SFT_Wolves

Thx for ur replies. and to answer ur questions ponch here is some info: - yeah it has been working good for like 3 weeks now! before that sometimes it asked me 2 format it just out of te blue. i didnt do it, just restarted my pc a few times and then it worked again!! - no its not partitioned - i got xp home edition with service pack 2 - well have music on it which in my books is really important and some pics - no i havent formated it! A few hours after i posted the question it worked again..... but i think in a few days it will give the same s*** again! Just wondering if its maybe my fault or if that hard drive has problems with more people then just me! :? thx for replies!

Can anyone pls help me? I have a 500 GB external HDD from Maxtor...its only 2 months old and it asks me 2 format it all the time or now it says i cant read cause it is corrrupted and unreadable. What can I do to fix this since i live very far away from the shop that I bought it from. thx a lot for the help!