Googled maxtor beeps and found this after hours wasted on maxtor site. I have had my 250gb SATA drive for about 2-3 years and have never turned off my system only restarted. Turned system off today as I had to turn off breaker to replace AC unit. Turned on a few hours later and heard this ringtone sound. WTF was that? I knew it wasnt my Abit board. System booted right up on my Raptors so I didnt think anything about it till I went to save a download and it said couldnt find drive G. I dont know how long the warranty is but I guess I will buy a new one and try the knock/freeze fixes to save my mp3's/data.