PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT
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1. The cloning process will ask for a computer restart Click Restart to start the process e The Acronis Truelmage loader will start with the computer and launch the cloning process UC re a E Shut down ration is completed ahah teil ta It is recommended that the Shut down the computer when Clone Disk is completed box is checked to prevent rebooting to the cloned disk MANUAL CLONING COMPLETE Your PNY or other SSD is now ready to replace your internal storage drive 11 Remove and Transfer Your Current System Hard Drive to the Portable Drive Enclosure Refer fo your system manufacturers User Guide for instructions on locating and removing the hard drive Carefully remove the system hard drive and disassemble the hard drive bracket if present A N WARNING DO NOT Discard the drive bracket or screws they will be used when installing the SSD Open the 2 5 external USB Enclosure by locating the housing screws and using the screwdriver provided to remove screws PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE P19 SNY Make Life Simple Remove the PNY or other SSD and set it aside x 12 Locate the external USB Enclosure s SATA drive connector and align it with your hard drive s SATA pins pushing them together until the drive is securely in place A N WARNING DO NOT TOUCH the connector pins and contacts on either device Close the 2 5 external USB Enclosure housing and fasten the2. Destination Msk 33540 Note If the SSD has been pre formatted it will also appear in this window so be sure to ignore it and select m the correct Source Disk PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE SNY Make Life Simple 5 Select a Destination Disk After selecting the Source Disk select the PNY or other SSD as the destination where the disk information will be copied The previously selected source becomes grayed out and disabled for selection e Select the PNY or other SSD as the Destination Disk and click Next to continue FI e e Clone Disk Wizard Required stops Select the target hard disk from the list below V Clone Mode rn Dick properties V Source Disk TEN Dime Capacily Model Interface Destination Disk ina o ie PAH A barn ee AMA BO he cho Move Method Disk2 1192 GB ASMT 2105 0 USB 119 2 Gp Unallocated 119 2 GB E Primary Logical Dynamic Acronis Secure Zone Unallocated Unsupported 6 Move Method When you select the manual cloning mode Acronis Truelmage will offer you the following data move methods As is a new partition will be created for every old one with the same size and type file system and label The unused space will become unallocated Proportional the new disk space will be proportionally distributed between cloned partitions e Manual you will specify a new size and other parameters yourself The manual transfer metho
3. amp pplecabsons HP TOOLS d 107 MB FATS Disk 7 ELLA ccr Removable FATI ad 2341 GB 3931 GEFATI2 Cinna ahis Primary P erbte a M rabocaed B Pirma partition e Select Finish to format your PNY or other SSD This process may take a few minutes A Heip a r bl bers Be Computer Managersent Looe volant ae NIU NNI RII ee RE Capa Fice Secr Antica E 4 New ampie Voleme Wied Wi Moe EDGE 1980868 Onk banegeman al E am 2129 08 Wari Arief i Completing the New Simple ME E Volume Wizard uk ue k Masagement re pea e and Applica tee ere ca Yu Den WP TOOLS i 107 MB FAT SL E Limited 2 Years Warranty see www pny com for US and www pny eu for Europe For regulatory declaration of conformity and operating instructions visit www pny com for US and www pny eu for Europe US PNY Technologies Inc 100 Jefferson Road Parsippany NJ 07054 Europe PNY Technologies Inc 9 rue Joseph Cugnot BP 40 181 33708 M rignac cedex France 2014 PNY Technologies Inc All rights reserved All trademarks are properties of their respective owners Updated Feb 26 2014 PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE
4. e Acronas Ty Clone Disk Wizard f 9 Partition Setting 5 l Requires step E ga Please specify settings for the partition being created Sizes Di hin 3624 68 Mi 56b masa O AMGA NTS a Lied space Free space Unallocated sp Partitions size 411 45 GH Free space before 1441 GB Free opace after T ME File system Pas Gat burs letter Pas tilbon Label NTFS E Draka Select the type of partition Q Primary Mark the partition az active Logical ga Accept Cancel l Acronis Truelmage will automatically allocate the free space after the partition In this case we need this space to appear before the partition to add it to the Vista C space So make sure to set the Free space After box at O the unallocated space we re about to create should appear in the Free Space Before box Jiho ET Note The partition size can also be changed by dragging the arrow on the right side of the capacity gauge diagram Click accept Leave the File System field as NTFS and the drive set to Primary in the Select the type of Partition field The partition display now reflects some unallocated space in this example it appears between the Vista C partition and the Data E partition PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE Make Life Simple e Let s now reallocate this space to the Vista C partition highli
