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Summary of Contents for EZ-BUS-DTS 1TB

Page 1: ...The Leader in Personal Storage User Guide ...

Page 2: ...ithout the explicit permission of the copyright holder Distribution of the work or derivative work in any standard paper book form for commercial purposes is prohibited unless prior permission is obtained from the copyright holder DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED AS IS AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PART...

Page 3: ...EZ Bus DTS 9 4 Software 10 Before your Backup 10 Installation of EZ Gig II for Windows 11 Cloning your Hard Drive with Disk Clone 12 Imaging your Hard Drive with Disk Image 17 Cryptainer for Windows 20 Second Copy 2000 for Windows 21 Smart ER Hard Drive Monitor for Windows 22 Initializing your Hard Drive 23 Reformatting you Hard Drive 27 5 Contacting Technical Support 28 RMA Policy 28 Warranty Con...

Page 4: ...ryption software and SMART ER Hard Drive Monitor Go to the FAQ s for details about the software included EZ Bus DTS Backing up your invaluable data has never been easier The ultra cool fan keeps the enclosure at optimal temperatures which will extend the life of your hard drive and data With storage capacities up to 500GB you ll have plenty of space not only to back up your entire system but for a...

Page 5: ...re EZ Bus DTS Stand SATA to eSATA Cable SATA to SATA Cable AC Adapter AC Cable Package Contents PC EZ Gig II Backup Disaster Recovery Software Second Copy Synchronization Software Cryptainer Encryption Software SMART ER Hard Drive Monitor Apricorn Data Protection Suite ...

Page 6: ...der to use your EZ Bus DTS you should have Hardware Pentium II compatible processor or higher 64MBs RAM SATA or eSATA port or SATA PCI card installed CD RW drive Operating systems Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home and Professional SATA Cable Connection AC Adapter Connection ...

Page 7: ...hipped without a Serial ATA hard disk drive If you purchased an EZ Bus DTS with a hard drive already installed please proceed to page 8 Please follow the steps as below for installing your HDD into the EZ BUS DTS enclosure 1 Pull and rotate the rubber plugs 2 Gently lift the top cover 3 Attach the cable to the hard disk drive ...

Page 8: ...abs into the slots on the bottom of the case 5 Screw the top cover and the hard disk drive 6 Rotate the rubber plugs to the original positions 7 You are now ready to use your EZ Bus DTS 8 Proceed to the section on initializing partitioning and formatting your new hard drive ...

Page 9: ... Now connect the SATA end of the cable to the SATA port at the rear of the EZ Bus DTS and the other end to an available SATA or eSATA port on your computer 4 Connect the AC adapter at the rear of the EZ Bus DTS and then plug into an available wall outlet or power strip 5 Push the on switch located on the front of the EZ Bus DTS The indicator light will come on to let you know that the EZ Bus DTS i...

Page 10: ...rnal hard disk drive 2 Defragment your computer s internal hard disk drive by using Windows Disk Defragmenter or a similar disk defragment utility 3 Make copies of any important files or data to another drive 4 Hard drive backups work best when done on a regular basis Take a moment to establish a backup plan that works for you For example a Perform full backups using Disk Clone exact bootable clon...

Page 11: ...Installation of EZ Gig II for Windows 1 Insert Apricorn CD into your CD ROM drive 2 Setup screen will pop up Click Install EZ GIG II button 3 EZ Gig II installation screen will pop up 4 Follow instructions for installation ...

Page 12: ...tart EZ Gig II click Start Programs Apricorn EZ Gig II and click on Apricorn EZ Gig II This will open the main screen of EZ Gig II You can also click on the Apricorn EZ Gig II icon on the Desktop 3 Under New Disk Deployment on the main screen double click on the Disk Clone icon to open Disk Clone Wizard 4 When you see the Welcome to the Disk Clone Wizard screen Click Next to continue Read all inst...

Page 13: ... drive to receive the cloned data is new or blank proceed to step 10 If the hard disk drive to receive the cloned data either contains data or is formatted proceed to step 7 7 The Source Hard Disk screen will appear Select the appropriate source hard disk The source hard disk is typically the old hard disk Click Next to continue ...

Page 14: ...inue 9 The Nonempty Destination Hard Disk screen will appear when you have selected to transfer data to a drive that already contains data If you need to confirm that you have selected the proper source and destination drives click the Back button to check If you have chosen the proper source and destination drives then select the Delete partitions on the destination hard disk button Click Next to...

Page 15: ...een shows the source hard disk layout before the cloning process and the destination hard disk layout after the cloning process Click Next to continue 11 The next screen outlines the operations that Disk Clone will perform Click Proceed to continue with cloning your hard disk drive ...

Page 16: ...tions screen When the congratulations screen appears turn off your computer using the power button Then unplug the EZ Bus DTS from the computer DO NOT REBOOT THE COMPUTER WITH A CLONED HARD DRIVE IN THE EZ Bus DTS To do so may alter some settings of the Windows operating system 13 You have completed the cloning process and now have an exact bootable clone of your hard drive ...

Page 17: ... Imaging your hard drive with Create Image Wizard 1 Under certain conditions Apricorn EZ Gig II may require your computer to reboot Please save all work before starting Apricorn EZ Gig II 2 To start EZ Gig II click Start Programs Apricorn EZ Gig II and click on Apricorn EZ Gig II This will open the main screen of EZ Gig II You can also click on the Apricorn EZ Gig II icon on the Desktop 3 Double C...

