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Maxtor OneTouch
Macintosh User's Guide
P/N: 20241400

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  • Page 1 FIREWIRE DRIVE Maxtor OneTouch Macintosh User’s Guide P/N: 20241400...
  • Page 2 Warranty Maxtor’s warranty obligations are limited to the terms set forth: Maxtor warrants MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND only to the original consumer purchaser that new Maxtor products will be free AGAINST INFRINGEMENT. from defects in material and workmanship for 1 year from the date of original Additionally, Maxtor does not warrant that the installation software for Macintosh purchase.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Adding Rubber Feet to Your OneTouch Drive ....... . 22...

  • Page 5: Before You Start

    files as a part of your overall backup solution. By using the Maxtor OneTouch feature, your drive can create and store a copy • Plug and Play installation of your important files with a touch of a button.

  • Page 6: Maxtor Onetouch™ Drive Components

    OneTouch Drive Components Included in this Kit The Maxtor OneTouch drive comes complete with the components Before installing your new drive, review the features shown below. shown in Figure 2. Familiarize yourself with each of these items in Figure 1.

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    System Requirements Handling Precautions The following are the minimum system requirements. Handle your drive with care! Follow the precautions listed here or damage to the drive may result and your warranty may become Macintosh void. Review the “Maxtor Product Warranty” on the inside front cover for more information.

  • Page 8: About This Guide

    Maxtor which may also be defined in the Glossary. OneTouch, or restoring files. Dantz provides free telephone support for the first 30 days and a comprehensive support section on its Helpful information about a particular topic.

  • Page 9: Installing Your Drive

    Installing Your Drive ™ Select your operating system This chapter describes how to install the Maxtor OneTouch drive, the Dantz Retrospect backup software, and how to activate the The complete, step-by-step installation for popular Macintosh Maxtor OneTouch button for simplified backups of your valuable operating systems is described separately in the following sections.
  • Page 10 Restart. 4. Turn on the Maxtor OneTouch Drive using the power switch on 11. Click Restart. the back of the drive. The two blue lights on the front of the...
  • Page 11 Connecting with the FireWire Cable Maxtor OneTouch Feature This section describes how to connect your OneTouch drive using a FireWire cable. For more information about the FireWire interface, Once the drive is recognized by your computer, you can set up the go to http://www.askfor1394.com.
  • Page 12 Maxtor. Once you’ve made your selection, Retrospect Express will open and the Maxtor OneTouch Setup screen will appear. 5. Click Next. 6. Select the drive to copy your files from and click Next.
  • Page 13 8. Make your choice and click Next. 1. Turn on your computer 9. The Step 3 screen is displayed. Select the Maxtor OneTouch 2. Insert the Maxtor Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. drive or another drive on your computer as the location to store the copy of your files.
  • Page 14 11. Proceed to the next section: Connecting the Drive. your power source. 4. Turn on the Maxtor OneTouch Drive using the power switch on Macintosh OS 9: Connecting the Drive the back of the drive. The two blue lights on the front of the drive should illuminate.
  • Page 15 3. Enter the required information on the form. your Macintosh. • Click Email to register via email The installation is complete and your Maxtor OneTouch drive is • Click Print to register via mail ready to use! • Click Register Later if you do not want to register at this time.
  • Page 16 The Step 1 Screen will appear. Make your choice and click Next. 7. The Step 3 screen is displayed. Select the Maxtor OneTouch drive or another drive on your computer as the location to store the copy of your files. Click Next.

  • Page 17: Installing Drivers Only

    See “Using Your Drive” on page 15 in chapter 3, for information on If you’re using OS 9, connect your OneTouch drive as described in using your drive for common applications and on using Retrospect “Macintosh OS 9: Connecting the Drive”...
  • Page 18 To Install Retrospect at a Later Time If you wish to install a complete copy of Retrospect software and the Maxtor OneTouch feature at a later time, you can do so by fol- lowing the original installation instructions provided in the “Setting Up the Maxtor OneTouch Feature”...

  • Page 19: Using Your Drive

    Using Your Drive Connecting and Disconnecting the Drive Once installed, you can use your new Maxtor OneTouch drive in the same way you use the other drives on your computer. Some of the The FireWire interface allows you to hot swap your new Maxtor basic ways you can use your new drive are: OneTouch Drive;...

  • Page 20: What Is Maxtor Onetouch

    files on the destination drive’s backup folder and will only copy the selected files from the source drive’s folder. Maxtor OneTouch is an easy way to make backup copies of your Use with caution! files. By pressing the button on the front of your drive, your files are copied.

  • Page 21: Using Retrospect

    Express. Note that using this function will permanently remove files from the source drive and place them on the destination drive. If If you installed your drive with the Maxtor OneTouch feature, the Retrospect Express software is already installed. your destination drive is lost or damaged, you will have lost your only copy of these files.

  • Page 22: Changing Your Maxtor Onetouch Script

    The Maxtor OneTouch setup wizard will start. The folder is named ‘Backup copy of your_disk_name’ For OS X: See “To set up the Maxtor OneTouch button (Only the first 9 characters of this name will be used). feature” on page 7 in chapter 2. For OS 9: See “To set 3.
  • Page 23 You can launch most any application or file on your computer with your OneTouch drive. the OneTouch button. For example, you could use it to launch a program like QuickTime or even a specific QuickTime file. The new application or file that you selected should open.
  • Page 24 2. Find and open the Energy Saver control panel. lower part of this window. The Energy Saver window will open, and the 2. Make sure your OneTouch drive is selected. Sleep Setup settings should be displayed. 3. Click the Default Settings button.

