Bob--
Do you mean that you disconnect the USB, but leave the power connected?
Who told you to do That?
Bill--W4BSG
----- Original Message -----
From: "choppbobby" <choppbobby@yahoo.com>
To: <simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Simply Computers] Unresponsive portable hard drive
> I always seem to leave out an important fact when I ask a question.I
> failed to mention that I leave the USB cord unplugged when I am not
> actively uploading files to it.
> I don't understand what you mean by "take it out of the box".
> Anyway, I strongly suspect that the problem is being caused by a faulty
> power cord. I'll have to find another cord somewhere to find out.
> Thank you for your suggestion.
> Bob
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>> Also I would take it out of the box and see if it can be hooked up
>> directly via usb.
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>> --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "choppbobby" <choppbobby@>
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>> > I have updated the drive's software as well as seeing that my Window's
>> > software is up to date.
>> > I tried a different USB cable, but that didn't work.
>> > A bad power cable seems to have fixed a lot of other people's
>> > situation, but I don't have a spare power cord.
>> > Thanks for the reply.
>> > bob
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>> > > There seems to be an answer on this thread. I know I would take it
>> > > out and put it in the appropriate external box if it was out of
>> > > warranty. I would also try with a Puppy Linux Live CD that might put
>> > > less strain on it.
>> > > http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/179705-32-maxtor-personal-storage-3200-suddenly-recognized
>> > > Joan in Reno
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>> > > --- On Sun, 10/30/11, choppbobby <choppbobby@> wrote:
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>> > > From: choppbobby <choppbobby@>
>> > > Subject: [Simply Computers] Unresponsive portable hard drive
>> > > To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
>> > > Date: Sunday, October 30, 2011, 1:34 PM
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>> > > My Maxtor 3200 will not respond when I try to open it.
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>> > > The device manager shows a yellow icon at its location. I've used
>> > > the Add Hardware Wizard.The Wizard told me:"This Device cannot start.
>> > > (Code 10)." Is this the cause?
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>> > > The Update Wizard tells me that my current software is the best
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>> > > I've tried unplugging and plugging the power and USB cables, but
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