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    question Maxtor 7345 AT data retrieval

    My problem is now solved in that I can now eventually get win 3.1 loaded, and can even run the old programs on the disk, and recover the data. The solution is a bit messy but it worked. I still get the 32-bit driver (WDCTRL) validation error but I can work around it. Holding the F8 key at...
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    question Maxtor 7345 AT data retrieval

    Coug.....I feel like a bit of an idiot. The old machine I'm using was running win98 but I disabled that drive and was trying to boot from the old Maxtor drive which might (?) have win 3.11. I'll have to boot from the win98 boot disk and see if I can verify this by trying to get into some of...
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    question Maxtor 7345 AT data retrieval

    Hi....I managed to get a bit closer to reading the old Maxtor 7345 HD but may have finally reached a roadblock. I installed it as the only HD in a PII-233 machine containing an Abit LX6 board. The chipset is intel 440LX (82371AB). The OS is win98 SE The BIOS is Award v4.51PG. The BIOS also...
  4. J

    question Maxtor 7345 AT data retrieval

    Sedrosken...when/if I get the old machine up and running I will let you know how things work out. If I am fortunate enough to be able to read the data, I will be able to load it on 3.5 floppies. When I set the old PC aside it was running win98 se with all the latest updates. Thanks
  5. J

    question Maxtor 7345 AT data retrieval

    Chewy..thanks for your info, especially "Drive ID is done by PIO, but data transfer is done using UDMA in modern IDE drives". That likely explains why the BIOS can see the drive and why windows XP can't read/see the file structure. The drive date is May, 1993 and I suspect the 486 machine had...
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    question Maxtor 7345 AT data retrieval

    Maxtor Mercutio..thanks for the comments & suggestions. I do have the manual for the drive so I am aware of the jumper settings, but anyway...good thought. I removed it from my old 486 DX machine years back and had it sitting in an anti-shock bag. Before recycling it I thought it would be...
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    question Maxtor 7345 AT data retrieval

    Hi...I have an old Maxtor 7345 AT drive that I am trying to retrieve data from, and need some help. I have hooked it up as a USB drive to a machine running WIN XP Pro. Currently I am able to see the drive in the BIOS and in device manage. However, it does not show up in either disk manager or...
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