Maxtor FireWire 800 User Manual page 51

Disable Security
If you decide you want to disable the password you created,
follow these steps:
1. Click Security Settings.
2. Click Disable Security.
3. Enter your current Password.
4. Click Apply.
5. Click Close.
The default setting for the security setting is disabled.
Erase Drive
If all attempts to recover your password fail and you need to erase
your drive, follow these steps:
1. Click Security Settings.
2. Click Erase Drive.
3. Click Confirm.
4. Click Yes.
The erase process may take up to two hours or more,
depending on your operating system.
Do not turn off your computer or your drive during the erase
or formatting process.
5. After the erase process is complete, turn off your drive
and turn it back on.
The Format Drive window will appear.
6. Click Format.
The formatting process may take up to two hours or more,
depending on your operating system.
Retrospect Express User's Guide
For Macintosh: Use the Express User's Guide in the Retrospect
Express Folder on your Macintosh. If is not installed on your
computer, you can access it on the Maxtor installation CD.
For Windows: Use the built-in help system in Retrospect
Express HD by clicking the question mark icon at the top of the
screen in Retrospect.
Macintosh version of the Retrospect User's Guide on the CD:
1. Insert the Maxtor Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.
The Install CD icon will appear on your desktop.
2. Double-click the CD icon to open it.
3. Open the folder appropriate for your language.
4. Drag the Express User's Guide onto your Macintosh's
hard drive.
5. Double-click the Express User's Guide to open it.
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