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MAXTOR ONETOUCH III MINI EDITION MACINTOSH INSTALLATION Disable Security If you decide you want to disable the password you created, follow these steps: 1. Open the Maxtor OneTouch Manager utility and click Security or click Open Utility from the Maxtor screen that asks you for your password. 2. Enter your Password. 3. Click Disable Security. You will return to the original security screen. Close the Maxtor OneTouch Manager. The default setting for the Security setting is disabled. NOTE: See Set Password if you ever wish to re-enable password security in the future. Erase Drive If all attempts to recover your password fail and you need to erase your OneTouch III Mini Edition, follow these steps: A window will appear, asking you to confirm "...that you intend to destroy all data on this drive." 6. Type the 5-digit number and click Erase Drive. 7. The Erase procedure will commence. 8. Upon completion, a message will appear stating that the drive is erased. 1. From the OneTouch Manager main page, click Settings. 2. In the Settings page, click Security. 3. Click Password Unknown. 4. Click Erase Drive. The Authenticate window will open. 5. Enter the Name and Password for your computer and click OK. Click OK. 9. Power Cycle the drive. 10. When the erase process is complete, a message will appear indicating that the disk is unreadable. 11. Click Initialize. The Apple Disk Utility will open. NOTE: Do not turn off your computer or your drive during the erase or formatting process. PAGE 28

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MAXTOR ONETOUCH III MINI EDITION
MACINTOSH INSTALLATION
Disable Security
If you decide you want to disable the password you created,
follow these steps:
1.
Open the
Maxtor OneTouch Manager
utility and click
Security
or click
Open Utility
from the Maxtor screen that
asks you for your password.
2.
Enter your
Password
.
3.
Click
Disable Security
.
You will return to the original security screen. Close the
Maxtor OneTouch Manager
.
The default setting for the Security setting is
disabled
.
NOTE:
See
Set Password
if you ever wish to re-enable
password security in the future.
Erase Drive
If all attempts to recover your password fail and you need to
erase your OneTouch III Mini Edition, follow these steps:
1.
From the OneTouch Manager main page, click
Settings
.
2.
In the
Settings
page, click
Security
.
3.
Click
Password Unknown
.
4.
Click
Erase Drive
. The Authenticate window will open.
5.
Enter the
Name
and
Password
for your computer and
click
OK
.
A window will appear, asking you to confirm “...that you
intend to destroy all data on this drive.”
6.
Type the
5-digit number
and click
Erase Drive
.
7.
The
Erase
procedure will commence.
8.
Upon completion, a message will appear stating that the
drive is erased.
Click
OK
.
9.
Power Cycle the drive.
10. When the erase process is complete, a message will
appear indicating that the disk is unreadable.
11. Click
Initialize
.
The
Apple Disk Utility
will open.
NOTE:
Do not turn off your computer or your drive
during the erase or formatting process.