Editing Video; Moving Data Between Two Systems; Playing Games - Maxtor OneTouch User Manual

Most Windows-based and some Macintosh-based
applications installed on your drive will only run on the
computer where the application was installed. If you move
your drive to any other computer, the application may no
longer function. Once the drive is reconnected to the
computer where the application was originally installed, the
application will function properly.
Important Note for Windows 98SE and Me:
The Windows operating system expects applications to
remain at the same drive letter location at all times. When
your drive is removed from the system and plugged back in
at a later time, Windows 98SE and Me operating systems
may assign the drive a different drive letter. This can happen
when another storage device is added to or removed from
your computer while the drive is not connected to your
system. If Windows has assigned a different letter to your
drive than it had previously, any applications installed on the
drive may no longer operate properly.

Editing Video

Using a computer to capture and edit video recorded with a digital
camcorder is quickly becoming popular. Digital video files are
typically very large, using about 13 GB per hour of video content.
Maxtor recommends connecting your drive using the FireWire
interface for best results when working with video.
Windows
The FAT32 file system, that was installed on your OneTouch
drive at the factory, limits any single file, including a digital
video file, to a maximum size of 4 GB. Specify an existing
folder or create a new folder on your drive. If you are running
the Windows 98 or Me operating system, you should
consider upgrading to Windows 2000 or XP to take
advantage of the NTFS file system's larger allowable file size
and many other features.
If you are running either the Windows 2000 or XP operating
system with a video editing application, you should consider
re-formatting your drive to the NTFS file system. See
"Formatting Your Drive for Windows" on page 35in chapter
2 for instructions.
Reformatting the drive will destroy any data stored on
that drive.

Moving Data Between Two Systems

Your Maxtor OneTouch drive provides a great tool for moving large
amounts of data between two systems. For more information see
the Maxtor online knowledgebase: http://www.maxtorkb.com

Playing Games

CD-ROM-based games typically run faster when they are installed
on a hard drive rather than running them from the CD. You can use
your OneTouch drive to store and play CD-ROM games. See See
"Customizing your OneTouch button:" on page 44 for more
information.
To install a CD-ROM game
1. Start the install program on your game CD.
2. Select Maximum Install (if supported), if you are asked
how to install the game on your system.
This option installs most or all of the game's software onto
your drive.
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