Unlock Drive; Erase Drive - Seagate Maxtor OneTouch FireWire User Manual

MAXTOR ONETOUCH III MINI EDITION WINDOWS VISTA INSTALLATION

Unlock Drive

Though not widely used, the Unlock Drive feature can be accessed without
having to turn off you OneTouch III Mini Edition or restarting your
computer. To use this option:
1. Click the Settings button. This will open the Settings for My Maxtor
OneTouch menu.
2. Click the Adjust Security Setting button and click Unlock Maxtor
OneTouch.
3. You will be prompted to enter your password.
Click OK, or click the Secret button and answer the secret question,
then click OK.
4. You will be informed that your OneTouch III Mini Edition has been
unlocked. Click OK.
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Erase Drive

If you have forgotten your password, you can attempt to re-enter it or to
recover it, by answering a question that you setup originally when you
created your password. You are allowed 5 attempts before you must turn off
your drive and turn it back on, to try again at which point you can try an
additional 5 times. If you are not able to recover your password, the only
other way to unlock the drive is to erase all of its contents.
1. Click the Settings button. This will open the Settings for My Maxtor
OneTouch menu.
2. Click the Adjust Security Setting button.
3. You will see the following.
Click Erase Maxtor OneTouch.
Warning: The Erase Drive feature is data destructive!