User`s guide

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MAXTOR ONETOUCH III MINI EDITION WINDOWS INSTALLATION
Disable Security
1. Click the Settings button. This will open the Settings for
My Maxtor OneTouch menu.
2. Click the Adjust Security Setting button.
3. You will see the following.
Click Disable Security .
4. You will be prompted to enter your password .
Click OK , or click the Secret button and answer the secret
question . Then click OK .
5. You will be informed that security has been disabled on
your OneTouch III Mini Edition. Click OK .
You can always re-create a password on the OneTouch III
Mini Edition. To do this, refer to the Set Password
procedure.
Unlock Drive
Though not widely used, the Unlock Drive feature can be
accessed without having to turn off you OneTouch III Mini
Edition or restarting your PC. To use this option:
1. Click the Settings button. This will open the Settings for
My Maxtor OneTouch menu.
2. Click the Adjust Security Setting button and click Unlock
Maxtor OneTouch .
3. You will be prompted to enter your password.
Click OK , or click the Secret button and answer the secret
question , then click OK .
4. You will be informed that your OneTouch III Mini Edition
has been unlocked. Click OK .
Erase Drive
If you have forgotten your password, you can attempt to re-
enter it or to recover it, by answering a question that you setup
originally when you created your password. You are allowed 5
attempts before you must turn off your drive and turn it back
on, to try again at which point you can try an additional 5 times.
If you are not able to recover your password, the only other way
to unlock the drive is to erase all of its contents.
1. Click the Settings button. This will open the Settings for
My Maxtor OneTouch menu.
2. Click the Adjust Security Setting button.
3. You will see the following.