Maxtor BlackArmor - Using Blackarmor Manager; Configuring the Blackarmor Drive

Configuring the BlackArmor Drive 101
Maxtor Black Armor
Using BlackArmor
™
Manager
The BlackArmor™ Manager application allows you to connect your BlackArmor drive to any
computer and work with the files stored on the drive even if the Maxtor Manager software has
not been installed on a computer.
The BlackArmor Manager application must be used to initially configure the BlackArmor drive
and set a drive password. Once the drive has been configured and a password has been set,
you can perform all security functions using the BlackArmor Manager application that you
perform using the Maxtor Manager application except for erasing the BlackArmor drive. To
make sure that no one but you can erase your drive, that action can be performed only in the
desktop Maxtor Manager application.
You can perform these functions on the BlackArmor drive using the BlackArmor Manager:
• Configure the drive (set the drive password)
• Unlock the drive
• Change the drive password
• Set, change, or delete a password hint.
• Test the health of your drive
Configuring the BlackArmor Drive
Note: You must have administrator privileges to use the BlackArmor Manager.
The first time you connect a BlackArmor drive to your computer, you must configure the drive
and set a drive password. Unless you erase your BlackArmor drive, you will not see the
Configure window again.
To configure a BlackArmor drive,
Step 1: Connect the drive to your computer.