User manual SEAGATE MAXTOR ONETOUCH IV FOR MAC

[. . . ] i 072407 Maxtor OneTouch IV ii Getting Started The Maxtor OneTouch 4 drive offers these features: · Backup & Restore to protect your data · A customized OneTouch button to quickly open a frequently-used program If you are a OneTouch II or III user, you also have access to features available on that drive: · Sync to synchronize one or more folders between two or more computers · Security settings to password-protect your drive The Maxtor OneTouch software is loaded on your OneTouch drive. Because the software is configured for a Windows operating system, the software must be prepared for installation on your Macintosh. Using the Formatting Tool The Mac OneTouch 4 Formatting tool automatically prepares the Maxtor Manager software for installation on your Macintosh, To use the Mac OneTouch 4 Formatting Tool, Step 1: Connect your OneTouch 4 drive to your computer. A New Volume icon appears on your desktop: Step 2: Double-click the New Volume icon. The New Volume Finder window opens: Maxtor OneTouch IV 1 Figure 1: New Volume The New Volume Finder window contains the Mac OneTouch 4 Formatting Tool. [. . . ] You can use the answer to the security question to unlock your drive if you forget your password. The Security view now reflects your DrivePass status and offers the options of removing DrivePass and changing your DrivePass password: Maxtor OneTouch IV 44 Figure 5: DrivePass Enabled Unlocking Your OneTouch Drive Once you enable DrivePass, your OneTouch drive locks automatically each time you shut down your computer or remove the OneTouch drive. You must unlock the drive each time you restart your computer or reconnect your drive. You can unlock your drive in either the Maxtor Manager password window or the OneTouch application If you selected Remember in keychain when you set your password, your drive unlocks automatically. If you did not select Remember in keychain when you set your password, a Maxtor Manager password window opens when you restart your computer or reconnect your drive: Maxtor OneTouch IV 45 Figure 6: Drive Locked To unlock your drive in the Maxtor Manager password window, Step 1: Select Password or your security question, if you've created one, from the dropdown menu: Figure 7: Drive Locked Maxtor OneTouch IV 46 Figure 8: Drive Locked - Options Step 2: Enter the password or the answer to the security question. Step 4: Click the desktop Maxtor Manager icon to open the OneTouch application: To unlock your drive in the OneTouch application, Step 1: Click My Drives in the toolbar. The My Drives view opens: Maxtor OneTouch IV 47 Figure 9: My Drives Step 2: Select your OneTouch III drive and go to Drives > DrivePass in the menu bar: Figure 10: DrivePass Menu Option Maxtor OneTouch IV 48 The DrivePass sheet is displayed: Figure 11: DrivePass Step 3: Click Unlock Drive. The Unlock your drive sheet is displayed: Maxtor OneTouch IV 49 Figure 12: DrivePass Step 4: Enter your password and click Unlock. The My Drives window now displays the drive information for your OneTouch III. Removing DrivePass To remove DrivePass from your OneTouch, Step 1: Select your OneTouch III drive and go to Drives > DrivePass in the menu bar: Maxtor OneTouch IV 50 Figure 13: DrivePass Menu Option The DrivePass sheet is displayed: Figure 14: DrivePass Enabled Maxtor OneTouch IV 51 Step 2: Click Remove DrivePass. The Remove DrivePass sheet is displayed: Figure 15: Remove DrivePass Step 3: Enter your DrivePass password and click Remove DrivePass. DrivePass is now disabled. Changing Your DrivePass Password To change your DrivePass password, Step 1: Select your OneTouch III drive and go to Drives > DrivePass in the menu bar: Maxtor OneTouch IV 52 Figure 16: DrivePass Menu Option The DrivePass sheet is displayed: Figure 17: DrivePass Enabled Maxtor OneTouch IV 53 Step 2: Click Change Password. The Change DrivePass Password sheet is displayed: Figure 18: Change DrivePass Password Step 3: Enter your current password and enter and re-enter the new password. Step 4: If you wish, enter and re-enter the answer to a security question. A Changed DrivePass Password confirmation sheet is displayed: Maxtor OneTouch IV 54 Figure 19: Change DrivePass Password Confirmation Step 6: Click OK. If You Forget Your Password. . . If you forget your password and are unable to unlock your drive, you must reformat the drive in order to continue to use it. To securely erase your drive, Step 1: Click I Forgot in either the Maxtor Manager password window Figure 20: Password Window Maxtor OneTouch IV 55 or the Unlock your drive sheet: Figure 21: I Forgot Link to Secure Erase The Secure Erase sheet is displayed: Figure 22: Secure Erase Maxtor OneTouch IV 56 Step 2: Enter the number displayed and click Erase Now. The light on your OneTouch drive begins to blink and continues until the reformat is complete. The reformat can take several hours, depending upon the size of your OneTouch drive. Note: When the reformat has finished, you must disconnect and then reconnect the power and interface cables to the drive. Otherwise, the DrivePass information remains intact and your drive is still locked. When the reformat is complete, a Disk Insertion dialog is displayed Figure 23: Initialize Alert Step 3: Click Initialize to prepare your OneTouch for use. The Disk Utility window opens: Figure 24: Disk Utility Step 4: Select the Maxtor drive from the list: The First Aid tab is displayed: Maxtor OneTouch IV 57 Figure 25: Disk Utility Step 5: Click the Erase tab: Figure 26: Disk Utility Erase Step 6: Fill in this information: · For Volume Format, select Mac OS Extended. . . Maxtor OneTouch IV 58 Any of the Mac OS Extended options will work. · For Name, enter the name you want to give your OneTouch 4 drive. An Erase Disk sheet is displayed: Figure 27: Erase Disk Warning Step 8: Click Erase in the Erase Disk sheet. [. . . ] · Personal Mail Files created with Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, and Macintosh Mail · Financial Files/Data · Other user data files/folders The Maxtor Manager's Backup and Sync utilities are designed to back up or sync a single user's Windows XP or Mac OS X Documents folder or Vista Personal User folder. Is there any way to recover a lost DrivePass or Maxtor Encryption password?· If you lose a DrivePass password, you must erase the OneTouch drive in order to use it again. · If you lose a Maxtor Encryption password, you must delete the encrypted folder. [. . . ]