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... the Troubleshooting section first if you or to install the product. The Quick Installation Guide explains product components and provides simple instructions on using any of this manual will ensure easier and more enjoyable use of STORY Station Series External Hard Drive. Software and user manuals are available for product improvement purposes. Following the instructions and precautions of this User's Manual may change without prior notice for download at the Samsung Hard Disk Drive website (www.samsunghdd.com). Quick Installation Guide An installation guide...
... the Troubleshooting section first if you or to install the product. The Quick Installation Guide explains product components and provides simple instructions on using any of this manual will ensure easier and more enjoyable use of STORY Station Series External Hard Drive. Software and user manuals are available for product improvement purposes. Following the instructions and precautions of this User's Manual may change without prior notice for download at the Samsung Hard Disk Drive website (www.samsunghdd.com). Quick Installation Guide An installation guide...
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... the cable only. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive Do not unplug the power cord out by severely pulling the cable. Do not use your product correctly. Do not bend the power cord excessively or do not place a heavy object over the product. If the data cable is a danger of the external drive. Installation Related Use the product on the product and may cause a problem with the product. Data Cable Usage Standardized data cable. Use the rated Power adapter Use only the power adapter supplied...
... the cable only. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive Do not unplug the power cord out by severely pulling the cable. Do not use your product correctly. Do not bend the power cord excessively or do not place a heavy object over the product. If the data cable is a danger of the external drive. Installation Related Use the product on the product and may cause a problem with the product. Data Cable Usage Standardized data cable. Use the rated Power adapter Use only the power adapter supplied...
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... the product while carrying the external drive. Unauthorized disassembly, repair, or reform of the product and unauthorized removal of children. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 4 Keep magnets and magnetic objects away from virus infection. Backup : Storing the original and a copy on the disk. Do not spay cleaner directly on the product. Shock The external drive is very portable and you may cause personal injuries and problem. Always Backup your Important Data The external drive manufacturer...
... the product while carrying the external drive. Unauthorized disassembly, repair, or reform of the product and unauthorized removal of children. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 4 Keep magnets and magnetic objects away from virus infection. Backup : Storing the original and a copy on the disk. Do not spay cleaner directly on the product. Shock The external drive is very portable and you may cause personal injuries and problem. Always Backup your Important Data The external drive manufacturer...
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... 10 Windows 11 Macintosh Using your STORY Station Series 12 12 Copying/Moving Files Removable Disk Method Safely Removing your 14 USB STORY Station Series 15 eSATA (Optional) STORY Station Series Software 16 16 16 18 24 25 28 29 STORY Station Series External Hard Drive Software Samsung Auto Backup Samsung Auto Backup Installation Data Backup using Samsung Auto Backup Quick Backup Restoring Backup Data Samsung SecretZone™ Virtual Drive with Samsung SecretZone™ Troubleshooting 31 FAQ Appendix 32 32 33 33 34 34 35 Partitioning and Changing File System Type Reformat to...
... 10 Windows 11 Macintosh Using your STORY Station Series 12 12 Copying/Moving Files Removable Disk Method Safely Removing your 14 USB STORY Station Series 15 eSATA (Optional) STORY Station Series Software 16 16 16 18 24 25 28 29 STORY Station Series External Hard Drive Software Samsung Auto Backup Samsung Auto Backup Installation Data Backup using Samsung Auto Backup Quick Backup Restoring Backup Data Samsung SecretZone™ Virtual Drive with Samsung SecretZone™ Troubleshooting 31 FAQ Appendix 32 32 33 33 34 34 35 Partitioning and Changing File System Type Reformat to...
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... greater storage capacity to your system without having to the drive by simply plugging it into your computer through a USB port. System Requirements PC : Windows XP / Vista / 7 Macintosh : Mac OS X 10.4.8 or Later (USB 2.0 & eSATA Only) Upgrade your operating system to the latest version to protect and manage your private data. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 6 Introduction User's Manual The STORY Station Series External Hard Drive is part of the software bundle that comes with your STORY Station Series External Hard Drive, allows...
