Samsung SecretZone FAQ

The following Q&A provides solutions to problems you may experience while using Samsung SecretZone.
Q: I cannot install Samsung SecretZone. A: See if your system meets the minimum system requirements stated in this guide. Q: What should I do to create and customize a security zone? A: To create and customize a security zone,perform the following steps:
1. On the Samsung SecretZone Manager, create a New security zone. 2. Set a location where the SecretZone's image is to be saved. 3. Set the size of the security zone. 4. Set the type of the security zone. 5. Set the password. 6. Select an encryption algorithm. When the creation is complete, the job (zone name, image and other details) appears on the manager.
Q: How can I hide a security zone from other users? A:On the Samsung SecretZone Manager, select the zone to hide (appearing alongside its drive name and other details), and click Dismount. Now, other users cannot see the zone until you click the Mount button on the manager. Q: How can I use an existing security zone after reinstalling the Operating System? A:Reinstall Samsung SecretZone, and find the image file (*.msr). On the Samsung SecretZone Manager execute the image file-> click Connect -> select the image to recover the link. Q: What is the maximum size for a security zone? A:You can create a virtual drive as large as 2 GB per zone on a FAT-formatted disk, and 2 TB on a NTFS-formatted disk. Q: What can I do for a lost password? A:Since Samsung SecretZone is a security solution, you cannot retrieve data from a security zone without the correct password. Therefore, when creating a security zone, use a password that cannot be forgotten easily.
I cannot disconnect my Samsung external HDD through the Safely Remove Hardware feature while Samsung SecretZone is running. A:To safely remove your Samsung external disc drive, disconnect all Virtual Drives from SecretZone that is currently running and close SecretZone.

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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION... 5
HANDLING PRECAUTIONS... 7 Regular Virus Scanning... 7 Safely Remove Hardware... 7 CHAPTER 2 TERMS AND CONCEPTS. 8
Idle Timeout... 9 Partition.... 9 File Systems... 9 FAT16... 10 FAT32... 11 NTFS... 12 Volume.... 12 Volume Image... 13 Virtual Drive... 13 CHAPTER 3 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE. 14
INTRODUCTION... 15 BEFORE INSTALLATION.. 16 PREPARING YOUR COMPUTER... 17 System Requirements... 17 CONNECTING THE DRIVE TO YOUR COMPUTER. 18 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE.. 19 Welcome message... 19 Choose the preferred Language.. 20 Install Wizard.. 20 Installation Progress Bar.. 21 Create Password.. 22 Complete installation.. 23 CHAPTER 4 SETTING UP THE SECRETZONE. 24
GETTING STARTED... 25 Starting the Software... 25 Logging In.... 26 Samsung SecretZone Main Screen.. 26 MENU CHOICES... 28 ICON DESCRIPTION... 31

CHAPTER 5

CREATE A NEW VOLUME IMAGE. 33
CREATE NEW... 34 Designating a Letter to your Drive.. 37 Checking the new volume from Windows Explorer.. 41 CHAPTER 6 WORKING WITH VIRTUAL DRIVE.. 42
Expand.... 43 Changing the Name... 45 Create a New Volume... 47 Change a Volume Password.. 51 Adding Users.. 52 Deleting Users... 55 Dismounting a Virtual Drive.. 57 Mounting a Volume Image to a Virtual Drive.. 58 Deleting a Volume Image.. 59 Upgrade a Volume... 60 CHAPTER 7 CREATING AN EXECUTABLE IMAGE 62
CONVERTING A VOLUME.. 63 Launching the Image File... 67

Introduction

Chapter 1
Congratulations on becoming an owner of the Samsung External Hard Disk Drive with SecretZone. You made an excellent choice and we hope you will enjoy all its capabilities. SecretZone allows you to create multiple virtual drives on the Samsung External Hard Disk Drive. Samsungs SecretZone protects important files and data in the form of software-based 128-bit AES, 256bit AES, and Blowfish 448 encryption. The external drive owner's data is also locked with a password which ensures data security. In addition to the freedom of knowing that your data is secure, you can transfer your secured data from one Samsung External Hard Disk Drive to another. No more transporting information on a memory stick that can be easily lost, stolen, or misplaced.
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NOTE: PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE COMPLETE CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL. THE CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL MAY BE MODIFIED WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
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Handling Precautions

The following are precautions that must be followed to enjoy a long Samsung External Hard Disk Drive life.
NOTE: PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING TO USE TOUR SAMSUNG EXTERNAL HARD DISK DRIVE Regular Virus Scanning
Frequently scan the device for viruses and protect the device from virus infection.

