 3: Let EaseUS Partition Master automatically check the hard disk partition errors and repair errors for you. Click OK to finish the process.

Fix 10. Format Maxtor External Hard Drive

If Maxtor external hard drive or USB is with RAW file system or becomes inaccessible, you can format it to NTFS or other formats flexibly, making the device usable again:

• Step 1: Open Windows File Explorer, right-click on the inaccessible external hard drive or internal hard drive partition and select 'Format'.
• Step 2: On the format window, select the desired file system - NTFS for your device.
• Step 3: Check 'Quick Format' and click 'Start'.

Fix 11. Run Windows Troubleshooter

• Step 1: Open Windows Setting, go to Update and Security.
• Step 2: Click 'Troubleshoot', go to 'Hardware and Devices'.
• Step 3: Click 'Run the troubleshooter' and wait for the process to complete.
• Step 4: Once the scan process completes, choose the found issue that you want to fix and click 'Next'.

Fix 12. Update Windows to the Latest Version

• Step 1: Go to Windows Settings, click 'Update and Security'.
• Step 2: Click 'Windows Update' and select 'Check for updates'.
• Step 3: Click 'Install Now' if new update is available.

Fix 13. Clean Up Virus

Sometimes, unknown viruses or malware infections may also cause data loss or storage device unopenable issues. If you are having such a problem, downloading any virus cleaner tool to clean up the virus first.

Clean Up Virus:

• Step 1: Download or install any one of the following virus cleaner software on your PC.
• ①. Norton AntiVirus; ②. Kaspersky Anti-Virus; ③. Avast; ④. ESET NOD32 Antivirus; ⑤. Avira.
• Step 2: Connect your problematic Maxtor device to your computer and run the antivirus software.
• Step 3: Select to scan and clear virus and malware on your Maxtor hard drive or external hard drive.

After this, you can then try to open and check your files saved in the Maxtor storage devices. If files get lost, don't worry. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard with reliable file recovery features can help you out.

Conclusion

This page covers 13 solutions to help Maxtor users effectively fix Maxtor external hard drive, Maxtor HDD/SSD, USB drive not recognized, not showing, and even not working issue on Windows PC.

If you have valuable files saved on the storage devices, turn to professional hard drive data recovery software for help. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is one of them and it's ready to help to rescue your data anytime.

FAQs About Maxtor External Hard Drive Not Recognized

Some of you may have more problems with fixing not working Maxtor or other brands of storage devices. If you are one of them, check out the following questions and answers. You may find answers and solutions here.

1. What to do if Maxtor hard drive/external hard drive not recognized in Disk Management?

When your external hard drive doesn't show up in Windows File Explorer and Disk Management at all, what can you do? Here are some tips for you to try:

1. #1. Unplug Maxtor external hard drive and replug it to PC correctly.
2. #2. Change the USB port.
3. #3. Change the USB connection cable, power cable.
4. #4. If nothing appears, take your storage device to a local disk repair center. A manual disk repair service is what you need.

2. How to fix Maxtor hard drive not working on Mac?

If you are a Mac user and your Maxtor external or internal hard drive is not working on Mac, try the following fixes:

1. #1. Re-insert the Maxtor external hard drive to Mac
2. #2. Change USB data cable
3. #3. Change the USB port or connect Maxtor external hard drive to another computer
4. #4. Format Maxtor hard drive or external hard drive for Mac
5. #5. Reset NVRAM: Restart Mac > Press: Options + Commands + P + R keys for 20 seconds > release the keys if Mac restarts.
6. #6. Set Maxtor external hard drive to show up on the desktop: Finder > Preferences > General > Check External disks/Hard disks.
7. #7. Send Maxtor external hard drive to a local repair center if it doesn't show up at all after trying the above fixes.

3. How to access my Maxtor external hard drive?

1. Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB port on your Maxtor hard drive.
2. Turn on your portable hard drive.
3. Click 'Open folder to view files' then click 'OK.' This will open your Maxtor hard drive to reveal any files or content saved to it.
4. Locate the files you want from your computer, then right-click each one.

