Seagate Personal Storage 5000DV Installation Guide (Windows) - Page 26

M To disconnect the drive from a Macintosh 1. From the desktop, drag the drive icon to the Trash. The drive disappears from the desktop. Moving Data Between Two Systems Your Maxtor Personal Storage 5000 drive provides a great tool for moving large amounts of data between two systems.This section presents a few tips to remember. 2. Disconnect your drive from the computer. To connect the drive to a Windows system or W Moving Data between Two Windows Computers 3 Macintosh computer 1. Make sure the drive is getting power and the green power light is on. Your drive is formatted with the FAT32 file system and is supported under four Windows operating system versions: 98SE, Me, 2000, and XP.Windows 98SE and Me use the FAT32 file system.Windows 2000 and XP Connecting your computer to a drive that is not powered support both the FAT32 and NTFS file systems. on can cause your computer to behave erratically or freeze. If you leave the drive in the FAT32 format, you can 2. Insert either the FireWire or USB cable into the drive and your computer. After a moment, the computer will recognize that your drive is connected and the drive icon will appear in the My Computer window or on your Macintosh desktop. move files between any of these four Windows operating systems. However, the FAT32 format limits any file to a maximum size of 4 GB. If you choose to reformat to the NTFS file system, you cannot use the drive to move files to or from a computer running Windows 98SE or Me. 22 Using Your Drive