Maxtor 800 manual Installing Applications on Your Drive, Editing Video, Storing Audio

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Installing Applications on Your Drive

You may install and run applications from your drive like any other drive on your system. If you connect the drive to your system using a USB 1.1 interface, the data transfer rate is approximately 1 MB per second. Because of this, installing applications on a drive using the USB 1.1 interface is not recommended. However, you can store the data for many applications and then access the data over a USB 1.1 interface.

Some Macintosh-based and most Windows-based applications installed on your drive will only run on the computer where the application was installed. If you move your drive to any other computer, the application may no longer function. Once the drive is reconnected to the computer where the application was originally installed, the application will function properly.

Editing Video

Using a computer to capture and edit video recorded with a

digital camcorder is quickly becoming popular. Digital video files are typically very large, using about 13 GB per hour of video content. Maxtor recommends connecting your drive using the FireWire interface for best results when working with video.

Moving Data Between Two Systems

Your Maxtor OneTouch II drive provides a great tool for moving large amounts of data between two systems– whether they be Macintosh Computers, Windows PCs, or both. Certain consider- ations must be accounted for before proceeding. For more information, see the Maxtor online KnowledgeBase at: www.maxtorkb.com.

Playing Games

CD-ROM-based games typically run faster when they are on a hard drive rather than running them from the CD. You can use your Maxtor OneTouch II drive to store and play CD-ROM games.

Storing Audio

Using your computer as an audio jukebox is a very popular application. This allows you to store and play thousands of your favorite songs. You can also create and manage an audio library.

Using Security Lock

Your new drive includes a security locking slot on the back of the drive. The slot is compatible with most security locking cables.

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