Maxtor one touch iii not recognized. hey there. i just did a fresh install of windows, reinstalled

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hey there. i just did a fresh install of windows, reinstalled all sevice packs, etc. my maxtor iii usb external hdd is not being recognized by windows. it was before, so i don't know what's going on at all....all other peripherals work in all other usb ports...i installed the software also.