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No worries. Yeah, already tried computer management - no dice :-(

Thanks Gary and Mike! Gary - Thanks for the suggestion. I downloaded Recover My Files. I was shocked and got really excited when you said that the software could detect drives that Windows was not able to. I installed the software and in reading through the Help and Knowledgebase I read...

Thanks Gary, You had said: "Inside the USB housing is a standard IDE (or SATA?) hard drive. If you pull the drive from the case and plug it into a PC, it might detect. If it doesn't, the problem is likely with the onboard logic card that comes attached to the bottom of the drive." and...

Thanks Gary, Here's a link to the drive: http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Maxtor/menuitem.5d2b41d3cef51dfe29dd10a191346068/?channelpath=%2Fen_us%2FSupport%2FProduct+Support%2FExternal+Storage%2FPersonal+Storage+Family%2FPersonal+Storage+3100 Are you saying that there is a standard drive...

Thanks Gary, Hopefully the data recovery service is not my only option. What I'm most curious about is would recovery software even work if the computer doesn't even detect the drive, and could the problem be with the usb connection and not with the hard drive itself? If anyone...

Hi, I purchased a Maxtor 250g external usb drive about 6 months ago and it is failing or has already failed. I connected it last night and it is making a very disturbing and repetitive buzzing sound - almost like the clicking sound that you hear when a traditional hard drive is failing. The...