Samsung G series HX-DU010EC external hard drive
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1. When you purchase a G3 STATION External Hard Drive make sure that all components have been included in your product package Overview Y LED Description 1 Standby Status Steadily lit LED 2 Read Write in Progress Blinking LED G3 Station External Hard Drive 000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000 000000000000000000000 There are ports to connect various cables including USB on the backside of G3 Station 00000000000000000000 00000000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 USB 2 0 000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000 Power le User s Manual Connecting your G3 Station 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 e Figure 1 Connecting a G3 Station G3 Station will not power on when the USB Cable disconnected m Plug in the power adapter and connect the USB cable to the corresponding port on your desktop PC or notebook PC Figure 2 Power on a G3 Station oeaeoaoaaeoe eq m Turn the power on your drive with power dial Now you can enjoy your drive gt Your G3 Station External Hard Drive will automatically activate once connected to the computer G3 Station External Hard Drive 8 Windows User s Manual2. a Samsung uto Backup Settings Wizard File Filter Specify the types of files to filter Include only files with the following extensions Al Files File grouping Extension Office File Document File Photo and Picture File Music File Movie and video File Compressed files Exclusion of the following only Add Change Delete lt lt Previous Next gt gt Finish Cancel 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 Clicking Next without making any change in this dialog sets the application to backup all types of files from the source G3 Station External Hard Drive 19 User s Manual e Figure 18 Backup Scheduling Dialog a Samsung Auto Backup Settings Wizard Set Schedule Set a schedule for performance of this task change Delete Task Type Backup Type Scheduled Time lt lt Previous Next gt Finish Cancel 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 e Figure 19 New Schedule Dialog Schedule Backup Specify th
3. 10 20 2008 7 48 01 PM 12 31 2008 2 04 50 PM 12 31 2008 2 04 50 PM 12 31 2008 2 04 50 PM 12 31 2008 2 04 50 PM 12 31 2008 2 04 50 PM Settings Information select Backup from the Task menu or click Backup from the toolbar e Figure 24 Backup Completion Dialog a Samsung uto Backup Progress Backup has completed successfully Backed up 20 files in total File C Documents and Settings samsung My Documents My Pictures Thumbs db Transferred Files 20 Total Files 20 Processed Size Total Size 1 86MB 1 881 600 bytes 7 OMB 8 301 600 bytes Start Time 10 7 2008 3 27 19 PM Transfer Rate 506 2 KBfs Elapsed Time 00 00 05 Time Remaining 00 00 00 2 Used Space 1 66B 0 5 A Backup Space 7 OMBIO 0 A Available Space Total Space 296 46099 5 1 298 03B Shut down the system on completion S Pause S Exit G3 Station External Hard Drive User s Manual 22 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 e Figure 25 Original File Selection Screen Quick Backup Internet Explorer Sel File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ae Q Back v B yo Search ey Folders ial Address C C Program Files Internet Explorer E gt k File and Folder Tasks a O Conpection tis orc FA MLIT Open fm Rename this folder Explore Move t
4. 1024 MB Virtual drive F Automount Yes Idle Timeout O min File System NTFS Label Algorithm Not specified Coma E Caos bh Pla Wer Took ek Heh LTTE milope LO 1 Fis OO lietan ap O O e ddy Rea Be del me 3 blues Essarts Lom Waie Manej G3 Station External Hard Drive 4 Designate the drive to connect with the file system label accessibility and idle session limit 5 Designate the volume s password and algorithm 6 Verify your virtual image settings 7 If the settings are correct click Finish to generate the volume image You ve now created a virtual drive 29 User s Manual Troubleshooting e Check the USB cable connection Check the LED light on the HDD e Check the power supply to G3 Station External Hard Drive Ticking noise is an indication of insufficient power e f 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 G3 Station External Hard Drive to a USB 2 0 port Try connecting G3 Station External Hard Drive to a different port or if your computer does not support USB 2 0 purchase a separate USB 2 0 port Q2 The actual storage capacity of G3 Station External Hard Drive is different than the capacity shown on the packaging A2 Type of file system used for the drive partitioni
5. 3 select Install Samsung SecretZoneM a Install Samsung SecretZone Read User s Manual InstallShield Wizard Samsung SecretZone Setup is preparing the InstallShield Wizard 4 0 nce the preparati on p rOCESS is com plete en which will guide you through the rest of the setup process Please InstallShield Wizard s greeting dialog will display Wait Cancel Samsung SecretZone Install Wizard 9 Click Next Welcome to the Install Wizard for Samsung SecretZone The Install Wizard will install Samsung SecretZone on your computer To continue click Next Cancel G3 Station External Hard Drive 21 User s Manual Samsung SecretZone Install Wizard 6 You will then be asked to enter an administrator password ihe Enter the password and then click Next to continue This is the account setting for the administrator to use Samsung SecretZone Please set the account for the administrator Administrator ID admin Password eee Confirm eee InstallShield samsung SecretZone is a security software and will not allow you access to protected data without a proper ID and password Be careful not to lose your ID and password Samsung SecretZone Install Wizard Finished Samsung SectetZone installation 7 Click Finish to complete the installation process The Samsung SecretZone installation finished Click Finish Button to finish Samsung
