Samsung 2.5 HDD INSTALLATION GUIDE

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2.5" HDD INSTALLATION GUIDE

1MB = 1,000,000bytes / 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes.

Actual accessible capacity may vary from advertised capacity due to formatting and partitioning of the hard drive, as well as due to your computer's operating system.

Do not drop, shock or strike.

If apply impact to the HDD, it causes a Bad Sector by crashing between Head and Media. Do not stack. Do not external shock and vibration.

Do not remove all items, such as Hard drive label, warranty label.

Warranty void if any stickers or labels are removed or damaged. Never disassemble hard drives.

Do not touch the circuit board with hands or tools.

Protect the HDD from Electrostatic Discharge(ESD). MR Head is very sensitive in Electrostatic. Keep the HDD in their static shielding bag.

Avoid extreme temperatures and humidity places.

Humidity causes a drive malfunction by reacting with an ingredient of oil in Disk and Head surface. Also, parts can be corrode by leaving in humidity.

Samsung does NOT guarantee any data on your drive,

please always BACK-UP your precious data.

Precautions

HDD does not be recognized in BIOS setup.

First, confirm whether each cable was connected correctly. Confirm whether Jumper-setting is correct. Confirm whether BIOS setup became correctly.

Even though the HDD recognized in BIOS setup, it does not be seen in Windows.

Confirm whether did correctly partition and format. Partition can be created through the Fdisk or Installing OS according to OS's version.

I am looking for a Software & Firmware (mainly about drivers) but I found nothing. Where I can find I want ?

We don't release any firmwares. Because the product has been already optimized with its own configurations. IDE (PATA & S ATA) drive does not need any drivers. You just have to make a partition and format your drive for using. Please make sure whether you had partitioned and formatted. First of all, you must partition and format for recognizing the new drive in the Windows Explorer. Within Win98 series, please use the Fdisk. Within Win2000 & Win-XP, please use the Disk Management. When installing Win2000 or Win-XP, the installation process includes the partitioning step itself.

To open the Disk Management

Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management. In the left panel, expand Storage, and then expand Disk Management.

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may cause undesired operation.

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When use an external case

Do not drop or fall while using and being storage the external case.

An external case is easy to transfer, but can be shocked easily also.

Check the External case's Grounding

External case's Grounding prevents HDD malfunction form ESD

DO NOT PRESS!

DO NOT DROP!

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Printed Circuit Assemblies Head Disk Assemblies

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(a) Turn off the power of your computer. (b) Unplug the external power cables to the computer. (c) Open the cover of your Computer.

Cover opening mechanism and the location of the hard disk drive may vary from one computer to another. (Consult your computer manual)

(d) Insert the HDD into an available 3.5" bay in your computer and

secure it to computer and secure it to the chassis using the provided screws.

(e) Connect Cables.

Attach the SATA interface cable to the interface connector on the hard disk drive. The connector is keyed and will fit in only one way.

Attach the power cable to the power receptor on the hard disk drive. The connector is keyed and will fit in only one way.

Check all other cable connections before turning on your computer.

CAUTION! : Do not force or rock the connectors into their

sockets on the hard disk drive. Push them in straight until they are seated.

Run the CMOS (BIOS) set-up program to detect the new hard disk drive.

Go into CMOS screen during the booting of the computer. For descriptive details of the program, refer to the computer's user's

manual

1. Making Computer Detect the New Device

PATA Installation

Configuring your Hard Disk Drive (Master, Slave)

Polarity

Jumpers

Master

Slave

Cable Select

SATAInterface Connector

Power Connector

Jumper Pins (For Factory Use Only)

Installing the hard disk

SATA Interface Cable

Power Cable

Computer Main Board

Serial SATA Host Adapter

SATA Installation

Installing the hard disk

Do Not Connect

In Reverse !!

Note: - Turn off the system power !

- Cover opening mechanism and the location of the hard disk drive may vary from one computer to another.

Turn off the computer, unplug the external cables, and open computer cover. Mount the hard disk drive in the designated place in the computer with screws provided with the product.

Connect 40 pin interface cable and power cable. Make sure that the direction of the cables are correct and matches the shape of the receptacles when connecting cables. Incorrect cable connection may damage the hard disk drive.

Installation Your Hard Drive

Note: SATA 1.5Gb/s Speed Limit Jumper setting Only for

SATA 3.0Gb/s products. In some rare cases SATA 1.5Gb/s hosts can not establish SATA interface connection with SATA 3.0Gb/s devices due to interface protocol issues. In this case the jumper may be installed as shown on the figure below to force the device to negotiate for SATA

1.5Gb/s speed.

Make the computer detect the hard disk.

If your computer supports IDE HDD Auto Detection, the hard disk drive will automatically be detected.

If your computer does not support auto detect, go into the User Define Mode and by referring written information on the product, set the correct settings for Cylinder, Head, and Sector and if some Bios must be, set the HDD Mode to LBA.

Save the changed details and exit.

Refer to your Operating System manual or system manual for partitioning and formatting.

Additional information can be obtained at www.samsunghdd.com.

When using within an USB external case, sometimes drive is not recognized.

It may be caused by insufficiency of USB DC power. By supplying a subsidy DC power, the symptom can be solved.

When using within an USB external case, drive can not be Format.

First, confirm whether a partition has been created correctly. Format does not work if there is no partition.

2. Partitioning and Formatting the Drive

3. Samsung World Wide Web Site

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