Samsung M2 Portable
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1. Operating System System Requirements e PC Windows XP Vista 7 e Macintosh Mac OS X 10 4 8 or Later e Upgrade your operating system to the latest version to enjoy better performance and reliability Components M2 Portable USB 2 0 Cable Quick Start Guide When you purchase a M2 Portable External Hard Drive make sure that all components have been included in your product package Overview LED S Q LED Description USB Port SS 1 Standby Status Steadily lit LED 2 Read Write in Progress Blinking LED gt Some computers supply limited USB bus power If your drive doesn t power on after connecting the USB cable you may need to purchase a USB Y cable from retailers or online shops M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive User Manual Specifications m2 Portable 3 0 Operating System System Requirements e PC Windows XP Vista 7 e Macintosh Mac OS X 10 4 8 or Later e Upgrade your operating system to the latest version to enjoy better performance and reliability Components M2 Portable 3 0 USB 3 0 Micro B Cable Quick Start Guide When you purchase a M2 Portable 3 0 External Hard Drive make sure that all components have been included in your product package Overview LED S Q LED Description USB Port SS 1 Standby Status Steadily lit LED 2 Read Write in Progress Blinking LED gt Some computers supply limited USB bus power If your drive doesn t power on after connect2. M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 2 Portable Me Portable 3 0 HX M250UAB HX M640UAB HX M250TAB HX M640TAB HX M250UAE gt HX M640UAE HX M250TAE HX M640TAE HX M250UAA HX M640UAA HX M250TAA HX M640TAA HX M250UAY HX M640UAY HX M250TAY HX M640TAY HX M320UAB HX M750UAB HX M320TAB HX M750TAB HX M320UAE HX M750UAE HX M320TAE HX M75OTAE HX M320UAA HX M320TAA HX M SOTAA HX M320UAY HX M 5QUAY HX M320TAY HX M 50TAY HX M500UAB HX M101UAB HX MSOOTAB HX M101TAB HX M500UAE 1010 HX M500TAE 1 1 HX M500UAA HX M101UAA HX M500TAA HX M101TAA HX M500UAY 1010 HX M500TAY 101 User Manual Read Me First About this Manual Your product comes with a quick start guide and a user s manual Following the instructions and precautions of this manual will ensure easier and more enjoyable use of your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive Quick Start Guide start guide is provided with the purchase of M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive The quick start guide explains product components and provides simple instructions on how to install the product User s Manual The User s Manual contains detailed information about features and instructions on using your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive Using this Manual Carefully read and understand the Handling Precautions section before using th
3. When you connect the 2 Portable Series External Hard Drive to the computer small icon will appear in the system tray at the lower right corner of the screen 9 System Tray indicating an external device The operating system will recognize and display Samsung drive under My Computer 9 n the Windows Explorer you will see a new Samsung drive My Computer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help J 2 s Search i Folders Ez Address ig My Computer Files Stored on This Computer System Tasks View system information CJ Shared Documents CJ samsung s Documents amp Add or remove programs G Change a setting Hard Disk Drives Other Places amp gn Local Disk C SAMSUNG E My Network Places E My Documents Shared Documents Devices with Removable Storage Control Panel H 31 Floppy A DVD Drive D Details Sus I My Computer System Folder You are now ready to use the Samsung M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 11 User Manual Macintosh Connect your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive to the computer Your Macintosh operating system will then generate a SAMSUNG amp Macintosh External Hard Drive connection icon Finder File Edit View After clicking the SAMSUNG icon the following folder will appear Macintosh Folders SAMSUNG f ge amp l EA Network
4. antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 19 User Manual Warranty Information The following limited warranty applies to the Samsung External Hard Drive but does not supersede regional and national laws and regulations Limited Warranty Samsung makes the following limited warranties during the warranty period a the Products will function properly under normal use b the Products will be free from defects in materials or workmanship c the Products will conform to the published specifications and d the Products will conform to any additional specifications agreed to in writing by the parties Samsung warranties do not cover any problem that is caused by a commercial use accident abuse neglect shock electrostatic discharge heat or humidity beyond product specifications improper installation operation maintenance or modification or b any misuse contrary to the instructions in the user s manual or c lost passwords or d malfunctions caused by other equipment Our limited warranties are void if a product is returned with removed damaged or tampered labels or any alterations including removal of any component or external cover Our warranties do not cover data
