Accessing a Maxtor with windows file format

Despite the instructions from maxtor my new maxbook pro cannot read the maxtor external drive (which has 760GB of data on it). I need advice on how best I can read the files. The mac disk utility offers to "first aid the disk" will this wipe my data? If so what other software or options are open to me?

Disc first aid may not help you to access your pc files on a pc formatted disc but you may discover whether or not you can access the files or what the format of the drive is with Disc Utility.
Someone might have a different program that can read or access the pc formatted drive.
Disc 'first aid' is the first program that you should try when having problems with your mac drives.
In disc first aid, begin with "verify" drive ... select the drive and click button "verify" If it then says you need to repair the disc, quit other programs using that disc and then click "repair".
Disc utility is also used to verify or repair permissions.
disc "first aid" is good and should be a first response to any problem with a mac.
disk utility offers to erase or format? not good if you want your data, erasing and formatting on disc utility are approximately the same as far as deleting data.
Is your external drive connecting with USB or with Firewire?
Have you still got the computer that originally wrote to the drive? Was it Mac or PC? (edit- I read the post not the subject line first)
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