should a Maxtor external hardrive still work with an appropriate driver ? Where can I get the driver without having to pay fo

[aladen1]

Maxtor External Hard drive bad back up.

 

[markwp]

Any external hdd should work just fine with the generic Microsoft driver. If you are having trouble with a backup, check your settings and be sure your hdd is visible in 'my computer". If you are getting read/write errors, your external may be dying.