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USER MANUAL
External Hard Drive
S2 Portable
• HXMU016DA
• HXMU050DA
• HX-MU016DA
• HX-MU050DA
• HXMU025DA
• HX-MU064DA
• HX-MU025DA
• HX-MUD75DA
• HXMU032DA
• HX-MU010EA
• HX-MU032DA
• HX-MUT75DA
• HX-MU040DA
• HX-MUD10EA
S2 Portable 3.0
• HX-MTA25DA
• HX-MT025DA
• HX-MTA32DA
• HX-MT032DA
• HX-MTA50DA
• HX-MT050DA
• HX-MTA64DA
• HX-MT064DA
• HX-MTD75DA
• HX-MTT75DA
• HX-MT010EA
• HX-MTD10EA
M3 Portable
• HX-M500TCB
• HX-M101TCB
• HX-M500TAE
• HX-M101TAE
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- Page 1 Portable Series USER MANUAL External Hard Drive S2 Portable S2 Portable 3.0 M3 Portable • HXMU016DA • HXMU050DA • HX-MTA25DA • HX-MT025DA • HX-M500TCB • HX-MU016DA • HX-MU050DA • HX-MTA32DA • HX-MT032DA • HX-M101TCB • HXMU025DA • HX-MU064DA • HX-MTA50DA • HX-MT050DA • HX-M500TAE • HX-MU025DA • HX-MUD75DA • HX-MTA64DA • HX-MT064DA • HX-M101TAE • HXMU032DA • HX-MU010EA • HX-MTD75DA • HX-MU032DA • HX-MUT75DA • HX-MTT75DA • HX-MU040DA...
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Page 2: Read Me First
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 Portable Series External Hard Drive. Quick Start Guide A start guide is provided with the purchase of Portable Series External Hard Drive. -
Page 3: Handling Precautions
Carefully read the information provided and use your product correctly. Supplied with the rated USB BUS Power Your Samsung Portable Series must use the USB Bus Power. Please connect to the USB Port supplied with the rated USB BUS Power. Installation Related Do not sit on the product and do not place a heavy object over... -
Page 4: Magnets
Disassembly and Label Removal For repair, please visit the designated (samsung) customer service center. Unauthorized disassembly, repair, or reform of the product and unauthorized removal of the labeling will void your warranty. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Connecting your Portable Series Installation Windows Macintosh Using your Portable Series Copying / Moving Files Removable Disk Method Safely Removing your Portable Series For Windows For Macintosh Portable Series Software Samsung Drive Manager Software Samsung Drive Manager Installation Using Samsung Drive Manager... -
Page 6: Introduction
The Portable Series External Hard Drive is a high-performance external hard drive that supports USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 *. Unlike conventional desktop disk drives, the Portable 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. -
Page 7: Specifications
2) Read / Write in Progress : Blinking LED Some computers supply limited USB bus power. If your drive doesn't power on after connecting the USB cable, you may need to purchase a USB Y-cable from retailers or online shops. Portable Series External Hard Drive... -
Page 8: S2 Portable 3.0/M3 Portable
USB 3.0 Micro-B Cable Quick Start Guide Pouch (not included with M3 Portable) When you purchase a Portable Series External Hard Drive, make sure that all components have been included in your product package. Overview LED Description 1) Standby Status : Steadily lit LED USB 3.0 Port... -
Page 9: Connecting Your Portable Series
Insert the USB cable to the desktop/laptop computer as shown in Figures 1 and 2: • Connecting to a Desktop Computer Figure 1. • Connecting to a Laptop Computer Figure 2. Your S2 Portable Series External Hard Drive will automatically activate once connected to the computer. Portable Series External Hard Drive... - Page 10 • Connecting to a Laptop Computer Figure 4. To use the S2 Portable 3.0 or M3 Portable model at its maximum speed, you need a PC or a Host Card that supports USB 3.0 interface. Portable Series External Hard Drive...
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Page 11: Windows
User’s Manual Windows When you connect the Portable Series External Hard Drive to the computer a small icon will appear in the system tray at the lower right corner of the screen. • System Tray indicating an external device Figure 5. -
Page 12: Macintosh
User’s Manual Macintosh Connect your Portable Series External Hard Drive to the computer. Your Macintosh operating system will then generate a SAMSUNG drive icon. • Macintosh External Hard Drive connection icon Figure 7. After clicking the SAMSUNG icon, the following folder will appear. -
Page 13: Using Your Portable Series
From the Windows Explorer, you will see various drive letters; A, C, your C drive is your local Hard Drive. The Portable Series 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 Portable Series is the E drive. - Page 14 1) From this side, click the Local C drive. 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 •...
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Page 15: Safely Removing Your Portable Series
Portable Series Hard drive. When you see the “Safely Remove Hardware” message, you may safely remove the device from the system. Use the Safely Remove button of Samsung Drive Manager to safely remove your external hard drive. [Safely Remove button]... -
Page 16: For Macintosh
This safely disconnects the drive. It is now safe to detach the drive from the computer. Do not Disconnect the Portable Series External Hard Drive’s USB cable from the computer while file transfer is in progress. Interrupting the file transfer could lead to data corruption and/or damage to your Portable Series External Hard Drive. -
Page 17: Portable Series Software
(a personal data protection solution), Samsung Secure Manager (a secure external hard disk management solution) and Samsung External Hard Drive management tools. Samsung Drive Manager must be installed on a computer that is connected to your Portable Series to operate. For further details, refer to the user manual provided with your Portable Series. - Page 18 6. The dialog will display the end user license agreement. Carefully read the agreement. Select “Yes”. 7. The installation folder selection screen is displayed for Samsung Drive Manager. 8. Set the installation folder and click “Next” Portable Series External Hard Drive...
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Page 19: Using Samsung Drive Manager
User’s Manual 9. On the program folder selection screen, set the program folder in which to register Samsung Drive Manager icons and click “Next”. 10. Your computer can be restarted after the program is installed. 11. Confirm system restart (if desired) and click “Done”. - Page 20 Some models do not support this function. Then the unlock button appears in dimmed color. When backup sources are regularly backed up using Samsung AutoBackup, they are fully backed up only during the initial backup, and real-time backup (monitoring of backup data for auto-backup of changed data only) is performed subsequently for your convenience.
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Page 21: Troubleshooting
Q4. I am using Windows XP and cannot format the drive to FAT32. Windows operating systems that followed Windows NT have limited FAT32 formatting to 32GB. Therefore, if you wish to format your Portable Series External Hard Drive to FAT32, you will need to download a format utility from our website. -
Page 22: Appendix
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DO THIS UNLESS ALL OF YOUR FILES HAVE BEEN BACKED UP AND CHECKED FOR RELIABILITY AND READABILITY.FAQ Partitioning and Changing File System Type It’s possible to partition your Portable Series External Hard Drive and change the file system type. • Reformat to FAT32 •... -
Page 23: Product Certifications
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - Connect the equipment 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. Portable Series External Hard Drive... - Page 24 All rights reserved. Seagate is the trademark or registered trademark of Seagate Technology LLC or one of its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries. Samsung and the Samsung logo are trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.