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Page 1: ...The Leader in Personal Storage User Guide...
Page 2: ...g Distribution of substantively modified versions of this document is prohibited without the explicit permission of the copyright holder Distribution of the work or derivative work in any standard pap...
Page 3: ...Backup 11 EZ Gig II install instructions for Vista 12 EZ Gig II for Windows 13 Cloning your Hard Drive with Disk Clone 14 Imaging your Hard Drive with Create Image Wizard 19 Smart ER Hard Drive Monito...
Page 4: ...bility 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 System Requirements H...
Page 5: ...eSATA PCI Bracket eSATA to eSATA Cable AC Adapter AC Cable Package Contents Apricorn Data Protection Suite USB Cable PC EZ Gig II Backup Disaster Recovery Software SMART ER Hard Drive Monitor Microso...
Page 6: ...The Leader in Personal Storage 6 Rear Panel SATA Cable Connection AC Adapter Connection USB Cable Connection Front Panel On Off Switch LED activity Power Indicator Light...
Page 7: ...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 BU...
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 t...
Page 9: ...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...
Page 10: ...hen hit the power button on your desktop computer to discharge any power stored on the motherboard 3 Discharge any electrostatic charge that is built up by touching a bare metal portion of the compute...
Page 11: ...sk Defragmenter or a similar disk defragmenter 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 establ...
Page 12: ...tem will Turn display off after 20 minutes and Put the computer to sleep after 1 hour of keyboard or mouse inactivity It will take more than 20 minutes to backup most of today s larger hard drives If...
Page 13: ...com 13 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...
Page 14: ...Cloning your hard drive with Disk Clone EZ Gig II allows you to clone your hard drive from inside the Windows operating system or by booting directly to the Apricorn Software CD provided with the pro...
Page 15: ...ext to continue 5 The Clone Mode screen will appear Select typical and click Next to continue 6 If the hard disk drive to receive the cloned data is new or blank proceed to step 10 If the hard disk dr...
Page 16: ...source hard disk The interface and disk size can be used to help identify the correct disk number Click Next to continue 8 The Destination Hard Disk screen will appear Select the appropriate destinati...
Page 17: ...then select the Delete partitions on the destination hard disk button Click Next to continue Note If you need to confirm that you have selected the proper source and destination drives click the Back...
Page 18: ...you see the congratulations screen When the congratulations screen appears turn off your computer using the power button Then unplug the Apricorn product from the computer DO NOT REBOOT THE COMPUTER W...
Page 19: ...y if you have installed EZ GIG II on Windows go to start All Programs Apricorn Apricorn EZ Gig II Apricorn EZ Gig II User Guide Imaging your hard drive with Create Image Wizard 1 Under certain conditi...
Page 20: ...At the Partition Selection screen select the disk or partition s you would like to back up by checking the appropriate box Click Next to continue 6 At the Backup Image Location window find your Apric...
Page 21: ...Backup Options window will open Select Use Default Options and then click Next to continue Note For detailed instructions on how to set the options manually read Chapter 5 Creating Backup Archives in...
Page 22: ...Apricorn Disk Image Archive File Creation Script window Verify the operations listed in the white box If there are corrections to be made click the Back button to change selected options The selected...
Page 23: ...ugh first and Click YES if you accept the terms 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...
Page 24: ...is available as a free download from the Microsoft Download Center The easy to use customizable application helps you copy move rename and delete files between folders and computers To make it easy fo...
Page 25: ...Duper dmg icon 4 This will open the package and mount a drive on your desktop 5 Open this drive by clicking on the newly created disk icon The below window will open on your screen 6 To install SuperD...
Page 26: ...he Synchronize X dmg icon 4 This will open the package and mount a drive on your desktop 5 Open this drive by clicking on the newly created disk icon The below window will open on your screen 6 To ins...
Page 27: ...rmatted for FAT32 2 Double click on Computer Management 3 In Computer Management you will find Disk Management under the Storage section Double click on Disk Management Windows XP has a wizard to init...
Page 28: ...icrosoft 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 st...
Page 29: ...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 featur...
Page 30: ...ormatting 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 DTS is plugged into the USB port 2 Open My Computer or...
Page 31: ...and you will get the following message This disk is unreadable by this computer Do you want to initialize the disk 3 Enter EZ Bus DTS into the Name box 4 From the drop down list select Mac OS Extende...
Page 32: ...ion of the drive appears in the window b Connection bus should be USB 2 0 4 Select the Erase tab on the top of the window 5 From the volume format drop down list select the Mac OS Extended 6 Enter EZ...
Page 33: ...ed right now Try stopping the device again later Close all programs that are using files from the drive then repeat steps 1 and 2 Macintosh 1 The drive will need to be dismounted This can be done by d...
Page 34: ...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 expe...
Page 35: ...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 i...
Page 36: ...gth of 1m 3 Will I be able to still use a SATA drive 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...
Page 37: ...es Disk Clone is ideal for users who require an exact copy of their hard drive A cloned copy of a hard drive can be used for disaster recovery backup or as a hard drive upgrade Disk Image takes a snap...
Page 38: ...e difference between cloning and imaging Disk Cloning is a bit for bit copy of one drive to another In doing so a Clone can boot and run the operating system The data is exactly the same on both drive...
Page 39: ...larger EZ Bus DTS with FAT 32 in Windows 2000 or XP Windows 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 syste...
Page 40: ...PC card or memory module by its edges Avoid touching the contacts and components on the memory module Take care when connecting or disconnecting cables A damaged cable can cause a short in the electri...
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