Advanced Settings, Shared Storage Drive Home

Advanced Settings

The Shared Storage Drive Home Page

Using the Shared Storage Drive home page, you can access many advanced features for managing your drive, including:

•Setting the Language, Date, Time and Administrator account.

•Setting up or modifying User Accounts and access privileges.

•Creating or modifying Shared Folders and access privileges.

•Modifying Network Settings and using Disk Utilities.

•Status on Connected Users, USB Storage Devices, Printers attached and other settings.

To access the Shared Storage Drive home page:

1.Open the Quick Start software.

2.After your Shared Storage Drive is located on the network, click Next.

3.Click Drive Management (Advanced).

Your web browser will open and the

Shared Storage Drive home page will appear.

If a password has been setup for the administrator account, you will need to enter admin as the user name, and the correct password. If you do not know the password, contact the administrator for your

Shared Storage Drive.

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Adding Rubber Feet to your drive

If you plan to use your Shared Storage Drive on a desk surface, your kit includes four rubber feet to protect your drive and the surface of your desk.

To apply the feet:

1.Make sure your drive is disconnected properly from your computer.

2.Make sure your drive is turned off, by pressing the button on the front of the drive.

3.Turn your drive so that the ridges are facing up. This is the bottom of the drive.

4.Place two rubber feet on each ridge on the bottom of your drive. One should be placed near the front and the other toward the back of each ridge.

Bottom of Drive

Rubber Feet

Placement

Figure 8. Adding Rubber Feet to your drive

Using Your Drive

20274700 specifications

The Maxtor 20274700 is a notable addition to Maxtor's series of hard drives, designed with reliability and performance in mind. This 3.5-inch internal hard drive has been specially crafted to cater to the needs of both general consumers and professionals alike. Offering ample storage capacity, the Maxtor 20274700 is particularly suitable for users who require significant space for their data-heavy applications such as multimedia content, gaming, and extensive document storage.

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