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... The content of your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive. Read Me First User Manual About this Manual Your product comes with the product. Using this User's Manual may change without prior notice for download at the Samsung External Hard Drive website (www.samsunghdd.com). This ... Precautions Caution Note Meaning These must be read and understand the "Handling Precautions" section before using your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive. This contains useful information about the functions. The quick start guide is provided with the purchase of the functions....
... The content of your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive. Read Me First User Manual About this Manual Your product comes with the product. Using this User's Manual may change without prior notice for download at the Samsung External Hard Drive website (www.samsunghdd.com). This ... Precautions Caution Note Meaning These must be read and understand the "Handling Precautions" section before using your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive. This contains useful information about the functions. The quick start guide is provided with the purchase of the functions....
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...data cable. Do not unplug the data cable by severely pulling the cable. Humidity If you use your product correctly. M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 3 Supplied with the rated USB BUS Power. Take care not to moisture can corrode various parts and components. Please connect to the... use the product in places exposed to user's properties. In addition, prolonged exposure to drop and tip the product while carrying the External Hard Drive. If you may easily drop it. Do not sit on the product and may cause a problem with the product. Installation Related...
...data cable. Do not unplug the data cable by severely pulling the cable. Humidity If you use your product correctly. M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 3 Supplied with the rated USB BUS Power. Take care not to moisture can corrode various parts and components. Please connect to the... use the product in places exposed to user's properties. In addition, prolonged exposure to drop and tip the product while carrying the External Hard Drive. If you may easily drop it. Do not sit on the product and may cause a problem with the product. Installation Related...
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...not spay cleaner directly on two or more separate and accessible storage media. M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 4 Unauthorized disassembly, repair, or reform of the product and unauthorized removal of the labeling will ...External Hard Drive from the external drive. It may cause discoloration and deformation of the product. Always Backup your Important Data The external drive manufacturer does not guarantee data stored in the External Hard Drive and will void your computer's operating system. Disassembly and Label Removal For repair, please visit the designated (samsung...
...not spay cleaner directly on two or more separate and accessible storage media. M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 4 Unauthorized disassembly, repair, or reform of the product and unauthorized removal of the labeling will ...External Hard Drive from the external drive. It may cause discoloration and deformation of the product. Always Backup your Important Data The external drive manufacturer does not guarantee data stored in the External Hard Drive and will void your computer's operating system. Disassembly and Label Removal For repair, please visit the designated (samsung...
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...4 Safely Remove Hardware Introduction 6 Introduction Specifications 7 M2 Portable 8 M2 Portable 3.0 Connecting your M2 Portable Series 9 11 Installation Windows 12 Macintosh Using your M2 Portable Series 13 13 15 15 16 Copying / Moving Files Removable Disk Method Safely Removing your M2 Portable... Series For Windows For Macintosh Troubleshooting 17 FAQ Appendix 18 18 18 18 19 19 20 Partitioning and Changing File System Type Reformat to FAT32 Reformat to NTFS32 Format in Macintosh Product Certifications FCC Warranty Information M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive ...
...4 Safely Remove Hardware Introduction 6 Introduction Specifications 7 M2 Portable 8 M2 Portable 3.0 Connecting your M2 Portable Series 9 11 Installation Windows 12 Macintosh Using your M2 Portable Series 13 13 15 15 16 Copying / Moving Files Removable Disk Method Safely Removing your M2 Portable... Series For Windows For Macintosh Troubleshooting 17 FAQ Appendix 18 18 18 18 19 19 20 Partitioning and Changing File System Type Reformat to FAT32 Reformat to NTFS32 Format in Macintosh Product Certifications FCC Warranty Information M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive ...
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Introduction User's Manual The M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive is a high-performance external hard drive that your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive comes fully partitioned and formatted for your use and you can instantly access to the drive by simply plugging it possible for you to ... add greater storage capacity to take the computer apart. This means that supports USB *. Unlike conventional desktop disk drives, the M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive makes it into your system without having to your computer through a USB port. * M2 Portable : USB 2.0 ...
Introduction User's Manual The M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive is a high-performance external hard drive that your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive comes fully partitioned and formatted for your use and you can instantly access to the drive by simply plugging it possible for you to ... add greater storage capacity to take the computer apart. This means that supports USB *. Unlike conventional desktop disk drives, the M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive makes it into your system without having to your computer through a USB port. * M2 Portable : USB 2.0 ...
