Maxtor OneTouch User Manual page 36

2. Plug the other end of the FireWire cable into either of the
available FireWire ports on the back of the drive.
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FireWire Ports
Figure 5. Connecting to a FireWire port
Depending on the size of your drive, it may take several
seconds for your Macintosh to recognize the drive.
Eventually, this message will appear:
'This disk is unreadable by this Computer.'
3. Enter a Name for your drive and select Mac OS Extended
from the Format drop-down menu.
4. Click Initialize.
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A window will open that says: 'Initializing will erase all
information on this disk.'
5. Click Continue.
After a short time, your new drive will appear on the desktop of
your Macintosh.
FireWire
Ports
Now, you should re-enable the File Exchange control panel.
6. Go to the Apple menu, select Control Panels.
The Control Panels folder will open
7. Double-click the Extensions Manager icon to open it.
The Extensions Manager panel will open.
8. Make sure the checkbox next to File Exchange has a
checkmark in it.
9. Click Restart.
The installation is complete and your Maxtor OneTouch drive is
ready to use!
If you did the Full Installation, including Retrospect Express, we
encourage you to proceed to the next section to setup the Maxtor
OneTouch feature for easy, automated backup of your important
files, anytime, at the touch of a button!