5. operating systems use Samsung NTFS 36 Driver or reformat your drive Samsung NTFS 3G driver Refer to the 12 page Reformat Refer to the 18 page M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 17 Appendix WARNING PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING YOUR DRIVE WILL PERMANENTLY ERASE ALL THE FILES ON THE DRIVE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DO THIS UNLESS ALL OF YOUR FILES HAVE BEEN BACKED UP AND CHECKED FOR RELIABILITY AND READABILITY Partitioning and Changing File System Type It s possible to partition your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive and change the file system type Reformat to FAT32 e Reformat to NTFS e Reformat in Macintosh Reformat to FAT32 Use Samsung Format Utility to format your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive to FAT32 Samsung Format Utility is a Windows application and is available for downloaded from Samsung s online Customer Support page Reformat to NTFS Following describes formatting to NTFS in Windows XP Connect M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive to the computer Click Start from the lower left corner of your screen Right click My Computer and then select Manage From the Computer Management tool select Disk Management Right click the drive you wish to format and then select Delete Partition Once drive partition has been deleted right click the drive you wish to format and then select New Partition as shown in the diagram below From Create Partition Wizard
6. select Primary Partition and then enter the desired size of the partition From the File System menu select NTFS and format Format in Macintosh Following describes formatting in Mac OS X Launch Mac OS X s Disk Utility tool Open the main drive folder from the desktop Open the Applications folder and then the Utilities folder Select the Disk Utility file Select the drive you wish to reformat Select the Erase menu Select Mac OS Extended Journaled from Volume Format menu and then Click Erase button Once formatting is complete the drive will appear on your desktop M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 18 User Manual Product Certifications CE European Union Community VCCI Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information FCC Federal Communications Commission C TICK KCC Korea Communications Commission BSMI Bureau of Standards Metrology and Inspection CUL C Underwriter s Laboratories Inc TUV Technischer Uberwachungs Verein CB This marking on the product accessories or literature indicates that the product and its electronic accessories e g charger headset USB cable should not be disposed of with other household waste at the end of their working life To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal please separate these items from other types of waste and recycle 1 them responsibly to promote the
7. sustainable reuse of material resources Household users should contact either the retailer where they purchased this product or their local government office for details of where and how they can take these items for environmentally safe recycling Business users should contact their supplier and check the terms and conditions of the purchase contract This product and its electronic accessories should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal FCC CAUTION Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the part responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a Class B particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving
8. 18 19 19 20 User Manual About this Manual Quick Installation Guide User s Manual Using this Manual Icon Guide Supplied with the rated USB BUS Power Installation Related Data Cable Usage Shock Humidity Magnets Disassembly and Label Removal Always Backup your Important Data Regular Virus Scanning Cleaning the product Custody Related Safely Remove Hardware Introduction M2 Portable M2 Portable 3 0 Installation Windows Macintosh Copying Moving Files Removable Disk Method Safely Removing your M2 Portable Series For Windows For Macintosh FAQ Partitioning and Changing File System Type Reformat to FAT 32 Reformat to NTFS32 Format in Macintosh Product Certifications FCC Warranty Information User s Manual Introduction The 2 Portable Series External Hard Drive is high performance external hard drive that supports USB Unlike conventional desktop disk drives the M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive makes it possible for you to instantaneously add greater storage capacity to your system without having to take the computer apart This means that your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive comes fully partitioned and formatted for your use and you can instantly access to the drive by simply plugging it into your computer through USB port M2 Portable USB2 0 M2 Portable 3 0 USB 3 0 2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 6 User Manual Specifications m2 Portable Ge
