Raid Settings - Maxtor OneTouch 3 User Manual

MAXTOR ONETOUCH III TURBO EDITION WINDOWS INSTALLATION

RAID Settings

By default, your OneTouch III, Turbo Edition is configured as a
striped (RAID 0) volume. In this configuration, the OneTouch
III software combines the capacity of both enclosed hard
drives – giving you one large, fast disk. However, if one drive
fails, you will lose all data stored.
To protect your data, you can mirror (RAID 1) the drives in
your OneTouch III Turbo Edition. This configuration provides
you with a backup of your data. In the event of a single disk
failure, your data is secured on the second drive. The only
drawback to a RAID 1 is the loss of disk space. A RAID 1
configuration will decrease the overall capacity of your
OneTouch III, Turbo Edition by 50%.
1. Launch the OneTouch Manager and click the Settings button.
2. Click the RAID Settings button.
3. The RAID Settings window is displayed.
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To Configure a RAID 1 Volume on the OneTouch III
1. Click the RAID 1 – Redundancy button.
WARNING: Setting up this RAID configuration will erase
all data on your OneTouch III. Maxtor recommends that
you backup any/all data on the OneTouch III before
proceeding.
Click Next.
2. You will see the following:
Click the Continue button.
3. The progress window appears.
Click OK to proceed. Your OneTouch III, Turbo Edition will
be configured as a mirrored (RAID 1) volume. This process
will take 30 – 60 seconds, depending on the capacity of the
OneTouch III.