6. 0 C Display device components Click Samsung G3 Station USB Device e Figure 12 This prompt will list all of the Mass Storage Devices like your Local Hard drive and your G3 Station Hard drive Stop a Hardware device Confirm devices to be stopped Choose OF to continue Windows will attempt to stop the following devices After the devices are stopped they may be removed safely e USB Mass Storage Device e Genenc volume F ga amsung G3 Station USB Device Cancel When you see the Safely Remove Hardware message you may safely remove the device from the system G3 Station External Hard Drive 13 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 Get Info ENEN Eject SAMSUNG Duplicate Make Alias Copy SAMSUNG Color Label x 4640600000 Automator gt Disable Folder Actions Configure Folder Actions Attach a Folder Action T This safely disconnects the drive It is now safe to detach the drive from the computer Mn Do not disconnect G3 Station 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 G3 Station External Hard Drive G3 Station External Hard Drive 14 User s Manual G3 Station Software G3
7. 20 PM File Fold a 0 My Documents Local C drive m EE 2005 5 46 Pm F a 3 aa Docun Search 2008 2 21 PM fs File Fold a a EEI a Week Upload using AceFTP gt 12 20088 52pPM 4 File Fold tad C i Progr 22 2008 2 24PM File Fold E del l Ewo _ Sharing and Seaurity H o gt 008 4 28 pp File Fold SSA cid moda SS WinZip 6 2000 2 26 p 12KB Microsol j ocumentum Email Scan for Viruses Misc Send To E MyWorks El 5 Program Files E Temp E WINDOWS se Samsung E ES Control Panel B My Sharing Folders AA E Xerox Network Scanners al EH a My Network Places Recycle Bin 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 gt Click Paste e Figure 9 Using a Right Click again we can paste the Temp file onto the G3 Station drive meea o File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ay Drs O P Po search raider X MD Lv FE Address iS Cil dBc Folders El Name DateModfed size Type 4 E Desktop Pubs Backup 3 19 2008 5 20 PM a Bie El My Documents updt 6 25 2008 7 15 PM El W My Computer Explore ngle 7 1 2008 7 20 PM YY 3v2 Floppy A Open atabase 7 1 2008 8 00 PM El Local Disk C Search eAcrobat7 0 7 2 2008 3 20 PM O dell 8 Upload usin
8. Desktop All User EJE Backup sw ppt 8 4MB 7 30 2008 5 23 22 PM 10 7 2008 2 08 48 PM H My Computer Settings Information G3 Station External Hard Drive User s Manual 24 User s Manual e Figure 28 Restore Destination Selection Screen Auto Backup Restore Settings Wizard Restore Data Restore the following backup data Selected backup data My Music disk Backup location E samsung SAMSUNG DE9A783 Restore location Original Location v 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 e Figure 29 Restore Options Screen Auto Backup Restore Settings Wizard Set Restore Options Set restore time Restore files from a specific time point From the most recent backup O From the backup closest to the following time point Tuesday October O 3 38 47 PM Restore duplicate files Restore only files that are different from source files O Restore all files Y Ask before overwriting the data lt lt Previous Next gt gt Finish Cancel Restore wizard will then present restore time and duplicate file restoring options You will be able to choose to restore backup files from the most recent backup or from the closest backup to a specified date and time As for duplica
9. INCA fF SCRABBLE gt QJ Address Book 7 Adobe Acrobat 6 0 Standard 3 Calculator gt Settings gt 7 FileMaker Pro Advanced Command Prompt Internet Explorer W Notepad Search y Y Paint 9 Program Compatibility Wizard s Scanner and Camera Wizard amp Synchronize 2 Tour Windows XP A Windows Explorer A WordPad gt SP Y Help and Support 7 2 A Log off bruton Shut Down 23 Col2 REC TRK EXT OVR Engish U S X Erre From the Windows Explorer you will see various drive letters A C your C drive is your local Hard Disk Drive The G3 Station Drive will most likely be the E drive however it could be any drive letter For the purposes of this manual we will assume that the G3 Station drive is the E drive As well for practice copying folders and files we will copy the Temp folder onto the G3 Station drive G3 Station External Hard Drive 11 User s Manual From the Windows Explorer screen Click Local Disk C From the right hand pane Right click the Temp folder Click Copy e Figure 8 When you Right Click on a file or folder you get another menu ox File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ay Qax O 9 sea P racers a KID vv ae dca MN ca 2 From this side right click on the Folder y Temp folder and choose Copy Bo 1 From this side click the p py e p y a gt a A Explore 3 14 2007 2
10. SecretZone Installation O Ree Sopa een 1 If select Creation of File menu or Creation icon of ee EOS icon bar Volume Image Cration Wizard will be displalyed Size 1024 m8 Size of volume image must be at least 35MB or more E Free space is 303543 MB File Selection Drive E S e m A 2 Click Browse and designate the file you wish to create volume mst File Name volume0 i File Type msr file mar v G3 Station External Hard Drive 28 Volume Image o Define the location and size of created volume image Size 1024 MB Size of volume image must be at least 35MB or more P Free space is 203543 MB User s Manual 3 Designate the size of the volume image you wish to create Software limitations require that when using a FAT32 file system the maximum volume image size is 2 gigabytes Using the NTFS file system allows for a volume image size of up to 2 terabytes Drive File System NTFS Label Access type Read Write Idle Timeout O Min Create the account for the volume image a am Set password to volume image and a decryption of this password Confirm You should enter password Also password has at least 5 and the most 15 characters Algorithm Not specified Click Finish button to create new volume image Setting results as like the following Image volume0 msr Size
