User`s guide

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MAXTOR ONETOUCH III MINI EDITION MACINTOSH INSTALLATION
Disable Security
If you decide you want to disable the password you created,
follow these steps:
1. Open the Maxtor OneTouch Manager utility and click
Security or click Open Utility from the Maxtor screen that
asks you for your password.
2. Enter your Password .
3. Click Disable Security .
You will return to the original security screen. Close the
Maxtor OneTouch Manager .
The default setting for the Security setting is disabled .
NOTE: See Set Password if you ever wish to re-enable
password security in the future.
Erase Drive
If all attempts to recover your password fail and you need to
erase your OneTouch III Mini Edition, follow these steps:
1. From the OneTouch Manager main page, click Settings .
2. In the Settings page, click Security .
3. Click Password Unknown .
4. Click Erase Drive . The Authenticate window will open.
5. Enter the Name and Password for your computer and
click OK .
A window will appear, asking you to confirm “...that you
intend to destroy all data on this drive.”
6. Type the 5-digit number and click Erase Drive .
7. The Erase procedure will commence.
8. Upon completion, a message will appear stating that the
drive is erased.
Click OK .
9. Power Cycle the drive.
10. When the erase process is complete, a message will
appear indicating that the disk is unreadable.
11. Click Initialize .
The Apple Disk Utility will open.
NOTE: Do not turn off your computer or your drive
during the erase or formatting process.