Maxtor Hard Drive Recovery

turbopsi · 17-November-04, 08:53 AM

I have a Maxtor 20gb hard drive that recently died on me. I think it might be a firmware problem, as I unplugged it, plugged it back in and it stopped working.

I went and got a WD 80gb, but I want to recover the very important files on my 20gb drive. I did some research, and this is a very common problem with Maxtor. However, all the information on recovering my drive involves paying someone a bunch of money to recover it.

Can someone help me? Link me to a good recovery program or something. Can I do a firmware flash?

Will "Spinrite" recover my hdd? Someone please help.

I try putting it into a different computer, it still doesn't boot up. When I set it as a slave, the computer recognizes the drive, but I can't access it. Device manager even thinks everything is fine.

EDIT: Don't pay attention to this thread, I accidently posted it twice

Fu3lman · 17-November-04, 08:56 AM

hey, you posted this thread twice, what give, i mean, come on, dont be a n00b....

17-November-04, 08:53 AM		#1 (permalink)
turbopsi Supe-Hoe-Charged	Maxtor Hard Drive Recovery I have a Maxtor 20gb hard drive that recently died on me. I think it might be a firmware problem, as I unplugged it, plugged it back in and it stopped working. I went and got a WD 80gb, but I want to recover the very important files on my 20gb drive. I did some research, and this is a very common problem with Maxtor. However, all the information on recovering my drive involves paying someone a bunch of money to recover it. Can someone help me? Link me to a good recovery program or something. Can I do a firmware flash? Will "Spinrite" recover my hdd? Someone please help. I try putting it into a different computer, it still doesn't boot up. When I set it as a slave, the computer recognizes the drive, but I can't access it. Device manager even thinks everything is fine. EDIT: Don't pay attention to this thread, I accidently posted it twice Last edited by turbopsi; 17-November-04 at 08:55 AM.. Reason: retard posted same thing twice

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17-November-04, 08:56 AM		#2 (permalink)
Fu3lman Light My Fire	hey, you posted this thread twice, what give, i mean, come on, dont be a n00b....