11. Station External Hard Drive Software samsung G3 Station External Hard Drive comes with Samsung Auto Backup and Samsung SecretZone These applications support the Windows only Connecting your G3 Station External Hard Drive to the computer will automatically activate the installation wizard select Run Program to install the applications samsung Auto Backup and Samsung SecretZone will only be available when G3 Station External Hard Drive is connected to your computer For further information please refer to the Auto Backup and SecretZone user s manuals that accompanied your G3 Station External Hard Drive samsung Auto Backup samsung Auto Backup is a personal backup solution that enables you to backup individual files The application provides both manual and automatic scheduled backup features and includes various backup options such as backup in compressed file format and use of filters for backup files samsung Auto Backup Installation SAMSUNG E E crn Bier ae 1 You will see this dialog the first time you connect your Whe de eed inden too G3 Station External Hard Drive to the computer Install Samsung Tools uzing the program provided on the device m A E E 2 Select Install Samsung Tools and the click OK A Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Microsoft Scanner and Camera Wizard ir View a slideshow of the images using Windows Picture and Fas Wiewer When you install the samsu
12. Station External Hard Drive to FAT32 Samsung USB Format Utility is a Windows application and is available for downloaded from Samsung s online Customer support page e Figure 32 FAT format utility page samsung Format Utility 41 2 Device 1 USB gt Sansung G2 Station LC Setting Drive To format hole Hard Disk File System FAT 32 i Volume Label W Quick Format Enumerate Device Success Capacity 232 088 GB G3 Station External Hard Drive 31 User s Manual Reformat to NTFS Following describes formatting to NTFS in Windows XP Connect G3 Station 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 Once drive partition has been deleted right click the drive you wish to format and then select New Partition as shown in the diagram below From Create Partition Wizard select Primary Partition and then enter the desired size of the partition From the File System menu select NTFS and format WARNING PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING YOUR DRIVE WILL PERMANENTLY ERASE ALL THE FILES ON THE DRIVE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DO THIS UNLESS ALL OF YOUR FILES HAVE BEEN BACKED UP AND CHECKED FOR RELIABILITY AND
13. This End User License Agreement j EULA is a contract which is entered into between you an individual or a corporation and Clarus Incorporated Clarus Inc with regard to this software This software may include other components such as related media printing and j onlinej or electronic documents softwarej By installing copying or using this software you indicate that you accept the terms in the EULA If you do not agree with the terms in this EULA you cannot install or use this software v Do you accept all the terms of the preceding License Agreement If you select No the setup will close To install Samsung Auto Backup you must accept this agreement InstallShield Samsung Auto Backup Install Wizard Choose Destination Location Select folder where setup will install files Setup will install Samsung Auto Backup in the following folder Tened i folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select 7 Select the destination for samsung Auto Backup installation and then click Next Destination Folder C Program Files Clarus S amsung Auto Backup InstallShield Y Cancel Samsung Auto Backup Install Wizard Select Program Folder Please select a program folder 8 Select the folder under which you wish the Samsung pang ech ewe eee Cece e Auto Backup icon to be registered Then click Next Program Folder Samsung Auto Backup Exis
14. user s authority to operate the equipment Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a Class B particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 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 G3 Station External Hard Drive 33 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 Limited Warranty samsung makes the following limited warranties during the warranty period a the Products will
15. HX DU010EC HX DU015EC HX DUO20EC G3 Station External Hard Drive User s manual gt lt gt gt gt gt gt E a a De De E E t lt c y 3 gt gt T Cy TA e O 4 pa i gt 7 lt gt gt gt Pome z ee C3 y gt gt i ace d ey Y A A A A Ay A gt C a c E3 lt gt gt Aa Gp gt y ED E gt gt Lo a a 29 y o y a gt lt gt art i O Dr o gt en Un WD TUD UD UD en Un SG GS GES RARER a est gt gt gt gt gt Ls 7 Tp we y a Reel Re Dee Deed gt gt gt a D art gt A o e e ei t E z i gt lt E T Be TD ee oy gt asas ce ce SS User s Manual Read Me First About this Manual Your product comes with a quick installation guide and a user s manual Following the instructions and precautions of this manual will ensure easier and more enjoyable use of your G3 Station External Hard Drive Quick Installation Guide An installation guide is provided with the purchase of G3 Station External Hard Drive The Quick Installation Guide explains product components and provides simple instructions on how to install the product User s Manual The User s Manual contains detailed information about features and instructions on using your G3 Station External Hard Drive Using this Manual Carefully read
