Read http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-7590-0.html?forumID=67&threadID=28919&messageID=328179 in which you'll find almost all the suggestions.
Bob
I have a Maxtor One Touch II 300GB USB external drive.
The drive turns on and I can feel the disk spinning in the case, but windows does not recognize that it exists.
Any suggestions on what to do?

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