Samsung HM080GC - Spinpoint M5 80 GB Hard Drive User Manual

Q3
HDD does not be recognized in BIOS setup.
First, confirm whether each cable was connected correctly.
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2 Confirm whether Jumper-setting is correct.
Confirm whether BIOS setup became correctly.
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Q4
Even though the HDD recognized in BIOS setup, it does not be
seen in Windows.
Confirm whether did correctly partition and format.
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2 Partition can be created through the Fdisk or Installing OS
according to OS's version.
Q5
I am looking for a Software & Firmware (mainly about drivers) but I
found nothing.
Where I can find I want ?
We don't release any firmwares.
Because the product has been already optimized with its own
configurations.
IDE (PATA & SATA) drive does not need any drivers. You just have
to make a partition and format your drive for using.
Please make sure whether you had partitioned and formatted.
First of all, you must partition and format for recognizing the new
drive in the Windows Explorer.
Within Win98 series, please use the Fdisk.
Within Win2000 & Win-XP, please use the Disk Management.
When installing Win2000 or Win-XP, the installation process
includes the partitioning step itself.
To open the Disk Management
1 Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2 Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click
Computer Management.
3 In the left panel, expand Storage, and then expand Disk
Management.
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The Names and Content of Toxic and Hazardous Substances
or Elements
Toxic and hazardous substances or elements
Parts
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Pb Hg Cr 6+ PBB
Printed Circuit Assemblies X O O O O
Head Disk Assemblies X O O O O
O : Indicates that the concentration of the hazardous substance in all h
omogeneous materials in the parts is below the relevant threshold of the
SJ/T11363-2006 standard.
X : Indicates that the concentration of the hazardous substance of at least
one of all homogeneous materials in the parts is above the relevant
threshold of the SJ/T11363-2006 standard.
" Hybrid Disk Drive products are licensed for use only on devices that deploy the
Windows VISTA operating system as the principle operating system. If you or any other
party install(s) an operating system on the computing device that is not Window Vista,
the use of this Hybrid Disk Drive may require an additional license from Microsoft.
For further information, please contact Microsoft. "
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
STORAGE SYSTEM DIVISION
HEAD OFFICE: 94-1, IM SOO-DONG, GUMI-CITY KYUNG BUK, KOREA 730-350
FAX : 82-54-479-5567
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
This marking shown on the product or its literature, indicates that
it should not be disposed with other household wastes at the end
of its working life. To prevent possible harm to the environment or
PBDE
human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please separate
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this from other types of wastes and recycle it responsibly to
promote the sustainable reuse of material resources.
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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
this item for environmentally safe recycling.
Business users should contact their supplier and check the terms and conditions of
the purchase contract.
This product should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal.
C Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Printed in Korea.
2.5" HDD INSTALLATION GUIDE
Samsung does NOT guarantee any data on your drive,
Precautions
1MB = 1,000,000bytes / 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes.
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.
Do not drop, shock or strike.
If apply impact to the HDD, it causes a Bad Sector by crashing between
Head and Media. Do not stack. Do not external shock and vibration.
Do not remove all items, such as Hard drive label, warranty label.
Warranty void if any stickers or labels are removed
or damaged. Never disassemble hard drives.
Do not touch the circuit board with hands or tools.
Protect the HDD from Electrostatic Discharge(ESD).
MR Head is very sensitive in Electrostatic.
Keep the HDD in their static shielding bag.
Avoid extreme temperatures and humidity places.
Humidity causes a drive malfunction by reacting
with an ingredient of oil in Disk and Head surface.
Also, parts can be corrode by leaving in humidity.
When use an external case
Do not drop or fall while using and
being storage the external case.
An external case is easy to transfer, but can be shocked easily also.
Check the External case's Grounding
External case's Grounding prevents HDD malfunction form ESD
BF68-00237A REV02
please always BACK-UP your precious data.
DO NOT DROP!
DO NOT PRESS!