Installing The Maxtor Manager Software After Erasing The Drive - Maxtor BlackArmor User Manual

Step 3: Follow the steps in the New Partition Wizard to format your BlackArmor drive and
Installing the Maxtor Manager Software after
Erasing the Drive
When you erase a BlackArmor drive, the software installation package that was originally used
to install the Maxtor Manager application on your computer is also erased. A copy of the
software installation package is stored in the protected section of the drive. If you need to
reinstall the software in the future, you can explore the drive while it's locked and install the
software from the Maxtor Manager folder.
To find and install the Maxtor Manager software,
Step 1: While the drive is still locked, open My Computer (Computer in Vista).
Step 2: Find and right-click on the BlackArmor drive.
Step 3: Choose the Explore option
Step 4: Double-click the Maxtor Manager folder
Step 5: Double-click the Launcher.exe file
Step 6: Follow the steps in the installation wizard to complete the install.
Erasing a BlackArmor Drive
The Disk Management window opens:
Figure 114: Disk Management
The BlackArmor drive (Disk 1 in the image above) is labeled Unallocated because
it's not properly formatted.
The New Partition Wizard opens automatically.
prepare it for use again.
This starts the installation of the Maxtor Manager software.
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