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... product improvement purposes. Using this User's Manual may change without prior notice for download at the Samsung Hard Disk Drive website (www.samsunghdd.com). G3 Station External Hard Drive 2 Refer to your G3 Station External Hard Drive. This contains useful information about functions. Read Me First User's Manual About this manual will ensure easier and more enjoyable use of your G3 Station External Hard Drive. Following the instructions and precautions of this Manual Your product comes with a quick installation guide and a user's manual...
... product improvement purposes. Using this User's Manual may change without prior notice for download at the Samsung Hard Disk Drive website (www.samsunghdd.com). G3 Station External Hard Drive 2 Refer to your G3 Station External Hard Drive. This contains useful information about functions. Read Me First User's Manual About this manual will ensure easier and more enjoyable use of your G3 Station External Hard Drive. Following the instructions and precautions of this Manual Your product comes with a quick installation guide and a user's manual...
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... a problem with the product. Power Related Do not touch the main plug or power cord with the product or approved by severely pulling the cable. If the power cord is damaged, it may cause electric shock or fire and may cause electric shock. Data Cable Usage Standardized data cable. This may increase the wrong operation and may cause a break down. Use the rated Power adapter Use only the power adapter supplied with...
... a problem with the product. Power Related Do not touch the main plug or power cord with the product or approved by severely pulling the cable. If the power cord is damaged, it may cause electric shock or fire and may cause electric shock. Data Cable Usage Standardized data cable. This may increase the wrong operation and may cause a break down. Use the rated Power adapter Use only the power adapter supplied with...
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... parts and components. Always Backup your warranty. It may cause personal injuries and problem. Magnets Magnetic objects can cause various and potentially read/write errors. In addition, prolonged exposure to drop and tip the product while carrying the External Hard Drive. Disassembly and Label Removal For repair, please visit the designated (samsung) customer service center. User's Manual Cleaning the product Never use the product in the External Hard Drive and will void your Important Data...
... parts and components. Always Backup your warranty. It may cause personal injuries and problem. Magnets Magnetic objects can cause various and potentially read/write errors. In addition, prolonged exposure to drop and tip the product while carrying the External Hard Drive. Disassembly and Label Removal For repair, please visit the designated (samsung) customer service center. User's Manual Cleaning the product Never use the product in the External Hard Drive and will void your Important Data...
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... this Manual 2 Quick Installation Guide 2 User's Manual 2 Using this Manual 2 Icon Guide Handling Precautionst 3 Use the reted Power adapter 3 Installation Related 3 Power Related 3 Data Cable Usage 4 Shock 4 Humidity 4 Magnets 4 Disassembly and Label Removal 4 Always Backup your Important Data 4 Regular Virus Scanning 4 Cleaning the product 4 Custody Related 4 Safely Remove Hardware Specifications 6 System Requirements 7 Components 7 Overview Connecting your G3 Station 8 Installation 9 Windows 10 Macintosh Using your G3 Station 11 11 13 13 14 Copying / Moving Files Removable Disk...
... this Manual 2 Quick Installation Guide 2 User's Manual 2 Using this Manual 2 Icon Guide Handling Precautionst 3 Use the reted Power adapter 3 Installation Related 3 Power Related 3 Data Cable Usage 4 Shock 4 Humidity 4 Magnets 4 Disassembly and Label Removal 4 Always Backup your Important Data 4 Regular Virus Scanning 4 Cleaning the product 4 Custody Related 4 Safely Remove Hardware Specifications 6 System Requirements 7 Components 7 Overview Connecting your G3 Station 8 Installation 9 Windows 10 Macintosh Using your G3 Station 11 11 13 13 14 Copying / Moving Files Removable Disk...
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... NTFS System Requirements PC : Windows XP / Vista / 7 Macintosh : Mac OS X 10.4.8 or Later Upgrade your computer through a USB port. SecretZone™, which is a high-performance External Hard Disk that your G3 Station External Hard Drive comes fully partitioned and formatted for you to instantaneously add greater storage capacity to your system without having to enjoy better performance and reliability. Specifications Category Interface Transfer Rate Power Operating System Hard Disk Capacity Dimensions (W x H x L) Color Format System Specification USB 2.0 480...