Safely Remove Hardware

Always use the Safely Remove Hardware feature before shutting down the Samsung External Hard Disk Drive or disconnecting the USB cable.
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Terms and concepts

Chapter 2

Terms and Concepts

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Idle Timeout

As long as the Samsung External Hard Disk Drive is receiving input or doing a task, the drive is 'active'. When there is no activity for a set period of time, the drive becomes 'inactive'. When the drive is 'inactive' it is called 'Idle' and the drive will come to a 'rest'. You set the 'Idle Timeout' to start when there has been no activity for a period of time by entering a time in this field. For instance, if you want the drive to rest if there has been no activity for 10 minutes, you would enter a '10'' in the Idle Timeout field. After 10 minutes of inactivity, the drive would come to a rest until it detects activity again.

Partition

Most operating systems, such as Windows NT or Windows XP, allow users to divide a hard disk into multiple partitions, in effect making one physical hard disk into several smaller logical hard disks. There are many reasons to partition a hard drive but the most widely used is to have one partition that contains all of the programs and one partition that contain all the data. Using this type of partitioning makes backing up your data much easier since it is all contained on one partition. As well, if the operating system has any problems, it is much easier to format and reinstall the operating system. Partitions are identified by a drive alpha name like the "C" drive or the "G" drive.

File Systems

A File System is how the computer keeps track of where all the files are on the disk. Like a Table of Contents, the File System on a Samsung SecretZone User Manual Ver 2.0 9
computer is referenced whenever you look for, or write to, a file Types of File Systems are FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS. The following will give a brief explanation of each Filing System's Pros, Cons, and the primary audience for the File System.

FAT is an abbreviation for File Allocation Table. The FAT file system is straightforward and is supported by most existing operating systems for personal computers. This makes it an ideal format for solid-state memory cards and a convenient way to share data between operating systems.
TABLE 1. Pros and Cons of FAT16
Pros Can read/write on most operating systems (Windows and Macintosh). File transfer using a disk is more probable since file sizes must be smaller than with NTFS
Cons If you lose power while working, you may corrupt the FAT and you take a chance of losing your data.
Used Mostly For: Non-IT environments. More for home or individual use.
Can only be partitioned up to 2 gigabytes.
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FAT32 is used to create much larger partitions than what you can with FAT16.
NOTE: FOR THE SAMSUNG SECRETZONE, THE MAXIMUM FILE SIZE IS 2 GIGABYTES.

TABLE 2.

Pros and Cons of FAT32
Cons Can only handle files up to 4 Gigabytes Used Mostly For: Non-IT environments. More for home or individual use
Pros Can read/write on most operating systems Partitions can be as large as 2 Terabytes File transfer using a disk is probable since file sizes must be smaller than with NTFS
Partitions using a Windows operating system can only be as large as 32 gigabytes If you lose power while working, you may corrupt the FAT and you take a chance of losing your data
NOTE: THE FAT32 FILE SYSTEM LIMITS THE SIZE OF ANY FILE ON THE DRIVE TO A MAXIMUM OF 4GB. TO ENSURE RELIABLE OPERATION UNDER FAT32, SECRETZONE LIMITS EACH VIRTUAL DRIVE'S SIZE TO A MAXIMUM OF 2GB. WINDOWS PC OWNERS WHO WISH TO UTILIZE CAPACITY GREATER THAN 2GB SHOULD REFORMAT THEIR EXTERNAL SAMSUNG DRIVE TO NTFS IN THE WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM
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NTFS is an abbreviation for Windows NT File System or is sometimes called New Technology File System. If you are familiar with using paper files, the same concept applies here. NTFS is the way in which the operating system (Windows NT, XP, etc) organizes the files on the drive. NTFS is quite secure and robust. It provides security by supporting access control and ownership privileges, meaning you can set permission for groups or individual users to access certain files.

