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EXTERNAL HARD DRIVEMaxtor OneTouchUser’s GuideP/N: 20246100

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Installing Your Drive 6 2 Installing Your Drive This chapter describes how to install the Maxtor OneTouch ™ drive, the Dantz Retrospect backup softw

7 2 2. Insert the Maxtor Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. After a few seconds, the Maxtor Installer screen will open. 3. Select your language

Installing Your Drive 8 2 (Please do not eject the Install CD.) If you don’t see the Please Reboot message, move to the next step.If you have chose

9 2 3. Plug the standard electrical plug from the power adapter into your power source. 4. Turn on the Maxtor OneTouch Drive using the power switch o

Installing Your Drive 10 2 2. Right-click your new drive’s icon and select Properties. The Properties window will open. 3. In the Label section

11 2 Your new untitled drive appears in the same way as your other drives, with a new drive letter assigned by the operating system. The assigned let

Installing Your Drive 12 2 • Click Email to register via email• Click Print to register via mail• Click Register Later if you do not want to re

13 2 Make your choice and click Next . 9. The Step 3 screen is displayed. Select the Maxtor OneTouch drive or another drive on your computer as t

Installing Your Drive 1427. After reading the License Agreement, click Yes. The Customer Information screen will appear.8. Enter your User Name and Co

Warranty Maxtor’s warranty obligations are limited to the terms set forth: Maxtor warrants only to the original consumer purchaser that new Maxtor pr

152The Ready to Install screen appears. If you’re ready to install the Retrospect software, click Install to begin installing the software on your com

Installing Your Drive 1622. Plug the smaller end of the USB cable into the USB connection on the drive. Figure 4. Connecting to the USB PortIt may ta

172physically unplugging the device. This supplement also includes an update for the FireWire/1394 drivers. Once your drive is installed, look in the

Installing Your Drive 1823. Your new untitled drive appears in the same way as your other drives with a new drive letter assigned by the operating sys

192information about other data storage solutions from Maxtor.Once you’ve made your selection, Retrospect will open and the Maxtor OneTouch Setup scre

Installing Your Drive 202The OneTouch button may not function when Retrospect is already running. To correct the problem, go to the File menu in Retro

212Macintosh OS X: Connecting the DriveThe Maxtor OneTouch Drive connects to your computer using either a Firewire or USB interface. Make sure you kno

Installing Your Drive 2222. Plug the smaller end of the USB cable into the USB connection on the drive. Figure 7. Connecting to the USB Port3. Depend

232A description of the drive appears in the window.The actual information in this window will vary depending on the model and capacity of your drive.

Installing Your Drive 2422. Plug the other end of the FireWire cable into anavailable FireWire port on the back of the drive. Figure 8. Connecting to

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252The actual information in this window will vary depending on the model and capacity of your drive.6.Select the Erase tab at the top of the window.7

Installing Your Drive 2622. Click OK.The next screen will appear: ‘Would you like to register Retrospect Express now?’3. Choose Register Now, Register

272application file if it has become damaged. Refer to the Retrospect User’s Guide for instructions on how to makea complete system backup copy.This se

Installing Your Drive 282(full installation) which is recommended. It will install Retrospect Express into the Applications folder on your Macintosh.Y

292OneTouch drive will only operate with one interface at a time. Before you connectDisable the File Exchange control panel:• From the Apple menu, sel

Installing Your Drive 302A window will open that says: ‘Initializing will erase all information on this disk.’5. Click Continue.After a short time, yo

3122. Plug the other end of the FireWire cable into either of the available FireWire ports on the back of the drive. Figure 5. Connecting to a FireWi

Installing Your Drive 322Macintosh OS 9: Setting Up the Maxtor OneTouch FeatureOnce the drive is recognized by your computer, you can set up the Maxto

3325. Select the drive to copy your files from and click Next.The Step 2 screen will appear.6. Choose the type of files to copy: Just Documents copies o

Installing Your Drive 342You may customize Retrospect to create backup copies of your files which will include revisions made on a daily basis.See the

352Formatting Your Drive with NTFS This section describes how to format your drive with the NTFS file system for Windows 2000 or XP.Formatting the driv

Installing Your Drive 362To Install Retrospect at a Later TimeIf you wish to install a complete copy of Retrospect software and the Maxtor OneTouch fe

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Using Your Drive 37 3 Using Your Drive Once installed, you can use your new Maxtor OneTouch drive in the same way you use the other drives on your

38 3 A list of device choices appears. 2. Select the Maxtor drive and follow the on-screen directions to eject the drive.The system will display a m

Using Your Drive 39 3 What is Maxtor OneTouch? Maxtor OneTouch is an easy way to make backup copies of your files. By pressing the button on the front

40 3 Archiving files Archive is another type of backup you can do with Retrospect. Note that using this function will permanently remove files from th

Using Your Drive 41 3 3. Open the folder appropriate for your language. 4. Drag the Express User’s Guide onto your Macintosh’s hard drive. 5. Doubl

