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MAXTOR ONETOUCH III MINI EDITION WINDOWS INSTALLATION Security Settings This feature allows you to password protect your OneTouch III Mini Edition in the event that this drive is lost/stolen, no one will be able to access its data unless they provide either the password or if added, the answer that you provided to a secret question. Set Password 1. Click the Settings button. This will open the Settings for My Maxtor OneTouch menu. 2. Click the Adjust Security Setting button. 6. You'll be notified that a password has been set on the OneTouch III Mini Edition. Click OK. 7. From now on, every time you restart your PC and the OneTouch III Mini Edition is attached, or when you turn off your drive and turn it back on, you will be prompted to enter your password. Type in your password and click OK, or Click the Secret button and enter the Secret Answer to the Question. Click OK and your OneTouch III Mini Edition will be accessible. Change Password 1. Click the Settings button. This will open the Settings for My Maxtor OneTouch menu. 2. Click the Adjust Security Setting button. 3. You will see the following. 3. In the fields provided, enter a password and re-enter your password. The password must be at least six or more characters in length and include at least one digit (for example "abcdef" would not be a valid password; "abcde1" would be a valid password). Click Apply if you wish to just set a password. Optional but Recommended You can also provide an answer to a secret question to better protect you in the advent that your password gets lost/stolen. 4. Click the Choose a Question drop-down menu and select a question. 5. Enter the Answer to the secret question and re-type the Answer to the secret question. Click Apply and Confirm. Click Change Password. 4. Enter your current Password or click on the Secret button. Click Next, or click the Secret button and enter the Secret Answer to the Question. Then click Next. 5. Create a new password following steps 3 - 7 in Set Password. PAGE 7

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MAXTOR ONETOUCH III MINI EDITION
WINDOWS INSTALLATION
Security Settings
This feature allows you to password protect your OneTouch III
Mini Edition in the event that this drive is lost/stolen, no one
will be able to access its data unless they provide either the
password or if added, the answer that you provided to a secret
question.
Set Password
1.
Click the
Settings
button. This will open the
Settings for
My Maxtor OneTouch
menu.
2.
Click the
Adjust Security Setting
button.
3.
In the fields provided, enter a
password
and
re-enter
your
password
. The password must be at least six or more
characters in length and include at least one digit (for
example “abcdef” would not be a valid password;
“abcde1” would be a valid password).
Click
Apply
if you wish to just set a password.
Optional but Recommended
You can also provide an answer to a secret question to better
protect you in the advent that your password gets lost/stolen.
4.
Click the
Choose a Question
drop-down menu and select
a
question
.
5.
Enter the
Answer
to the secret question and re-type the
Answer
to the secret question. Click
Apply
and
Confirm
.
6.
You'll be notified that a password has been set on the
OneTouch III Mini Edition. Click
OK
.
7.
From now on, every time you restart your PC and the
OneTouch III Mini Edition is attached, or when you turn off
your drive and turn it back on, you will be prompted to
enter your password.
Type in your
password
and click
OK
,
or
Click the
Secret
button and enter the
Secret Answer
to
the
Question
. Click
OK
and your OneTouch III Mini Edition
will be accessible.
Change Password
1.
Click the
Settings
button. This will open the Settings for
My Maxtor OneTouch menu.
2.
Click the
Adjust Security Setting
button.
3.
You will see the following.
Click
Change Password
.
4.
Enter your current
Password
or click on the
Secret
button.
Click
Next
, or click the
Secret
button and enter the
Secret
Answer
to the
Question
. Then click
Next
.
5.
Create a new password following steps 3 - 7 in Set
Password.