16. READABILITY Format in Macintosh Following describes formatting in Mac OS X Launch Mac OS X s Disk Utility tool Open the main drive folder from the desktop Open the Applications folder and then the Utilities folder Select the Disk Utility file Select the drive you wish to reformat Select the Erase menu Select Mac OS Extended Journaled from Volume Format menu and then Click Erase button ADO Samsung G3 Station Media s0000 o Es Verify Info Burn Mount Eject Enable Journaling New Image Convert Resize Image Mo E 250 06 GB SAMSUNG HM251 First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore T MS 250 To all data on a disk or volum EJ 931 5 GB Samsung G3 Stati 1 Salach is ele pe volume ir hs fei on the WA 2 Specify a format and name El SAMSUNG 3 If you wan svigi o prevent the recovery of the disk s erased data click Security Options gt HL DT ST DVDRW GSA S10N 4 Click Era To pre of previously deleted files without erasing the volume select a volume in the list on ergo nd ies Free Space Mac OS Extended Journaled Name G3 Station Erase Free 5p Disk Description Samsun g G3 Station Media Total Capac a 250 06 se 250 059 350 016 Bytes Connection Bus USB Write Statu ead Writ n Connection Type External S M A R T Status No t Suppo ae d O USB Serial Number 00000011E09451111112 Partition Map Scheme Master Boot Record Once formatting is
17. When you connect the G3 Station External Hard Drive to the computer a device icon will appear in the system tray at the lower right corner of the screen e 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 P My Computer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help A J ya Search gt Folders ER Address y My Computer System Tasks B View system information T5 Add or remove programs E Change a setting Other Places My Network Places My Documents ES Shared Documents G Control Panel Details My Computer System Folder Files Stored on This Computer O Shared Documents Hard Disk Drives Se Local Disk C pe SAMSUNG E Devices with Removable Storage H 314 Floppy 4 o DYD Drive D LA samsung s Documents You are now ready to use the Samsung G3 Station External Hard Drive G3 Station External Hard Drive 9 User s Manual Macintosh Connect your G3 Station External Hard Drive to the computer Your Macintosh operating system will then generate a SAMSUNG e Reformatting for Mac OS may be required Refer to the 31 32 page e Figure 5 Macintosh External HDD connection icon Finder File Edit View After clicking the SAMSUNG icon the following folder will appear o Figure 6 Macintosh Folders A Secre
18. and understand the Handling Precautions section before using the product Failure to follow all the instructions as outlined in the Handling Precautions section could result in damage to you or to your G3 Station External Hard Drive m Refer to the Troubleshooting section first if you experience a problem with the product lcon Guide Precautions These must be read thoroughly before using any of the functions 7 Caution This contains must know information about functions User must be careful Note This contains useful information about the functions software and user manuals are available for download at the Samsung Hard Disk Drive website www samsunghdd com The content of this User s Manual may change without prior notice for product improvement purposes G3 Station External Hard Drive 2 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 Use the rated Power adapter Use only the power adapter supplied with the product or approved by Samsung Electronics Installation Related Do not sit on the product and do not place a heavy object over the product Product case or connector can be damaged and may cause a break down Use the product on a flat surface Avoid blocking the vent at the bottom or side of the external drive If the vent
19. complete the drive will appear on your desktop G3 Station External Hard Drive 32 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 charger headset USB cable should not be disposed of with other household waste at the end of their working life To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal please separate these items from other types of waste and recycle them responsibly to promote the sustainable Ms feuse of material resources 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 these items for environmentally safe recycling Business users should contact their supplier and check the terms and conditions of the purchase contract This product and its electronic accessories should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal a CAUTION Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the part responsible for compliance could void the
20. e time to perform the back up Frequency Every month Time ETE Hour Minute 26 00 PM select how often and when you wish Auto Backup to be performed and click OK From the Backup Scheduling dialog click Finish to exit the backup configuration wizard You are now ready to backup your data samsung Auto Backup is configured to perform real time backup by default Therefore the application will automatically back up the content of My Documents after you exit the backup configuration wizard G3 Station External Hard Drive 20 Figure 20 Initial Application Screen Samsung Auto Backup Task F View Tools O Help H TACTO Y Backup Festore Delete Refresh Up Options amp Select backup source Fe B Desktop A se My Documents a Favorites a Y My Computer E ss Local Disk C H gs XP Pro Kor D E samsunc E El ef Removable Disk F a ME Network Folder Task Related Information Name E ALZip Backup SW ppt E Germanz xls lincops_down htm a Manual_Samsung Aut 5 9MB Compressed zippe nz e E a Size Type 712Byte Shortcut 8 4MB Microsoft PowerPoi 6 4MB Microsoft Excel Wor 16 6KB HTML Document Modified Date 10 6 2008 4 06 18 PM 7 30 2008 5 23 24 PM 10 30 2008 2 34 12 PM 10 6 2008 6 37 56 PM 10 20 2008 7 47 14 PM JE a Adobe Reader 8 1 7KB Shortcut 7 8 2008 8 05 40 PM t fa AbnLab V3 Internet 5 1 7KB Sh