42 3 Macintosh1. Open Retrospect Express . The Retrospect Express Directory window will open. 2. Click the Automate tab.The Scripted Retrospect

Using Your Drive 43 3 2. The Drive Information page will appear.Here you can find out useful information, including:• Model• Serial Number• Capacity

Introduction 1 1 Introduction Thank you for selecting a Maxtor product.Your Maxtor OneTouch drive is an external hard drive that allows you to add

44 3 How to reset the OneTouch button: If you ever want to set your button back to launch your OneTouch script, it’s very easy. 1. Open the Maxtor O

Using Your Drive 45 3 Retrospect icon and the words: Maxtor OneTouch. This is what is currently set to open when you press the button on your OneTouc

4632. Click the Power Management tab.This page allows you to set the time period of inactivity before the drive will go to sleep. It is possible to ch

Using Your Drive 473If you connect the drive to your system using a USB 1.1 interface, the data transfer rate is approximately 1 MB per second. Becaus

483To install a CD-ROM game1. Start the install program on your game CD.2. Select Maximum Install (if supported), if you are asked how to install the

Using Your Drive 493Using Large Capacity Drives with Windows When using Windows with drives that have capacities higher than 64 GB, there are special

503Note 4: Windows 2000 and XP are limited to creating FAT32 partitions < 32GB, you can format FAT32 partitions > 32GB using 3rd party partition

Backing Up Your System 51 4 Backing Up Your System One valuable use of your new Maxtor OneTouch drive is to backup your complete system. By using R

52 4 2. Go to the View menu and select Details .You should now be able to see the Total Size (or capacity) of each drive. Write down the Total

Backing Up Your System 53 4 7. Use this number as a guide to figure out how much space you will need on your backup drive to store your complete syst

2 1 OneTouch Drive Components Before installing your new drive, review the features shownin Figure 1.Refer to the capacity label on the front of the

54 4 In the next screen you are asked: ‘When do you want your backups to start’ 8. Choose the Start time . If you chose the Once a week backup opt

Backing Up Your System 55 4 Future backups will happen automatically at the time you specified in your script. All you have to do is leave your comput

56 4 1. Open Retrospect Express The Retrospect Express Directory window will open. 2. Click the Automate tab.The Scripted Retrospect operations

Backing Up Your System 57 4 3. Make sure Execute now is selected and click Execute . Retrospect will now start scanning your system, the Immediat

584In this window you can modify many aspects of your backup, including which drives you will back up and the backup destination. For more information

Disaster Recovery 59 5 Disaster Recovery If disaster has struck and your system software is damaged or completely erased, this chapter provides you w

60 5 Restoring your complete system Windows 2000, XP, 98SE, ME Before you begin to restore your system backup, you must install the same version of t

Disaster Recovery 61 5 11. Select your most recent backup set and click OK .A window will appear asking you: ‘Are there any more disks in the Backup

62 5 If the system restore was successful, you should find all of the files that you originally backed up. If not, make sure that you understand how to

Disaster Recovery 63 5 4. Open Retrospect Express.The Retrospect Express Directory window will open. 5. Click Restore . A window will appear askin

Introduction 3 1 Combo model includes: ‘A’ to ‘B’ USB cable and 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire cableThough this model has both USB and FireWire interfaces,

64 5 how to back up your system. See “Backing Up Your System” on page 51 in chapter 4. By scheduling automated backups, you’re less likely to lose yo

Troubleshooting and FAQs 65 6 Troubleshooting and FAQs This chapter provides troubleshooting tips and answers frequently asked questions about instal

66 6 General Troubleshooting 1. Drive does not appear on my system • Is the drive running?The two blue lights on the front of the drive should be il

Troubleshooting and FAQs 67 6 Tips for Macintosh Only Do you have the most current Maxtor software?Check the Product Support area at: www.maxtorsuppo

68 6 This verification function is automatically turned off after your drive has been powered on and off ten times (you need to leave the drive runnin

Troubleshooting and FAQs 69 6 • Click the Manage Scripts button. • You should find a script called Maxtor OneTouch . This script defines what exactl

70 6 chapter and “Macintosh OS 9: Connecting the Drive” on page 28 of chapter. 7. What does partitioning a drive mean? Partitioning is a way of divi

Troubleshooting and FAQs 71 6 the Maxtor Knowledge Base at www.maxtorkb.com with the key word “Canon.” 15. Administrator Privilege for Windows Durin

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Glossary 72 7 Glossary Byte – A unit of storage on a drive that holds a single character. A byte is equal to 8 bits. Capacity – The amount of infor

4 1 Handling Precautions Handle your drive with care! Follow the precautions listed hereor damage to the drive may result and your warranty may bec

73 7 Hot-Swap – This feature allows you to connect and disconnect external devices while the computer and the devices are running. External drives,

Index 74 Index Numerics 1394 interfaceconnecting 10, 16, 23, 30 A About this Guide 4Adding Rubber Feet to 48Your OneTouch Drive Administrator Privi

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