Samsung HS030GB User manual

1.8" HDD INTALLATION 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 l
abels 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.
Samsung does NOT guarantee any data on your
drive, please always BACK-UP your precious data.
Precautions
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 & SATA) 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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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
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STORAGE SYSTEM DIVISION
HEAD OFFICE: 94-1, IM SOO-DONG, GUMI-CITY KYUNG BUK,
KOREA 730-350
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This marking shown on the product or its
literature, indicates that it should not be
disposed with other household wastes at
the end of its working life. To prevent possible
harm to the environment or human health
from uncontrolled waste disposal, please
separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it
responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material
resources.
Household users should contact either the retailer where
they purchased this product, or their local government office,
for details of where and how they can take this item for
environmentally safe recycling.
Business users should contact their supplier and check the
terms and conditions of the purchase contract.
This product should not be mixed with other commercial
wastes for disposal.
If you have any comments or questions regarding a Samsung products.
Parts Toxic and hazardous substances or elements
Printed Circuit Assemblies
Head Disk Assemblies
O : Indicates that the concentration of the hazardous substance in all h
omogeneous materials in the parts is below the relevant threshold of
the SJ/T11363-2006 standard.
X : Indicates that the concentration of the hazardous substance of at least
one of all homogeneous materials in the parts is above the relevant
threshold of the SJ/T11363-2006 standard.
Pb Hg Cd Cr PBB PBDE
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The Names and Content of Toxic and Hazardous
Substances or Elements
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Precautions PATA Installation
PATA
Interface
Cable
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.
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!
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.
1. Making Computer Detect the New Device
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Installation Your Hard Drive
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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.
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.
HDD does not be recognized in BIOS setup.
First, confirm whether each cable was
connected correctly.
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.
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2. Partitioning and Formatting the Drive
3. Samsung World Wide Web Site
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