21. function properly under normal use b the Products will be free from defects in materials or workmanship c the Products will conform to the published specifications and d the Products will conform to any additional specifications agreed to in writing by the parties samsung warranties do not cover any problem that is caused by a commercial use accident abuse neglect shock electrostatic discharge heat or humidity beyond product specifications improper installation operation maintenance or modification or b any misuse contrary to the instructions in the user s manual or c lost passwords or d malfunctions caused by other equipment Our limited warranties are void if a product is returned with removed damaged or tampered labels or any alterations including removal of any component or external cover Our warranties do not cover data loss back up the contents of your drive to a Separate storage medium on a regular basis Also consequential damages incidental damages and costs related to data recovery removal and installation are not recoverable under our warranties Warranty Period The warranty period for product is three 3 years from the documented date of purchase from samsung or a Samsung authorized reseller Customer Service To request warranty service please contact the place of purchase or visit our web site www samsunghdd com for information on obtaining service or an RMA Return Material Author
22. g AceFTP frics 7 15 2008 8 20 PM Documents and Settings 7 21 2008 5 46 PM Scan for Viruses E Documentum ments and Settings 9 8 2008 2 21PM O Email Sharing and Security dy Reports 9 12 2008 8 52 PM Misc cD WinZip gt fam Files 9 22 2008 2 24 PM a MyWorks NOW 9 22 2008 4 28 PM E 5 Program Files E E Temp j El E WINDOWS Cut See FEEL G Control Panel pan My Sharing Folders Wi Xerox Network Scanners N E e My Network Places Recyde Bin l AZ NOTE Detaching the USB cable while file transfer is in progress can damage your computer and or G3 Station External Hard Drive If you need to disconnect the USB cable wait for the transfer process to complete first and then disconnect using the Safely Remove Hardware option G3 Station External Hard Drive 12 User s Manual Safely Removing your G3 Station For Windows Right click the device icon from the system tray at the lower right corner of your screen e Figure 10 The taskbar is located at the bottom right of the screen Click Safely Remove Hardware e Figure 11 The Safely Remove Hardware prompt will list every device that is attached to your system Safely Remove Hardware Select the device you want to unplug or eject and then click Stop When Windows notifies you that it is safe to do so unplug the device from your computer Hardware devices USB Mass Storage Device USB Mass Storage Device at Location
23. ginals G3 Station External Hard Drive 23 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 e Figure 27 Restore Selection Screen Samsung Auto Backup Task F View Y Tools O Help H TADO Y Backup Restore Delete Refresh Up Options amp Select backup source E Desktop Name Size Type Modified Date My Documents 5 IOMeter Results File Folder 10 8 2008 2 12 22 AM UP Favorites others File Folder 10 8 2008 2 25 50 PM 9 My Computer se Local Disk C 2 DvD Drive D BB Samsune F ME Network Folder pc mark Results File Folder 10 8 2008 2 12 02 4M Sandra Results File Folder 10 8 2008 2 12 56 4M E Acronis True Image H 824Byte Shortcut 4 23 2008 2 17 48 4M fap AhnLab V3 Internet S 1 7KB Shortcut 10 8 2008 2 12 02 AM BB atto_disk creeras exe 76 0KB Application 7 4 2007 5 33 52 AM Task Related Information m Ea a mm Modified Date Backup Date E pss Portable Manual E 162Byte 10 7 2008 1 56 19 PM 10 7 2008 2 08 48 PM A gB My Documents EJE Adobe Reader 8 Ink 1 7KB 7 8 2008 8 05 39 PM 10 7 2008 2 08 48 PM
24. he disk Bad sectors can cause various and potentially read write errors Humidity If you use the product in places exposed to humidity it may danger of electric shock In addition prolonged exposure to moisture can corrode various parts and components 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 Always Backup your Important Data The external drive manufacturer does not guarantee data stored in the external drive and will not assume responsibility for any mental or material damage incurred during data recovery Backup Storing the original and a copy on two or more separate and accessible storage media Regular Virus Scanning Frequently scan the device for viruses and protect the external drive from virus infection Cleaning the product Never use cleaning fluid or similar chemicals Do not spay cleaner directly on the product It may cause discoloration and deformation of the product Custody Related Keep the product and accessories out of the reach of children It may cause personal injuries and problem Safely Remove Hardware Always use the Safely Remove Hardware feature bef
