Maxtor 800 manual

Maxtor OneT ouch ™ II Drive FireWire 800 Edition User’ s Guide EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE P/N: 20280400[...]

Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Drive Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

1 Introduction 1 Introduction Thank you for selecting a Maxtor product. The new Maxtor OneT ouch TM II FireWire 800 Edition, with triple interfaces (FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0), lets you access high-end graphics, photos and video files quickly , and connect easily with other computers. This user’ s guide will help you setup your driv[...]

1 2 Drive Components Before installing your new drive, review the features shown in Figure 1. Refer to the capacity label on the front of the box of your Maxtor OneT ouch II drive to determine which model you have. Figure 1. Maxtor OneT ouch II FireWire 800 Drive Features Included in this Kit The Maxtor OneT ouch II FireWire 800 drive comes complet[...]

1 Introduction 3 System Requirements Macintosh • FireWire 800 requires Mac OS X 10.2.8 or higher and FireWire 800 (9-pin) equipped computer • Apple G4 processor or greater • Mac OS 9.1 or later (FW 800 not supported); OS X (10.1.2-10.1.5; 10.2.4 or later) • OS 9: 64MB RAM or more as required by operating system • OS X: 128MB RAM or more a[...]

1 4 System Requirements Windows • FireWire 800 requires Windows 2000 or XP operating system and FireWire 800 (9-pin) equipped computer • Pentium III, 500 Mhz equivalent processor or higher • 2000 Professional, XP Professional, or XP Home Edition • 128MB RAM or more as required by operating system • CD-ROM drive • Internet connection (fo[...]

1 Introduction 5 About this Guide The following symbols and conventions are used in this guide: Maxtor Product Support Maxtor Corporation provides a comprehensive product support section on its web site, including the latest software drivers, product specifications, user’ s guides, a complete troubleshooting section, and the Maxtor Knowledge Bas[...]

2 6 Installing Y our Drive In this chapter you will install your Maxtor OneT ouch ™ II FireWire 800 drive, the EMC ® Dantz ® Retrospect ® Express backup software, and activate the Maxtor OneT ouch button for simple backups of your valuable data anytime you need them. T o ensure a successful installation, follow the steps outlined below . Pleas[...]

2 Installing Your Drive 7 Macintosh OS X Step 1. Install the Software Software installation: Do not press the Maxtor OneT ouch™ button until instructed by the User's Guide or installation software. Please quit all applications before starting the installation process. Do not remove the installation CD until after completing the Maxtor OneT o[...]

2 8 13. After your Macintosh restarts, please remove the Maxtor Install CD from your computer . 14. Proceed to the next section: Connect the Drive. Step 2. Connect the Drive The Maxtor OneT ouch II drive connects to your computer using either a FireWire or USB interface. Make sure you know which interface is available on your drive and on your comp[...]

2 Installing Your Drive 9 2. Plug the smaller end of the USB cable into the USB connection on the drive. Figure 2. Connecting to a USB Port The installation is complete and your Maxtor OneT ouch II drive is ready to use! If you did the Full Installation, including Retrospect Express, we encourage you to go to “Setting Up Bootable Backup with the [...]

2 10 2. Plug the other end of the FireWire cable into an available FireWire port on the back of the drive. The installation is complete and your Maxtor OneT ouch II drive is ready to use! If you did the Full Installation, including Retrospect Express, we encourage you to go to the next section to setup the Maxtor OneT ouch button for easy , automat[...]

2 Installing Your Drive 11 6. The remaining space will be allocated to a second partition that can be used for general storage, enter the name Maxtor Extra Storage. When finished, click the OK button. 7. A warning message will appear . Click the Partition button when you are ready . 8. After the partitioning process is completed, Quit Apple’ s D[...]

2 12 By registering 1 your new drive, you will have the option of receiving product updates, special offers, and important information about other data storage solutions from Maxtor . Once you’ve made your selection, Retrospect Express will open and the Maxtor OneT ouch Setup screen will appear . 5. Click Next . The Step 1 screen will appear . 6.[...]

2 Installing Your Drive 13 Y ou may customize Retrospect Express to create backup copies of your files which will include revisions made on a daily basis. See the Retrospect Express User’ s Guide for Macintosh, included on the install CD. Y our hardware and software installation is now complete. See “Using Y our Drive” on page 27 in chapter [...]

