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Partition & Security Function

Enabling this feature allows you to setup a secure area on the T.sonic™ to protect your personal information with a Private Password. You can partition the T.sonic™ into Public and Private Password protected areas. Data and information in the Private Area is kept secure and can only be accessed by logging onto the T.sonic™ using the correct password.

The Partition & Security function is not supported in the Mac™ or Linux™ Operating Systems.

To use the Partition & Security function, you must log in to the Windows OS with Administrator rights.

Enable the Security Function in Windows® Me, 2000 and XP

1.Click on the “Partition” button in the T.sonic Utility window.

Figure 33. T.sonic Utility Partition

2.The Partition window will appear. Partition the T.sonic™ into a Public and Private partition by using the mouse to move the disk partition bar on the slider until the Public Disk Area and Private Disk Area have the desired memory capacity sizes.

Figure 34. Create a Partition

3.Input a “Password” and a “Password Hint” (a reminder, should you forget your password). Click on the “Start” button to complete the Partition & Security setup.

Figure 35. Password and Hint

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Partition & Security Function