FIREWIRE DRIVE Maxtor OneTouch Macintosh User’s Guide P/N: 20241400
Warranty Maxtor’s warranty obligations are limited to the terms set forth: Maxtor warrants only to the original consumer purchaser that new Maxtor products will be free from defects in material and workmanship for 1 year from the date of original purchase. For a replacement product, the warranty on the replacement device is the remainder of the warranty on the original device or 90 days, whichever is longer.
Contents 1 Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Maxtor OneTouch™ Drive Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Before You Start Thank you for selecting a Maxtor product.Your Maxtor OneTouch drive is an external hard drive that allows you to add storage to your computer to hold and organize your documents, videos, music, photos, graphics, and more. You can also use your new drive to make copies of critical files as a part of your overall backup solution. By using the Maxtor OneTouch feature, your drive can create and store a copy of your important files with a touch of a button.
1 OneTouch Drive Components Included in this Kit Before installing your new drive, review the features shown below. in Figure 1. The Maxtor OneTouch drive comes complete with the components shown in Figure 2. Familiarize yourself with each of these items prior to installation. Front Maxtor OneTouch Button Status Light Flashing Blue Lights Figure 1.
System Requirements Handling Precautions The following are the minimum system requirements. Handle your drive with care! Follow the precautions listed here or damage to the drive may result and your warranty may become void. Review the “Maxtor Product Warranty” on the inside front cover for more information. Macintosh • Mac OS 9.1 or higher or Mac OS X versions 10.1.2 - 10.1.5 and versions 10.2.
1 About this Guide The following symbols and conventions are used in this guide: Bold Used for menu, command, and keyboard selections you make and screens you will see. Italics Used for emphasis and to identify new terms, which may also be defined in the Glossary. Helpful information about a particular topic. Important information to prevent problems and ensure that you are successful in using the drive.
2 Installing Your Drive 2 This chapter describes how to install the Maxtor OneTouch™ drive, the Dantz Retrospect backup software, and how to activate the Maxtor OneTouch button for simplified backups of your valuable data anytime you need them. To ensure a successful installation, follow the steps outlined below. Please do not connect the drive to your computer until after you have installed the software. Follow these steps to install your drive Step 1. Install the software. Step 2.
6. Enter your Name and Password for your OS X system. 2 12. After your Macintosh restarts, please remove the Maxtor Install CD from your computer. (This is the Name and Password you set up when you originally installed OS X) 13. Proceed to the next section: Connecting the Drive. Click OK. Macintosh OS X: Connecting the Drive The Retrospect Express Installer will open. The Maxtor OneTouch Drive connects to your computer using the FireWire interface. 7. Click Continue.
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. To connect the FireWire cable 1. Plug one end of the FireWire cable into any available FireWire port on your computer or to any other FireWire device that is connected to your computer. 2. Plug the other end of the FireWire cable into an available FireWire port on the back of the drive.
• Click Print to register via mail The Step 1 screen will appear. • Click Register Later if you do not want to register at this time. By registering1 your new drive, you will have the option of receiving product updates, special offers, and important information about other data storage solutions from Maxtor. 2 Once you’ve made your selection, Retrospect Express will open and the Maxtor OneTouch Setup screen will appear. 5. Click Next. 6. Select the drive to copy your files from and click Next.
This selection does not copy your operating system files or Internet cache files. Express to make copies of your important files and restore copied files. If you want to create a full backup of your entire system, go to ‘Chapter 4: Backing up your system.’ Macintosh OS 9: Installing the Software 8. Make your choice and click Next. 1. Turn on your computer 9. The Step 3 screen is displayed.
pop-up menu, as well as change the location of the installation using the Install Location menu at the bottom of the screen. 2. Plug the two-pin female connector on the power cord into the power adapter. 8. When you are ready, click Install. The installation will begin. 2 When the installation finishes, the Installation was successful window should appear, asking you to Restart. 9. Click Restart. 10. After your Macintosh restarts, please eject the Maxtor Install CD from your computer. Figure 5.
2. Plug the other end of the FireWire cable into either of the available FireWire ports on the back of the drive. To set up the Maxtor OneTouch button feature 1. Push the button on the front of your drive. A window should appear: ‘Would you like to register Retrospect Express now?’ FireWire Ports 2 2. Choose either Register Now, Register Later or Already Registered. If you choose Register Now, go to the next step. FireWire Ports Figure 6. Connecting to a FireWire port 3.
information about other data storage solutions from Maxtor. 4. Retrospect Express will open and the Maxtor OneTouch Setup screen will appear. Click Next. 2 The Step 1 Screen will appear. application file if it has become damaged. Refer to the Retrospect User’s Guide for instructions on how to make a complete system backup copy. This selection does not copy your operating system files or Internet cache files.
