HX-MU025DC HX-MU032DC HX-MU050DC HX-MU064DC G2 Portable External Hard Drive User’s manual
User’s 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 G2 Portable External Hard Drive. Quick Start Guide A start guide is provided with the purchase of G2 Portable External Hard Drive. The quick start guide explains product components and provides simple instructions on how to install the product.
User’s 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 G2 Portable must use the USB Bus Power. Please connect to the USB Port supplied with the rated USB BUS Power. Installation Related Use the product on a flat surface. Do not sit on the product and do not place a heavy object over the product.
User’s Manual Magnets Magnetic objects can cause various types of damage to the HDD, 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.
User’s Manual Table of Contents Read Me First 2 2 2 2 About this Manual Quick Installation Guide User’s Manual Using this Manual Handling Precautionst 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 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 Specifications 7 7 7 System Requirements Components Overview Connecting your G2 P
User’s Manual Introduction The G2 Portable External Hard Drive is a high-performance external hard drive that supports USB. Unlike conventional desktop disk drives, the G2 Portable External Hard Drive makes it possible for you to instantaneously add greater storage capacity to your system without having to take the computer apart.
User’s Manual Specifications Specification Category Interface High Speed USB Transfer Rate 480 Mbps Max. Power USB Host Power Operating System Windows 2000 Pro / XP / Vista / 7 Mac OS X 10.4.8 or Later Hard Disk Capacity 250GB / 320GB / 500GB / 640GB Dimensions (W x H x L) (82mm x 17mm x 111mm) Color Cobalt Black / Coral Blue / Olive Green / Silver White Format System FAT32 System Requirements PC : Windows 2000 Pro / XP / Vista / 7 Macintosh : Mac OS X 10.4.
User’s Manual Connecting your G2 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: Figure 1. Connecting to a Desktop Computer Figure 2. Connecting to a Laptop Computer Your G2 Portable External Hard Drive will automatically activate once connected to the computer.
User’s Manual Windows When you connect the G2 Portable External Hard Drive to the computer a device icon will appear in the system tray at the lower right corner of the screen. Figure 3. System Tray indicating an external device The operating system will recognize and display "Samsung” drive under “My Computer.” Figure 4. In the Windows Explorer, you will see a new Samsung drive You are now ready to use the Samsung G2 Portable External Hard Drive.
User’s Manual Macintosh Connect your G2 Portable External Hard Drive to the computer. Your Macintosh operating system will then generate a SAMSUNG. Figure 5. Macintosh External HDD connection icon After clicking the SAMSUNG icon, the following folder will appear. Figure 6. Macintosh Folders Stop & Read You are now ready to use the Samsung G2 Portable External Hard Drive. (Software included with your G2 Portable External Hard Drive does not support the Mac operating environment.
User’s Manual Using your G2 Portable Copying / Moving Files Now that you h ave successfully installed your new G2 Portable External Hard Drive, you copy or move files or whole folders from your new G2 to your computer and vice-versa. It is important to understand the difference between Copy and Move. Stop & Read Copy: is to make a 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.
User’s Manual From the Windows Explorer screen: Click Local Disk C From the right-hand pane: Right-click the Temp folder Click Copy Figure 8. When you Right-Click on a file or folder, you get another menu. 1) From this side, click the Local C drive. 2) From this side, right click on the Temp folder and choose Copy. Now, we will copy the Temp folder from the Local C drive, to the Samsung E drive. From the left pane in the Windows Explorer : Right Click Samsung E Click Paste Figure 9.
User’s Manual Safely Removing your G2 Portable For Windows Right-click the device icon from the system tray at the lower right corner of your screen. Figure 10. The taskbar is located at the bottom-right of the screen. Click “Safely Remove Hardware.” Figure 11. The 'Safely Remove Hardware' prompt will list every device that is attached to your system. Click “Samsung S-line G2 Portable USB device”. Figure 12.
User’s Manual For Macintosh Click the external hard drive icon and select [ Eject “SAMSUNG.” ] Figure 13. For the Macintosh click the USB icon and choose Eject “SAMSUNG” This safely disconnects the drive. It is now safe to detach the drive from the computer. Stop & Read Do not disconnect G2 Portable External Hard Drive’s USB cable from the computer while file transfer is in progress. Interrupting the file transfer could lead to data corruption and/or damage to your G2 Portable External Hard Drive.
User’s Manual G2 Portable Software G2 Portable External Hard Drive Software Samsung G2 Portable External Hard Drive comes with Samsung Auto Backup and Samsung SecretZone™. These applications support the Windows only. Connecting your G2 Portable External Hard Drive to the computer will automatically activate the installation wizard. Select “Install Samsung Tools” to install the applications.
User’s Manual 5. Click “Next.” 6. The dialog will display the end user license agreement. Carefully read the agreement. Select “yes”. 7. Select the destination for Samsung Auto Backup installation and then click “Next.” 8. Select the folder under which you wish the Samsung Auto Backup icon to be registered. Then, click “Next.