TABLE 3.

Pros and Cons of NTFS
Pros Cons No file system checker or deframentation option There is no way to retrieve user data if accidently erased Limited maintenance tools Used Mostly For: Users with a professional IT administrator Applications require files over 4 gigabytes Partition/Hard Drive is more than 137 gigabytes
Very secure. You can setup groups with different permissions to different files Can support files up to 4 gigabytes Can maintain file system for partitions or drives that are 137 gigabytes and larger

Volume

A drive Volume is simply the name that you give to a partition. It is often referred to as the Volume Name. So, let's say that you have two partitions; one is for your programs and one is for your data. The partition for your programs may be called PROGRAMS C:. The drives volume name is then PROGRAMS C:. Samsung SecretZone User Manual Ver 2.0 12

Volume Image

The Volume Image is the contents of the volume. So the Programs C: volume contains all of your programs. The Image of that volume would be all of your programs.

Virtual Drive

A virtual drive is a part of the whole drive. So, for instance, if you create a new Volume and name it the "G" drive, that has now become a virtual drive. Since the whole Hard Disk Drive is also called a drive, when you create a partition you also call that a drive - but it is not the whole Hard Disk Drive, it is only a part (or volume) on the Hard Disk Drive. So, just as a room in your house is not the whole house, a virtual drive on a Hard Disk Drive is not the whole drive.
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Installing the Software

Chapter 3 Software

Installing the

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Samsung SecretZone is a software program that runs in the MS windows environment and protects personal information. If you want to keep private information or other important information from others, including your colleagues at work and your family members, or if you want to move your data to a different location, you can use the Samsung SecretZone, the secure, perfect solution to do these tasks easily and conveniently. You can think of Samsung SecretZone as a safe within your computer, and store your important data in the safe.
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Before Installation

Samsung SecretZone is a software program that runs in the Microsoft Windows environment and protects personal, private information. If you want to keep private information private important information unreadable to others keep your sensitive data with you at all times you can use the SecretZone program provided on the sleek Samsung External Hard Disk Drive. Have the confidence that your data is secured using software-based 128-bit AES, 256-bit AES, or Blowfish 448 encryption. You can think of Samsung SecretZone as a safe within your computer.

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Preparing your Computer

We recommend that you check the current condition of your computer and take any necessary measures to optimize or defragment it before using this software. For help with optimizing and defragmenting your computer, please see the manufacturer's recommendations. If your system is unstable, for example if it displays blue screens, you encounter an error message while booting the system, or crashes frequently in everyday use, you must resolve these problems before using this software. If you think your system is stable, optimize it anyway by running the recommended optimizing software before using this software.

System Requirements

The following is the minimum system specifications for Samsung SecretZone:
TABLE 1. Minimum System Requirements
Component CPU MEMORY HDD Operating System
Minimum Specification Intel Pentium equivalent 1GHz 512 MB 500 MB Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista (32 bit) or Windows 7 (32 bit) Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 5.5

Web Browser

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Connecting the Drive to Your Computer
Contained in the packaging is a USB cable. The smallest end of the cable plugs into the Samsung External Hard Disk Drive and the larger end plugs into your Computer. This is keyed so you can only plug it in one way.
Figure 3-1 Connecting your External drive to your Computer

Connect to Computer

Connect to Samsung External Hard Disk Drive
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When you connect the Samsung External Hard Disk Drive to your computer, there is a short pause. After the pause, the Welcome screen appears.

