Maxtor FireWire 800 User's Guide download pdf (Page 29)

Using Your Drive 27

Using Your Drive

Once installed, you can use your new Maxtor OneTouch II

FireWire 800 drive in the same way you use the other drives on

your computer. Some of the basic ways you can use your new

drive are:

• Move or copy

ﬁles or folders from your other drives,

CD-ROMs, or other storage devices.

• Within virtually any application, save ﬁles to and open ﬁles

from the new drive.

• Store video ﬁles, games, spreadsheets, and other commonly

used ﬁles.

• Store copies of important ﬁles from your desktop or laptop

computer.

For information on the Maxtor OneTouch Settings utility, including:

• Performance and power management features

• Security settings

• Diagnostic utilities

• Customizing the OneTouch button

• Using Retrospect Express to back up and restore your data

See “Restoring Your Complete System” on page 42, for

more information.

Maxtor OneTouch II drive lights and their messages

The blue lights on the front of your drive provide useful

information.

Connecting and Disconnecting the Drive

The FireWire and USB interfaces allow you to

hot swap

your

Maxtor OneTouch

II drive; that is, connect and disconnect the drive

while the computer and your drive are turned on.

To connect the drive to a Macintosh computer

Make sure the drive is turned on and that both blue

lights are illuminated.

Connecting your computer to a drive that is not powered on

can cause your computer to behave erratically or freeze.

Plug the FireWire or USB cable into the drive and your

computer.

Message

Status

Both lights on Power on/idle

Lights blink alternating every second Active

One light off and one blinking Standby mode

Table 1: Maxtor OneTouch II drive lights

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