Maxtor FireWire 800 User Manual

 

Using Your Drive

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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,

CD-ROMs, or other storage devices.

• 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.

 

The blue lights on the front of your drive provide useful information.

 

The FireWire and USB interfaces allow you to 

 

 your 

Maxtor OneTouch

 

 

 

II drive; that is, connect and disconnect the drive 

while the computer and your drive are turned on.

 

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.

 

Plug the FireWire or USB cable into the drive and your 
computer. 

 

Both lights on

Power on/idle

Lights blink alternating every second

Active

One light off and one blinking

Standby mode

 

Table 1: Maxtor OneTouch II drive lights