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Precautions Caution Note
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These must be read thoroughly before using any of the functions. This contains must-know information about functions. User must be careful. This contains useful information about the functions.
Software and user manuals are available for download at the Samsung Hard Disk Drive website (www.samsunghdd.com...
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... information provided and use your product correctly.
Use the rated Power adapter
Use only the power adapter supplied with the product or approved by Samsung Electronics.
Installation Related
Use the product on a flat surface.
Avoid blocking the vent at the bottom or side of the external drive.
If the vent is blocked, there is a danger of damaging...
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Introduction
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The G3 Station External Hard Drive is a high-performance External Hard Disk that supports USB 2.0. Unlike conventional desktop disk drives, the G3 Station External Hard Drive makes it possible for you to instantaneously add greater storage capacity to your system without having to take the computer apart.
This means that your G3 Station External Hard Drive comes fully ...
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Components
USB Cable
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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 your product package.
Overview
There are ports to connect various cables including USB on the backside of G3 Station
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LED Description
1) Standby Status : Steadily lit LED 2) Read ...
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Installation
Verify 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:
Figure 1. Connecting a G3 Station
G3 Station 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 desktop PC...
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Windows
When you connect the G3 Station External Hard Drive to the computer a device icon will appear in the system tray at the lower right corner of the screen.
Figure 3. System Tray indicating an external device The operating system will recognize and display "Samsung" drive under "My Computer."
Figure 4. In the Windows Explorer, you will see a new Samsung drive
You are now...
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... appear. Figure 6. Macintosh Folders
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You are now ready to use the Samsung G3 Station External Hard Drive.
Samsung provides Samsung NTFS 3G driver which can be used 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)
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... this manual, we will make a copy of the Temp folder on the C drive of your computer and copy it to the G3 Station External Hard Drive.
From the Windows Desktop click:
Start
Programs
Accessories
Windows Explorer
Figure 7. Getting to the Windows Explorer
From the Windows Explorer, you will see various drive letters; A, C, your C drive is your local Hard Disk Drive. The G3 Station Drive will...
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... choose Copy.
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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 Samsung E Click Paste
Figure 9. Using a Right-Click again, we can paste the Temp file onto the G3 Station drive.
Right click on the Samsung E drive and choose Paste.
NOTE : Detaching the USB cable while...
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Click "Safely Remove Hardware." Figure 11. The "Safely Remove Hardware" prompt will list every device that is attached to your system.
Click "Samsung G3 Station USB Device"
Figure 12. This prompt will list all of the Mass Storage Devices like your Local Hard drive and your G3 Station Hard drive
When you see the...
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...G3 Station External Hard Drive to the computer.
2. Select "Install Samsung Tools" and the click "OK."
When you install the samsung bundle software on the windows 7, you should run the "AppInst.exe" manually Stop & Read in Samsung External Hard Drive. The Windows 7 does not support the Autorun function.
3. Select "Install Samsung Auto Backup" to start the installation process.
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5. Click "Next."
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6. The dialog 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 you wish the Samsung Auto Backup icon to be registered. Then, click "Next."
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9. The dialog will then display the installation progress.
10. Once the installation process is complete, a dialog requesting your decision on whether to reboot now or later will prompt. Click "Finish" to 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.
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Once you have successfully configured Auto Backup, a new icon will appear on your system tray. In this icon, the red section of the bar indicates the amount of storage device ...device's space use. Figure 22. Device Information Screen
Select original file(s) you wish to back up by checking the file(s) and/or folder(s) from the Original File Selection window.
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... 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 backup files. Samsung Auto Backup Engine window will prompt and display the restore progress. This engine ignores duplicate files and restores only those files...
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... you connect your G3 Station External Hard Drive to the computer.
2. Select "Install Samsung Tools" and then click "OK." When you install the samsung bundle software on the windows 7, you should run the "AppInst.exe" manually
Stop & Read in Samsung External Hard Drive. The Windows 7 does not support the Autorun function.
3.Select "Install Samsung SecretZone™".
4. Once the preparation process...
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6. You will then be asked to enter an administrator password. Enter the password and then click "Next" to continue.
Samsung SecretZone™ is a security software and will not allow you access to protected data without a proper ID and password. Be careful not to lose your ID and password.
7. Click "Finish" to complete the installation process.
Virtual Drive with Samsung...
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... BIOS booting sequence or disconnect the External Hard Drive from the system and then try booting again.
Q6. I formatted my G3 Station External Hard Drive and lost all the bundle software.
A6. Bundle applications that came with your G3 Station External Hard Drive are available for download at Samsung Electronics' customer support website.
Q7. I am using a Mac, and I can't copy...
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... the file system type.
Reformat to FAT32 Reformat to NTFS Reformat in Macintosh
Reformat to FAT32
- Use Samsung USB Format Utility to format your G3 Station External Hard Drive to FAT32.
(Samsung USB Format Utility is a Windows application and is available for downloaded from Samsung's online Customer Support page.)
Figure 32. FAT format utility page
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