  • Page 25: Installing Applications On Your Drive

    You can also create and manage an audio library on amounts of data between two systems. For more information see your OneTouch drive. A popular web site to learn more about these the Maxtor online knowledgebase: http://www.maxtorkb.com audio applications is at http://www.mp3.com.

  • Page 26: Adding Rubber Feet To Your Onetouch Drive

    Adding Rubber Feet to Your Using Security Lock OneTouch Drive Your new drive includes a security locking slot on the back of the drive. The security locking slot is compatible with most security locking If you plan to use your drive on a desk surface, your kit includes four cables, including those offered by Kensington.

  • Page 27: Backing Up Your System

    Backing Up Your System One valuable use of your new Maxtor OneTouch drive is to backup according to the steps described in this chapter. If you need to restore data to a different computer and / or a different operating your complete system.
  • Page 28 3. In OS X: Go to the File menu and select Get Info (OS X 10.2) or Show Info (OS X 10.1). In OS 9: Go to the File menu and select Get Info, then Information. 4. The Info window will open. In this window you will be able to see the Capacity of the drive, as well as the amount of space Used on the drive.
  • Page 29 OS X to back up an OS X system. The Choose a Folder window will now appear. 1. Open Retrospect Express 11. Select the drive you plan to back up to (your Maxtor OneTouch The Retrospect Express Directory window will open. drive) and click Save.
  • Page 30 If you get the message that ‘the configuration isn’t ready,’ The EasyScript Backup window will appear. click Don’t Quit, make sure that your OneTouch drive is connected and turned on and quit Retrospect again. 3. Make sure Execute now is selected and click Execute.
  • Page 31 ‘Script EasyScript Backup is next for automatic execution.’ If you get the message that ‘the configuration isn’t ready,’ click Don’t Quit, make sure that your OneTouch drive is connected and turned on and quit Retrospect again. If this still doesn’t work, try creating a new EasyScript.

  • Page 33: Disaster Recovery

    Disaster Recovery If disaster has struck and your system software is damaged or The OneTouch drive, in combination with the included Dantz Retrospect software, supports a complete system restore capability completely erased, this chapter provides you with step-by-step (Operating System, drivers, applications, settings and user files) back instructions on how to restore your system.
  • Page 34 Restore from Backup:Source window. Make sure it Macintosh manual. is selected. 9. Click OK. Do not partition or reformat the Maxtor OneTouch drive that your system backup is stored on. The Destination Selection window will now appear, asking you to choose a ‘Destination for restore.’...
  • Page 35 The Restore from Backup window will appear, allowing you to confirm the source (your OneTouch drive) and the destination (your Macintosh hard drive) for the restore. 12. Click Restore. A window will appear asking you: ‘Really Execute?’ 13. Click OK.

  • Page 37: Troubleshooting And Faqs

    Troubleshooting and FAQs General Troubleshooting This chapter provides troubleshooting tips and answers frequently asked questions about installing your Maxtor OneTouch drive. Drive does not appear on my system You can find additional information in the Maxtor Knowledge Base at www.maxtorkb.com or contact Maxtor at www.maxtor.com.

  • Page 38: My Drive Appears To Read Files Significantly Faster Than It Writes Files

    If the drive does not appear on your desktop, try the tips in the For OS 9: next section for your computer’s specific operating system. If • Go to the Apple Menu and select Apple System the drive still does not appear on your system, visit the Product Profiler.

  • Page 39: My Drive Shows Less Capacity Than On The Box Label

    The Mac OS uses the binary numbering system. When you use your system to check your drive’s capacity, multiply the value • Select the Maxtor OneTouch entry and then click the Edit shown (displayed in base 2 megabytes) by 1,048,576 to button.

  • Page 40: How Do I Partition A Drive

    OS. Partitioning helps you to manage files more easily. One common use of partitioning is to install your operating system in one partition and all of your applications in another. How do I partition my drive? There are a number of excellent programs for partitioning. For more information on the appropriate one for your operating system see the Maxtor Knowledge Base at: http://www.maxtorkb.com...

  • Page 41: Glossary

    Glossary Byte – A unit of storage on a drive that holds a single character. GB – (Gigabyte) Equal to 1,000,000,000 (billion) bytes. For a A byte is equal to 8 bits. detailed explanation, refer to page 29. Capacity – The amount of information, measured in bytes, that Hard Drive –...
  • Page 42 Port – A connection or socket on the motherboard, controller card, case, or chassis for connecting peripheral devices, such as a FireWire socket. Script – A saved backup procedure for Retrospect that you can schedule to run at some future date and time or on a repeating schedule, such as daily.

  • Page 43: Index

    Installing Drivers Only Retrospect User guide Changing Your Maxtor OneTouch Script Setting Up the Maxtor Moving Data Between Connecting and Disconnecting OneTouch Feature OS 9 Two Systems the Drive Setting Up the Maxtor OneTouch Feature OS X OneTouch Drive Components Dantz Support...
  • Page 44 © 2003 Maxtor Corporation. All rights reserved. Maxtor and the Maxtor logo are registered trademarks of Maxtor Corporation. Maxtor Personal Storage and Maxtor OneTouch are trademarks of Maxtor Corporation. Dantz, the Dantz logo, and Retrospect are registered trademarks and Retrospect Express is a trademark of Dantz Development Corporation.

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