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2. Plug the smaller end of the USB cable into the USB connection
on the drive.
USB Port
Figure 4. Connecting to the USB Port
It may take up to 2 minutes for your computer to recognize
the drive, after connecting it to your computer:
1. Your new drive appears in the same way as your other drives
with the name New Volume and a drive letter assigned by the
operating system. The assigned letter will vary depending upon
the number of other storage devices connected to your
computer. Make a mental note of this drive letter.
Your system may request you to restart your computer
to complete the hardware installation. If so, go ahead
and restart.
It's a good idea to name your new drive, so that is easy to
identify later when you use it for backing up your files. Here's
how to do it:
2. Open your My Computer icon (where your other
drives appear.)
3. right-click your new drive's icon and select Properties.
The Properties window will open.
4. In the Label section at the top of the window, enter a name for
your drive. For example: 'Maxtor.'
5. The installation is complete and your Maxtor OneTouch drive is
ready to use!
If you did the Full Installation, including Retrospect, we encourage
USB Port
you to setup the Maxtor OneTouch feature for easy, automated
backup of your important files, anytime, at the touch of a button!
Simply go to "Windows 98SE and ME: Setting Up the Maxtor
OneTouch Feature" on page 18.
Connecting with the FireWire Cable:
This section describes how to connect your OneTouch drive using a
FireWire cable. For more information about the FireWire interface,
go to http://www.askfor1394.com.
Do not plug a FireWire cable into the drive when a USB
cable is already connected to the drive. This drive will only
operate on one interface at a time.
Windows 98SE Only:
(If you are using Windows ME, please move on to the next
section: 'To Connect the FireWire Cable')
Make sure you have first installed the Windows 98SE 1394
Storage Supplement.
This Microsoft supplement installs a Safe Removal utility that
allows you to safely stop a Plug and Play storage device prior to
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