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S2 Portable Series
USER MANUAL
External Hard Drive
S2 Portable 3.0
S2 Portable
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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 S2 Portable Series External Hard Drive. Quick Start Guide A start guide is provided with the purchase of S2 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
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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 S2 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 Use the product on a flat surface. the product. Prod
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User’s 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 drive manufacturer does n
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User’s Manual Table of Contents 2 About this Manual Read Me First 2 Quick Installation Guide 2 User’s Manual 2 Using this Manual 2 Icon Guide 3 Supplied with the rated USB BUS Power Handling Precautions 3 Installation Related 3 Data Cable Usage 3 Shock 3 Humidity 4 Magnets 4 Disassembly and Label Removal 4 Always Backup your Important Data 4 Regular Virus Scanning 4 Cleaning the product 4 Custody Related 4
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User’s Manual Introduction The S2 Portable Series External Hard Drive is a high-performance external hard drive that supports USB *. Unlike conventional desktop disk drives, the S2 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 S2 Portable Series External Hard Drive comes fully partitioned and formatted for your use and you can instantly access to the d
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S2 Portable Series User’s Manual Specifications (S2 Portable) S2 Portable Category Interface High Speed USB 480 Mbps Max. Transfer Rate USB Host Power Windows XP / Vista / 7 Operating System Mac OS X 10.4.8 or Later Hard Disk Capacity 160GB / 250GB / 320GB / 400GB / 500GB / 640GB 750GB / 1TB (82mm x 17mm x 111mm) (82mm x 18mm x 111mm) Dimensions (W x H x L) Color Piano Black, Snow White, Wine Red, Chocolate Brown, Sweet Pink, Ocean Blue, Metal Gray, Champagne Gold Format System NTFS System Req
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S2 Portable Series User’s Manual Specifications (S2 Portable 3.0) S2 Portable 3.0 Category Interface Super Speed USB Transfer Rate 5 Gbps Max. USB Host Power Windows XP / Vista / 7 Operating System Mac OS X 10.4.8 or Later Hard Disk Capacity 750GB / 1TB 500GB / 640GB (82mm x 18mm x 111mm) Dimensions (W x H x L) (82mm x 17mm x 111mm) Color Piano Black, Metal Gray Format System NTFS System Requirements PC : Windows XP / Vista / 7 Macintosh : Mac OS X 10.4.8 or Later Upgrade your oper
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User’s Manual Connecting your S2 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 S2 Portable Series External Hard Drive will automatically activate once connected to the computer. S2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 9
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User’s Manual Connecting your S2 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: Figure 3. Connecting to a Desktop Computer Figure 4. Connecting to a Laptop Computer To use the S2 Portable 3.0 model at its maximum speed, you need a PC or a Host Card that supports USB 3.0 interface. S2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 10
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User’s Manual Windows When you connect the S2 Portable Series External Hard Drive to the computer a small icon will appear in the system tray at the lower right corner of the screen. Figure 5. System Tray indicating an external device The operating system will recognize and display "Samsung” drive under “My Computer.” Figure 6. In the Windows Explorer, you will see a new Samsung drive You are now ready to use the Samsung S2 Portable Series External Hard Drive. S2 Portable Series Exter
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User’s Manual Macintosh Connect your S2 Portable Series External Hard Drive to the computer. Your Macintosh operating system will then generate a SAMSUNG. Figure 7. Macintosh External Hard Drive connection icon After clicking the SAMSUNG icon, the following folder will appear. Figure 8. Macintosh Folders You are now ready to use the Samsung S2 Portable Series External Hard Drive. (Software included with your S2 Portable Series External Hard Drive does not support the Mac operating environ
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User’s Manual Using your S2 Portable Series Copying / Moving Files Now that you h ave successfully installed your new S2 Portable Series External Hard Drive, you copy or move files or whole folders from your new S2 Portable Series to your computer and vice-versa. It is important to understand the difference between Copy and Move. 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. WH
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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 10. When you Right-Click on a file or folder, you get another menu. 2) From this side, right click on the Temp folder and choose Copy. 1) From this side, click the Local C drive. 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 Pas
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User’s Manual Safely Removing your S2 Portable Series For Windows Right-click the arrow icon from the system tray at the lower right corner of your screen. Figure 12. The taskbar is located at the bottom-right of the screen. Click “Safely Remove Hardware.” Figure 13. The 'Safely Remove Hardware' prompt will list every device that is attached to your system. Click “Samsung S2 Portable Series USB device”. Figure 14. This prompt will list all of the Mass Storage Devices l
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User’s Manual For Macintosh Click the external hard drive icon and select “Eject “SAMSUNG.”” Figure 15. 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. Do not disconnect S2 Portable Series 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 S2 Portable Series External Hard
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User’s Manual S2 Portable Series Software Samsung Drive Manager Software Samsung Drive Manager is bundled software for Windows provided for the convenient use of your External Hard Drive. Samsung Drive Manager comprises Samsung AutoBackup (a personal backup solution), Samsung SecretZone™ (a personal data protection solution), Samsung Secure Manager (a secure external hard disk management solution) and Samsung External Hard Drive management tools. Samsung Drive Manager must be connected to S2 P
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User’s Manual 4. Once the preparation process is complete, InstallShield Wizards’ greeting dialog will display. 5. Click “Next”. 6. The dialog will display the end user license agreement. Carefully read the agreement. Select “Yes”. 7. The installation folder selection screen is displayed for Samsung Drive Manager. 8. Set the installation folder and click “Next”. S2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 18
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User’s Manual 9. On the program folder selection screen, set the program folder in which to register Samsung Drive Manager icons and click “Next”. 10. Your computer can be restarted after the program is installed. 11. Confirm system restart (if desired) and click “Done”. Restart your computer when prompted to ensure normal execution of Samsung Drive Manager. Using Samsung Drive Manager Select Start (from the Windows start menu) All Programs Samsung Samsung Dri
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User’s Manual [ Samsung Drive Manager Screen ] The main window of Samsung Drive Manager includes drive information, the Safely Remove Hardware button, program execution button and tool buttons. [ Safely Remove button ] Click Safely Remove Hardware to safely remove your hard disk. Some models do not support this function. Then the unlock button appears in dimmed color. When backup sources are regularly backed up using Samsung AutoBackup, they are fully backed up only during the initial bac