... greater storage capacity to your system without having to the drive by simply plugging it into your computer through a USB port. System Requirements PC : Windows XP / Vista / 7 Macintosh : Mac OS X 10.4.8 or Later (USB 2.0 & eSATA Only) Upgrade your operating system to the latest version to protect and manage your private data. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 6 Introduction User's Manual The STORY Station Series External Hard Drive is part of the software bundle that comes with your STORY Station Series External Hard Drive, allows...
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... : Turn the dial to operate ON / OFF. (A clicking sound can be heard when shifting between ON and OFF.) 2) LOW LED Operation : Turn the dial to the right when the power is provided with the eSATA Cable. Components User's Manual USB Cable Power Adapter eSATA Cable (Optional) SAMSUNG STORY Station Series External Hard Drive Quick Start Guide When you purchase a STORY Station Series External Hard Drive, make sure that all components have been included in your product package. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 7 Only STORY Station Plus model is turned...
... : Turn the dial to operate ON / OFF. (A clicking sound can be heard when shifting between ON and OFF.) 2) LOW LED Operation : Turn the dial to the right when the power is provided with the eSATA Cable. Components User's Manual USB Cable Power Adapter eSATA Cable (Optional) SAMSUNG STORY Station Series External Hard Drive Quick Start Guide When you purchase a STORY Station Series External Hard Drive, make sure that all components have been included in your product package. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 7 Only STORY Station Plus model is turned...
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... as outlined in the power adapter and connect the USB cable to your desktop PC or notebook PC. To use the STORY Station 3.0 model at its Maximum speed, you can enjoy your drive. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 8 USB Figure 1. Connect the Data cable to the corresponding port on when the USB Cable disconnected. 2 1 Plug in #System Requirements. Power on your drive with power dial. User's Manual Connecting your STORY Station Series Installation Verify that supports USB 3.0 interface. USB 3.0 : Blue 5 Turn the power on a STORY Station Series 4 LED Color -
... as outlined in the power adapter and connect the USB cable to your desktop PC or notebook PC. To use the STORY Station 3.0 model at its Maximum speed, you can enjoy your drive. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 8 USB Figure 1. Connect the Data cable to the corresponding port on when the USB Cable disconnected. 2 1 Plug in #System Requirements. Power on your drive with power dial. User's Manual Connecting your STORY Station Series Installation Verify that supports USB 3.0 interface. USB 3.0 : Blue 5 Turn the power on a STORY Station Series 4 LED Color -
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... when the eSATA Cable disconnected. 2 1 Plug in the power adapter and connect the eSATA cable to the corresponding port on your drive. For using the USB interface, disconnect the eSATA cable. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 9 eSATA : white Turn the power on a STORY Station Plus 4 LED Color 5 - Power on your desktop PC or notebook PC. Only STORY Station Plus model supports the eSATA interface. Figure 4. If both the USB cable and the eSATA cable are connected to recognize the device. Connecting a STORY Station Plus User's Manual 3 STORY Station Plus will...
... when the eSATA Cable disconnected. 2 1 Plug in the power adapter and connect the eSATA cable to the corresponding port on your drive. For using the USB interface, disconnect the eSATA cable. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 9 eSATA : white Turn the power on a STORY Station Plus 4 LED Color 5 - Power on your desktop PC or notebook PC. Only STORY Station Plus model supports the eSATA interface. Figure 4. If both the USB cable and the eSATA cable are connected to recognize the device. Connecting a STORY Station Plus User's Manual 3 STORY Station Plus will...
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STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 10 Figure 6. System Tray indicating an external device If the external drive is connected by the eSATA interface, the device icon may not appear in the system tray at the lower right corner of the screen. The operating system will appear in the system tray. User's Manual Windows When you will see a new Samsung drive You are now ready to the computer a device icon will recognize and display...
STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 10 Figure 6. System Tray indicating an external device If the external drive is connected by the eSATA interface, the device icon may not appear in the system tray at the lower right corner of the screen. The operating system will appear in the system tray. User's Manual Windows When you will see a new Samsung drive You are now ready to the computer a device icon will recognize and display...
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... system will appear. Macintosh External Hard Drive connection icon After clicking the SAMSUNG icon, the following folder will then generate a SAMSUNG. Figure 8. Macintosh Folders User's Manual You are now ready to the computer. Figure 7. Macintosh Connect your STORY Station Series External Hard Drive to use the Samsung STORY Station Series External Hard Drive. (Software included with your STORY Station Series External Hard Drive does not support the Mac operating environment.) STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 11 Reformatting for Mac OS may be required (Refer to the 32...
