Later releases of the OneTouch III Turbo 600GB are available with RAID 0/1 capabilities. 600GB products with RAID 1 functionality have Kit Numbers that start with "C0". All OneTouch III Turbo 1TB models are avaible with RAID 0/1 capability.

While it’s not possible to determine if a OneTouch III Turbo 600GB Drive has RAID 0/1 capabilities based on its model number or serial number, and you may not know the kit number if the drive’s original packaging is no longer available, you can still determine the drive’s RAID capabilities based on its firmware.  If the OneTouch III 600GB Drive’s firmware is revision 3.3.6 or greater, it has RAID 0/1 capabilities.  If the firmware is 3.3.5 or less, it can only be configured as RAID 0.  Use Maxtor OneTouch Manager to determine the drive’s firmware revision.

There are currently no plans to offer firmware updates for the OneTouch III Turbo 600GB Drive.

Note: Currently only the OneTouch III Turbo 1TB (Terabyte) drives provide RAID 1 (Mirrored) support. Configuring a RAID volume is a data destructive process. It is strongly recommended that you backup any/all data on your OneTouch III Turbo drive before proceeding.

1. Double-click on the Maxtor OneTouch Manager icon on your Windows Desktop. This will launch the Onetouch Manager application.  
   Note: If this icon has been removed from the desktop, click Start > Programs (All Program for Windows XP) > Maxtor > OneTouch > Maxtor OneTouch^T Manager
2. Click on the Settings button.
3. The Settings window appears. Click on the RAID Settings button.
4. The RAID Settings window appears. At any time you may click on the link "How do these RAID Settings work", located at the bottom of the screen to learn more about the offered RAID configurations for the OneTouch III Turbo Edition drives.
5. By default the OneTouch III Turbo drive is configured with a RAID 0 (Striped) volume – this RAID setting provides speed, but no redundancy in the event of of a single disk failure. To setup a RAID 1 (mirrored) volume, click on the RAID 1 – Redundancy radio button and click Next.
6. A Warning displays notifying you that configuring a RAID 1 volume is a data destructive process. It is recommended that you backup any/all critical data on your OneTouch III Turbo drive. When you are ready, click Continue
7. You will see a window stating that the RAID Setup is in progress. When the setup is finished, you will be prompted to format the newly created RAID 1 volume. Click OK to close this window. The RAID Setup process may take awhile to complete.
8. When the RAID Setup is finished, a window displays prompting you to format the new volume. Click Format to proceed.
9. To confirm that you want to prepare the RAID 1 volume, click Format.
10. At this point, the RAID volume is partitioned and formatted. This may take awhile to complete.
11. When the format is complete, click OK. The OneTouch III Turbo Drive is now configured with a RAID 1 volume.

Maxtor OneTouch III Video Tutorial – Performing Diagnostics From a Windows PC

This page will link you to a Flash Video that shows you how to configure a RAID 1 (mirrored) volume on your Maxtor OneTouch III Turbo drive.

The following are the steps necessary to configure a RAID 1 (mirrored) volume on your OneTouch III Turbo 1TB drive:

Currently only the OneTouch III Turbo 1TB (Terabyte) drives provide RAID 1 (Mirrored) support. Configuring a RAID volume is a data destructive process. It is strongly recommended that you backup any/all data on your OneTouch III Turbo drive before proceeding.

1. Double-click on the Maxtor OneTouch Manager icon on your Windows Desktop. This will launch the Onetouch Manager application.  
   If this icon has been removed from the desktop, click Start > Programs (All Program for Windows XP) > Maxtor > OneTouch > Maxtor OneTouch^T Manager
2. Click on the Settings button.
3. The Settings window appears. Click on the RAID Settings button.
4. The RAID Settings window appears. At any time you may click on the link "How do these RAID Settings work", located at the bottom of the screen to learn more about the offered RAID configurations for the OneTouch III Turbo Edition drives.
5. By default the OneTouch III Turbo drive is configured with a RAID 0 (Striped) volume – this RAID setting provides speed, but no redundancy in the event of of a single disk failure. To setup a RAID 1 (mirrored) volume, click on the RAID 1 – Redundancy radio button and click Next.
6. A Warning displays notifying you that configuring a RAID 1 volume is a data destructive process. It is recommended that you backup any/all critical data on your OneTouch III Turbo drive. When you are ready, click Continue
7. You will see a window stating that the RAID Setup is in progress. When the setup is finished, you will be prompted to format the newly created RAID 1 volume. Click OK to close this window. The RAID Setup process may take awhile to complete.
8. When the RAID Setup is finished, a window displays prompting you to format the new volume. Click Format to proceed.
9. To confirm that you want to prepare the RAID 1 volume, click Format.
10. At this point, the RAID volume is partitioned and formatted. This may take awhile to complete.
11. When the format is complete, click OK. The OneTouch III Turbo Drive is now configured with a RAID 1 volume.

Maxtor OneTouch III Video Tutorial – Performing Diagnostics From a Windows PC

This page will link you to a Flash Video that shows you how to configure a RAID 1 (mirrored) volume on your Maxtor OneTouch III Turbo drive.

How to configure a raid 1 volume on maxtor onetouch iii turbo drive

1. Open the Maxtor OneTouch Manager.
2. From the main menu, select the OneTouch III Turbo drive and click select Settings.
3. From the Setting screen, click the RAID tab.
4. To create the mirror, click the RAID 1 for Safety button. 
   All data currently on the OneTouch III Turbo drive will be erased during this process. It is recommended that you backup any/all data stored on your OneTouch III Turbo drive before continuing.
   Click Erase to proceed.
   If prompted, enter your USERNAME and PASSWORD to authenticate.
5. You will be prompted to, "Please Confirm That You Intend to Destroy All Data On This Drive". To do this, type the number located in the left field into the empty text field located on the right of the confirmation screen. Once the number has been entered, click Erase Drive.
6. At this point, the RAID volume is configured. This may take awhile. After the volume has been configured, you will be prompted to initialize the drive. From the window displayed, click Initialize…
7. This will launch the Apple Disk Utility. Select the Maxtor drive located in the left column and click Erase.
8. From the Erase options, maintain the default Volume Format as Mac OS Extended (Journaled), enter a volume Name (e.g., Turbo) and click Erase.
9. The Erase Disk confirmation appears on your Desktop. Click Erase to proceed. At this point the OneTouch III Turbo Drive is partitioned and formatted. When complete, the newly created volume will appear on your Desktop.

Maxtor OneTouch III Video Tutorial – How to configure a RAID 1 Volume on the OneTouch III Turbo Edition for Mac OS X.

This will link you to a Flash Video that shows you how to configure a RAID 1 Volume on the OneTouch III Turbo Edition for Mac OS X (OS X – 10.3.9 & newer) using the Maxtor OneTouch Manager.