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Samsung M2 Portable 3.0 manual

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  • Page 1

    M2 Portable ・ HX-M250UAB ・ HX-M250UAE ・ HX-M250UAA ・ HX-M250UAY ・ HX-M320UAB ・ HX-M320UAE ・ HX-M320UAA ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ HX-M320UAY ・ ・ ・ ・ HX-M500UAB HX-M500UAE HX-M500UAA HX-M500UAY ・ HX-M640UAB ・ HX-M640UAE ・ HX-M640UAA ・ HX-M640UAY HX-M750UAB HX-M750UAE HX-M750UAA HX-M750UAY HX-M101UAB HX-M101UAE HX-M101UAA HX-M1[...]

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    M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 2 Read Me First Software and user ’ s manuals are available for download at the Samsung External Hard Drive website (www .samsunghdd.com). The content of this User ’ s Manual may change without prior notice for product improvement purposes. About this Manual Y our product comes with a quick start guide and[...]

  • Page 3

    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 . Data Cable Usage Shock Do not unplug the data cable by severely pulling the cable. This may damage connector on the product and may cause a problem with [...]

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    Magnets 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 . Safely Remove Hardware Always use the Safely Remove Hardware feature before shutting down the External Hard[...]

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    Read Me First T able of Contents 2 About this Manual 2 Quick Installation Guide 2 User’s Manual 2 Using this Manual 2 Icon Guide Specifications 6 Introduction 7 M2 Portable 8 M2 Portable 3.0 9 Installation 11 Windows Connecting your M2 Portable Series Using your M2 Portable Series 13 Copying / Moving Files 13 Removable Disk Method 15 Safely Remov[...]

  • Page 6

    Introduction User ’ s Manual M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 6 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 syste[...]

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    Specifications (M2 Portable) User Manual M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 7 Overview 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. LED Description System Requirements PC : Windows XP / V ista / 7 Macintos[...]

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    When you purchase a M2 Portable 3.0 External Hard Drive, make sure that all components have been included in your product package. User Manual M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 8 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 retaile[...]

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    Connecting your M2 Portable User Manual M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 9 Installation V erify 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 M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive wi[...]

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    Connecting your M2 Portable 3.0 User Manual M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 10 Installation V erify 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 Connecting to a Laptop Computer T o [...]

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    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. The operating system will recognize and display "Samsung” drive under “My Computer .” System T ray indicating an external device In the Windows Explorer , you will see a [...]

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    Macintosh Connect your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive to the computer . Y our Macintosh operating system will then generate a SAMSUNG. Macintosh External Hard Drive connection icon Macintosh Folders After clicking the SAMSUNG icon, the following folder will appear . Y ou are now ready to use the Samsung M2 Portable Series External Hard Driv[...]

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    Using your M2 Portable Series 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. Removable Disk Method For the purposes of this manual, we will make a copy of the T emp folder on the C drive of your compu[...]

  • Page 14

    When you Right-Click on a file or folder , you get another menu. Using a Right-Click again, we can paste the T emp file onto the M2 Portable Series drive. From the Windows Explorer screen: Click Local Disk C From the right-hand pane: Right-click the T emp folder Click Copy 1) From this side, click the Local C drive. 2) From this side, right click o[...]

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    Klik “Sikker fjernelse af hardware" Procesbjælken befinder sig nederst til højre på skærmen. Når du ser meddelelsen “Sikker fjernelse af hardware", kan du sikkert fjerne enheden fra systemet. Med Windows Sikker fjernelse af din M2 Portable Series Prompten 'Sikker fjernelse af hardware' vil opliste alle enheder , der er [...]

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    For Macintosh Click the external hard drive icon and select “Eject “SAMSUNG.”” 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 M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive’s USB cable from the computer while file[...]

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    T roubleshooting Check the USB cable connection. Check the LED light on the External Hard Drive. Check the power supply to M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive. T icking noise is an indication of insufficient power . If the drive is not being recognized, try plugging it into a different USB port. Q2. The actual storage capacity of M2 Portable Ser[...]

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    Appendix W ARNING – P ARTITIONING AND FORMA TTING YOUR DRIVE WILL PERMANENTL Y ERASE ALL THE FILES ON THE DRIVE. DO NOT A TTEMPT T O DO THIS UNLESS ALL OF YOUR FILES HA VE BEEN BACKED UP AND CHECKED FOR RELIABILITY AND READABILITY . Reformat to F A T32 Reformat to NTFS Reformat in Macintosh Partitioning and Changing File System T ype It’s possi[...]

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    User Manual M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 19 Product Certifications FCC CAUTION : Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the part responsible for compliance could void the 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, pursua[...]

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    User Manual M3 Station Series External Hard Drive 20 W arranty Information Limited W arranty W arranty 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 T o request warranty service, please contact the place of purchase, or visit our web[...]

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    M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive User Manual EN (Rev . 00) Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. STORAGE SYSTEM DIVISION HEAD OFFICE: 416, MAET AN-3 DONG, YEONGTONG-GU, SUWON SI, GYEONGGI-DO, KOREA, 443-742 F AX : 82-54-479-5801 Copyright Samsung Electronics reserves all copyrights to the content of this manual. Copyright laws prohibit reproduction o[...]