Security Settings - Maxtor ONETOUCH III User Manual

CHAPTER 3 USING THE ONETOUCH III
7. Click the Adjust Performance button.
8. You will see the following.
Click on High Performance - (faster).
9. Click Apply to be notified that the performance setting
has adjusted.
Click OK.

Security Settings

This feature allows you to password protect your OneTouch III
drive soon that in the event that this drive is lost/stolen, no
one will be able to access its data unless they provide either
the password or if added, the answer that you provided to a
secret question.
Set Password
1. Click the Settings button. This will open the Settings for
My Maxtor OneTouch menu.
2. Click the Adjust Security Setting button.
3. In the fields provided, enter a password and re-enter your
password. The password must be at least six or more
characters in length and include at least one digit (for
example "abcdef" would not be a valid password;
"abcde1" would be a valid password).
Click Apply if you wish to just set a password.
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