2 14 Step 2. Connect the Drive The Maxtor OneT ouch II drive connects to your computer using either a FireWire or USB interface. Make sure you know which interface is available on your drive and on your computer . Please install the software before you connect the drive. Connecting the Power 1. Plug the round female connector from the power adapter[...]

2 Installing Your Drive 15 The Maxtor OneT ouch button, Power management, and OneT ouch Settings utility program are not supported for USB on the Macintosh. Y ou may , however , use your drive as external storage and utilize the Retrospect Express software to maintain backup copies of your files and complete system. To connect the USB cable 1. Plu[...]

2 16 To connect the FireWire Cable 1. Plug one end of the FireWire cable into any available FireWire port on your computer or any other FireWire device that is connected to your computer . 2. Plug the other end of the FireWire cable into either of the available FireWire ports on the back of the drive. Figure 6. Connecting to a FireWire port Dependi[...]

2 Installing Your Drive 17 3. Click EasyScript . The ‘Welcome to EasyScript’ window will appear . 4. Click Next . The Backup media page will appear . 5. Select File backup set (hard disk) and click Next . The Backup frequency page appears asking you: ‘How often do you want to back up?’ 6. Choose either Every day or Once a week . If you chos[...]

2 18 3. Make sure Execute now is selected and click Execute . Retrospect will now start scanning your system, the Immediate Backup window will open and the backup process will begin. The first backup may take some time depending on the number of files in your computer . Each subsequent backup will take less time. This is because Retrospect compar[...]

2 Installing Your Drive 19 If, for some reason, the Maxtor screen does not appear: • Click the Windows Start button and then click Run . • Click Browse and find the drive named Install CD • Open Install CD , open Launch and click OK . The Select Language screen will appear . 3. Select your language . The Main Menu will appear next. 4. Select[...]

2 20 11. Click Finish . The Retrospect Express HD Installshield Wizard will appear automatically . Y ou may see a message asking you to Please Reboot your computer . If so, select: ‘Y es, I want to restart my computer now’ and click OK . If you have chosen not to install Retrospect, eject the Install CD and go directly to the “Connect the Dri[...]

2 Installing Your Drive 21 The W elcome to Maxtor OneT ouch Setup screen will appear and a Maxtor OneT ouch shortcut icon will appear on your desktop. 20. Eject the Maxtor Install CD from your computer . 21. Proceed to the next section: Connect the Drive. Step 2. Connect the Drive The Maxtor OneT ouch II drive connects to your computer using either[...]

2 22 To connect the USB cable 1. Plug the flat end of the USB cable into any available USB port on your computer . This USB logo ™ may help you identify a USB port. 2. Plug the square end of the USB cable into the USB connection on the drive. Figure 4. Connecting a USB Port It may take up to 2 minutes for your computer to recognize the drive, af[...]

2 Installing Your Drive 23 6. To register immediately , enter your information in the registration form provided and click Register . If you do not wish to register now , click Register Later . If you have already registered, click Already Registered. In order to register , you must be connected to the internet. By registering 1 , you will have the[...]

2 24 Connecting with the FireWire Cable Do not plug a FireWire cable into the drive when a USB cable is already connected to the drive. The drive only operates with one interface at a time. To connect the FireWire cable 1. Plug one end of the FireWire cable into any available FireWire port on your computer . 2. Plug the other end of the FireWire ca[...]

2 Installing Your Drive 25 Y our new drive will appear in the same way as your other drives, with a letter assigned to it by the operating system. The assigned letter will vary depending upon the number of other drives connected to your computer . Make a mental note of this drive letter . If you did the Full Installation, including Retrospect Expre[...]

2 26 Installing Drivers Only This section describes how to install your new drive without installing Retrospect software. The Maxtor OneT ouch button feature will not function if you choose to install under this option. Locate your operating system and the interface you plan to use in the following section and follow the corresponding installation [...]

3 Using Your Drive 27 Using Y our Drive Once installed, you can use your new Maxtor OneT ouch II FireWire 800 drive in the same way you use the other drives on your computer . Some of the basic ways you can use your new drive are: • Move or copy files or folders from your other drives, CD-ROMs, or other storage devices. • Within virtually any [...]