9. Per f m i LA Macintosh HD Auto Backup SecretZone m l f fvefve a Appinst exe Autorun inf Applications i m Documents sms TY Pictures 1 of 5 selected 148 95 GB available You are now ready to use the Samsung M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive Q Samsung provides Samsung NTFS 3G driver which can be used to write data on NTFS format External Hard Drives on Mac OS Samsung NTFS 3G driver can be downloaded from the Samsung website http www samsunghdd com Support Download External HDD M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 12 User Manual Using your M2 Portable Series Copying Moving Files Now that you h ave successfully installed your new M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive you copy or move files or whole folders from your new M2 Portable Series to your computer and vice versa It is important to understand the difference between Copy and Move is to make duplicate folder or file and store it so that you have two copies Move is to take a folder or file from one location and put it into another WHEN YOU MOVE A FOLDER OR FILE YOU NO LONGER HAVE A BACKUP COPY Copy and paste files from the computer to the M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive Removable Disk Method Removable Disk Method For the purposes of this manual we will make a copy of the Temp folder on the C drive of your computer and copy it to the M2 Po
10. e product Failure to follow all the instructions as outlined in the Handling Precautions section could result in damage to you or to your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive Refer to the Troubleshooting section first if you experience a problem with the product Icon Guide These must be read thoroughly before using any of the functions D ow This contains must know information about functions User must be careful 02 This contains useful information about the functions Software and user s manuals are available for download at the Samsung External Hard Drive website www samsunghdd com The content of this User s Manual may change without prior notice for product improvement purposes M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 2 User Manual Handling Precautions The following information serves to ensure user s safety and prevent damage to user s properties Carefully read the information provided and use your product correctly Supplied with the rated USB BUS Power M2 Portable Series must use the USB Bus Power Please connect to the USB Port supplied with the rated USB BUS Power Installation Related Do not sit on the product and do not place a heavy object over Jse the product on a flat surface the product Product case or connector can be damaged and may cause a break down Do not severely bend the data P Standardized data cable cable and do not place a heavy This may increase t
11. he device you want to unplug or eject and then click Stop When Windows notifies you that it is safe to do so unplug the device from your computer Hardware devices e TEES Storage Device USB Mass Storage Device at Location 0 C Display device components Klik Samsung M2 Portable Series USB enhed 9 Denne prompt oplister alle lagerenheder s som din lokale harddisk og din M2 Portable Series harddisk lt Stop a Hardware device Confirm devices to be stopped Choose OF to continue Windows will attempt to stop the following devices After the devices are stopped they may be removed safely USB Mass Storage Device Generic volume E gj Line 51 Mini USB Device N r du ser meddelelsen Sikker fjernelse af hardware kan du sikkert fjerne enheden fra systemet 2 Portable Series ekstern harddisk 15 User Manual For Macintosh Click the external hard drive icon and select Eject SAMSUNG 9 For the Macintosh click the USB icon and choose Eject SAMSUNG Get Info SAMSUNG Make Alias Copy SAMSUNG Color Label x 00500060 Automator Disable Folder Actions Configure Folder Actions Attach Folder Action This safely disconnects the drive It is now safe to detach the drive from the computer Do not disconnect M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive s USB cable from the computer while file transfer is in progress Inter
12. he wrong operation and object over the data cable 7 may cause malfunction If the data cable is damaged it may cause a malfunction Do not unplug the data cable by severely pulling the cable This may damage connector on the product and may cause problem with the product Shock The external drive is very portable and you may easily drop it Take care not to drop and tip the product while carrying the External Hard Drive If you make an impact on the External Hard Drive it may cause bad sectors on the disk Bad sectors can cause various and potentially read write errors Humidity If you use the product in places exposed to humidity it may danger of electric shock In addition prolonged exposure to moisture can corrode various parts and components M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 3 gt EER I 17 SSS SS SSS SSSR gt gt CN gt E X Ge X 2 User Manual Magnets Magnetic objects can cause various types of damage to the External Hard Drive including data damage Keep magnets and magnetic objects away from the external drive Disassembly and Label Removal For repair please visit the designated samsung customer service center Unauthorized disassembly repair or reform of the product and unauthorized removal of the labeling will void your warranty Always Backup your Important Data The external dr
13. ing the USB cable you may need to purchase a USB Y cable from retailers or online shops M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 8 User Manual Connecting your M2 Portable Installation Verify that the computer meets the minimum system requirements as outlined in System Requirements Insert the USB cable to the desktop laptop computer as shown in Figures 1 and 2 Connecting to a Desktop Computer e mmm 0 0 D 0 0 ES N I D ER X XS AURA EER EEE NENNE Fersk yr 2 SARA Connecting to a Laptop Computer gt M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive will automatically activate once connected to the computer M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive User Manual Connecting your M2 Portable 3 0 Installation Verify that the computer meets the minimum system requirements as outlined in System Requirements Insert the USB cable to the desktop laptop computer as shown in Figures 3 and 4 Connecting to a Desktop Computer S Connecting to a Laptop Computer E gt To use the 2 Portable 3 0 model at its maximum speed you need PC Host Card that supports USB 3 0 interface M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 10 User Manual Windows
