Moving Data Between Two Systems - Maxtor Personal Storage 5000DV User Manual

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To disconnect the drive from a Macintosh
From the desktop, drag the drive icon to the Trash.
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The drive disappears from the desktop.
2. Disconnect your drive from the computer.
To connect the drive to a Windows system or
Macintosh computer
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1. Make sure the drive is getting power and the green power
light is on.
Connecting your computer to a drive that is not powered
on can cause your computer to behave erratically or freeze.
2. Insert either the FireWire or USB cable into the drive and
your computer.
After a moment, the computer will recognize that your drive is
connected and the drive icon will appear in the My Computer
window or on your Macintosh desktop.
22 Using Your Drive

Moving Data Between Two Systems

Your Maxtor Personal Storage 5000 drive provides a great tool
for moving large amounts of data between two systems. This
section presents a few tips to remember.
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Moving Data between Two Windows Computers
Your drive is formatted with the FAT32 file system and
is supported under four Windows operating system
versions: 98SE, Me, 2000, and XP. Windows 98SE and
Me use the FAT32 file system. Windows 2000 and XP
support both the FAT32 and NTFS file systems.
If you leave the drive in the FAT32 format, you can
move files between any of these four Windows operating
systems. However, the FAT32 format limits any file to a
maximum size of 4 GB. If you choose to reformat to the
NTFS file system, you cannot use the drive to move files
to or from a computer running Windows 98SE or Me.