Note This contains useful information about the functions. Software and user’s manuals are available for download at the Samsung Hard Drive website (www.samsunghdd.com). The content of this User’s Manual may change without prior notice for product improvement purposes. S2 Portable Series External Hard Drive...
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...
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.
Copying / Moving Files Removable Disk Method Safely Removing your S2 Portable Series For Windows For Macintosh S2 Portable Series Software Samsung Drive Manager Software Samsung Drive Manager Installation Using Samsung Drive Manager Troubleshooting Appendix Partitioning and Changing File System Type...
USB port. S2 Portable Series comes with Samsung Drive Manager which is a Windows-based integrated-management software that allows the convenient use of External Hard Drives.
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)
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User’s Manual Specifications (S2 Portable 3.0) S2 Portable 3.0 Category Interface Super Speed USB 5 Gbps Max. Transfer Rate 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)
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: Connecting to a Desktop Computer Figure 1.
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: Connecting to a Desktop Computer Figure 3.
The operating system will recognize and display "Samsung” drive under “My Computer.” In the Windows Explorer, you will see a new Samsung drive Figure 6. You are now ready to use the Samsung S2 Portable Series External Hard Drive. S2 Portable Series External Hard Drive...
(Software included with your S2 Portable Series External Hard Drive does not support the Mac operating environment.) 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...
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.
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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 Paste Using a Right-Click again, we can paste the Temp file onto the Figure 11.
S2 Portable Series Hard drive. When you see the “Safely Remove Hardware” message, you may safely remove the device from the system. Use the Safely Remove button of Samsung Drive Manager to safely remove your external hard drive. Safely Remove button...
For Macintosh Click the external hard drive icon and select “Eject “SAMSUNG.”” For the Macintosh click the USB icon and choose Eject "SAMSUNG" Figure 15. This safely disconnects the drive. It is now safe to detach the drive from the computer.
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.
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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...
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”.
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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 backup, and real-time backup (monitoring of backup data for auto-backup of changed data only) is performed subsequently for your convenience.
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 Mac OS X operating systems, use Samsung NTFS 3G Driver or reformat your drive. Samsung NTFS 3G driver : Refer to the 12 page...
Reformat to NTFS Reformat in Macintosh Reformat to FAT32 Re-format your external hard drive as FAT32 using Samsung Format Utility or Samsung Drive Manager. Samsung Format Utility : log on to www.samsunghdd.com Samsung Drive Manager : Refer to page 17.
User’s Manual Product Certifications (European Union/Community) VCCI (Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information) (Federal Communications Commission) C-TICK (Korea Communications Commission) BSMI (Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection) (C- Underwriter’s Laboratories, Inc) (Technischer Uberwachungs Verein) This marking on the product, accessories or literature indicates that the product and its electronic accessories (e.g.
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.
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