User Guide

Using Your Drive 21
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Changing Your Maxtor OneTouch Settings
1. Start the Retrospect Express software.
2. Click on the Automate tab and click the Scripts button.
3. Select the Maxtor OneTouch script.
a.
Click the ‘ x ’ delete button in the Scripts dialog box.
Pull down the
Scripts menu at the top of the screen
and select the
Forget option. Click OK to confirm.
b. Push the button on the front of the drive.
c. The Maxtor OneTouch setup wizard will start and you
can proceed as described in “Step 3. Setting Up the
Maxtor OneTouch Feature” on page 11.
Adding Maxtor OneTouch Advance Features
You can customize the Maxtor OneTouch feature with
Retrospect Express advanced features. To learn more about
these advanced features, refer to the electronic Retrospect
Express User’s Guide included on the Maxtor Installation CD.
1. Start the Retrospect Express software.
2. Click on the Automate tab and click the Scripts button.
3. Select the Maxtor OneTouch script.
4. Click on the Edit button. For further details about
Retrospect’s script options, refer to the Retrospect Express
Guide located on the Installation CD.
Connecting and Disconnecting the Drive
The FireWire and USB interfaces allow you to hot swap your
new Maxtor Personal Storage 5000 drive; that is, connect and
disconnect the drive while the computer and your drive are
running.
Removing the drive from your computer without
disconnecting it properly through the operating system can
result in lost or damaged files.
To disconnect the drive from a Windows system
1. Click the Windows Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in
your system icon tray located at the bottom right
corner of your desktop.
A list of device choices appears.
2. Select the Maxtor drive.
The system displays a message saying that you can safely
remove the drive.
Your system may not allow you to disconnect the
drive. In this case, you may need to close all open
applications and documents or shut down your
system completely to disconnect the drive safely.
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Unplug or Eject
Hardware icon