Seagate Maxtor User's Guide

Using the Maxtor System Tray Icon 7Maxtor Central AxisStep 2: After the installer starts, choose Repair.Step 3: Accept the default options and let t

Using the Maxtor System Tray Icon 8Maxtor Central AxisStep 3: Select the feature you want to access or select Exit to close the menu (the Maxtor Mana

Using the Maxtor System Tray Icon 9Maxtor Central AxisFigure 12: Restore System Tray Icon

10Maxtor Central AxisManaging Your DrivesThe My Drives window provides a central point from which to manage your Central Axis™ drives. It displays all

Creating a User Account 11Maxtor Central AxisIf your Central Axis does not appear in the My Drives window, make sure your unit is completely powered u

Creating a User Account 12Maxtor Central AxisFolder TypesHome Folders:Business Folders:To create a user account on your Central Axis,Step 1. In the M

Creating a User Account 13Maxtor Central AxisThe Create a User Account window opens:Figure 15: Create a User AccountFigure 16: Create a User Acc

Creating a User Account 14Maxtor Central AxisStep 2: Select an account type:• Public: Open to everyone with an account on your Central Axis; not pas

Connecting to a User Account 15Maxtor Central AxisA shortcut icon appears on the desktop: Connecting to a User AccountTo connect to an existing user a

Connecting to a User Account 16Maxtor Central AxisThe Connect to a User Account window opens:Figure 19: Connect to a User AccountFigure 20: Conn

Maxtor Central AxisiContentsGetting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Getting Account Information 17Maxtor Central AxisStep 2: Below Name, select an account from the dropdown menuStep 3: If the account is private, ente

Getting Account Information 18Maxtor Central AxisThe SimpleView window opens:Figure 22: Account InformationFigure 23: SimpleView

Managing Settings 19Maxtor Central AxisStep 2: Displayed is information on space used, date of last backup, and backup status for each account on thi

Managing Settings 20Maxtor Central AxisDrag and SortThe Drag and Sort feature automatically sorts files into a selected set of folders as you drag the

Managing Settings 21Maxtor Central AxisStep 2: Set the On/Off button to the desired position.Step 3: Select whether to sort files into your private

Managing Settings 22Maxtor Central AxisStep 2: Click the icons across the top of the window to access the Central Axis features.Note: For detailed in

Managing Settings 23Maxtor Central AxisStep 2: Decide whether to turn Folder Tags on or off and click Apply to apply and save your preference.SimpleV

Managing Settings 24Maxtor Central AxisDisplayed is information on space used, date of last backup, and backup status for each user on this Central Ax

Managing Settings 25Maxtor Central AxisTo set Shared Folder Backup preferences,Step 1. Click Shared Folder Backup in the Settings window.The Shared Fo

Managing Settings 26Maxtor Central AxisSoftware Update is turned on by default.Step 2: To turn off Software Update, unselect Check for updates automa

Maxtor Central AxisiiUsing Scheduled Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Turning Off Scheduled Back

Reading the LED Status Indicators 27Maxtor Central AxisStep 5: Follow the steps in the Install Wizard to install the update.If your software is up to

Reading the LED Status Indicators 28Maxtor Central AxisFigure 34: Central Axis Single Drive LEDs – Front View

Reading the LED Status Indicators 29Maxtor Central Axis Figure 35: Central Axis Dual Drive LEDs – Front ViewTable 2: Front LED Activity StatesLED

Reading the LED Status Indicators 30Maxtor Central Axis1 White/3 Red Boot Error: Cannot boot from Drive 1 1 White/4 Red Failure to mount shared fo

Reading the LED Status Indicators 31Maxtor Central Axis MSS IIThe MSS II LED indicators inform you about the status of the device:Figure 37: Centra

Reading the LED Status Indicators 32Maxtor Central Axis Figure 38: Drive LEDs – Front ViewTable 5: Front LED Activity StatesLED Descriptions State

Reading the LED Status Indicators 33Maxtor Central Axis Table 7: Rear LED Activity StatesLED Descriptions StatePower: • Illuminated Power onEthernet C

Creating a Backup Plan 34Maxtor Central AxisBacking Up and Restoring FilesThe Central Axis Backup feature allows you to • Schedule the backup of selec

Creating a Backup Plan 35Maxtor Central AxisStep 2: In the Backup window, click Simple Backup.A Simple Backup Confirmation window confirms that you’v

Creating a Backup Plan 36Maxtor Central AxisCreating a Custom BackupTo select specific folders for backup and set up a customized backup destination a

Overview 1Maxtor Central AxisGetting StartedOverviewThis User Guide is written for both Windows XP and Windows Vista users. The images shown reflect t

Creating a Backup Plan 37Maxtor Central AxisStep 2: In the Backup window, click Custom Backup.The Backup Folder Selection window opens:Figure 43:

Creating a Backup Plan 38Maxtor Central AxisStep 3: Name your Backup Plan, select the folders to be backed up, and click Next.The Backup File Types w

Creating a Backup Plan 39Maxtor Central AxisStep 4: Select the types of files you want to back up:• All File Types• Photos, Music, Videos, Document

Creating a Backup Plan 40Maxtor Central Axis• CustomSelect specific file types to include or exclude for backup:— To back up only a few of the availa

Creating a Backup Plan 41Maxtor Central AxisStep 5: Click Next.The Backup Schedule window opens:Figure 47: File Types: Custom

Creating a Backup Plan 42Maxtor Central AxisStep 6: Select the days and time you want to back up your folders and click Finish.The Backup window now