4. How do I get Windows 10 to recognize my external hard drive?

Open Disk Manager by pressing Windows + R, in the run prompt type diskmgmt. msc, hit Enter key, it will open the disk management that will list all the disks that are connected to the computer. Check if you can see the USB drive.

Note that if you have precious data saved on your Maxtor external hard drive, always remember to run a reliable data recovery software like EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac to bring your file out of problematic storage devices.

Summary :

Is your internal or external hard drive beeping or clicking abnormally, for example, Seagate hard drive? Take it easy now! Here we will help you troubleshoot a beeping/clicking Seagate hard drive while providing you with two effective methods to ensure data security.

Hard Drive Making Clicking Noise or Beeping Sound

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The hard drive is usually nearly silent, but sometimes it emits a muted clicking sound when it is being accessed or turned off. This is totally normal.

However, if you start hearing noises occasionally or sound that you haven't heard before like clicking, beeping, vibration or grinding, there might be something wrong. Some of you have complained about hard drives are making noises during operations such as connecting to your computers, transferring files, etc.

Reportedly, hard drive noise issue often happens on the Seagate external hard drive. Additionally, hard disk noise can also occur if you are using other brands of external hard drives like HGST, My Passport, Transcend, etc. An internal hard drive could also be beeping sometimes.

If your hard drive is making abnormal noises, the next thing to do is to determine if the hard drive is really faulty. If it is, continue reading to follow the instructions below to protect your disk data.

Simply Fix Seagate Hard Drive Beeping/Clicking

When your hard drive is making clicking or beeping noise, you can try the following five ways to troubleshoot this issue. Just follow the clear instructions below. https://csgi.over-blog.com/2021/01/download-office-for-macbook-free.html.

Way 1: Clear the Dust

Sometimes, the Seagate hard drive beeps if its port is dusty. Follow the guide below on how to clear the dust.

Step 1: Disconnect your external hard drive from the computer.

Step 2: Unplug the cable from your disk.

Step 3: Blow into the ports of your computer, hard drive, and cable.

Step 4: Reconnect the hard drive to the PC via the same cable and check whether the hard drive beeping issue still happens.

Way 2: Use Another Cable

Sometimes the hard drive clicking or beeping noise disappears when the power cable is plugged in but returns when you attach the data cable to the hard disk. In this case, perhaps the problem is caused by a damaged data cable.

You can try using a different cable to connect your external hard drive to the computer. After that, see if the beeping or clicking sound is gone.

Way 3: Plug Your Disk to Another Port

Another cause of your Seagate hard drive beeping may be a faulty port. So try connecting it to a different USB port, then see if hard drive noise is gone afterward.

Way 4: Use a USB Y-cable or Plug to a USB Hub

Your Seagate external hard drive might beep when there isn't enough power to support it. Therefore, you can try using a USB Y-cable - a cable with two connectors - to get rid of beeping sound. You should make sure the two connectors are plugged to your computer tightly.

Alternatively, you can use a USB hub to connect your hard drive to your PC instead of connecting it directly. Now see if the hard drive is still making the same beeping noise.

Way 5: Connect Your External Hard Drive to Another Computer

The hard drive beeping/clicking sound may still exist even after trying the methods above. In this case, you can try connecting the target hard drive to another computer. Hands off 3 0 download free.

Unfortunately, it is very common for the methods above to not be sufficient to help you out. If the beeping sound or clicking noise persists, perhaps the hard drive has failed. So what should you do? Let's go to the next section to find the solution.

Check Your Disk in Case of Hard Drive Beeping or Clicking

To check your Seagate hard drive, you can use the Windows CHKDSK command line tool. Please make sure the disk can be recognized by your PC, then follow the steps below: (we use Windows 10 as an example):

Step 1: Connect the target disk to your computer.

Step 2: Type CMD in the search box, and then right-click this tool to run Command Prompt as administrator.

Step 3: Type the following command and press the Enter key:

chkdsk g: /r

Additionally, you can also use a professional hard drive testing software to check the external hard drive when your disk beeps. Here, we recommend using MiniTool Partition Wizard; its Surface Test feature can be used to check whether there are bad sectors on the drive.

