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[scottydog21]

i have a maxtor one touch 4 500gb ive been useing it and there was no problems 4 months ago the system told me it needed to be reformated so i did but it wip can help me ed all the installing info from the drive no problem there it still worked fine but two days ago i brought it to a freinds house and plugged it in my computer and it would not boot up it was working fine before i moved it from were i was useing it the light on the front of the machine was blinking slowly before but now its more of a strobe or pluse in other words its become faster if that has anything to do with it i downloaded the maxtor manager program hoping that might help but no if any one can help me my computer is a vista dell inseron 1420 and there is no problemes with it but it just isnent picking up the maxtor thanks

[T Wayne]

Well, according to the blink status, that means the drive has a Drive State Error Condition. Here are the instructions it gives for

that condition:

My drive is blinking an error code.  What now?

Troubleshoot the error by following these steps:

1. Safely remove the drive (if possible).  SeeAnswerID: 3207 for instructions.
2. Completely disconnect the drive - its power and USB/Firewire cables.
3. Wait 20-30 seconds.
4. Reconnect the drive.
5. Turn the drive on again.
6. See if the rapid blinking has been resolved.

That's from

http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=184351&Hilite=led+flash link on this page:

1. If not, run a diagnostic on the drive.  SeeAnswerID: 2826 for instructions.
2. Also, safely remove the drive and then connect it to a different computer running Windows XP/2000, if possible (though Vista is fine for Maxtor OneTouch III and 4). 
3. If the drive is not detected in (My) Computer, follow the troubleshooting steps in our external hard drive troubleshooter.
4. If all these steps fail, check the drive's warranty status at our Warranty Services Page.  You can create a defective product return order there if the drive is still under warranty.

 Good luck,

[scottydog21]

i disconected the hard drive and tryed the conecting the divce with out it the divice works but when i reatached the drive it still didnt conect to it im going to try the hard drive on a computer but i dont think it will make a difference

[T Wayne]

Agreed; sounds like the drive is probably done for, especially if you get the same thing in another computer. 

Best of luck,