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G2 Portable External Hard Drive

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About this Manual

Your product comes with a quick start guide and a user’s manual.

Following the instructions and precautions of this manual will ensure easier and more enjoyable use of your G2 Portable 

External Hard Drive.

Quick Start Guide

A start guide is provided with the purchase of G2 Portable External Hard Drive.

The quick start 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 

G2 Portable External Hard Drive.

Using this Manual

Carefully read 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 G2 Portable External Hard Drive.

    Refer to the Troubleshooting section first if you experience a problem with the product.

Ref.

User’s Manual

Software and user’s 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.

Summary of Contents for G2 PORTABLE HX-MU050DC

Page 1: ...G2 Portable External Hard Drive User s manual HX MU025DC HX MU032DC HX MU050DC HX MU064DC HX MU040DC...

Page 2: ...s Manual contains detailed information about features and instructions on using your G2 Portable External Hard Drive Using this Manual Carefully read and understand the Handling Precautions section b...

Page 3: ...ace a heavy object over the product Product case or connector can be damaged and may cause a break down Standardized data cable This may increase the wrong operation and may cause a malfunction Do not...

Page 4: ...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 acc...

Page 5: ...o Backup 15 Samsung Auto Backup Installation 17 Data Backup using Samsung Auto Backup 23 Quick Backup 24 Restoring Backup Data 27 Samsung SecretZone 28 Virtual Drive with Samsung SecretZone 30 FAQ Tro...

Page 6: ...r storage capacity to your system without having to take the computer apart This means that your G2 Portable External Hard Drive comes fully partitioned and formatted for your use and you can instantl...

Page 7: ...st Power Windows XP Vista 7 Mac OS X 10 4 8 or Later 250GB 320GB 500GB 640GB 82mm x 17mm x 111mm FAT32 System Requirements PC Windows XP Vista 7 Macintosh Mac OS X 10 4 8 or Later Upgrade your operati...

Page 8: ...minimum system requirements as outlined in System Requirements Insert the USB cable to the desktop laptop computer as shown in Figures 1 and 2 Your G2 Portable External Hard Drive will automatically...

Page 9: ...n the system tray at the lower right corner of the screen The operating system will recognize and display Samsung drive under My Computer Figure 3 System Tray indicating an external device Figure 4 In...

Page 10: ...ternal HDD connection icon Figure 6 Macintosh Folders After clicking the SAMSUNG icon the following folder will appear You are now ready to use the Samsung G2 Portable External Hard Drive Software inc...

Page 11: ...ive The G2 Portable 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 G2 Portable is the E drive As well for practice copying...

Page 12: ...ve 2 From this side right click on the Temp folder and choose Copy 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...

Page 13: ...vice When you see the Safely Remove Hardware message you may safely remove the device from the system For Windows Right click the device icon from the system tray at the lower right corner of your scr...

Page 14: ...connects the drive It is now safe to detach the drive from the computer Do not disconnect G2 Portable External Hard Drive s USB cable from the computer while file transfer is in progress Interrupting...

Page 15: ...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 back...

Page 16: ...og will display the end user license agreement Carefully read the agreement Select yes 7 Select the destination for Samsung Auto Backup installation and then click Next 8 Select the folder under which...

Page 17: ...o exit the installation wizard Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and then exit the installation wizard in order to finalize Samsung Auto Backup installation There are two ways to backup dat...

Page 18: ...Figure 14 Samsung Auto Back Screen Figure 15 Backup Destination Selection Dialog Designate the path to the backup device and then click Next G2 Portable External Hard Drive 18 User s Manual...

Page 19: ...d 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...

Page 20: ...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...

Page 21: ...he red section of the bar indicates the amount of storage device space used and the green section indicates the amount of space available Double click the icon to view detailed information about the d...

Page 22: ...gure 23 Original File Selection Screen Manual Backup Figure 24 Backup Completion Dialog Select Backup from the Task menu or click Backup from the toolbar G2 Portable External Hard Drive 22 User s Manu...

Page 23: ...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 Quick Backup will only function with the backup device p...

Page 24: ...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 yo...

Page 25: ...ackup files to their original folder or Designate a new destination folder to restore backup files to Restore wizard will then present restore time and duplicate file restoring options You will be abl...

Page 26: ...storing 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 back...

Page 27: ...log the first time you connect your G2 Portable External Hard Drive to the computer 2 Select Install Samsung tools and then click OK 3 Select Install Samsung SecretZone 4 Once the preparation process...

Page 28: ...o complete the installation process 1 Click Browse and designate the file you wish to create 2 Designate the name and size of the volume image you wish to create Virtual Drive with Samsung SecretZone...

Page 29: ...e to connect with the file system label accessibility and idle session limit 4 Designate the volume s password and algorithm 5 Verify your virtual image settings 6 If the settings are correct click Fi...

Page 30: ...tion 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 Fo...

Page 31: ...EEN BACKED UP AND CHECKED FOR RELIABILITY AND READABILITY Stop Read Partitioning and Changing File System Type Reformat to FAT32 Use Samsung USB Format Utility to format your G2 Portable External Hard...

Page 32: ...lect Mac OS Extended Journaled from Volume Format menu and then Click Erase button Following describes formatting to NTFS in Windows XP Connect G2 Portable External Hard Drive to the computer Click St...

Page 33: ...uipment 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 CE European Union Community VCCI Voluntary...

Page 34: ...oduct and all content therein will be transferred to Samsung Please contact Samsung with any comments or inquiries at www samsunghdd com Samsung makes the following limited warranties during the warra...

Page 35: ...ectronics does not assume any patent responsibility for the use of information contained in this manual Disclaimer This user s manual has been subjected to thorough reviews and verifications to ensure...

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