14. ive manufacturer does not guarantee data stored in the External Hard Drive and will not assume responsibility for any mental or material damage incurred during data recovery Backup Storing the original and copy on two or more separate and accessible storage media Regular Virus Scanning Frequently scan the device for viruses and protect the External Hard Drive from virus infection Cleaning the product Never use cleaning fluid or similar chemicals Do not spay cleaner directly on the product It may cause discoloration and deformation of the product Custody Related Keep the product and accessories out of the reach of children It may cause personal injuries and problem Safely Remove Hardware Always use the Safely Remove Hardware feature before shutting down the External Hard Drive or disconnecting the USB cable and power cable 1MB 1 000 000bytes 1GB 1 000 000 000bytes 1TB 1 000 000 000 000bytes Actual accessible capacity may vary from advertised capacity due to formatting and partitioning of the hard drive as well as due to your computer s operating system 2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 4 Table of Contents Read Me First Handling Precautions Introduction Specifications Connecting your M2 Portable Series Using your M2 Portable Series Troubleshooting Appendix M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 00 lt O N 7 18 18 18
15. loss back up the contents of your drive to a separate storage medium on a regular basis Also consequential damages incidental damages and costs related to data recovery removal and installation are not recoverable under our warranties Warranty Period The warranty period for product is three 3 years from the documented date of purchase from Samsung or a Samsung authorized reseller Customer Service To request warranty service please contact the place of purchase or visit our web site www samsunghdd com for information on obtaining service or an RMA Return Material Authorization number Submit your phone number e mail address name product model and serial number s and an RMA number with all pertinent information will be provided to you for returning product to Samsung When you return the product to Samsung the product must be properly packaged in original packing with a traceable forwarder and freight prepaid to the return address listed on the RMA Remember to write the RMA number on the out side of box or the shipment will be refused and returned to you at freight collect Samsung or an authorized Samsung service center will replace your product with a functionally equivalent product Samsung will not return your original drive and data recovery is not included It is highly recommended that you backup your data Once your drive is received at Samsung the ownership of the product and all content therein will be tra
16. n the ye 1 From this side click the Loo f Temp folder and choose Copy Desktop 3 23 My Documents Local C drive Explore 211412007 2 20 PM 6 7 21 2008 5 46 PM File Foi Open 5 Banya S EN OD week Upload using AceFTP 12 2008 8 52 PM Fold Local Disk C Progr 22 2008 2 24 PM File Fold del l wimp _ Sharing and Searity 8 4 28 PM File Fold Documents and Settings 3 WinZip 2000 2 26 KB Microsol 3 Documentum i Ema Scan for Viruses Misc Send MyWorks 3 5 Program Files Temp WINDOWS amp w Samsung G Control Panel 88 My Sharing Folders amp Xerox Network Scanners 49 My Network Places 48 Recycle Bin zl 2 1 f 21 Now we will copy the Temp folder from the Local drive to the Samsung E drive From the left pane in the Windows Explorer Right Click Samsung E Click Paste Using Right Click again we can paste the Temp file onto the M2 Portable Series drive Fr Edit View Favorites Tools Help 7 Qu O 13 im 159 Address CA v Go F
17. nsferred to Samsung Please contact Samsung with any comments or inquiries at www samsunghdd com M3 Station Series External Hard Drive 20 57 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd STORAGE SYSTEM DIVISION HEAD OFFICE 416 MAETAN 3 DONG YEONGTONG GU SUWON SI GYEONGGI DO KOREA 443 742 FAX 82 54 479 5801 Copyright Samsung Electronics reserves all copyrights to the content of this manual Copyright laws prohibit reproduction of this manual in part or whole by any third party without the explicit consent of Samsung Electronics Sa msung Electronics does not assume any patent responsibility for the use of information contained in this manual Disclaimer This user s manual has been subjected to thorough reviews and verifications to ensure accuracy of its content and contains information that s pertinent to the model and series it describes at the time of publication However content of this manual and or product specifications are subject to change without prior notice and with no direct or indirect liability on Samsung Electronics part concerning such change 2 Portable Series External Hard Drive User Manual Rev 00