User’s Manual 9. The dialog will then display the installation progress. 10. Once the installation process is complete, a dialog requesting your decision on whether to reboot now or later will prompt. Click “Finish” to exit the installation wizard. Select “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and then exit the installation wizard in order to finalize Samsung Auto Backup installation.
User’s Manual Figure 14. Samsung Auto Back Screen Figure 15. Backup Destination Selection Dialog Designate the path to the backup device and then click “Next.
User’s Manual Figure 16. Optional Settings Dialog Configure the various backup options. Figure 17. File Filter Configuration Dialog From the File Filter Configuration dialog, you will be able to select types of files you wish to backup and you wish to be excluded from the backup process.You can define these files by grouping or by specific file extensions. For file groups, the application provides preconfigured groups and the ability to add user-defined groups.
User’s Manual Figure 18. Backup Scheduling Dialog It’s even possible for the user to schedule automatic backups. Click “Add” to configure and add a new Auto Backup schedule. Clicking the “Add” button will prompt the New Schedule dialog. Figure 19. New Schedule Dialog Select how often and when you wish Auto Backup to be performed and then click “OK.” From the Backup Scheduling dialog, click “Finish” to exit the backup configuration wizard. You are now ready to backup your data.
User’s Manual Figure 20. Initial Application Screen Once you have successfully configured Auto Backup, a new icon will appear on your system tray. In this icon, the red section of the bar indicates the amount of storage device space used and the green section indicates the amount of space available. Figure 21. System Tray Double-click the icon to view detailed information about the device’s space use. Figure 22.
User’s Manual Figure 23. Original File Selection Screen – Manual Backup Select “Backup” from the “Task” menu or click “Backup” from the toolbar. Figure 24.
User’s Manual Quick Backup Select file(s) and/or folder(s) you wish to back up. Right-click on your selection and then select “Quick Backup” from the context menu. Figure 25. Original File Selection Screen – Quick Backup Figure 26. Backup Completion Dialog Stop & Read Quick Backup will only function with the backup device properly configured. Files and folder that have been backed up with Quick Backup are automatically stored as backups of originals.
User’s Manual Restoring Backup Data You can restore your backup data using Samsung Auto Backup. To restore your backup data using Samsung Auto Backup, you will need to launch the restore wizard. There are three ways of doing this. First, select the file(s) and/or folder(s) you with to restore and: Right-click on selected files and select “Restore.” Select “Restore” from the “Task” menu. Click on “Restore” from the toolbar. Figure 27.
User’s Manual Figure 28. Restore Selection Screen Restore wizard’s first screen will prompt you to select the restore backup file destination. There are two options available to you, which are: Restore backup files to their original folder or Designate a new destination folder to restore backup files to. Figure 29. Restore Options Screen Restore wizard will then present restore time and duplicate file restoring options.
User’s Manual Figure 30. File Filter Screen Restore file filter wizard lets you designate the types of files you wish to restore. Designate the types of file extensions and/or file groups you wish to restore or exclude from restoring and then click “Finish.” Clicking “Finish” without making any change in this dialog sets the application to restore all file types. After configuring the options, click "Finish" to start restoring backup files.
User’s Manual Samsung SecretZone™ Samsung SecretZone™ is an information privacy software application operating in the Windows environment. Samsung SecretZone™ enables you to save and protect important and private data from others with ease. Samsung SecretZone™ Installation 1. You will see the following dialog the first time you connect your G2 Portable External Hard Drive to the computer. 2. Select “Install Samsung tools” and then click “OK.
User’s Manual 6. You will then be asked to enter an administrator password. Enter the password and then click “Next” to continue. 7. Click “Finish” to complete the installation process. Virtual Drive with Samsung SecretZone™ 1. Click “Browse” and designate the file you wish to create. 2. Designate the name and size of the volume image you wish to create. Stop & Read Samsung SecretZone™ is a security software and will not allow you access to protected data without a proper ID and password.
User’s Manual 3. Designate the drive to connect with, the file system, label, accessibility, and idle session limit. 4. Designate the volume’s password and algorithm. 5. Verify your virtual image settings. 6. If the settings are correct, click “Finish” to generate the volume image. You’ve now created a virtual drive.
User’s Manual Troubleshooting Check the USB cable connection. Check the LED light on the HDD. Check the power supply to G2 Portable External Hard Drive. Ticking noise is an indication of insufficient power. If the drive is not being recognized, try plugging it into a different USB port. FAQ Q1. File transfer takes too long. A1. You will experience slow file transfer speeds if your computer does not support USB 2.0 or if you do not connect G2 Portable External Hard Drive to a USB 2.0 port.
User’s Manual Appendix WARNING – PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING YOUR DRIVE WILL PERMANENTLY ERASE ALL THE FILES ON THE DRIVE. Stop & Read 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 G2 Portable External Hard Drive and change the file system type.
User’s Manual Reformat to NTFS Following describes formatting to NTFS in Windows XP: - Connect G2 Portable 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.
User’s 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.
User’s Manual Warranty Information The following limited warranty applies to the Samsung external hard drive but does not supersede regional and national laws and regulations.
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