Page 18: ...rage 18 4 This will bring up the Welcome to Create Image Wizard window Click next to continue 5 At the first screen select the drive or partition s you would like to back up by checking the appropriate box Click the Next button ...

Page 19: ...Image Archive Protection window will open If you do not want to password protect your image Click Next to continue If you enter a password please remember the password for future use If you forget the password you will be unable to access the image file at a later date Apricorn does not have the ability to retrieve the password Click Next to continue 11 This will open the Image Archive Comments wi...

Page 20: ...ructions for installation 4 Upon completion of installation you can immediately run Cryptainer by checking the box in the Setup Window If you choose not to run Cryptainer immediately you can always click the Start button and go to Programs4Cryptainer4Cryptainer 5 To learn how to use Cryptainer go to Help4Help Topics when you open Cryptainer Cryptainer for Windows ...

Page 21: ...n completion of installation you can immediately run Second Copy by checking the box in the Setup Window If you choose not to run Second Copy immediately you can always click the Start button and go to Programs4Second Copy 20004Second Copy 2000 5 To learn how to use Second Copy go to Help4Help Topics when you open Second Copy Second Copy 2000 for Windows ...

Page 22: ...ms 5 Enter your name organization and serial number from the text file Click Next 6 Choose the Destination Drive location This will select the folder where Setup will install the files Click Next 7 Install wizard is complete Select Yes I want to restart my computer now Click Finish and the computer will automatically reboot with SMART ER installed Once you reboot your system you will notice a Blue...

Page 23: ...dows To get to Disk Management you will need to click Start4Settings4Control Panel If you purchased an EZ Bus DTC that already has a hard drive you do not need to use this section because the drive is already formatted for FAT32 2 In the Control Panel window double click Administrative Tools 3 Once in Administrative Tools double click on Computer Management ...

Page 24: ...hard drives and may appear at this point If the wizard does not appear follow the remaining instructions 5 You will be able to easily identify the new drive in Disk Management The drive will show up as Unknown and Unallocated with a red no entry sign on the disk number If you do not see a red no entry sign on the disk number skip to Partitioning Formatting Your Hard Drive on the next page ...

Page 25: ...ft Windows 98 or earlier versions If you need further information on disk storage please go to the Microsoft website Partitioning Formatting Your Hard Drive 1 Once you have selected your disk storage type you will need to partition format your drive 2 Right click on the drive and select New Partition 3 A Partition Wizard will initiate Click Next 4 Select Primary partition and click Next 5 You will...

Page 26: ...ommended Enabling Perform a Quick Format reduces the format time significantly Enable file and folder compression Optional Selecting this feature gives you the option to use file and folder compression feature available to the NTFS files system 8 Click Next You will have to wait a bit When completed the drive properties will be shown You have completed partitioning and formatting your new hard dri...

Page 27: ...ing your hard drive will destroy any data on the hard drive Backup any data before you continue with this operation 1 Make sure the EZ Bus DTC is plugged into the USB port 2 Open My Computer or Windows Explorer 3 Right click on the EZ Bus DTC drive and select Format 4 This will open the format window a In the File system drop down box select NTFS b Use Default allocation unit size c Under Format o...

Page 28: ...EZ Bus DTS Apricorn requires that you perform the following steps 1 Simply call Apricorn s technical support department with your EZ Bus DTS part number and a description of the problem s you are experiencing 2 If the Apricorn representative finds cause for a return they will issue an RMA number Please write this number down 3 Fill out an RMA authorization form with your package The RMA form is av...

Page 29: ...rom Apricorn or to any product that has been damaged or rendered defective 1 As a resulT of accident misuse Neglect abuse or failure and or inability to follow the written instructions provided in this instruction guide 2 By the use of parts not manufactured or sold by Apricorn 3 By modification of the product or 4 As a result of service alteration or repaIR by anyone other than Apricorn and shall...

Page 30: ...rive like the current drives The procedure for formatting disks and creating partitions remains the same 4 Where can I find out more about SATA There is a Serial ATA organization with a website address of www serialata org 5 The EZ Bus DTS power LED is on but the drive is not automatically detected by the operating system a The mass storage device drivers are not installed correctly or there is a ...

Page 31: ...up image providing security for your data A detailed description for each image can be entered giving the user total flexibility to retain backups from multiple dates or multiple computers Apricorn s Special Edition Cryptainer protects your data by creating multiple encrypted vaults for your important files and folders Secure your PC and ensure total privacy with Cryptainer powerful 448 bit strong...

Page 32: ...g No you should not make a clone of your drive and put it in another or multiple machines There are licensing issues for the software on your machine 9 Is it possible to restore a single file from an image stored on my EZ Bus DTS Yes EZ Gig II allows you to mount an image as a virtual hard drive You can access this virtual drive as if it were a physical hard drive You would use your Windows Explor...

Page 33: ...ndows 2000 and XP limit a FAT32 partition to 32GB If you choose to format the drive in a larger partition you will need to use the NTFS file system 12 Can I boot Windows to my USB Device No Because of limitations both hardware and software Windows is currently prevented from booting and running off a USB drive ...

Page 34: ...The Leader in Personal Storage 34 Notes ...

Page 35: ...www apricorn com 35 Notes ...

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