User manual MAXTOR ONETOUCH II FIREWIRE 800

[. . . ] EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE Maxtor OneTouch II Drive TM FireWire 800 Edition User's Guide P/N: 20280400 Contents 1 Introduction. 26 Connecting and Disconnecting the Drive. Using Retrospect®Express - Macintosh. Using Retrospect®Express HD - Windows . [. . . ] Make a mental note of this drive letter. Its a good idea to name your new drive, so that is easy identify later when you use it for backing up your files. To name your drive on a Macintosh computer: 1. Double-click the Windows Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in your system icon tray located at the bottom right corner of your desktop. Unplug or Eject Hardware icon 1. On your desktop, click on the name of the new drive's icon. Enter a name (for example "Maxtor") for your drive and press Return. A list of device choices appears. 28 To name your drive on a Windows computer: 1. Open your My Computer icon (where your other drives appear. ) 2. Right-click your new drive's icon and select Properties. In the Label section at the top of the window, enter a name for your drive. For example: `Maxtor. ' If you installed your drive with the Maxtor OneTouch feature, the Retrospect Express software is already installed. Here are some important guidelines: · Only the current versions of your files are copied. The Maxtor OneTouch II drive does not keep backup copies made in earlier sessions. · If you delete files from your source drive and then push the button, those same files will also be deleted from your Maxtor OneTouch II FireWire 800 drive. · Any files that are currently open will not be copied to the Maxtor OneTouch II drive. Close any files you want copied before pressing the button. 3 Using Retrospect Express Macintosh Your Maxtor OneTouch II drive includes a full copy of the Dantz Retrospect Express software. It includes many powerful and convenient features. In addition to the Maxtor OneTouch feature, you can: · Automatically make copies of your most important files. · Make copies of your data onto other popular storage devices, including CD-R, DVD-R, and selected tape drives. · Recover lost work easily ­ restore a single file or the contents of an entire drive in one easy step. · Save time and minimize storage space needs. Can I customize the Maxtor OneTouch Backup? Yes. Using Retrospect Express, you can customize OneTouch backup in a variety of ways. The default type is a duplicate backup You can even customize how the duplicate replaces files on the destination drive. If you modify the destination location for the Maxtor OneTouch script or another duplicate script in Retrospect Express, it will default to "replace the entire contents" of the selected drive or folder. [. . . ] Device driver programs are stored on a computer's hard drive and are loaded into memory when the computer is started or when a device is plugged into the computer. 52 Mb ­ (Megabit) When used to describe data storage, equal to one million bits. Mbps ­ (Megabits per second) When used to described data transfer rates, it refers to one million bits per second. NTFS ­ The primary file system for Windows 2000 and XP operating system that organizes files on your computer. Supports large capacity hard drives up to 2 TB. [. . . ]