Maxtor Product 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. If you discover a defect, Maxtor will, at its option, repair or replace

or 1-800-2MAXTOR (in U.S.) to obtain a Return Material

Authorization (RMA) number. A copy of the receipt or a bill of sale

bearing the appropriate Maxtor serial number and model number may be

required for warranty service. The warranty applies only to the Maxtor

products that can be identified by the Maxtor trademark, trade name,

serial number or logo affixed to them. Maxtor does not warrant any

product that is not manufactured by, for or with permission from Maxtor.

This warranty is not applicable to: Abnormal wear and tear; Abuse,

unreasonable use, mistreatment, or neglect; Damage caused during

installation of the Product; Damage caused by the equipment or system

to be stolen.

THIS WARRANTY AND REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE

EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHERS, WHETHER ORAL

OR WRITTEN, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. MAXTOR

SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL IMPLIED

WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,

WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A

PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND AGAINST INFRINGEMENT.

Additionally, Maxtor does not warrant that the installation software for

Macintosh OS and Windows OS will meet your requirements nor the

performance or results that the operation of the program will be

uninterrupted or error free. No Maxtor dealer, agent or employee is

authorized to make any modification, extension or addition to this warranty.

MAXTOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,

PROGRAMMING OR REPRODUCING ANY PROGRAM OR

DATA STORED IN OR USED WITH MAXTOR DISK DRIVES

OR MAXTOR PRODUCTS CONTAINING MAXTOR DISK

DRIVES or any software product distributed therewith.

Some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of

incidental or consequential damages or exclusions of implied warranties,

so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. This

warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other

rights that vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

incorporated in revised editions of the publication. Maxtor may make

changes or improvements in the product(s) described in this publication

Contents

System Requirements

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Handling Precautions

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Where to Go for Help

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Step 2. Connecting the Drive

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Step 3. Setting Up the Maxtor OneTouch™ Feature

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Formatting Your Drive

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Installing Drivers Only

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Restoring Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

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Connecting and Disconnecting the Drive

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Playing Games

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Using Security Lock

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Index

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software, and activate the Maxtor OneTouch button. Install the

software and hardware in the order presented in this chapter to

ensure a successful installation process.

Do not connect the drive to your computer until you

have installed the software.

If you do not wish to install the Retrospect Express software

at this time, you can install just the Maxtor drivers. For

Windows 2000 and XP

: If you get an error

message regarding Administrator priviledges, refer to

“Administrator Privilege for Windows” on page 32.

1.

With your computer running, insert the Maxtor

Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2.

From the menu that appears, select the option to

Install storage drivers and Retrospect Express

You may be asked to restart your computer to

continue the installation, select restart if prompted to

do so.

5.

The next screen prompts you for

information

click

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3. Complete the registration information requested, then

solutions from Maxtor.

From the pull-down File menu, select Exit to quit

Retrospect.

Push the button again on the front of your drive.

4. At the Welcome screen, click Next.

5. The Step 1 screen appears, select the drive to copy files

from and click Next.

6. The Step 2 screen is displayed. Choose the type of files

to copy and click Next.

Just Documents copies only documents you have created,

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Retrospect User’s Guide for instructions on how to make

and destination drives must be different.

8. The “Congratulations... now ready” screen appears. To

complete the Maxtor OneTouch setup, click Finish. Select

Exit (Windows) or Quit (Mac) from the pull down File

You are now ready to use the Maxtor OneTouch feature. Just

touch the button on the front panel of your drive and

Retrospect Express will automatically make a backup copy of

your files. It’s that easy!

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Your Maxtor Personal Storage 5000 drive was formatted at the

of 4 GB. If you are running Windows 98 or Me, consider

upgrading to Windows 2000 or XP to take advantage of

the NTFS file system.

If you are running either the Windows 2000 or XP

operating system, consider reformatting your drive to the

To format the drive for Mac OS X

5. Select the Erase tab at the top of the window.