3 28 After a moment, the computer will recognize that your drive is connected and the drive icon will appear on the desktop of your Macintosh. To disconnect the drive from a Macintosh computer 1. From the desktop, drag the drive icon to the T rash. The drive will disappear from the desktop. Disconnect your drive from the computer . To connect the d[...]

3 Using Your Drive 29 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 . The properties window will open. 3. In the Label section at the top of the window , enter a name for your drive. For example: ‘Maxtor .’ Using Retrospect[...]

3 30 It is strongly recommended that you: • Select the option to “Replace Corresponding Files” • Define a folder on the destination drive dedicated to your duplicate backups. Figure 1. Replace Corresponding Files Archiving Files Archive is another type of backup you can do with Retrospect Express. Note that using this function will permane[...]

3 Using Your Drive 31 3. Drag the file or group of files you wish to restore to the desired folder as you would to move or copy any other file. If you are not sure where the files you want to restore are located, use your operating system’ s Find command to search the drive containing the backup data. Changing Y our Maxtor OneT ouch Backup Se[...]

3 32 4. Drag the Express User’ s Guide onto your Macintosh’ s hard drive. 5. Double-click the Express User’ s Guide to open it. Y ou will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to open the guide. If you do not have it, you can download and install it for free from Adobe’ s web site: www .adobe.com Macintosh OS 9 Setting Up the Maxtor OneT ouch[...]

3 Using Your Drive 33 Click Next . The Step 1 Screen will appear . 5. Select the drive to copy your files from and click Next . The Step 2 screen will appear . 6. Choose the type of files to copy: Just Documents copies only documents you have created including your favorite files, bookmarks, and cookies. This selection is ideal for most users. A[...]

3 34 The OneT ouch button may not function when Retrospect Express is already running. T o correct the problem, go to the File menu in Retrospect, and choose Quit . Only the current versions of your files are saved. Backup copies made with the default Maxtor OneT ouch feature do not include earlier versions of files you have deleted since the las[...]

3 Using Your Drive 35 Opening Retrospect Express HD Y ou can open Retrospect Express HD from either the Start Menu: • Start >Programs >Dantz >Retrospect Express HD From the System T ray: • Right-click the red Retrospect Express HD icon: OR Press the OneT ouch button Figure 12. Running an Immediate Backup Though comprehensive backups ca[...]

3 36 Restoring From Y our Backup At times, your critical data may be corrupted. Fortunately , Retrospect Express HD provides you with the ability to restore your crucial files. If you need to restore your entire computer , see “Restoring Y our Computer” on page 40. 1. Open Retrospect Express HD The Welcome Screen will appear , with the next sc[...]

3 Using Your Drive 37 If you manually cancel a backup, it is considered to be a fatal error . If the restore point has a yellow or red icon, you can right-click the restore point to show the operation log, which will show you more information about the error . Locking Restore Points Retrospect Express HD's Grooming T echnology manages your res[...]

3 38 Creating Retrospect Express HD Duplicates A duplicate saves the most recent version of files, in their original format, and overwrites the previous version. The following steps will show you how to create a duplicate. Please be aware of the following information when creating duplicates: •Y ou cannot use Retrospect Express HD's compreh[...]

3 Using Your Drive 39 Restoring Files from a Duplicate Restoring files from a duplicate is as simple as drag and drop. 1. Open My Computer and double-click on the drive letter associated with your Maxtor OneT ouch II drive (or whichever drive you used to do your duplicate backup). Figure 13. Retrospect Duplicates folder 2. Double-click on the Retr[...]

3 40 Restoring Y our Computer If disaster has struck and your system software is damaged or completely erased, this chapter provides you with step-by-step instructions on how to restore your system. 2 These steps will be successful only if you have backed up your system using Retropsect. What’ s contained in a full system restore? •Y our curren[...]

3 Using Your Drive 41 Most Macintosh computers are setup at the factory with only one partition per hard drive. If you did not have multiple partitions on any of your hard drives, all you have to do is reformat your hard disk(s) and re-install your Macintosh operating system. For more information, see your Macintosh manual. Do not partition or refo[...]