... NTFS System Requirements PC : Windows XP / Vista / 7 Macintosh : Mac OS X 10.4.8 or Later Upgrade your computer through a USB port. SecretZone™, which is a high-performance External Hard Disk that your G3 Station External Hard Drive comes fully partitioned and formatted for you to instantaneously add greater storage capacity to your system without having to enjoy better performance and reliability. Specifications Category Interface Transfer Rate Power Operating System Hard Disk Capacity Dimensions (W x H x L) Color Format System Specification USB 2.0 480...
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Components USB Cable User's Manual Power Adapter Samsung G3 Station External Hard Drive Installation Guide When you purchase a G3 Station External Hard Drive, make sure that all components have been included in Progress : Blinking LED G3 Station External Hard Drive USB 2.0 Power 7 Overview There are ports to connect various cables including USB on the backside of G3 Station LED LED Description 1) Standby Status : Steadily lit LED 2) Read / Write in your product package.
Components USB Cable User's Manual Power Adapter Samsung G3 Station External Hard Drive Installation Guide When you purchase a G3 Station External Hard Drive, make sure that all components have been included in Progress : Blinking LED G3 Station External Hard Drive USB 2.0 Power 7 Overview There are ports to connect various cables including USB on the backside of G3 Station LED LED Description 1) Standby Status : Steadily lit LED 2) Read / Write in your product package.
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... Station External Hard Drive will not power on when the USB Cable disconnected. Plug in the power adapter and connect the USB cable to the corresponding port on your drive with power dial. G3 Station External Hard Drive 8 Power on a G3 Station Turn the power on your desktop PC or notebook PC. Connecting your G3 Station User's Manual Installation Verify that the computer meets the minimum system requirements as shown in Figures 1 and 2: Figure 1. Insert the USB cable...
... Station External Hard Drive will not power on when the USB Cable disconnected. Plug in the power adapter and connect the USB cable to the corresponding port on your drive with power dial. G3 Station External Hard Drive 8 Power on a G3 Station Turn the power on your desktop PC or notebook PC. Connecting your G3 Station User's Manual Installation Verify that the computer meets the minimum system requirements as shown in Figures 1 and 2: Figure 1. Insert the USB cable...
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In the Windows Explorer, you connect the G3 Station External Hard Drive to the computer a device icon will see a new Samsung drive You are now ready to use the Samsung G3 Station External Hard Drive. User's Manual Windows When you 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." Figure 3. G3 Station External Hard Drive 9 Figure 4.
In the Windows Explorer, you connect the G3 Station External Hard Drive to the computer a device icon will see a new Samsung drive You are now ready to use the Samsung G3 Station External Hard Drive. User's Manual Windows When you 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." Figure 3. G3 Station External Hard Drive 9 Figure 4.
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... External Hard Drive connection icon After clicking the SAMSUNG icon, the following folder will then generate a SAMSUNG. Samsung NTFS 3G driver can be downloaded from the Samsung website. (http://www.samsunghdd.com Support Download External HDD) G3 Station External Hard Drive 10 Macintosh Folders User's Manual You are now ready to the computer. Figure 6. Figure 5. Samsung provides Samsung NTFS 3G driver which can be used to write data on NTFS-format External Hard Drives on Mac OS. Macintosh Connect your G3 Station External Hard Drive to use the Samsung...
... External Hard Drive connection icon After clicking the SAMSUNG icon, the following folder will then generate a SAMSUNG. Samsung NTFS 3G driver can be downloaded from the Samsung website. (http://www.samsunghdd.com Support Download External HDD) G3 Station External Hard Drive 10 Macintosh Folders User's Manual You are now ready to the computer. Figure 6. Figure 5. Samsung provides Samsung NTFS 3G driver which can be used to write data on NTFS-format External Hard Drives on Mac OS. Macintosh Connect your G3 Station External Hard Drive to use the Samsung...