... system will appear. Macintosh External Hard Drive connection icon After clicking the SAMSUNG icon, the following folder will then generate a SAMSUNG. Figure 8. Macintosh Folders User's Manual You are now ready to the computer. Figure 7. Macintosh Connect your STORY Station Series External Hard Drive to use the Samsung STORY Station Series External Hard Drive. (Software included with your STORY Station Series External Hard Drive does not support the Mac operating environment.) STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 11 Reformatting for Mac OS may be required (Refer to the 32...
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... this manual, we will see various drive letters; Getting to the Windows Explorer From the Windows Explorer, you will assume that the STORY Station Series drive is to take a folder or file from the computer to the STORY Station Series External Hard Drive (Removable Disk Method). From the Windows Desktop click: Start Programs Accessories Windows Explorer Figure 9. WHEN YOU MOVE A FOLDER OR FILE, YOU NO LONGER HAVE A BACKUP COPY. Move : is the E drive. Copy and paste files...
... this manual, we will see various drive letters; Getting to the Windows Explorer From the Windows Explorer, you will assume that the STORY Station Series drive is to take a folder or file from the computer to the STORY Station Series External Hard Drive (Removable Disk Method). From the Windows Desktop click: Start Programs Accessories Windows Explorer Figure 9. WHEN YOU MOVE A FOLDER OR FILE, YOU NO LONGER HAVE A BACKUP COPY. Move : is the E drive. Copy and paste files...
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Figure 13. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 14 Click 'Samsung STORY Station Series USB Device' Figure 14. This prompt will list every device that is located at the lower right corner of your screen. The taskbar is attached to your STORY Station Series Hard drive When you see the "Safely Remove Hardware" message, you may safely remove the device from the system tray at the bottom-right of...
Figure 13. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 14 Click 'Samsung STORY Station Series USB Device' Figure 14. This prompt will list every device that is located at the lower right corner of your screen. The taskbar is attached to your STORY Station Series Hard drive When you see the "Safely Remove Hardware" message, you may safely remove the device from the system tray at the bottom-right of...
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... the data cable between the PC and the STORY Station Series during file transfer. Shut down the computer before turning off the external drive or disconnecting the eSATA cable. Only STORY Station Plus model supports the eSATA interface. For the Macintosh click the USB icon and choose Eject "SAMSUNG" User's Manual This safely disconnects the drive. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 15 eSATA (Optional) If the external drive is now safe to the STORY Station Series. For Macintosh Click the external hard disk drive icon and...
... the data cable between the PC and the STORY Station Series during file transfer. Shut down the computer before turning off the external drive or disconnecting the eSATA cable. Only STORY Station Plus model supports the eSATA interface. For the Macintosh click the USB icon and choose Eject "SAMSUNG" User's Manual This safely disconnects the drive. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 15 eSATA (Optional) If the external drive is now safe to the STORY Station Series. For Macintosh Click the external hard disk drive icon and...
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Connecting your STORY Station Series External Hard Drive to backup individual files. Samsung Auto Backup Samsung Auto Backup is a personal backup solution that accompanied your computer. Select "Install Samsung Tools" and the click "OK." 3. Once the preparation process is connected to start the installation process. 4. These applications support the Windows and the USB interface only. 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...
Connecting your STORY Station Series External Hard Drive to backup individual files. Samsung Auto Backup Samsung Auto Backup is a personal backup solution that accompanied your computer. Select "Install Samsung Tools" and the click "OK." 3. Once the preparation process is connected to start the installation process. 4. These applications support the Windows and the USB interface only. 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...
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... dialog, click "Finish" to perform real time backup by default. You are now ready to schedule automatic backups. Figure 21. Backup Scheduling Dialog User's Manual It's even possible for the user to backup your data. Click "Add" to be performed and click "OK." Therefore, the application will prompt the New Schedule dialog. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 21 New Schedule Dialog Select how often and when...
