My Drive Appears To Read Files Significantly Faster Than It Writes Files - Maxtor OneTouch User Manual

If the drive does not appear on your desktop, try the tips in the
next section for your computer's specific operating system. If
the drive still does not appear on your system, visit the Product
Support area of the Maxtor web site at www.maxtorkb.com for
further assistance.
Do you have the most current Maxtor software?
Check the Product Support area at: www.maxtorsupport.com
to determine the latest version.
Are AppleTalk and File Sharing off? If not, turn them off and
reboot. If, after rebooting, the drive still does not mount, try
turning the drive off and back on again.
Follow these steps to open the Apple System Profiler.
For OS X:
• Go to the Apple Menu and select About This Mac.
The About this Mac screen will appear.
• Click the More Info button. The Apple System
Profiler will open.
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• Click the Devices and Volumes tab.
• Depending on which Maxtor hard drive you are
using, your Maxtor drive should appear as a
rectangle in the FireWire Information
section of the screen.
• Clicking any of the horizontal triangles next to the
different rectangles on this screen, shows more
detailed information about the device, including
the manufacturer.
If you can't find your Maxtor drive, try turning the
drive off, waiting 10 seconds and turning it back on.
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For OS 9:
• Go to the Apple Menu and select Apple System
Profiler. The Apple System Profiler will open.
• Click the More Info button. The Apple System
Profiler will open.
• Click the Devices and Volumes tab.
• Depending on which Maxtor hard drive you are
using, your Maxtor drive should appear as a
rectangle in the FireWire section
of the screen.
• Clicking any of the horizontal triangles next to the
different rectangles on this screen, shows more
detailed information about the device, including
the manufacturer.
• If you can't find your Maxtor drive, try turning the
drive off, waiting 10 seconds and turning it back on.
If your drive does not appear after trying all of the suggestions
above, visit the Product Support area at:
www.maxtorsupport.com.
My drive appears to read files significantly faster
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than it writes files
Your drive includes a special data protection function, which
automatically verifies all data written to the drive during the first
few uses of the product. It's similar to the break-in period for a
new car. The verification process is performed while data is
being written, causing reduced write performance.
This verification function is automatically turned off after your
drive has been powered on and off ten times (you need to leave