3 Using Your Drive
Once installed, you can use your new Maxtor OneTouch II FireWire 800 drive in the same way you use the other drives on your computer. Some of the basic ways you can use your new drive are:
•Move or copy files or folders from your other drives,
•Within virtually any application, save files to and open files from the new drive.
•Store video files, games, spreadsheets, and other commonly used files.
•Store copies of important files from your desktop or laptop computer.
For information on the Maxtor OneTouch Settings utility, including:
•Performance and power management features
•Security settings
•Diagnostic utilities
•Customizing the OneTouch button
•Using Retrospect Express to back up and restore your data
See “Restoring Your Complete System” on page 42, for more information.
Maxtor OneTouch II drive lights and their messages
The blue lights on the front of your drive provide useful information.
Message | Status |
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Both lights on | Power on/idle |
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Lights blink alternating every second | Active |
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One light off and one blinking | Standby mode |
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Table 1: Maxtor OneTouch II drive lights
Connecting and Disconnecting the Drive
The FireWire and USB interfaces allow you to hot swap your Maxtor OneTouch II drive; that is, connect and disconnect the drive while the computer and your drive are turned on.
To connect the drive to a Macintosh computer
1.Make sure the drive is turned on and that both blue lights are illuminated.
Connecting your computer to a drive that is not powered on can cause your computer to behave erratically or freeze.
2.Plug the FireWire or USB cable into the drive and your computer.
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