5. KE Hidden PQ Mirus Finish 192g W Vista C Data F 74 52 GB NTFS 43 20 GB NTFS Primary Logical Dynamic a Arrnnis Secure fone Unallocated Unsupported Next gt l Cancel e Click Next to continue PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE SNY Make Life Simple Note All soace must be allocated before proceeding to the next step Dia E ne 9 Cloning Summary The Cloning Summary window graphically as rectangle bars illustrates information about the source disk partitions and unallocated space and the destination disk layout Along with the disk number some additional information is provided disk capacity label partition and file system information The windows compares the before and after partitions of the SSD and provides the last chance to make any changes by selecting Cancel fo return to the main screen and start over N WARNING Clicking any previous step on the sidebar in this window will reset all size and location changes that you ve selected so you will have to specify them again E es Clone Disk Wizard required stepe Summary v Clone Mode Source disk Disk 1 P t soue Dok Target disk Disk 2 Destination Disk P Move Method 1 Change Disk Layout Before 1192 Gp Unallocated 115 2 GB Atter a WoO oo 1192 gg Ye Vista C Data E 74 52 GB NTFS 43 26 GB NTFS E Primary Logical Dynamic E Acronis Secure Zone Unallocated Unsuppart
6. gt N Y PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT Install Guide with downloadable Acronise Software SONY Make Life Simple PNY SSD Upgrade Kit Installation Guide The PNY Solid State Drive PNY SSD is the latest solution in storage technology that provides significant benefits versus traditional hard drives SSDs offer improved operations across your entire system in terms of superior performance improved boot times faster application loading longer battery life and greater shock resistance The PNY SSD Upgrade Kit offers you the easy to use Acronis Truelmage data migration software which provides a complete system cloning of your existing hard drive onto your new storage device SSD or HDD not included All necessary accesssory is provided to perform the switch including a USB 3 0 portable enclosure for 2 5 SATA based storage drives enabling cloning of the actual hard drive to the new storage device for laptops as well as a 3 5 to 2 5 internal bay for desktop installation This device complies with Part 15 FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operations This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harm
7. housing screws to secure Connect the USB cable to the enclosure Your Hard Drive will be ready to use as a secondary boot drive or external storage device once your PNY or other SSD is installed in your Notebook or Desktop 13 Install the PNY or other SSD in Your Computer Refer to your system manufacturer s User Guide for instructions on installing a storage drive in your system s notebook or desktop drive bay FOR NOTEBOOKS If applicable assemble the PNY or other SSD with your system s hard drive bracket and insert it info your system s drive bay PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE SONY Make Life Simple FOR DESKTOPS If applicable assemble the PNY or other SSD with the included 3 5 bay adapter mounting screws and screwdriver and insert it into your system s drive bay J V 2 WEN INSTALLATION COMPLETE Please make sure all system components are securely fastened and refer to your system manufacturers User Guide for instructions on powering your system Power up your system and it should launch the Operating System All of your files and programs should be the same as when your hard drive was installed 339 Note Proceed to Appendix Preparing Your System After Install Windows XP Vista 7 8 Users to optimize ET your system to the SSD EZ Note If may be necessary after installation of the cloned SSD to modify the drive letters to be equal to the drive letters of the original system
8. not familiar or comfortable with the installation process for your new drive it is highly recommended that you visit your local computer retailer or service center for assistance EZ Note It is also possible to restore a system from its hard drive to your PNY or other SSD from a backup created z using 3rd party backup products Given the variety of backup products available it is beyond the scope of this manual to detail this process Please refer to your backup software s manual for details PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE SONY Make Life Simple System Requirements e Mouse or other pointing device recommended Software Windows XP SP3 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 e Windows Vista SP2 all editions e Windows 7 SP1 all editions e Windows 8 all editions 2 Note Mac users should refer to the Apple website for information on the Time Machine application sold EA separately that performs many of the functionalities of the Acronis Truelmage software with regards to system back up and restore Internet access to download your copy of the Acronis Truelmage Software e System Memory 512 MB RAM Processor Pentium 1 GHz or faster Screen resolution 1280 x 1024 Minimum screen resolution 1024 x 768 External USB 3 0 Enclosure Fits one 2 5 Hard Drive or Solid State Drive e Windows XP Vista 7 8 32 64 bit MAC OS 10 3 or later PC or Notebook with either of the following One free U
9. on either device 3 Close the 2 5 external USB Enclosure housing and fasten the housing screws to secure 4 The USB cable will provide both power and data transfer Depending on your system hardware you have the option of connecting to a USB 3 0 or USB 2 0 port It is recommended that you connect to the USB 3 0 port in your system for best performance Driver Installation Windows will automatically detect and install the drivers for the external USB Drive 5 Verify you have connected the PNY or other SSD to your system Using the External USB Enclosure From the Start menu type administrative tools in the Search programs and files search box click on administrative tools and then double click Computer management and then click Disk management EZ Note The new SSD does not require pre formatting to use Acronis Truelmage Computer Managemen File Action View Help 200 od S We Computer Management Local Volume Layout Type File System Status Artin Water Toph F s H S nn s Simple Bau Healthy Recovery Partition Di kM m 9 Task Scheduler caData E Simple Ba NTFS Healthy Primary Partition T i Event Viewer ja Viste C Sample Base NTFS Healthy System Boot Page File Active Crash Dump Primary Partit Mont Actions m Shaned Folder ie Local Users and Geeups AE T Ei Ampt im Disk Management j irvi and Apple alegi PNY SSD UP
