M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive. Quick Start Guide A 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.
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...
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.
Connecting your M2 Portable Series Installation Windows Macintosh Using your M2 Portable Series Copying / Moving Files Removable Disk Method Safely Removing your M2 Portable Series For Windows For Macintosh Troubleshooting Appendix Partitioning and Changing File System Type Reformat to FAT32...
The M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive is a 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.
2) Read/Write in Progress : Blinking LED 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...
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2) Read/Write in Progress : Blinking LED 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...
Insert the USB cable to the desktop/laptop computer as shown in Figures 1 and 2: Connecting to a Desktop Computer Connecting to a Laptop Computer M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive will automatically activate once connected to the computer. M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive...
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Connecting to a Desktop Computer Connecting to a Laptop Computer 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. M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive...
User Manual Windows When you connect the M2 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. System Tray indicating an external device The operating system will recognize and display "Samsung” drive under “My Computer.”...
User Manual Macintosh Connect your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive to the computer. Your Macintosh operating system will then generate a SAMSUNG. Macintosh External Hard Drive connection icon After clicking the SAMSUNG icon, the following folder will appear. Macintosh Folders You are now ready to use the Samsung M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive.
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.
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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 M2 Portable Series drive.
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Brugervejledning Sikker fjernelse af din M2 Portable Series Med Windows Højreklik på pileikonet i systembakken i det nederste højre hjørne af din skærm. Procesbjælken befinder sig nederst til højre på skærmen. Klik “Sikker fjernelse af hardware" Prompten 'Sikker fjernelse af hardware' vil opliste alle enheder, der er tilkoblet dit system.
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. Interrupting the file transfer could lead to data corruption and/or damage to your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive.
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Q4. I am using Windows XP and cannot format the drive to FAT32. 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.
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 Reformat to NTFS...
- 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...
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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