Welcome message

The first screen is the Welcome Screen. To continue on to the installation: 1. Click Install Samsung SecretZone
Figure 3-2 Samsung SecretZone Install Wizard Welcome
NOTE: WHEN YOU INSTALL THE SECRETZONE PROGRAM ON THE WINDOWS 7, YOU SHOULD RUN THE "APPINST.EXE" MANUALLY IN SAMSUNG EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE. THE WINDOWS 7 DOES NOT SUPPORT THE AUTORUN FUNCTION.
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Choose the preferred Language
The first options to choose is the preferred language. From the Choose Setup Language pull-down: 2. Choose the preferred language
Figure 3-3 Use the Pull-Down to choose the Language

Install Wizard

The Samsung SecretZone Install Wizard will guide you through the steps for installing the SecretZone software. From the Welcome screen: 3. Click Next>
Figure 3-4 Install Wizard will guide you through the setup
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Installation Progress Bar
The Progress Bar indicates how far the installation has gone and how much further it has to finish.
Figure 3-5 Installation Progress Bar
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Create Password

To start using the SecretZone software, the Administrator password must be setup. From the Create the account for the administrator screen: 4. Click in the box to the right of Password and enter a password 5. Click in the box to the right of Confirm and re-enter the same password 6. Click Next>
Figure 3-6 Creating the Administrator Password
NOTE: WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE FOR A PASSWORD - PLEASE WRITE IT DOWN AND KEEP IT IN A SAFE PLACE. THERE IS NO OPTION TO RETRIEVE A PASSWORD.
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Complete installation

Provided that the installation was successful, the final Samsung SecretZone Install Wizard screen appears. 7. Click Finish
Figure 3-7 Installation complete
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Setting Up the SecretZone

Chapter 4 SecretZone

Setting Up the
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Getting Started

In this section, examples are used to better explore the many options available. Now that the software has been installed, start the SecretZone software to create virtual drives. From the Windows Desktop: 1. Double click the SAMSUNG SECRETZONE icon

Starting the Software

Figure 4-1 Samsung SecretZone Icon
If you do not see the Samsung SecretZone icon on your desktop: Click START -> PROGRAMS -> SAMSUNG -> SAMSUNG

SECRETZONE

-> SAMSUNG SECRETZONE
Figure 4-2 Launch SecretZone from the Start Menu
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Logging In

The first screen is the Login for Administrator/User prompt. Make sure that THE ADMINISTRATOR check box is checked. 2. Click in the Password field 3. Enter your PASSWORD 4. Click OK

Figure 4-3 Login Screen

Samsung SecretZone Main Screen
The following screen is the Samsung SecretZone Main screen. All changes or modifications are created from this screen.
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Figure 4-4 Samsung SecretZone Main Screen
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Menu Choices

Along the very top of the screen is the Menu items. The following is a description of every menu item: File
Create a new volume image and mount volume image to virtual drive.

Delete

Deletes the volume image only from the entry list, without actually deleting the volume. If you want to delete a volume image from the entry list, it needs to be disconnected first from the virtual drive.

Mount

Makes the Virtual Drive visible and assigns a volume image to virtual drive

Dismount

Takes the Virtual Drive off so it is not accessible.

Expand

Expands the size of a volume image. Expanding the volume image does not affect the existing data.

Change Password

Changes password for the selected volume image. This does not change the login password.

Properties

Provides all the information on volume image and virtual drive.
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Exits the program View

View list of the volume image or virtual drives in a tiled format.
View list of the volume image or virtual drives in an icon format.
View list of the volume image or virtual drives in a list format

Details

View list of the volume image or virtual drives a detailed format

Refresh

Refreshes the list the volume image or virtual drives Tools

Account Management

Administrations tool for creating and modifying all volume images and virtual drives. As well, persons with login IDs can modify their personal accounts.

Change User's Password

Administrations tool for creating and modifying all passwords. As well, persons with login IDs can modify their personal passwords.

Convert

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After converting an image file into an executable file, you can use it in another system by connecting it to a virtual drive.