Editing Backup Settings 43Maxtor Central AxisEditing Backup SettingsTo edit the settings for a Backup Plan,Step 1. Click the Backup icon in the Maxtor

Editing Backup Settings 44Maxtor Central AxisStep 2: In the Backup window, click Edit Backup Settings.The Backup Folder Selection window displays you

Editing Backup Settings 45Maxtor Central AxisStep 3: Edit the Backup Plan name and/or the folder selection and click Next.The Backup File Types windo

Editing Backup Settings 46Maxtor Central AxisStep 4: Edit the types of files to be backed up and click Next.The Backup Schedule window displays your

Installing the Software 2Maxtor Central AxisStep 2: Click Install Maxtor Central Axis.The Welcome window opens: S

Editing Backup Settings 47Maxtor Central AxisStep 5: Edit the days and/or time you want to back up your folders and click Finish.The Backup window no

Deleting a Backup Plan 48Maxtor Central AxisDeleting a Backup PlanYou can delete the Backup Plan for any Central Axis on which you’ve created one, eve

Deleting a Backup Plan 49Maxtor Central AxisStep 2: In the Backup window, click Delete Backup Plan.The Delete Backup Plan window opens:Figure 55:

Using Scheduled Backup 50Maxtor Central AxisListed is the Backup Plan for each Central Axis connected to your computer.Step 3: Select the Backup Plan

Backing Up Manually 51Maxtor Central AxisBacking Up ManuallyYou can back up files manually whenever you like, whether Scheduled Backup is on or off.To

Viewing the Backup Log 52Maxtor Central AxisViewing the Backup LogThe Backup Log is a text-based report of your backup history.To view the Backup Log,

Viewing the Backup Log 53Maxtor Central AxisA text file showing the history of your system backups opens:Figure 59: BackupFigure 60: Backup Log

Restoring Files 54Maxtor Central AxisRestoring FilesWhen you back up the files stored in selected folders, the Maxtor Manager saves ten (10) previous,

Restoring Files 55Maxtor Central AxisRestoring an Historical VersionTo restore a previous version of a file,Step 1. Click Restore historical version o

Restoring Files 56Maxtor Central AxisStep 2: Select a file and file version to be restored and click Restore.The selected file version is restored to

Installing the Software 3Maxtor Central AxisStep 4: Select the region and the language in which you want to read the License Agreement and click Next

Restoring Files 57Maxtor Central AxisStep 2: Browse to the desired files and folders and drag them to the location on your computer at which you want

Creating a Seagate Global Access Account 58Maxtor Central AxisUsing Web Access & SharingThe Web Access & Sharing feature allows you to access

Creating a Seagate Global Access Account 59Maxtor Central AxisStep 2: Click Enable/Disable Web Access.Step 3: The Web Access & Sharing local acc

Creating a Seagate Global Access Account 60Maxtor Central AxisStep 5: If you have not yet created a Seagate Global Access account, click Create an Ac

Creating a Seagate Global Access Account 61Maxtor Central AxisThe page refreshes to indicate that Seagate has sent you an email:Step 7: Check your ac

Enabling and Disabling Web Access 62Maxtor Central AxisYour username is the email address you used to register for your Global Access account.Step 9:

Enabling and Disabling Web Access 63Maxtor Central Axisdo this, you must link your Maxtor Central Axis local account to your Seagate Global Access acc

Enabling and Disabling Web Access 64Maxtor Central AxisStep 3: Enter the username and password for your local Central Axis account and click Enter.Th

Enabling and Disabling Web Access 65Maxtor Central AxisStep 4: Enter your Global Access username (email address) and password and click Enter.If you’

Enabling and Disabling Web Access 66Maxtor Central AxisIf you open the Web Access & Sharing window again during this user session, you see the Ena

Installing the Software 4Maxtor Central AxisStep 6: Accept the default destination folder or click Browse to select a different folder.Step 7: Click

Enabling and Disabling Web Access 67Maxtor Central AxisStep 5: Choose to leave Web Access enabled or to disable it.(a) If you click Leave Enabled, th

Enabling and Disabling Web Access 68Maxtor Central Axis(b) If you click Disable, a window confirms that web access is disabled for this local account:

Accessing the Seagate Web Access Website 69Maxtor Central AxisStep 6: Click OK to return to the Web Access & Sharing window.In order to enable We

Accessing the Seagate Web Access Website 70Maxtor Central AxisThe Seagate Sign In page opens:Step 2: Enter the email address and password for your Se

Accessing the Seagate Web Access Website 71Maxtor Central AxisNote: For detailed instructions on how to use the Global Access website features, see th

72Maxtor Central AxisUsing Media ServerMedia Server allows you use your Central Axis™ with any UPnP-enabled home entertainment system to play back dig

73Maxtor Central AxisStep 3: Use the options on the Manage Digital Content web page to set preferences for your Media Server.Note: For detailed instr

74Maxtor Central AxisIndexAAccessing the Seagate Web Access Website 69Account Types 11Advanced Web Page 21BBacking Up and Restoring Files 34Restoring

75Maxtor Central AxisInstalling the Software 1LLED Status Indicators 27Maxtor Central Axis 27MSS II 31MManaging Settings 19Advanced Web Page 21Drag an

Installing the Software 5Maxtor Central AxisStep 8: Click Register to register your Central Axis now or click Next to conclude the installation.The I

Installing the Software 6Maxtor Central AxisStep 10: Double-click the Maxtor Manager icon to open the Maxtor Manager application for your Central Axi