25. his folder Search Py Copy this Folder a de ALZip Self Extractor EXE A Publish this folder to the 2 Add with ALZip Web Detection Micr t Corporation Hmm Add to Connection Wizard zip fad Share this folder A 6 0 Add to Connection Wizard zip and Email 8 A E mail this Folder s files X Delete this folder Sharing and Security ate o Run QuickBackup hal Show Versions Search in Backup Archive Other Places d Backup E Program Files Send To gt E My Documents E Shared Documents i My Computer My Network Places Cut Copy Create Shortcut Delete Rename Details Properties e Figure 26 Backup Completion Dialog a Samsung Auto Backup Progress Backup has completed successfully Backed up 22 files in total File C Program Files Internet Explorer Connection vizard trialoc all Transferred Files 22 Total Files 22 Processed Size Total Size 933 5KB 853 504 bytes 639 7KB 859 683 bytes Start Time 10 7 2008 3 34 39 PM Transfer Rate 3 4 MB s Elapsed Time 00 00 08 Time Remaining 00 00 00 B Used Space 1 6GB 0 5 0 a Available Space Total Space E Backup Space 5 3MB 0 0 296 46699 5 1 298 06GB _ Shut down the system on completion S cul Exit X 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 ori
26. ion window G3 Station External Hard Drive 21 e Figure 23 Original File Selection Screen Manual Backup Samsung Auto Backup Task E View Tools O Help H WEARS Restore Delete Refresh Options Select backup source Jj E gt a My Documents H W Favorites a 4 My Computer Local Disk C E ss XP Pro Kor D BB Samsune E E sf Removable Disk F m ME Network Folder Adobe Reader 8 fa AhnLab V3 Internet S a ALZip backup Sw ppt EM Germanz xls l incops_down htm ML E Manual_Samsung Aut 1 7KB Shortcut 1 7KB Shortcut 712Byte Shortcut 8 4MB Microsoft PowerPoi 6 4MB Microsoft Excel Wor 18 6KB HTML Document 5 9MB Compressed zippe Modified Date 7 8 2008 8 05 40 PM 6 14 2008 3 04 04 AM 10 6 2008 4 06 18 PM 7 30 2008 5 23 24 PM 10 20 2008 7 47 14 PM 10 30 2008 2 34 12 PM 10 6 2008 6 37 56 PM Task Related Information Backed up List E E My Documents i My Computer 3 music a My Music a My Pictures E New 2 D New Folder amp Updaters 5 vaFiles amp Cees na Default rdp aa desktop ini YEN Germanz xls YEN Mantis xls E Test File 3 txt File Folder File Folder File Folder File Folder File Folder Remote Desktop Configuration Set Microsoft Excel Y Microsoft Excel Y Text Document Modified Date 10 30 2008 2 28 40 PM 4 26 2008 6 30 35 AM 10 20 2008 7 52 28 PM 10 20 2008 7 54 09 PM
27. is blocked there is a danger of damaging the external drive or overheating the inside of the product Power Related Do not touch the main plug or power cord with hands There is a danger of electric shock Do not use a damaged or loose main plug or power cord or power outlet There is a danger of electric shock or fire hazard Do not bend the power cord Do not unplug the power cord out excessively or do not place a heavy by pulling the cable only object over the power cord e aM 4 lf the power cord is damaged it may cause lf the power cord is damaged it may electric shock cause electric shock or fire and may Ae increase the wrong operation it Data Cable Usage a Standardized data cable This may increase the wrong operation and a A may cause a malfunction 2 Do not severely bend the data cable and do not place a heavy object over the data cable lf the data cable is damaged it may cause a malfunction om AL D Do not unplug the data cable by severely pulling the cable This may damage connector on the product and may cause a problem with the product G3 Station External Hard Drive 3 ps User s Manual Shock The external drive is very portable and you may easily drop it Take care not to drop and tip the product while carrying the external drive If you make an impact on the external drive it may cause bad sectors on t
28. ization number Submit your phone number e mail address name product model and serial number s and an 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 Samsung or an authorized Samsung service center will replace your product with a functionally equivalent product samsung will not return your original drive and data recovery is not included It is highly recommended that you backup your data Once your drive is received at Samsung the ownership of the product and all content therein will be transferred to Samsung Please contact Samsung with any comments or inquiries at www samsunghdd com G3 Station External Hard Drive 34 Samsuna Samsung Electronics Co Ltd STORAGE SYSTEM DIVISION HEAD OFFICE 416 MAETAN 3 DONG YEONGTONG GU SUWON SI GYEONGGI DO KOREA 443 742 FAX 82 54 479 5567 Copyright Samsung Electronics reserves all copyrights to the content of this manual Copyright laws prohibit reproduction of this manual in part or whole by any third party without the explicit consent of Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics does not assume any patent responsibili
29. l Drive with Samsung SecretZone FAQ Partitioning and Changing File System Type Reformat to FAT32 Reformat to NTFS Format in Macintosh Product Certifications FOG Warranty Information User s Manual Introduction The G3 Station External Hard Drive is a high performance external hard disk drive that supports USB 2 0 Unlike conventional desktop disk drives the G3 Station 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 G3 Station External Hard Drive comes fully partitioned and formatted for your use and you can instantly access to the drive by simply plugging it into your computer through a USB port Rebooting and other cumbersome steps are not necessary secretZone which is part of the software bundle that comes with your G3 Station External Hard Drive allows you to protect and manage your private data Specifications l Windows XP Vista 7 Operating System System Requirements e PC Windows XP Vista 7 e Macintosh Mac OS X 10 4 8 or Later e Upgrade your operating system to the latest version to enjoy better performance and reliability e Reformatting for Mac OS may be required Refer to the 31 32 page G3 Station External Hard Drive 6 Components USB Cable aa Samsung G3 Station External Hard Drive oo oo Power Adapter Installation Guide User s Manual
