Maxtor Maxtor OneTouch USB, User Manual

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physically unplugging the device. This supplement also
includes an update for the FireWire/1394 drivers.
Once your drive is installed, look in the System Tray, located
at the bottom right of your desktop, for the icon shown in the
following figure.
If the icon is not displayed, you need to install the 1394 Storage
Supplement.
a. While connected to the internet, go to the Microsoft
Support web site at http://support.microsoft.com.
b. In the upper left corner, select Windows 98 from the
Search the Knowledge Base drop-down menu and click
the Show options item.
c. Select the option to search Article ID and enter “ Q242975 ”
in the field labeled For solutions containing ...
d. The search should return an item called: Update for 1394
Storage Peripherals in Windows 98 Second Edition
(Q242975)
. Click this link and go to the article.
e. Inside this article, click on the link: http://
www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/
contents/WURecommended/S_WUFeatured/1394/
Default.asp
.
f. Download and install this Windows update as instructed.
g. Later, when you connect the drive to your computer, a
window will appear three (3) times called “Version
Conflict.” Click
Yes each time to keep the existing files.
To Connect the FireWire Cable
1. Plug one end of the FireWire cable into any available FireWire
port on your computer.
Laptop Users – Many laptop computers, have a smaller
4-pin FireWire port requiring a special 4-pin to 6-pin FireWire
cable (not included).
2. Plug the other end of the FireWire cable into an
available FireWire port on the back of the drive.
Figure 5. Connecting to a FireWire port
It may take up to 2 minutes for your computer to recognize
the drive, after connecting it to your computer:
Unplug or Eject
Hardware icon
FireWire Ports
FireWire Ports
If your computer has a 4-pin
FireWire connection, you can pur-
chase a 6-pin to 4-pin cable from
http://www.maxstore.com or your
local computer store.
4-pin connector