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... 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). The content of this User's Manual may change without prior notice for product improvement purposes.
STORY Station Series External Hard...
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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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...Connecting your STORY Station Series 8 Installation 10 Windows 11 Macintosh
Using your STORY Station Series
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Copying/Moving Files Removable Disk Method
Safely Removing your 14 USB STORY Station Series 15 eSATA (Optional)
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STORY Station Series External Hard Drive Software Samsung Auto Backup Samsung Auto Backup Installation Data...
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The STORY Station Series External Hard Drive is a high-performance external hard drive that supports eSATA/USB Unlike conventional desktop disk drives, the STORY Station Series 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 STORY Station Series External Hard Drive...
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...the power adapter and connect the USB cable to the corresponding port on your desktop PC or notebook PC.
Figure 2. Power on a STORY Station Series
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- USB 2.0 : Green or white - USB 3.0 : Blue
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Turn the power on your drive with power dial. Now you can enjoy your drive.
To use the STORY Station 3.0 model at its Maximum speed, you need a PC or a Host Card that supports USB 3.0 interface...
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... an external device If the external drive is connected by the eSATA interface, the device icon may not appear in the system tray. The operating system will recognize and display "Samsung" drive under "My Computer." Figure 6. In the Windows Explorer, you will see a new Samsung drive
You are now ready to use the Samsung STORY Station Series External Hard Drive.
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...Macintosh External Hard Drive connection icon
After clicking the SAMSUNG icon, the following folder will appear. Figure 8. Macintosh Folders
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You are now ready 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.)
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..., YOU NO LONGER HAVE A BACKUP COPY.
Copy and paste files from the computer to the STORY Station Series External Hard Drive (Removable Disk Method).
Removable Disk Method
For the purposes of this manual, we will make a copy of the Temp folder on the C drive of your computer and copy it to the STORY Station Series External Hard Drive.
From the Windows Desktop click:
Start
Programs
Accessories...
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... 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 11. Using a Right-Click again, we can paste the Temp file onto the STORY Station Series drive.
Right click on the Samsung E drive and choose Paste.
Do not disconnect the data cable...
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...-right of the screen.
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Click "Safely Remove Hardware." Figure 13. The 'Safely Remove Hardware' prompt will list every device that is attached to your system.
Click 'Samsung STORY Station Series USB Device'
Figure 14. This prompt will list all of the Mass Storage Devices like your Local Hard drive and your STORY Station Series Hard drive
When you see the "Safely...
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STORY Station Series External Hard Drive Software
Samsung STORY Station Series External Hard Drive comes with Samsung Auto Backup and Samsung SecretZone™. These applications support the Windows and the USB interface only. Connecting your STORY Station Series External Hard Drive to the computer will automatically activate the installation wizard. ...
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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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... wizard in order to finalize Samsung Auto Backup installation.
Data Backup using Samsung Auto Backup
There are two ways to backup data: Data Backup Options Manual Backup Quick Backup
You will need to first configure backup options before using Samsung Auto Backup. Launch Samsung Auto Backup by clicking Start Programs Samsung Samsung Auto Backup.
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... 23. System Tray
Double-click the icon to view detailed information about the device's space use. Figure 24. 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. Capacity Gauge is not available in eSATA mode.
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... files. Samsung Auto Backup Engine window will prompt and display the restore progress. This engine ignores duplicate files and restores only those files with different data or creation date, resulting in much faster processing times.
Once the process is complete, the following screen will display:
Figure 33. Restore Completion Screen
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Samsung SecretZone™
Samsung SecretZone™ is an information privacy software application operating in the Windows environment. Samsung SecretZone™ enables you to save and protect important and private data from others with ease.
Samsung SecretZone™ Installation
1.You will see the following dialog the first time you connect your STORY Station Series External Hard Drive...
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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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... a volume image size of up to 2 terabytes
4. Designate the drive to connect with, the file system, label, accessibility, and idle session limit.
5. Designate the volume's password and algorithm.
6. Verify your virtual image settings.
7. If the settings are correct, click "Finish" to generate the volume image.
You've now created a virtual drive.
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... up your data before proceeding.)
Q5. I formatted my STORY Station Series External Hard Drive and lost all the bundle software. A5. Bundle applications that came with your STORY Station Series External Hard Drive are available for download at Samsung
Electronics' customer support website.
Q6. I am using a Mac, and I can't copy files. A6. If the drive has been formatted to NTFS, data stored in...
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... FAT32
- Use Samsung Format Utility to format 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. Use the USB connection.
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