3 42 11. Click Replace . Retrospect will scan your system (This may take a few minutes). The Restore from Backup window will appear , to confirm the source (your Maxtor OneT ouch II drive) and the destination (your Macintosh hard drive) for the restore. 12. Click Restore . A window will appear asking you: ‘Really Execute?’ 13. Click OK . (If t[...]

3 Using Your Drive 43 6. Select the date that contains the restore point you wish to restore from. 7. Click the restore point you wish to restore from. 8. Click Next. Y ou are now asked which files and folders you wish to restore. 9. Place a check next to My Computer to select your entire computer for restore. 10. Click Next . Y ou will now select[...]

3 44 Macintosh The OneT ouch Settings utility does not work with USB using OS 9. Opening the OneT ouch Settings utility Go to the Applications folder on your Macintosh and open the Maxtor OneT ouch Settings . The Maxtor OneT ouch Settings window will appear . The features are grouped into four sections: OneT ouch Action : Where you can customize th[...]

3 Using Your Drive 45 Setting your Password 1. Click DriveLock Data Security 2. Enter and re-enter a Password Y our password must contain at least six characters and one digit. Y ou may also choose a secret question (from the list provided) and type in the answer . If you do not want to choose a secret question and answer , go to step 5. 3. Choose [...]

3 46 When the erase process is complete, a window will appear with the message that the disk has unreadable. 6. For OS X : click Initialize... The Apple Disk Utility will open. To format your drive in OS X, see “Macintosh OS X” on page 22 in chapter 2. For OS 9 : T o format your drive in OS 9, see “Macintosh OS 9” on page 13 in chapter 2. D[...]

3 Using Your Drive 47 The slider at the bottom of the screen controls the time period of inactivity before the all system hard drives will go to sleep. It is possible to choose as short as 10 minutes and as long as 60 minutes. Y ou can also set it to never go to sleep. 4. Select a time period using the slider in the bottom of the window . 5. Close [...]

3 48 Run Diagnostics Y ou can check the health of your drive. If you suspect there may be problems with your Maxtor OneT ouch II drive, click T est to run a diagnostic on your drive. If the test finds your drive to be defective, it will display an Return Material Authorization (RMA) code you will use to return your drive for repairs under warranty[...]

3 Using Your Drive 49 Disable Security If you decide you want to disable the password you created, follow these steps: 1. Click Security Settings. 2. Click Disable Security . 3. Enter your current Password. 4. Click Apply . 5. Click Close. The default setting for the security setting is disabled. Erase Drive If all attempts to recover your password[...]

3 50 Note: Y ou will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to open the guide. If you do not have it, you can download and install it for free from Adobe’ s web site: www .adobe.com Installing Applications on Y our Drive Y ou may install and run applications from your drive like any other drive on your system. If you connect the drive to your system[...]

3 Using Your Drive 51 Adding Rubber Feet to Y our Maxtor OneT ouch II Drive If you plan to use your drive on a desk surface, your kit includes four rubber feet to protect your drive and the surface of your desk. To apply the feet: 1. Make sure your drive is disconnected properly from your computer . (“Connecting and Disconnecting the Drive” on [...]

4 52 Glossary Backup – In Restropsect HD, a backup contains all the files and folders you selected to back up from a specific point in time. Previous backups are preserved, allowing you to store copies of your backup files from multiple points in time. See Restore Point. Byte – A unit of storage on a drive that holds a single character . A b[...]

4 Glossary 53 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[...]

54 Index A About this Guide 5 Adding Rubber Feet to 51 Your OneTouch II Drive Archiving files 39 B Backing up your computer 27 C Changing Your Maxtor 40 OneTouch Backup Settings Connecting and Disconnecting 27 the Drive D Disconnect the drive 28 from a Macintosh Disconnect the drive from a 28 Windows system Drive components 2 H Handling Precautions[...]

©2005 Maxtor Corporation. All rights reserved. Changes are periodically made to the information herein which will be incorporated in revised editions of this publication. Maxtor may make changes or improvements to the product(s) described in this publication at any time and without notice. For purposes of storage capacity , a gigabyte (GB) equals [...]