The slider at the bottom of the screen controls the time period of inactivity before the all system hard drives will go to sleep. It is possible to choose as short as 10 minutes and as long as 60 minutes. You can also set it to never go to sleep.
4.Select a time period using the slider in the bottom of the window.
5.Close the Energy Saver control panel.
Windows
Opening the OneTouch Settings utility
The Maxtor Main Menu will appear.
The features are grouped into 3 functional areas:
Setup & Restore: Where you set up and run your backups as well as restore files from a backup using Retrospect Express HD. For more information see “Using Retrospect Express HD” on page 34 earlier in this chapter.
Drive Management: Where you can view information about your drive, adjust power settings, customize the OneTouch button, run diagnostics, and adjust performance settings.
Security Settings: Where you can control access to your Maxtor OneTouch II drive.
Drive Management
Click Drive Management
The Manage My Maxtor OneTouch II drive screen will appear.
View Drive Information
This provides you with information about your drive including model number, serial number capacity, and more.
Adjust Power Settings
You can set your Maxtor OneTouch II drive to go to sleep (low power mode) after a period of inactivity. Simply select one of the time options from the
Customize OneTouch Button
You can set the button on your Maxtor OneTouch II drive to open an application or file of your choice. Click Browse,
If you did the Full Installation, including Retrospect, the button on your Maxtor OneTouch II drive is automatically set to start a full system backup whenever you press it. If you customize it, it will disable your OneTouch button backup settings. However, you can reset the button at any time by clicking Default. If you also have a Personal Storage 5000 drive, you can set its button to launch a different application.
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