Vista does not recognize Maxtor One Touch 111 300 GB USB external drive

I am using Maxtor One Touch 111 Firewire 400/USB 300 GB external drive. It works quiet well on Windows XP. After Vista upgrades the drive simply remain undetected. I can see some unknown devices in Device Manager. But they exist before I had connected the external hard drive. I had upgraded to Vista Home Premium. I thought all will work fine. I use the motherboard CD by which I was able to get display, lan and audio drivers. What should I do know. I have lots of data in it.

You need right usb drivers for that. Then only it will be detected. Try Windows Update for a while. If that does not work you can try to find the drivers on Official Maxtor Site. A number of time this type of external drivers are plug and play. They do not require any drivers. This a clear issue of missing drivers. Check the below site. There is a separate download section available. You can find the right Vista drivers here.

MaxTouch Vista Update Download