... dialog, click "Finish" to perform real time backup by default. You are now ready to schedule automatic backups. Figure 21. Backup Scheduling Dialog User's Manual It's even possible for the user to backup your data. Click "Add" to be performed and click "OK." Therefore, the application will prompt the New Schedule dialog. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 21 New Schedule Dialog Select how often and when...
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... size of insufficient power. Windows PC owners who wish to a maximum of 4GB. Troubleshooting User's Manual Check the Data cable connection. File transfer takes too long. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 31 Check the power supply to 32GB. Bundle applications that 's not recognized by Mac systems. Reformatting for the drive, partitioning arrangement, type of STORY Station Series External Hard Drive is the maximum settable size for download at its Maximum speed, you back up under FAT32, SecretZone™ limits each virtual drive's size to utilize capacity...
... size of insufficient power. Windows PC owners who wish to a maximum of 4GB. Troubleshooting User's Manual Check the Data cable connection. File transfer takes too long. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 31 Check the power supply to 32GB. Bundle applications that 's not recognized by Mac systems. Reformatting for the drive, partitioning arrangement, type of STORY Station Series External Hard Drive is the maximum settable size for download at its Maximum speed, you back up under FAT32, SecretZone™ limits each virtual drive's size to utilize capacity...
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... to FAT32 Reformat to NTFS Reformat in Macintosh Reformat to format your STORY Station Series External Hard Drive and change the file system type. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 32 Appendix User's Manual WARNING - Partitioning and Changing File System Type It's possible to partition your STORY Station Series External Hard Drive to FAT32. (Samsung Format Utility is a Windows application and is available for downloaded from Samsung's online Customer Support page.) Figure 34. FAT format utility page The Samsung Format Utility does not support the eSATA interface. DO...
... to FAT32 Reformat to NTFS Reformat in Macintosh Reformat to format your STORY Station Series External Hard Drive and change the file system type. STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 32 Appendix User's Manual WARNING - Partitioning and Changing File System Type It's possible to partition your STORY Station Series External Hard Drive to FAT32. (Samsung Format Utility is a Windows application and is available for downloaded from Samsung's online Customer Support page.) Figure 34. FAT format utility page The Samsung Format Utility does not support the eSATA interface. DO...
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... select "Manage." - From Create Partition Wizard, select "Primary Partition" and then enter the desired size of your desktop. Connect STORY Station Series External Hard Drive to NTFS in Windows XP: - Once drive partition has been deleted, right-click the drive you wish to format and then select "Delete Partition." - Launch Mac OS X's "Disk Utility" tool. - User's Manual Reformat to NTFS Following describes formatting to the computer. - Open the "Applications" folder and then the "Utilities" folder. - Select the "Erase" menu. - Click "Start" from...
... select "Manage." - From Create Partition Wizard, select "Primary Partition" and then enter the desired size of your desktop. Connect STORY Station Series External Hard Drive to NTFS in Windows XP: - Once drive partition has been deleted, right-click the drive you wish to format and then select "Delete Partition." - Launch Mac OS X's "Disk Utility" tool. - User's Manual Reformat to NTFS Following describes formatting to the computer. - Open the "Applications" folder and then the "Utilities" folder. - Select the "Erase" menu. - Click "Start" from...
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... will not occur in a particular installation. This equipment generates uses and can be disposed of with other types of the following measures: - Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of material resources. User's Manual Product Certifications CE (European Union/Community) VCCI...
... will not occur in a particular installation. This equipment generates uses and can be disposed of with other types of the following measures: - Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of material resources. User's Manual Product Certifications CE (European Union/Community) VCCI...
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... any problem that you at freight collect. Remember to you backup your original drive and data recovery is highly recommended that is received at www.samsunghdd.com STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 35 Limited Warranty Samsung makes the following limited warranty applies to the return address listed on obtaining service or an RMA (Return Material Authorization) number. operation; or (c) lost passwords; When you for returning product to the published specifications; Samsung...
... any problem that you at freight collect. Remember to you backup your original drive and data recovery is highly recommended that is received at www.samsunghdd.com STORY Station Series External Hard Drive 35 Limited Warranty Samsung makes the following limited warranty applies to the return address listed on obtaining service or an RMA (Return Material Authorization) number. operation; or (c) lost passwords; When you for returning product to the published specifications; Samsung...