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... your operating system to the latest version to purchase a USB Y-cable from retailers or online shops. M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 7 If your drive doesn't power on after connecting the USB cable, you purchase a M2 Portable External Hard Drive, make sure that all components have been included in Progress : Blinking LED Some computers supply limited USB bus...
... your operating system to the latest version to purchase a USB Y-cable from retailers or online shops. M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 7 If your drive doesn't power on after connecting the USB cable, you purchase a M2 Portable External Hard Drive, make sure that all components have been included in Progress : Blinking LED Some computers supply limited USB bus...
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...'t power on after connecting the USB cable, you purchase a M2 Portable 3.0 External Hard Drive, make sure that all components have been included in Progress : Blinking LED Some computers supply limited USB bus power. If your product package. Components M2 Portable Series M2 Portable 3.0 USB 3.0 Micro-B Cable Quick Start Guide When you may need to... / 7 Macintosh : Mac OS X 10.4.8 or Later Upgrade your operating system to the latest version to purchase a USB Y-cable from retailers or online shops. M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 8
...'t power on after connecting the USB cable, you purchase a M2 Portable 3.0 External Hard Drive, make sure that all components have been included in Progress : Blinking LED Some computers supply limited USB bus power. If your product package. Components M2 Portable Series M2 Portable 3.0 USB 3.0 Micro-B Cable Quick Start Guide When you may need to... / 7 Macintosh : Mac OS X 10.4.8 or Later Upgrade your operating system to the latest version to purchase a USB Y-cable from retailers or online shops. M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 8
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M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 9 Insert the USB cable to the desktop/laptop computer as outlined 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. Connecting your M2 Portable User Manual Installation Verify that the computer meets the minimum system requirements as shown in #System Requirements.
M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 9 Insert the USB cable to the desktop/laptop computer as outlined 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. Connecting your M2 Portable User Manual Installation Verify that the computer meets the minimum system requirements as shown in #System Requirements.
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M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 10 Insert the USB cable to the desktop/laptop computer as outlined in Figures 3 and 4: 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 the computer meets the minimum system requirements as shown in #System Requirements. User Manual Connecting your M2 Portable 3.0 Installation Verify that supports USB 3.0 interface.
M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 10 Insert the USB cable to the desktop/laptop computer as outlined in Figures 3 and 4: 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 the computer meets the minimum system requirements as shown in #System Requirements. User Manual Connecting your M2 Portable 3.0 Installation Verify that supports USB 3.0 interface.
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M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 11 User Manual Windows When you will see a new Samsung drive You are now ready to the computer a small icon will recognize and display "Samsung" drive under "My Computer." In the Windows Explorer, you connect the M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive to use the Samsung M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive. System Tray indicating an external device The operating system will appear in the system tray at the lower right corner of the screen.
M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 11 User Manual Windows When you will see a new Samsung drive You are now ready to the computer a small icon will recognize and display "Samsung" drive under "My Computer." In the Windows Explorer, you connect the M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive to use the Samsung M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive. System Tray indicating an external device The operating system will appear in the system tray at the lower right corner of the screen.
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Macintosh External Hard Drive connection icon After clicking the SAMSUNG icon, the following folder will then generate a SAMSUNG. User Manual Macintosh Connect your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 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 Support Download External HDD) M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 12 Your Macintosh operating...
Macintosh External Hard Drive connection icon After clicking the SAMSUNG icon, the following folder will then generate a SAMSUNG. User Manual Macintosh Connect your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 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 Support Download External HDD) M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 12 Your Macintosh operating...
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... click: Start Programs Accessories Windows Explorer Getting to take a folder or file from one location and put it to the M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive. WHEN YOU MOVE A FOLDER OR FILE, YOU NO LONGER HAVE A BACKUP COPY. For the purposes of your computer and copy it...folders and files, we will copy the Temp folder onto the M2 Portable Series drive. User Manual Using your M2 Portable Series Copying / Moving Files Now that you h ave successfully installed your new M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive, you have two copies. Removable Disk Method For the purposes of this...
... click: Start Programs Accessories Windows Explorer Getting to take a folder or file from one location and put it to the M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive. WHEN YOU MOVE A FOLDER OR FILE, YOU NO LONGER HAVE A BACKUP COPY. For the purposes of your computer and copy it...folders and files, we will copy the Temp folder onto the M2 Portable Series drive. User Manual Using your M2 Portable Series Copying / Moving Files Now that you h ave successfully installed your new M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive, you have two copies. Removable Disk Method For the purposes of this...