Depending on the amount of files, your first time backup, may take a long time. The OneTouch button may not function when Retrospect Express is already running. To correct the problem, go to the File menu in Retrospect, and choose Quit. See “Using Your Drive” on page 15 in chapter 3, for information on using your drive for common applications and on using Retrospect Express to make copies of your important files and restore copied files. Installing Drivers Only No drivers are necessary.
To Install Retrospect at a Later Time 2 If you wish to install a complete copy of Retrospect software and the Maxtor OneTouch feature at a later time, you can do so by following the original installation instructions provided in the “Setting Up the Maxtor OneTouch Feature” detailed earlier in this chapter for each operating system.
3 Using Your Drive Once installed, you can use your new Maxtor OneTouch 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, CDROMs, or other storage devices. • Within virtually any application, save files to and open files from the new drive. • Store video files, games, spreadsheets, and other commonly used files.
What is Maxtor OneTouch? Maxtor OneTouch is an easy way to make backup copies of your files. By pressing the button on the front of your drive, your files are copied. It’s that simple. How does the Maxtor OneTouch drive work? 3 Each time you touch the button, the Maxtor OneTouch drive opens up Dantz Retrospect Express and makes a copy of the files on your source drive, exactly as they exist. Here are some important guidelines: • Only the current versions of your files are copied.
Archiving files Archive is another type of backup you can do with Retrospect Express. Note that using this function will permanently remove files from the source drive and place them on the destination drive. If your destination drive is lost or damaged, you will have lost your only copy of these files. Can I do other types of backup? Yes. Using Retrospect Express, you can also create a script to back up multiple revisions of each file or to back up multiple drives or folders to a single backup set.
To restore files: 1. Select the drive containing the copy of your files. 7. Quit Retrospect Express by going to the File menu and selecting Quit. 2. Open the Retrospect Backup folder and then the folder that contains your backup copy. 8. Push the button on the front of the drive. The folder is named ‘Backup copy of your_disk_name’ (Only the first 9 characters of this name will be used). 3.
The Maxtor OneTouch Settings window should appear. 2. In the lower part of the window, you should see your OneTouch Drive listed and any other compatible Maxtor Drives currently connected and turned on. Here you can find out useful information, including: • Model • Serial Number • Application to be opened by the OneTouch button button on your OneTouch drive. It’s very simple to select a different program or file. 4. Make sure your drive is selected in this window and click Select Action.
How to reset the OneTouch button: If you ever want to set your button back to launch your OneTouch script, it’s very easy. Power Management Settings OS 9 1. Under the Apple menu, select Control Panels. 1. Open the Maxtor OneTouch Settings utility. Once it opens, you should see your drive listed in the lower part of this window. The Control Panels folder will open. 2. Find and open the Energy Saver control panel. The Energy Saver window will open, and the Sleep Setup settings should be displayed. 2.
The top setting, ‘Put the computer to sleep when it is inactive for,’ controls the time period of inactivity before the computer and it’s hard drives will go to sleep. It is possible to choose as short as 1 minute and as long as 60 minutes. You can also set it to never go to sleep. 4. Select a time period using the top slider in the window. 5. Close the Energy Saver control panel.
Adding Rubber Feet to Your OneTouch 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. (See “Connecting and Disconnecting the Drive” on page 15). 3 2. Make sure your drive is turned off, by turning off the power switch on the back of the drive. 3. Turn your drive so that the ridges are facing up. This is the bottom of the drive.
4 Backing Up Your System One valuable use of your new Maxtor OneTouch drive is to backup your complete system. By using Retrospect Express, you can backup everything and restore your complete system, if you ever need to.2 What’s contained in a full system backup? • Your current operating system • Your applications • Your personal files • Your computer’s settings In the following section, you’ll learn how to create a script to back up your complete system and you’ll do your first backup.
3. In OS X: Go to the File menu and select Get Info (OS X 10.2) or Show Info (OS X 10.1). In OS 9: Go to the File menu and select Get Info, then Information. 4. The Info window will open. In this window you will be able to see the Capacity of the drive, as well as the amount of space Used on the drive. Make a note of the Capacity number and close the window. 5. Repeat steps 1 - 4 for each drive on your Macintosh. 4 6. Add up the Capacity numbers for all of your drives.