30. m the system and then try booting again Q6 formatted my G3 Station External Hard Drive and lost all the bundle software A6 Bundle applications that came with your G3 Station External Hard Drive are available for download at Samsung Electronics customer support website Q7 am using a Mac and can t copy files A7 If the drive has been formatted to NTFS data stored in the drive can only be read by Mac systems Reformatting for Mac OS may be required Refer to the 31 32 page Q8 What is the maximum settable size for a security zone A8 The FAT32 file system limits the size of any file on the drive to a maximum of 4GB To ensure reliable operation under FAT32 secretZone limits each virtual drive s size to a maximum of 2GB Windows PC owners who wish to utilize capacity greater than 2GB should re format their external drive to NTFS in the Windows operating system G3 Station External Hard Drive 30 User s Manual Appendix WARNING PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING YOUR DRIVE WILL PERMANENTLY ERASE ALL THE FILES ON THE 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 G3 Station External Hard Drive and change the file system type e Reformat to FAT32 e Reformat to NTFS e Reformat in Macintosh Reformat to FAT32 Use Samsung USB Format Utility to format your G3
31. ng arrangement type of operating system and various other factors can affect the actual storage capacity displayed by your computer 1MB 1 000 000bytes and 1GB 1 000 000 000bytes 1 TB 1 000 000 000 000bytes Q3 connected my G3 Station External Hard Drive and the computer seems to recognize it but the drive won t show up under Windows Explorer A3 G3 Station External Hard Drive is by default formatted to NTFS and will work normally when you connect it to your computer However if the partition has been erased or the file system has been changed to a one that s not recognized by Windows the drive will not appear under Windows Explorer Try formatting the drive to FAT32 or NTFS Caution Formatting will erase all data stored in the drive Q4 am using Windows XP and cannot format the drive to FAT32 A4 Windows operating systems that followed Windows NT have limited FAT32 formatting to 32GB Therefore if you wish to format your G3 Station External Hard Drive to FAT32 you will need to download a format utility from our website Caution Formatting will erase all data stored in the drive We recommend that you back up your data before proceeding Q5 My computer will not boot up properly AD If you boot up your system with G3 Station External Hard Drive connected to the computer it s possible that your system s BIOS is attempting to boot from the external HDD Change the BIOS booting sequence or disconnect the external HDD fro
32. ng bundle software on the windows 7 you should run the Appinst exe manually in Samsung External Hard Drive The Windows 7 does not support the Autorun function LA Print the pictures ES eno Photo Printing Vizard Stop amp Read pon Open folder to view files u ing Windows Explorer 3 Select Install Samsung Auto Backup to start the installation process saattestiestiagt attettatttattt SEERE E Install Samsung Auto Backup ata Install Samsung SecretZone x 5 Read User s Manual InstallShield Wizard mere E NE A 4 Once the preparation process is complete InstallShield Wizard which will guide you through the rest of the setup Wizards greeting dialog will display process Please wait Cancel G3 Station External Hard Drive 15 User s Manual Samsung Auto Backup Install Wizard Welcome to the Install Wizard for Samsung Auto 9 Cl ick i Next Backup The Install Wizard will install Samsung Auto Backup on your computer To continue click Next Samsung Auto Backup Install Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully l 6 The dialog will display the end user license agreement Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement Carefully read the agreement Select Yes End User License Agreement End User License Agreement Please read this document carefully as it contains important information
33. ore shutting down the HDD or disconnecting the USB cable and power cable 1MB 1 000 000bytes 1GB 1 000 000 000bytes 1TB 1 000 000 000 000bytes 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 G3 Station External Hard Drive 4 Table of Contents Read Me First Handling Precautionst Specifications Connecting your G3 Station Using your G3 Station G3 Station Software Troubleshooting Appendix G3 Station External Hard Drive baaa PW W W OW N N N N PO NN O 11 11 13 13 14 15 15 15 17 23 24 27 28 30 31 31 32 32 33 33 34 User s Manual About this Manual Quick Installation Guide User s Manual Using this Manual Icon Guide Use the reted Power adapter Installation Related Power 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 system Requirements Components Overview Installation Windows Macintosh Copying Moving Files Removable Disk Method safely Removing your G3 Station For Windows For Macintosh G3 Station External Hard Drive Software samsung Auto Backup samsung Auto Backup Installation Data Backup using Samsung Auto Backup Quick Backup Restoring Backup Data samsung SecretZone Virtua
34. ortcut 6 14 2008 3 04 04 AM y Backed up List E E My Documents HY My Computer Settings Information 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 Name B music My Music A My Pictures Newz O New Folder amp Updaters amp y3Files 0222 ua Default rdp aa desktop ini Germanz xls w Mantis xls E Test File 3 txt Size Type File Folder File Folder File Folder File Folder File Folder 1 1KB Remote Desktop 78Byte Configuration Set 6 4MB Microsoft Excel W 6 4MB Microsoft Excel We 81Byte Text Document green section indicates the amount of space available Figure 21 System Tray 3 29 PM Modified Date 10 30 2008 2 28 40 PM 4 26 2008 6 30 35 AM 10 20 2008 7 52 28 PM 10 20 2008 7 54 09 PM 10 20 2008 7 48 01 PM Backup Date 12 31 2008 2 04 50 PM 12 31 2008 2 04 50 PM 12 31 2008 2 04 50 PM 12 31 2008 2 04 50 PM 12 31 2008 2 04 50 PM Double click the icon to view detailed information about the device s space use e Figure 22 Device Information Screen 99 0 Total Space 149 068 O Available Space 147 56819 E Used Space 1 56B 1 0 E Backup Space 08 0 0 User s Manual select original file s you wish to back up by checking the file s and or folder s from the Original File Select
