Boot up with a Win 98 boot disk and from the A prompt: Type D: to go to that drive [if it is D]. Then type dir/p and you should be able to see what files are on the drive. The slash p says show the files one page at a time.
You should alsao be able to download a file from the Maxtor site to create a floppy to test the drive for you.
Hi,
I have a Maxtor 6GB hard drive that I used as a slave in my computer. The O/S is XP Home Edition. Unfortunately, my computer doesn't see my G: drive anymore (my dead drive). Would Norton's Disk Doctor help?
Thanks for any help.

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