Installing Applications On Your Drive; Moving Data Between Two Systems; Playing Games; Storing Audio - Maxtor FireWire 800 User Manual

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Installing Applications on Your Drive

You may install and run applications from your drive like any other
drive on your system. If you connect the drive to your system using
3 a USB 1.1 interface, the data transfer rate is approximately 1 MB
per second. Because of this, installing applications on a drive
using the USB 1.1 interface is not recommended. However, you
can store the data for many applications and then access the data
over a USB 1.1 interface.
Some Macintosh-based and most Windows-based
applications installed on your drive will only run on the
computer where the application was installed. If you move
your drive to any other computer, the application may no
longer function. Once the drive is reconnected to the
computer where the application was originally installed,
the application will function properly.
Editing Video
Using a computer to capture and edit video recorded with a
digital camcorder is quickly becoming popular. Digital video files are
typically very large, using about 13 GB per hour of video content.
Maxtor recommends connecting your drive using the FireWire
interface for best results when working with video.
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Moving Data Between Two Systems

Your Maxtor OneTouch II drive provides a great tool for moving
large amounts of data between two systems– whether they be
Macintosh Computers, Windows PCs, or both. Certain consider-
ations must be accounted for before proceeding. For more
information, see the Maxtor online KnowledgeBase at:
www.maxtorkb.com.

Playing Games

CD-ROM-based games typically run faster when they are on a
hard drive rather than running them from the CD. You can use
your Maxtor OneTouch II drive to store and play CD-ROM games.

Storing Audio

Using your computer as an audio jukebox is a very popular
application. This allows you to store and play thousands of your
favorite songs. You can also create and manage an audio library.

Using Security Lock

Your new drive includes a security locking slot on the back of the
drive. The slot is compatible with most security locking cables.