Initialize Alert - Maxtor OneTouch 4 User Manual

Step 2: Enter the number displayed and click Erase Now.
Note: When the reformat has finished, you must disconnect and then reconnect the power and
interface cables to the drive. Otherwise, the DrivePass information remains intact and your
drive is still locked.
Step 3: Click Initialize to prepare your OneTouch for use.
Step 4: Select the Maxtor drive from the list:
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The light on your OneTouch drive begins to blink and continues until the reformat
is complete. The reformat can take several hours, depending upon the size of your
OneTouch drive.
When the reformat is complete, a Disk Insertion dialog is displayed
Figure 23:

Initialize Alert

The Disk Utility window opens:
Figure 24: Disk Utility
The First Aid tab is displayed:
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