Maxtor Shared Storage Drive question

[benwood]

I have a Maxtor Shared Storage Drive (MSS) which is a NAS connected to my wired Ethernet network. And I can no longer access the info on it and there are some files I need from it. I think that the hard drive may have been corrrupted. I pulled the hard drive out of the case and it spun up. The hard drive is a 200 GB IDE Maxtor. I don't know what OS the Maxtor Shared Storage drive uses (I think it's a Linux varient) or the file system but I know it isn't FAT or NTFS. Does anyone know what file system the MSS uses and a program that can access it? Thanks.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Chances are, it uses ReiserFS or EXT2/3/4. Slave it to a desktop, and boot a Linux LiveCD/DVD. Then mount that drive, and see if it mounts. You can also bring up Disk Utility, that will show the partitions, and hopefully, the filesystem(s) on those partitions.

 

[benwood]

Thanks Larry. Where do I find a Linux LiveCD/DVD? Also what's Disk Utility. And can it use USB as I'm using a USB to IDE converter because my computer doesn't have any IDE ports.

 

[VirtualLarry]

distrowatch is where you find Linux distros

 

[dave_the_nerd]

This may help

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows

 

[mfenn]

This may help

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows

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If the drive does indeed have a Linux filesystem on it, then it will probably be automatically detected and mounted. If not, you can ask for help here.