35. successfully Restored 1 files in total File My Documents My Music Sample Music Ink Transferred Files 2 Total Files 2 Processed Size Total Size 1836 183 bytes 8218 821 bytes Start Time 10 7 2008 3 48 00 PM Transfer Rate 0 1 KB s Elapsed Time 00 00 00 Time Remaining 00 00 00 Used Space 1 6GB 0 5 E Available Space Total Space m Backup Space 9 5MB 0 0 296 4GB 99 5 298 0GB Shut down the system on completion S Pauses G3 Station External Hard Drive 26 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 SAMSUNG E This disk or device contains more than ane type of 1 YOU will pee the following dialog the I une nes A your G3 Station External Hard Drive to the computer what do wou want Windows to do Sw Copy pictures to iy compute 2 Select Install Samsung Tools and then click OK View a slideshow of the images using Windows Picture and F wri e a a eee Y When you install the samsung bundle software on the windows 7 you should run the Appinst exe manually in Samsung External Hard Drive The Windows 7 does not support the Autorun function Open folder to wiew files using Windows E phorer Fa A Stop amp Read
36. tZone Appinst exe Autorun inf 1 of 5 selected 148 95 GB available i You are now ready to use the Samsung G3 Station External Hard Drive Software included with your G3 Station External Hard Drive does not support the Mac operating environment G3 Station External Hard Drive 10 User s Manual Using your G3 Station Copying Moving Files Now that you have successfully installed your new G3 Station External Hard Drive you copy or move files or whole folders from your new G3 Station 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 WHEN YOU MOVE A FOLDER OR FILE YOU NO LONGER HAVE A BACKUP COPY Copy and paste files from the computer to the G3 Station External Hard Drive Removable Disk Method Removable Disk Method For the purposes of this manual we will make a copy of the Temp folder on the C drive of your computer and copy it to the G3 Station External Hard Drive From the Windows Desktop click Stat Programs gt Accessories gt Windows Explorer e Figure 7 Getting to the Windows Explorer a Get OpenOffice org Programs gt Communications Microsoft Office gt 7 Entertainment a lt Documents b PhoTags Express gt mm System Tools eS
37. te backup files you have the option to restore backup files that are different from their originals only or to restore all the files G3 Station External Hard Drive 25 User s Manual e Figure 30 File Filter Screen Auto Backup Restore Settings Wizard File Filter Specify the types of files to filter Include only fles with the following extensions All Files File grouping Extension Office File Document File Photo and Picture File Music File Movie and Video File Compressed files Exclusion of the following only L Add Change Delete lt lt Previous Next gt gt Finish Cancel 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 samsung Auto Backup Engine window will prompt and display the restore progress This engine ignores duplicate files and restores only those files with different data or creation date resulting in much faster processing times Once the process is complete the following screen will display e Figure 31 Restore Completion Screen E Samsung Auto Backup Progress Restore has completed
38. ting Folders Acronis Administrative Tools AhnLab ESTsoft Futuremark Games Java Web Start JMicron Technology Corp Shield G3 Station External Hard Drive 16 User s Manual Samsung Auto Backup Install Wizard Setup Status 9 The dialog will then display the installation progress Samsung Auto Backup is configuring your new software installation Installing C Program Files Clarus S amsung Auto Backup gt lt 35 dll PEELE LEE AAA ANA Cancel Samsung Auto Backup Install Wizard ii 10 Once the installation process is complete a dialog ae pagr E aah car iaa op crea aan requesting your decision on whether to reboot now pap or later will prompt Click Finish to exit the installation wizard O No will restart my computer later Select Yes want to restart my computer now and then exit the installation wizard in order to finalize samsung Auto Backup installation Data Backup using Samsung Auto Backup There are two ways to backup data Data Backup Options Manual Backup m Quick Backup You will need to first configure backup options before using Samsung Auto Backup Launch Samsung Auto Backup by clicking Start gt Programs Samsung Samsung Auto Backup G3 Station External Hard Drive 17 e Figure 14 Samsung Auto Back Screen Samsung Auto Backup Takip We Toi Heist MAANA kim fiesicer 1 Ophinns Select back
39. ty for the use of information contained in this manual Disclaimer This user s manual has been subjected to thorough reviews and verifications to ensure accuracy of its content and contains information that s pertinent to the model and series it describes at the time of publication However content of this manual and or product specifications are subject to change without prior notice and with no direct or indirect liability on Samsung Electronics part concerning such change G3 Station External Hard Drive User s manual EN Rev 02
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