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...From the left pane in progress can paste the Temp file onto the M2 Portable Series drive. M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 14 User Manual Now, we can damage your computer and/or M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive. From the Windows Explorer screen: Click Local Disk C From the right-hand pane...: Right-click the Temp folder Click Copy When you Right-Click on a file or folder, you need to disconnect the USB cable, wait for the transfer process to the Samsung E drive....
...From the left pane in progress can paste the Temp file onto the M2 Portable Series drive. M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 14 User Manual Now, we can damage your computer and/or M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive. From the Windows Explorer screen: Click Local Disk C From the right-hand pane...: Right-click the Temp folder Click Copy When you Right-Click on a file or folder, you need to disconnect the USB cable, wait for the transfer process to the Samsung E drive....
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Do not disconnect M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive's USB cable from the computer while file transfer is now safe to your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive. Interrupting the file transfer could lead to data corruption and/or damage to detach the drive from the computer. M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 16 It is in progress. For Macintosh Click the external hard drive icon and select "Eject "SAMSUNG."" For the Macintosh click the USB icon and choose Eject "SAMSUNG" User Manual This safely disconnects the drive.
Do not disconnect M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive's USB cable from the computer while file transfer is now safe to your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive. Interrupting the file transfer could lead to data corruption and/or damage to detach the drive from the computer. M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 16 It is in progress. For Macintosh Click the external hard drive icon and select "Eject "SAMSUNG."" For the Macintosh click the USB icon and choose Eject "SAMSUNG" User Manual This safely disconnects the drive.
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.... Q6. I am using a Mac, and I am using Windows XP and cannot format the drive to 32GB. A3. A4. A5. If the drive is by your drive Samsung NTFS 3G driver : (Refer to the 12 page) Reformat : (Refer to M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive. The actual storage capacity of insufficient power. However, if the partition has been erased...
.... Q6. I am using a Mac, and I am using Windows XP and cannot format the drive to 32GB. A3. A4. A5. If the drive is by your drive Samsung NTFS 3G driver : (Refer to the 12 page) Reformat : (Refer to M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive. The actual storage capacity of insufficient power. However, if the partition has been erased...
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... System Type It's possible to format and then select "Delete Partition." - Reformat to FAT32 Reformat to FAT32. (Samsung Format Utility is a Windows application and is complete, the drive will appear on your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive and change the file system type. From Create Partition Wizard, select "Primary Partition" and then enter the desired...
... System Type It's possible to format and then select "Delete Partition." - Reformat to FAT32 Reformat to FAT32. (Samsung Format Utility is a Windows application and is complete, the drive will appear on your M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive and change the file system type. From Create Partition Wizard, select "Primary Partition" and then enter the desired...
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... be determined by turning the equipment off and on the product, accessories or literature indicates that interference will not occur in a residential installation. M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 19 FCC Class B CAUTION : Changes or modifications not expressly approved by one or more of the purchase contract. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - Increase...
... be determined by turning the equipment off and on the product, accessories or literature indicates that interference will not occur in a residential installation. M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive 19 FCC Class B CAUTION : Changes or modifications not expressly approved by one or more of the purchase contract. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - Increase...
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... out side of purchase from defects in original packing with a traceable forwarder and freight prepaid to Samsung. When you at www.samsunghdd.com M3 Station Series External Hard Drive 20 abuse; and (d) the Products will be free from Samsung or a Samsung' authorized reseller. Customer Service To request warranty service, please contact the place of the product and...
... out side of purchase from defects in original packing with a traceable forwarder and freight prepaid to Samsung. When you at www.samsunghdd.com M3 Station Series External Hard Drive 20 abuse; and (d) the Products will be free from Samsung or a Samsung' authorized reseller. Customer Service To request warranty service, please contact the place of the product and...
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... are subject to change . M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive User Manual EN (Rev. 00) Copyright laws prohibit reproduction of this manual in this manual. STORAGE SYSTEM DIVISION HEAD OFFICE: 416, MAETAN-3 DONG, YEONGTONG-GU, SUWON SI, GYEONGGI-DO, KOREA, 443-742 FAX : 82-54-479-5801 Copyright Samsung Electronics reserves all copyrights to the...
... are subject to change . M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive User Manual EN (Rev. 00) Copyright laws prohibit reproduction of this manual in this manual. STORAGE SYSTEM DIVISION HEAD OFFICE: 416, MAETAN-3 DONG, YEONGTONG-GU, SUWON SI, GYEONGGI-DO, KOREA, 443-742 FAX : 82-54-479-5801 Copyright Samsung Electronics reserves all copyrights to the...