Maxtor OneTouch II Drive - Seagate
Maxtor OneTouch II Drive - Seagate
Maxtor OneTouch II Drive - Seagate
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When the erase process is complete, a window will<br />
appear with the message that the disk has unreadable.<br />
6. For OS X: click Initialize...<br />
The Apple Disk Utility will open.<br />
To format your drive in OS X, see “Macintosh OS X” on<br />
page 22 in chapter 2.<br />
For OS 9: To format your drive in OS 9, see “Macintosh<br />
OS 9” on page 13 in chapter 2.<br />
Do not turn off your computer or your drive during the erase<br />
or formatting process.<br />
Diagnostics and Tuning<br />
Diagnostic Test<br />
You can check the health of your drive and adjust its<br />
performance.<br />
If you suspect there may be problems with your<br />
<strong>Maxtor</strong> <strong>OneTouch</strong> <strong>II</strong> drive, you can run the diagnostic test:<br />
Click Begin Test.<br />
If the test finds your drive to be defective, it will display a<br />
Return Material Authorization (RMA) diagnostic code you will<br />
use to return your drive for repairs under warranty.<br />
Tuning<br />
You can adjust the performance of your drive.<br />
Tune for Maximum Performance: provides improved data<br />
throughput when data access patterns are random in nature.<br />
Power Management Settings for OS X<br />
1. Under the Apple menu, select System Preferences.<br />
The System Preferences window will open.<br />
2. Click the Energy Saver icon (a light bulb).<br />
The Energy Saver panel will open, and the Sleep<br />
settings should be displayed.<br />
3. Make sure the checkbox for ‘Put the hard disk(s) to<br />
sleep when possible’ is checked.<br />
Power Management Settings for OS 9<br />
1. Under the Apple menu, select Control Panels.<br />
The Control Panels folder will open.<br />
2. Find and open the Energy Saver control panel.<br />
The Energy Saver window will open, and the Sleep<br />
Setup settings should be displayed.<br />
3. Make sure the checkbox for ‘Separate timing for hard disk<br />
sleep’ is checked.<br />
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