Locking the Drive
To lock the drive, press the
LOCK
button.
If data is still being written to the drive, the Padlock will wait until all data has been written to
the drive and then it will lock automatically.
Note: The Aegis Padlock will not be recognized by the operating system in the standby state.
Unlocking the Drive
To unlock the drive, enter either a User PIN or Admin PIN and press the
UNLOCK
button.
Adding a new User PIN
Performing a Complete Re-Set
Apricorn provides the following helpful resources for you:
1. Apricorn’s Website (
http://www.apricorn.com
)
This gives you the ability to check for up-to-date information
2. E-mail us at
3. Or call the Technical Support Department at
1-800-458-5448
Apricorn’s Technical Support Specialists are available from 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time Monday through Friday
Technical Support
1. Enter the Admin Mode (
0
for five seconds. Enter Admin PIN and press
UNLOCK
).
2.
Press and hold
1
until the LED turns to Solid
BLUE
and Blinking
GREEN
.
3. Enter a User PIN and press
UNLOCK
(a minimum of 7 digits and a maximum of 16 digits).
The LED flashes
GREEN
three times, then returns to Solid
BLUE
and Blinking
GREEN
.
4. Re-enter the new User PIN and press
UNLOCK
. If the LED stays solid
GREEN
for two
seconds and then solid
BLUE
, the User PIN was successfully added.
To perform a complete reset of the drive, do the following:
1.
Press and hold the
LOCK
button while you attach the Aegis Padlock to an available
USB port on your computer. The LED will flash
RED
,
GREEN
and
BLUE
alternately.
2.
Press and hold
LOCK + 2
for 10 seconds until the LED turns Solid
GREEN
for two seconds, followed by Solid
BLUE
and Solid
GREEN
. You have
successfully reset the Aegis Padlock.
Formatting the drive
The Aegis Padlock SSD comes preformatted in NTFS for Windows
®
and is ready for use. For the
Mac OS the Disk Utility should be used to reformat the hard drive to a Mac compatible file system.
(Rev 1.2)
4/7/2014
