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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. 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. a. Removing the drive from your computer without W Click the 'x' delete button in the Scripts dialog box. M Pull down the Scripts menu at the top of the screen and select the Forget option. Click OK to confirm. disconnecting it properly through the operating system can result in lost or damaged files. W To disconnect the drive from a Windows system 3 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 1. Click the Windows Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in your system icon tray located at the bottom right corner of your desktop. Unplug or Eject Hardware icon 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. A list of device choices appears. 2. Select the Maxtor drive. The system displays a message saying that you can safely remove the drive. 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. 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. Using Your Drive 21

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Using Your Drive
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3
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.
W
M
W
Unplug or Eject
Hardware icon