Using Your Drive - Maxtor OneTouch II User Manual

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Using Your Drive

Once installed, you can use your new Maxtor OneTouch II drive in
the same way you use the other drives on your computer. Some of
the basic ways you can use your new drive are:
• Move or copy files or folders from your other drives, CD-
ROMs, or other storage devices.
• Within virtually any application, save files to and open files
from the new drive.
• Store video files, games, spreadsheets, and other commonly
used files.
• Store copies of important files from your desktop or laptop
computer.
For information on the Maxtor OneTouch Settings utility, including:
• Security settings
• Power management features
• Diagnostic utilities
• Customizing the OneTouch button
• Using Retrospect Express to back up and restore your data
• Performance settings for your drive
See "Using the Maxtor OneTouch Settings" on page 55, for
more information.
Maxtor OneTouch II drive lights and their messages
The blue lights on the front of your drive provide useful information.
Message
Both lights on
Lights blink alternating every second
One light off and one blinking
Table 1: Maxtor OneTouch II drive lights
Status
Power on/idle
Active
Standby mode
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