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Last answer on Sep 29, 2009 2:27:19 pm BST beecee, on Jun 2, 2009 8:06:50 pm BST 
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my toshiba model HDDR250E03X external hard drive can't be read by my computer. please help

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cat, on Jun 29, 2009 12:49:19 am BST
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Hi! I have the same problem! Help?

   
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c glenn, on Sep 2, 2009 2:28:46 pm BST

See other advice here -- the drive must be formatted before use. Go to My Computer, Manage, Storage, Disk Management. You should see the drive listed there (assuming it's plugged in to a USB 2.0 port with enough power), and should be able to format it as NTFS.

   
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 am, on Sep 29, 2009 2:27:19 pm BST
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But wont' formatting erase all the data on the hard drive? I've been using a Maxtor One-Touch III drive for backups on my Lenovo laptop running OS/XP-pro. The laptop crashed yesterday, and I'm setting up a Dell Inspiron desktop running Vista-Home. The new computer sees the Maxtor drive as a device, but won't populate the data - I keep getting prompted to format it. That would erase all the data - which is the reason I want it! Any advice for this?

   
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