Backing up your complete system You cannot run Retrospect Express under OS 9 to create system backups of OS X. You must run Retrospect Express under OS X to back up an OS X system. 1. Open Retrospect Express The Retrospect Express Directory window will open. 2. Click the Automate tab. The Scripted Retrospect operations section will appear. 3. Click EasyScript. The ‘Welcome to EasyScript’ window will appear. 4. Click Next. The Backup media page will appear. 5.
The EasyScript Backup window will appear. 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. Normal backup may take a long time, the first time. Each time after that, it will take less time. This is because Retrospect compares the files in your actual system to the backup version and only copies new files or files that have been modified since the last backup.
The EasyScript Backup window will appear, showing the details of your backup script. In this window you can modify many aspects of your backup, including which drives you will back up and the backup destination. For more information, see the Retrospect Express User’s Guide that came with your Maxtor drive. 6. Make any changes to your script needed. 7. Close the EasyScript Backup window. A message will appear asking: ‘Save changes to script?’ 4 8. Click Save. 9.
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5 Disaster Recovery 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.3 These steps will be successful ONLY if you have backed up your system using Retropsect and the steps outlined in the previous chapter.
Restoring your complete system 5. Click Restore. A window will appear asking you to ‘Select the restore type’ Before you begin, you must format your system hard drive and install your operating system. If you had multiple partitions on your hard drive(s), you must create and format the same number of disk partitions. These partitions must be of equal or greater size to what they were on your original system.
The Restore from Backup window will appear, allowing you to confirm the source (your OneTouch 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 the ‘Really Execute?’ window appears again, click OK.) Retrospect will begin to restore your system. This process may take several minutes. When Retrospect finishes, you should see the message: ‘Execution completed successfully.
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6 Troubleshooting and FAQs This chapter provides troubleshooting tips and answers frequently asked questions about installing your Maxtor OneTouch drive. You can find additional information in the Maxtor Knowledge Base at www.maxtorkb.com or contact Maxtor at www.maxtor.com.
If the drive does not appear on your desktop, try the tips in the next section for your computer’s specific operating system. If the drive still does not appear on your system, visit the Product Support area of the Maxtor web site at www.maxtorkb.com for further assistance. • Click the More Info button. The Apple System Profiler will open. Check the Product Support area at: www.maxtorsupport.com to determine the latest version. • Click the Devices and Volumes tab.
the drive running for 15 seconds before powering it off and leave it off for 15 seconds before powering on again). After this break-in period, you should see approximately the same performance for reading and writing data. 3. My drive shows less capacity than on the box label Hard drive capacity is defined in terms of decimal (base 10) capacity. In decimal notation, one megabyte (MB) is equal to one million bytes and one gigabyte (GB) is equal to one billion bytes.
OS. Partitioning helps you to manage files more easily. One common use of partitioning is to install your operating system in one partition and all of your applications in another. 7. How do I partition my drive? There are a number of excellent programs for partitioning. For more information on the appropriate one for your operating system see the Maxtor Knowledge Base at: http://www.maxtorkb.com Application Troubleshooting 8.
Glossary Byte – A unit of storage on a drive that holds a single character. A byte is equal to 8 bits. GB – (Gigabyte) Equal to 1,000,000,000 (billion) bytes. For a detailed explanation, refer to page 29. Capacity – The amount of information, measured in bytes, that can be stored on a drive. Also known as storage capacity. Hard Drive – An electromechanical device used for information storage and retrieval, incorporating one or more rotating disks on which data is recorded, stored, and read magnetically.
Port – A connection or socket on the motherboard, controller card, case, or chassis for connecting peripheral devices, such as a FireWire socket. Script – A saved backup procedure for Retrospect that you can schedule to run at some future date and time or on a repeating schedule, such as daily. You may create as many scripts as you wish. Spin Down – Refers to the actually spinning of the disk mechanism. When a disk spins down, it stops spinning, thus conserving power.
Index A About this Guide 4 F Files restoring Adding Rubber Feet to Your OneTouch Drive 22 Application Troubleshooting 33 Applications installed on the drive stopped running 36 H Handling precautions Archiving files 17 How do I partition my drive? B Backing up your system 23 I 17, 30 FireWire interface connecting 7, 10 3 36 Installing Applications on Your Drive 21 C Cable Installing Your Drive FireWire 7, 10, 33 Changing Your Maxtor OneTouch Script 18 Connecting and Disconnecting the
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