After launching MiniTool Partition Wizard, choose your Seagate external hard drive, click Surface Test and then click Start Now. If bad blocks exist, this tool will mark them in red.

Keep Data Safe in Case of Hard Drive Beeping/Clicking due to Disk Failure

If you are certain that your external hard drive is causing the strange noises, it's time for you to protect the data security now. Take it easy, we will show you two useful methods below.

Way 1: Back up External Hard Drive

The best way to back up your data is to use a piece of professional and free backup software - MiniTool ShadowMaker. As a reliable and safe backup program, it helps you back up files/folders, Windows operating system, disk or partition in simple clicks.

In addition to disk imaging, it offers other two kinds of backup methods: disk cloning and file syncing. The disk cloning method backs up all the data on the external hard drive. The syncing method quickly synchronizes your important files to other locations; these files can be viewed directly.

Now, download MiniTool ShadowMaker for free from the button below and have a try now for data protection.

Step 1: Run MiniTool ShadowMaker.

Step 2: Go to the Backup page, click the Source module, enter Folders and Files to choose the important files on the external hard drive that you want to back up.

Step 3: Choose the destination path to save the file backup image. Here, you can back up your crucial data to a USB flash drive, or your internal hard drive.

Step 4: After that, you can click Back up Now to start backing up files.

If you don't want to back up files to an image in case of hard drive beeping, you can choose to sync files. To do this, enter the Sync page, choose the source files and target path and start syncing files.

You can also back up the disk data via disk cloning in the event of Seagate hard drive clicking/beeping. MiniTool ShadowMaker offers a feature called Clone Disk that can transfer all information on the external drive to another hard drive.

Go to the Tools page, choose your external hard drive as the source disk, select another hard disk as the target disk and then start cloning.

In conclusion, MiniTool ShadowMaker is really useful for backing up your important files in case of hard drive noise. Now, don't hesitate to download it to create a file backup image, sync files or clone disk.

After finishing the backup, you should consider replacing the hard drive. If MiniTool has helped you, you can share this software with your friends.

Way 2: Recover Data from Seagate Hard Drive with Beeping/Clicking Sound

In addition to backing up data using MiniTool ShadowMaker, you might prefer recovering data from the hard drive that keeps beeping. If your disk can still be recognized in the event of hard drive beeping, you can choose to perform a data recovery easily with a third-party program.

To do this operation, we recommend MiniTool Power Data Recovery, one of the best hard drive recovery software. It enables easy and effective recovery of files, pictures, videos, etc. from a damaged hard drive without bringing any damage to the original data.

Additionally, it scans not only deleted or lost files but also existing files on your hard drive. Why not download MiniTool Power Data Recovery Trial Edition for free to your Windows 10/8/7 computer and try it now?

Step 1: Launch MiniTool Power Data Recovery Trial Edition to its main interface, then choose a proper recovery module to continue.

If your Seagate external hard drive has only one partition that is recognized, you can use This PC. If the hard drive has more than one partition or the partitions are not showing up, try using Hard Disk Drive to scan the entire disk. Here, we take the latter as an example.

Then, choose the disk that is beeping clicking, and click the Scan button to start a scan.

Step 2: The entire external hard drive is now being scanned. To get the best recovery, wait patiently until the scan completes.

After that, you can go check whether your needed files are scanned and discovered. Unfold each partition in Path, or take full advantages of these features: Find, Filter or Type to search for files.

Step 3 (after purchasing the full edition): Check all the files required and then click Save to restore them to a safe location.

MiniTool Power Data Recovery is able to recover data after hard drive crash effectively and rapidly; you can try it yourself.

Bottom Line

Is your Seagate external hard drive beeping or clicking? Try these simple solutions to fix it! If they didn't work and your drive is corrupted, check the disk and try your best to back up or recover important files from the disk.

If you have any suggestion to get rid of hard drive beeping/clicking noise or experience any question when using MiniTool software, please inform of us by sending an email to [email protected] or leaving a comment below.