Upgrade

This option will upgrade your current volume image file with the latest encryption. This upgrade offers an even higher level of security for your sensitive information. Help

Help Contents

Click the Help menu to search for help on any Samsung SecretZone topic.
Gives you information on the revision of your software.
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Icon Description

Just below the menu items there are icons which perform the most often used tasks. The descriptions are the same as the File Menu descriptions. The only difference is that these icons will save time. Instead of clicking File -> Change Password, click the Change Password icon
Figure 4-5 Icons are File Menu shortcuts
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The only icon that has a sub-menu is the View icon, which has Tiles, Icons, List, Details, and Refresh.
Figure 4-6 View Icon has sub-menus
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Create a New Volume Image

Chapter 5

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Create New

The first thing to do is create a new Volume Image. This Volume Image is also referred to as a Drive. From the Samsung SecretZone Main Screen: 1. Click New Create

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Upon a successfully created image, a prompt appears. 15. Click OK
Figure 5-9 Successfully created Image prompt
The Main Screen displays the newly create volume displaying the drives alpha designation.
Figure 5-10 Windows Explorer
From this point, we can exit out of the software and see where the new Virtual Drive is in Windows Explorer.
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Checking the new volume from Windows Explorer
From your Windows Desktop:

Windows Explorer

15. Click Start -> Programs -> Accessories ->
From the Windows Explorer, you can now see the new Virtual Drive.
Figure 5-11 Your Virtual Drive in Windows
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Working With Virtual Drive
Chapter 6 Working With Virtual Drive
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Expand

When the volume is expanded, there is more space on the drive. From the Windows desktop: Start your Samsung SecretZone software (See Chapter 4 section Starting the Software) From the Samsung SecretZone main screen: 1. Right-click on the volume: 2. Choose Expand
Figure 6-1 Expanding the Volume Image
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Enter the expansion amount: 3. Click in the Additional box and enter the additional size 4. Enter your volume image Password in the Password box ' 5. Click OK
Figure 6-2 Change the volume size
After the progress bar is finished, your drive will be expanded.
Figure 6-3 Progress of expansion
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If the image expanded sucessfully, the Image is expanded successfully prompt appears. 6.Click OK
Figure 6-4 A successful expansion prompt

Changing the Name

To keep sensitive files separated, there is the option to create two Virtual Drives. One might be for Home Finances and one might be for investments. The first drive created was called Finances. 1. Click on the Virtual Drive 2. Click Properties
Figure 6-5 Click Properties
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5. Click OK

Figure 6-6 Changing the name of a Volume
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Create a New Volume

Now that HomeFinance has been created, the next step is create the volume for Investments. From the Samsung SecretZone Main menu: 1. Click New Create
Figure 6-7 Create the Investments image

2. Click Browse

Figure 6-8 Click Browse
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Figure 6-9 Enter in the name of the new volume image

5. Click Next>

Figure 6-10 Enter Investments in the Label box
Figure 6-11 Click Next to complete mounting the volume image
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image. 7. Click Next >
Figure 6-12 New Password for New Volume Image
The final screen will give you the specifics of your newly creaed volume image. You are returned to the Volume Image screen. 8. Click Finish
Figure 6-13 Returned back to the
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The prompt Image is created successfully appears. ( 1GB = 1 min, 10 GB = 12 min ) 9. Click OK
Figure 6-14 Successfully created image
The Main Screen appears showing both new volume images.
Figure 6-15 Both volume images
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Change a Volume Password

At some point, you may want to change the password on one, or more, volumes. From the Samsung SecretZone main screen: 1. Click on the Investments volume or drive 2. Click Change Password icon
Figure 6-16 Click Change Password
3. In the Current field, enter the current password 4. In the New field, enter the new password 5. In the Confirm field, re-enter the new password 6. Click OK
Figure 6-17 Changing the Password of volume image
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Adding Users

Others may also use your Samsung External Hard Disk Drive while keeping your information confidential. We will create an account for John. From the Samsung SecretZone main menu: 1. Click the Account icon
Figure 6-18 Creating a new User

2. Click Add

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Figure 6-19 Click Add to start adding a new account
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3. In the ID field, enter the name 4. In the Password, enter the password 5. In the Confirm field, reenter the password 6. In the Description field, enter the new users role i.e. Accountant, Investment Manager, etc. 7. Click OK
Figure 6-20 New user and password addition
8. Click Close to return to the main menu
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Deleting Users

Just as quickly as a user was created, a user can be deleted. Instead of clicking Add, click to highlight the name and choose DELETE. 1. From the main menu: 2. Click Account 3. Click to highlight the account to delete 4. Click Delete
Figure 6-21 Deleting a User