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... successfully installed your new G3 Station External Hard Drive, you copy or move files or whole folders from your new G3 Station to understand the difference between Copy and Move. From the Windows Desktop click: Start Programs Accessories Windows Explorer Figure 7. Using your G3 Station User's Manual Copying / Moving Files Now that the G3 Station drive is the E drive. For the purposes of your local Hard Disk Drive. It is your computer and copy it...
... successfully installed your new G3 Station External Hard Drive, you copy or move files or whole folders from your new G3 Station to understand the difference between Copy and Move. From the Windows Desktop click: Start Programs Accessories Windows Explorer Figure 7. Using your G3 Station User's Manual Copying / Moving Files Now that the G3 Station drive is the E drive. For the purposes of your local Hard Disk Drive. It is your computer and copy it...
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...: Right-click the Temp folder Click Copy Figure 8. NOTE : Detaching the USB cable while file transfer is in the Windows Explorer : Right Click Samsung E Click Paste Figure 9. User's Manual Now, we can damage your computer and/or G3 Station External Hard Drive. Using a Right-Click again, we will copy the Temp folder from the Local C drive, to complete first and then disconnect using the "Safely Remove Hardware" option. If...
...: Right-click the Temp folder Click Copy Figure 8. NOTE : Detaching the USB cable while file transfer is in the Windows Explorer : Right Click Samsung E Click Paste Figure 9. User's Manual Now, we can damage your computer and/or G3 Station External Hard Drive. Using a Right-Click again, we will copy the Temp folder from the Local C drive, to complete first and then disconnect using the "Safely Remove Hardware" option. If...
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User's Manual Click "Safely Remove Hardware." Click "Samsung G3 Station USB Device" Figure 12. The taskbar is attached to your system. The "Safely Remove Hardware" prompt will list all of the Mass Storage Devices like your Local Hard drive and your G3 Station Hard drive When you see the "Safely Remove Hardware" message, you may safely remove the device from the system tray at the bottom-right...
User's Manual Click "Safely Remove Hardware." Click "Samsung G3 Station USB Device" Figure 12. The taskbar is attached to your system. The "Safely Remove Hardware" prompt will list all of the Mass Storage Devices like your Local Hard drive and your G3 Station Hard drive When you see the "Safely Remove Hardware" message, you may safely remove the device from the system tray at the bottom-right...
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... as backup in Samsung External Hard Drive. When you install the samsung bundle software on the windows 7, you should run the "AppInst.exe" manually Stop & Read in compressed file format and use of filters for backup files. Connecting your computer. Samsung Auto Backup Samsung Auto Backup is a personal backup solution that accompanied your G3 Station External Hard Drive to the computer will automatically activate the installation wizard. The Windows 7 does not support the Autorun function. 3. Select "Install Samsung Auto Backup" to install the...
... as backup in Samsung External Hard Drive. When you install the samsung bundle software on the windows 7, you should run the "AppInst.exe" manually Stop & Read in compressed file format and use of filters for backup files. Connecting your computer. Samsung Auto Backup Samsung Auto Backup is a personal backup solution that accompanied your G3 Station External Hard Drive to the computer will automatically activate the installation wizard. The Windows 7 does not support the Autorun function. 3. Select "Install Samsung Auto Backup" to install the...
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.... Backup Scheduling Dialog User's Manual It's even possible for the user to exit the backup configuration wizard. Figure 19. New Schedule Dialog Select how often and when you exit the backup configuration wizard. G3 Station External Hard Drive 20 Clicking the "Add" button will automatically back up the content of "My Documents" after you wish Auto Backup to perform real time backup by default. Figure 18. Samsung...
.... Backup Scheduling Dialog User's Manual It's even possible for the user to exit the backup configuration wizard. Figure 19. New Schedule Dialog Select how often and when you exit the backup configuration wizard. G3 Station External Hard Drive 20 Clicking the "Add" button will automatically back up the content of "My Documents" after you wish Auto Backup to perform real time backup by default. Figure 18. Samsung...
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... first time you connect your G3 Station External Hard Drive to save and protect important and private data from others with ease. Click "Next." Samsung SecretZone™ enables you should run the "AppInst.exe" manually Stop & Read in the Windows environment. Once the preparation process is an information privacy software application operating in Samsung External Hard Drive. G3 Station External Hard Drive 27 When you install the samsung bundle software on the windows...
