Maxtor FireWire 800 - Manual (Page 24)

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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, after connecting it to your computer.
A ‘Found New Hardware’ message will appear briefly at the
bottom of the screen once your drive is recognized by your
computer.
3. If the Welcome to Maxtor OneTouch Setup screen is still
visible, click Cancel to close it.
Your computer may require a restart to complete the
hardware installation.
The Maxtor OneTouch II FireWire 800 drive is shipped with a
Macintosh file system. The Windows XP and Windows 2000
operating systems use an NTFS file structure. Your drive
must be re-formatted for the NTFS file system in order to
work properly with your Windows operating system.
The Format Drive window will appear and you will have the
opportunity to format your drive with the NTFS file system. This is
necessary for Windows 2000 and XP users.
4. Click Format.
Your 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 Express HD,
go to the next step.
If you did not install Retrospect Express HD, the installation is
complete and your Maxtor OneTouch II drive is ready to use.
See “Using Your Drive” on page 27 in chapter 3, for
information about using your drive for common applications.
5. Push the button on the front of your drive.
The Retrospect registration screen will appear.