5.Click Yes

Figure 6-22 Confirm User Deletion
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Dismounting a Virtual Drive
Before disconnecting your Samsung External Hard Disk Drive from the computer, you should always dismount the volumes. From the Samsung SecretZone main menu: 1. Right click the volume to dismount 2. Choose Dismount
Figure 6-23 Dismounting a Volume
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Mounting a Volume Image to a Virtual Drive
When the Samsung External Hard Disk Drive is restarted, the drive(s) must be remounted. From the Samsung SecretZone main menu: 1. Click to highlight the drive to mount 2. Click the Mount icon 3. Enter the password 4. Click OK
Figure 6-24 Mount a drive
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Deleting a Volume Image

If a volume is no longer needed, the volume can be deleted. 1. Dismount the volume (see Chapter 6 section Dismounting a Virtual Drive) 2. Right-click on the volume to delete 3. Click Delete
Figure 6-25 Deleting a Volume
This will delete the volume image only from the entry list, without deleting it actually. If you want to delete a volume image from the entry list, it must be disconnected first from the virtual drive.
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Upgrade a Volume

Periodically, manufacturers come out with updates to their products. Samsung is committed to providing the most current security available to their customers. We recommend that you check for updates to your Samsung SecretZone software often. If you want to convert an old volume image file to secured volume image file with security algorithm, you can use this function, from the Samsung SecretZone main menu: 1. Click Tools 2. Choose Upgrade
Figure 6-26 Upgrade your volume
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3. Click Browse

Figure 6-27 Browse for the volume to upgrade
4. Choose the volume to upgrade 5. Click OK
Figure 6-28 Choose the volume
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Creating an Executable Image
Chapter 7 Creating an Executable Image
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Converting a Volume

You can convert your secured data into an executable file that you can take from one Samsung External drive to another Samsung External Hard Disk Drive.
NOTE: WHEN YOU CONVERT A VOLUME IMAGE (.MSR) INTO AN AUTO-EXECUTABLE FILE (.EXE) IN THE FAT32, THERE IS A 2 GB LIMIT THAT WILL INCLUDE AN EXECUTABLE FILE AND AN IMAGE FILE (.MED)
1. Click on the volume that you will take with you 2. Dismount the Virtual Drive (See Chapter 6 Dismounting a Virtual Drive) 3. Click Tools 4. Click Convert

Figure 7-1 Converting an Image
NOTE: THIS OPTION IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SAMSUNG EXTERNAL HARD DISK DRIVES.
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From the Conversion screen: 5. Click the Option pull-down window and choose

Executive and image file

6. Click the BROWSE
Figure 7-2 Start the selections for your conversion
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7. Choose the Samsung External Drive to save the secured image onto 8. Enter the name for your secured image. For the purposes of this manual, we named the file SecuredImage. 9. Click Open
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10. Click OK

Figure 7-3 Name and Save your converted file
When the Progress Bar has completed, your executable file is completed.
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Launching the Image File

When you want to open the secured file on another Samsung External Hard Disk Drive, you can launch your image file right from Windows Explorer.
Figure 7-4 Double click on your saved executable image from Windows Explorer
Enter your Admin password to open the file.
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Browser, 17

Timeout, 9 Image Secured, 63
Cable USB cable, 18 Convert, 62 Volume, 61 CPU, 17 Memory, 17
Operating System, 17 optimizing, 17 OS, 17

defragmenting, 17

partition, 12, 13 Partition, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 FAT16, 10 FAT32, 11 Password, 22 Admin, 65 Create, 22 Processor, 17

Executable, 61

FAT32, 11 File Image, 65 File Allocation Table, 10 File Systems FAT, 9 NTFS, 9 RAW, 9
Secured Image, 63 System Specifications, 17

Timeout Idle, 9

Hard Disk Drive, 17 HDD, 17

USB, 18 cable, 18

Idle, 9
Virtual Drive, 13 Virus Scanning, 7 Volume Convert, 61, 62
Web Browser, 17 Windows NT File System, 12