Maxtor OneTouch User Manual page 30

The actual information in this window will vary depending on
the model and capacity of your drive.
6. Select the Erase tab at the top of the window.
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7. Select Mac OS Extended from the Volume Format
drop-down list.
8. Enter a name for your drive in the Name field.
9. Select the check box next to Install Mac OS 9 Drivers.
This will allow your disk to be recognized if you start your
system in Mac OS 9. (If you will never use this drive with OS 9,
you can leave this unchecked).
10. Click Erase to continue.
The Erase Disk window appears to confirm the Erase process.
11. Click Erase to start the formatting process.
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After a few minutes, your drive will be formatted with the Mac OS
Extended format and you will be able to see it appear on the
desktop of your Macintosh.
12. In the Disk Utility program, go to the Disk Utility menu and
select Quit Disk Utility.
13. The installation is complete and your Maxtor OneTouch drive is
ready to use!
If you did the Full Installation, including Retrospect Express, we
encourage you to go to the next section to setup the Maxtor One-
Touch feature for easy, automated backup of your important files,
anytime, at the touch of a button!
Macintosh OS X: Setting Up the
Maxtor OneTouch Feature
Once the drive is recognized by your computer, you can set up the
Maxtor OneTouch feature to automatically make a backup copy of
your selected files each time you press the OneTouch button.
Before you begin, make sure the Maxtor Install CD is NOT
in your CD-ROM drive.
To set up the Maxtor OneTouch button feature
1. Push the button on the front of your drive.
A window appears that says: 'You need an administrator
password to start Retrospect'
Enter your Name and Password for your OS X system.
(This is the Name and Password you set up when you originally
installed OS X)