... first time you connect your G3 Station External Hard Drive to save and protect important and private data from others with ease. Click "Next." Samsung SecretZone™ enables you should run the "AppInst.exe" manually Stop & Read in the Windows environment. Once the preparation process is an information privacy software application operating in Samsung External Hard Drive. G3 Station External Hard Drive 27 When you install the samsung bundle software on the windows...
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.... (Caution: Formatting will work normally when you connect it into a different USB port. Q7. If the drive has been formatted to NTFS, data stored in the drive.) Q4. The FAT32 file system limits the size of any file on Mac OS X operating systems, use the drive on the drive to your system's BIOS is the maximum settable size for download at Samsung Electronics' customer support website. User's Manual Troubleshooting Check the USB cable connection. Check the LED light on...
.... (Caution: Formatting will work normally when you connect it into a different USB port. Q7. If the drive has been formatted to NTFS, data stored in the drive.) Q4. The FAT32 file system limits the size of any file on Mac OS X operating systems, use the drive on the drive to your system's BIOS is the maximum settable size for download at Samsung Electronics' customer support website. User's Manual Troubleshooting Check the USB cable connection. Check the LED light on...
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... 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 to FAT32 - PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING YOUR DRIVE WILL PERMANENTLY ERASE ALL THE FILES ON THE DRIVE. Reformat to FAT32 Reformat to NTFS Reformat in Macintosh Reformat to FAT32. (Samsung USB Format Utility is a Windows application and is available for downloaded from Samsung's online Customer Support page.) Figure 32. Appendix User's Manual...
... 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 to FAT32 - PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING YOUR DRIVE WILL PERMANENTLY ERASE ALL THE FILES ON THE DRIVE. Reformat to FAT32 Reformat to NTFS Reformat in Macintosh Reformat to FAT32. (Samsung USB Format Utility is a Windows application and is available for downloaded from Samsung's online Customer Support page.) Figure 32. Appendix User's Manual...
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... "New Partition" as shown in Mac OS X: - Launch Mac OS X's "Disk Utility" tool. - Open the "Applications" folder and then the "Utilities" folder. - Select "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" from the desktop. Click "Start" from the lower left corner of the partition. - From Create Partition Wizard, select "Primary Partition" and then enter the desired size of your desktop. G3 Station External Hard Drive 32 Once drive partition has been deleted, right-click the drive you wish to format and...
... "New Partition" as shown in Mac OS X: - Launch Mac OS X's "Disk Utility" tool. - Open the "Applications" folder and then the "Utilities" folder. - Select "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" from the desktop. Click "Start" from the lower left corner of the partition. - From Create Partition Wizard, select "Primary Partition" and then enter the desired size of your desktop. G3 Station External Hard Drive 32 Once drive partition has been deleted, right-click the drive you wish to format and...
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... relocate the receiving antenna. - FCC Class B CAUTION : Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the part responsible for Interference by turning the equipment off and on the product, accessories or literature indicates that to which can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in a residential installation. User's Manual Product Certifications CE (European Union/Community) VCCI (Voluntary Control...
... relocate the receiving antenna. - FCC Class B CAUTION : Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the part responsible for Interference by turning the equipment off and on the product, accessories or literature indicates that to which can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in a residential installation. User's Manual Product Certifications CE (European Union/Community) VCCI (Voluntary Control...
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... G3 Station External Hard Drive 34 Limited Warranty Samsung makes the following limited warranty applies to the instructions in original packing with a functionally equivalent product. and (d) the Products will replace your original drive and data recovery is three (3) years from the documented date of the product and all pertinent information will be properly packaged in the user's manual; neglect; User's Manual Warranty Information The following limited warranties during the warranty period: (a) the Products will function...
... G3 Station External Hard Drive 34 Limited Warranty Samsung makes the following limited warranty applies to the instructions in original packing with a functionally equivalent product. and (d) the Products will replace your original drive and data recovery is three (3) years from the documented date of the product and all pertinent information will be properly packaged in the user's manual; neglect; User's Manual Warranty Information The following limited warranties during the warranty period: (a) the Products will function...