18. olders Desktop Pubs Backup 3 19 2008 5 20 PM 3 3 My Documents updt 6 25 2008 7 15 PM E W My Computer Explore hgle 7 1 2008 7 20 PM J 3 Floppy Open atabase 7 1 2008 8 00 PM Local Disk C Search eAcrobat7 0 7 2 2008 3 20 PM 3 5 dell Upload using AceFTP fics 7 15 2008 8 20 PM C3 Documents and Settings 7 21 2008 5 46 PM 3 C3 Documentum Scan for Viruses 9 8 2008 2 21 PM C3 Email i 9 12 2008 8 52 PM Misc 9 22 2008 2 24 PM C MyWorks 9 22 2008 4 28 PM C3 Program Files Temp 22 WINDOWS 29 G Control Panel My Sharing Folders 53 Xerox Network Scanners Network Places Recyde Bin NOTE Detaching the USB cable while file transfer is in progress can damage your computer and or M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive If you need to disconnect the USB cable wait for the transfer process to complete first and then disconnect using the Safely Remove Hardware option M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 14 Brugervejledning Sikker fjernelse af din M2 Portable Series Med Windows H jreklik p pileikonet i systembakken i det nederste h jre hj rne af din sk rm 9 Procesbj lken befinder sig nederst til hojre p sk rmen Klik Sikker fjernelse af hardware 9 Prompten Sikker fjernelse af hardware vil opliste alle enheder der er tilkoblet dit system Safely Remove Hardware Select t
19. rive and the computer seems to recognize it but the drive won t show up under Windows Explorer A3 M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive is by default formatted to NTFS and will work normally when you connect it to your computer However if the partition has been erased or the file system has been changed to a one that s not recognized by Windows the drive will not appear under Windows Explorer Try formatting the drive to FAT32 or NTFS Caution Formatting will erase all data stored in the drive Q4 I am using Windows XP and cannot format the drive to FAT32 4 Windows operating systems that followed Windows NT have limited FAT32 formatting to 32GB Therefore if you wish to format your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive to FAT32 you will need to download a format utility from our website Caution Formatting will erase all data stored in the drive We recommend that you back up your data before proceeding Q5 My computer will not boot up properly 5 If you boot up your system with M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive connected to the computer it s possible that your system s BIOS is attempting to boot from the External Hard Drive Change the BIOS booting sequence or disconnect the External Hard Drive from the system and then try booting again Q6 I am using and I can t copy files A6 If the drive has been formatted to NTFS data stored in the drive can only be read by Mac systems To use the drive on MAG OS X
20. rtable Series External Hard Drive From the Windows Desktop click Start Programs Accessories Windows Explorer Getting to the Windows Explorer Mm Games 4 Communications 7 Microsoft Office gt FT Entertainment c 44 Documents PhoTags Express m System Tools SCRABBLE gt Address Book Adobe Acrobat 6 0 Standard 2 Calculator Settings d 7 FileMaker Pro Advanced Command Prompt Notepad W Paint Program Compatibility Wizard s Scanner and Camera Wizard 6 Synchronize Tour Windows Windows Explorer Internet Explorer Search b M From the Windows Explorer you will see various drive letters A C your C drive is your local Hard Drive The M2 Portable Series Drive will most likely be the E drive however it could be any drive letter For the purposes of this manual we will assume that the M2 Portable Series drive is the E drive As well for practice copying folders and files we will copy the Temp folder onto the M2 Portable Series drive M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 13 User Manual From the Windows Explorer screen Click Local Disk C From the right hand pane Right click the Temp folder Click Copy 9 When you Right Click on a file or folder you get another menu fi CA 10 x Be pi Wew ven oe Heb Qa O i Dm E roes I P XM Address as c 2 From this side right click o
21. rupting the file transfer could lead to data corruption and or damage to your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 16 User Manual Troubleshooting Check the USB cable connection Check the LED light on the External Hard Drive Check the power supply to 2 Portable Series External Hard Drive Ticking noise is an indication of insufficient power e f the drive is not being recognized try plugging it into a different USB port FAQ Q1 File transfer takes too long 1 USB 2 0 You will experience slow file transfer speeds if your computer does not support USB 2 0 or if you do not connect M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive to a USB 2 0 port Try connecting M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive to a different port or if your computer does not support USB 2 0 purchase a separate USB 2 0 port USB 3 0 To use the M2 Portable 3 0 model at its Maximum speed you need a PC or a Host Card that supports USB 3 0 interface and USB 3 0 Cable Q2 The actual storage capacity of M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive is different than the capacity shown on the packaging A2 Type of file system used for the drive partitioning arrangement type of operating system and various other factors can affect the actual storage capacity displayed by your computer 1MB 1 000 000bytes and 1GB 1 000 000 000bytes 1TB 1 000 000 000 000bytes Q3 connected my M2 Portable Series External Hard D
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