Maxtor FireWire 800 User's Guide

Maxtor OneTouch™II DriveFireWire 800 EditionUser’s GuideEXTERNAL HARD DRIVEP/N: 20280400

2 8 13. After your Macintosh restarts, please remove the Maxtor Install CD from your computer.14. Proceed to the next section: Connect the Drive. S

2 Installing Your Drive 9 2. Plug the smaller end of the USB cable into the USB connection on the drive. Figure 2. Connecting to a USB Port The in

2 10 2. Plug the other end of the FireWire cable into an available FireWire port on the back of the drive.The installation is complete and your Maxt

2 Installing Your Drive 11 6. The remaining space will be allocated to a second partition that can be used for general storage, enter the name Maxto

2 12 By registering 1 your new drive, you will have the option of receiving product updates, special offers, and important information about other

2 Installing Your Drive 13 You may customize Retrospect Express to create backup copies of your files which will include revisions made on a daily bas

214 Step 2. Connect the DriveThe Maxtor OneTouch II drive connects to your computer using either a FireWire or USB interface. Make sure you know which

2Installing Your Drive 15The Maxtor OneTouch button, Power management, and OneTouch Settings utility program are not supported for USB on the Macintos

216 To connect the FireWire Cable1. Plug one end of the FireWire cable into any available FireWire port on your computer or any other FireWire device

2Installing Your Drive 173. Click EasyScript. The ‘Welcome to EasyScript’ window will appear.4. Click Next.The Backup media page will appear.5. Select

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218 3. Make sure Execute now is selected and click Execute. Retrospect will now start scanning your system, the Immediate Backup window will open and

2Installing Your Drive 19If, for some reason, the Maxtor screen does not appear:• Click the Windows Start button and then click Run.• Click Browse and

220 11. Click Finish.The Retrospect Express HD Installshield Wizard will appear automatically.You may see a message asking you to Please Reboot your c

2Installing Your Drive 21The Welcome to Maxtor OneTouch Setup screen will appear and a Maxtor OneTouch shortcut icon will appear on your desktop.20. E

222 To connect the USB cable1. Plug the flat end of the USB cable into any available USB port on your computer. This USB logo ™ may help you identify

2Installing Your Drive 236. To register immediately, enter your information in the registration form provided and click Register.If you do not wish to

224 Connecting with the FireWire CableDo not plug a FireWire cable into the drive when a USB cable is already connected to the drive. The drive only o

2Installing Your Drive 25Your new drive will appear in the same way as your other drives, with a letter assigned to it by the operating system. The as

226 Installing Drivers OnlyThis section describes how to install your new drive without installing Retrospect software.The Maxtor OneTouch button feat

3 Using Your Drive 27 Using Your Drive Once installed, you can use your new Maxtor OneTouch IIFireWire 800 drive in the same way you use the other dr

1 Introduction 1 Introduction Thank you for selecting a Maxtor product.The new Maxtor OneTouch TM II FireWire 800 Edition, with triple interfaces (F

3 28 After a moment, the computer will recognize that your drive is connected and the drive icon will appear on the desktop of your Macintosh. To di

3 Using Your Drive 29 To name your drive on a Windows computer:1. Open your My Computer icon (where your other drives appear.) 2. Right-click your

3 30 It is strongly recommended that you: • Select the option to “Replace Corresponding Files” • Define a folder on the destination drive dedicated t

3 Using Your Drive 31 3. Drag the file or group of files you wish to restore to the desired folder as you would to move or copy any other file.If you ar

3 32 4. Drag the Express User’s Guide onto your Macintosh’s hard drive. 5. Double-click the Express User’s Guide to open it.You will need Adobe

3 Using Your Drive 33 Click Next . The Step 1 Screen will appear. 5. Select the drive to copy your files from and click Next .The Step 2 screen

3 34 The OneTouch button may not function when Retrospect Express is already running. To correct the problem, go to the File menu in Retrospect, a

3 Using Your Drive 35 Opening Retrospect Express HD You can open Retrospect Express HD from either the Start Menu:• Start >Programs >Dantz >

3 36 Restoring From Your Backup At times, your critical data may be corrupted. Fortunately, Retrospect Express HD provides you with the ability to

3 Using Your Drive 37 If you manually cancel a backup, it is considered to be a fatal error. If the restore point has a yellow or red icon, you can r

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

338 Creating Retrospect Express HD DuplicatesA duplicate saves the most recent version of files, in their original format, and overwrites the previous

3Using Your Drive 39Restoring Files from a DuplicateRestoring files from a duplicate is as simple as drag and drop.1. Open My Computer and double-click

340 Restoring Your ComputerIf disaster has struck and your system software is damaged or completely erased, this chapter provides you with step-by-ste

3Using Your Drive 41Most Macintosh computers are setup at the factory with only one partition per hard drive. If you did not have multiple partitions

342 11. Click Replace.Retrospect will scan your system (This may take a few minutes).The Restore from Backup window will appear, to confirm the source

3Using Your Drive 436. Select the date that contains the restore point you wish to restore from.7. Click the restore point you wish to restore from.8.

344 MacintoshThe OneTouch Settings utility does not work with USB using OS 9.Opening the OneTouch Settings utilityGo to the Applications folder on you

3Using Your Drive 45Setting your Password1. Click DriveLock Data Security2. Enter and re-enter a PasswordYour password must contain at least six cha

346 When the erase process is complete, a window will appear with the message that the disk has unreadable.6. For OS X: click Initialize...The Apple

3Using Your Drive 47The slider at the bottom of the screen controls the time period of inactivity before the all system hard drives will go to sleep.

1 Introduction 3 System Requirements Macintosh • FireWire 800 requires Mac OS X 10.2.8 or higherand FireWire 800 (9-pin) equipped computer• Apple G4

348 Run Diagnostics You can check the health of your drive. If you suspect there may be problems with your Maxtor OneTouch II drive, click Test to run

3Using Your Drive 49Disable SecurityIf you decide you want to disable the password you created, follow these steps:1. Click Security Settings.2. Cli

350 Note: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to open the guide. If you do not have it, you can download and install it for free from Adobe’s

3Using Your Drive 51Adding Rubber Feet to Your Maxtor OneTouch II DriveIf you plan to use your drive on a desk surface, your kit includes four rubber

4 52 Glossary Backup – In Restropsect HD, a backup contains all the files and folders you selected to back up from a specific point in time. Previous

4 Glossary 53 Mb – (Megabit) When used to describe data storage, equal to one million bits. Mbps – (Megabits per second) When used to described da

54 Index A About this Guide 5Adding Rubber Feet to 51Your OneTouch II Drive Archiving files 39 B Backing up your computer 27 C Changing Your Ma

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1 4 System Requirements Windows • FireWire 800 requires Windows 2000 or XP operating system and FireWire 800 (9-pin) equipped computer• Pentium III,

1 Introduction 5 About this Guide The following symbols and conventions are used in this guide: Maxtor Product Support Maxtor Corporation provides a

2 6 Installing Your Drive In this chapter you will install your Maxtor OneTouch ™ IIFireWire 800 drive, the EMC ® Dantz ® Retrospect ® Express b

2 Installing Your Drive 7 Macintosh OS X Step 1. Install the Software Software installation: Do not press the Maxtor OneTouch™ button until instruct