10. to the Start menu right click on the Computer icon and select manage to enter Computer management Under Services and applications go to Services right click Disk Defragmenter and select Properties Change the Startup type to Disabled and select OK PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE SNY Make Life Simple 3 Disable Indexing If SSD is the Primary Drive Go to my Computer right click the PNY or other SSD and select Properties At the bottom of the window uncheck allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching To disable the indexing of file attributes go back to the Services section of Computer management as described above but this time right click Windows Search and select Properties Change the Startup Type to Disabled TROUBLESHOOTING 298 Note If you are having trouble with your installation and the topics below do not address or resolve the issue EA please contact PNY Support www pny com for US and www pny eu for Europe BIOS cannot detect SSD Make sure each cable is connected correctly Assure that AHCI is not enabled in the BIOS if supported If the cables and jumper settings are ok make sure the BIOS settings are correct Please refer to the user s manual provided by your system or motherboard manufacturer for details about the BIOS setup BIOS detects the SSD but it is not visible to an operating system e Assure that the SSD was partitioned and formatted correctly Dep
11. ATE d ZB o HA G3 FATH ialis nur Fiet Porras Pat Enn B Unalocated Bl Primary partzion e The wizard will assign a default drive letter or you can select another unused letter When complete select Next to go to the Format partition screen File cho leew Hep j A BMD E a lie Computer Marsgement Local Wel 1 4 tte Tees tap ArHy thee ip acr Actions uB Disk Mana nt mM E Mone aches TT bb Doni Viewer Aami Drive Letter or Path Lit MIE 38 Ng OPE ACRONIS F Ex m i ji 3t at X a 3 1 ccm a Limpie Vouma Wired ihon ar hacer Shared Felder Dreier ICONS POL Cin Jain a deve letter or drhes path tc pour partition 3 G8 i 159 KATE I SAR A Deuce Maragqer m eget ud Dak Man ienie ed Agpls son Aben tha l olio drar lene n kout n the lorang enmt NTFS Ier CIC aaan G Ghe Was te he pa G rt asso s dive later or deve pat Bm HF TCROLS i 157 METATI Health Prr 11178 GE 11179 nlne inene Duk 2 aau Papers alta FAT32 ud 79 81 6E HA GBFAT3 Gmina F sakiry Primary Peeters e Bl Usatecated Bl Famy pirts PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE SONY Make Life Simple Select format this volume set the File System to NTFS Allocation unit size to Default and leave the Volume Label unchanged Select Next fo review your Fie Acbon enw Help t 4 SPapacs Je Compuber Mansyon Local Vabar a f Stem zi Duk Wiasagenmernt arew e and
12. E ip Downloads s 00 amd mm Recent Places ks Pictures H Videos Computer aL Vista C Data Es G Decuments Entre PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE SNY Make Life Simple Using Acronis Truelmage Systems With a Single Partition The following Acronis Truelmage guide will cover the automatic cloning method This is a viable option when the available capacity of the SSD is greater than the size of the data contained in the single drive partition to be cloned 1 Verify you have properly connected the PNY or other SSD to your system using the USB 3 0 externa enclosure provided From the Start menu type administrative tools in the Search programs and files search box click on administrative tools and then double click Computer management and then click Disk management Double click on the Acronis Truelmage HD icon to launch the software e On the Tools amp Utilities tab select Clone Disk 2 Select the Clone Mode e In the Clone Disk Wizard select automatic mode Clone Disk Wizard Choose clone mode D Automatic rezommre ruled AH your partibions fron Ehe source hard disk wall be copied bo the target disk an a lew sample steps and your new hard disk wall ber made bootable Your ntm partitions will be autarnaticalhy resimed f fit the Target hard disk Manual hina made will gree you full control over the hard disk cloning procedure You wall b
13. GRAD SNY Make Life Simple Downloading installing and registering your Acronis Truelmage Cloning Software To download your Acronis Truelmage software go to http MyMigrationSoftware pny eu Choose your language and start downloading the executable file Windows compatible only Once the download complete double click on the executable file to launch the installation process On the first launch the splash screen will display a text box asking for a 64 characters activation key Click on the have only short key link available on the bottom right of the dialog box The link have only short key leads to the Acronis Truelmage registration page Fill in the required information and use the 16 digits short key in your kit box as Activation Key Stub Key Your definitive 64 digit key will be emailed back to you Simply copy and paste it into the Acronis Truelmage splash screen text box and run the software Using Acronis Truelmage Cloning Software Please examine your system configuration before starting the cloning process 33 146 Note You can remove files that are no longer needed from your hard disk until the amount of used storage is ET less than the available space on your new PNY or other SSD drive dhe Note advanced Users If the amount of used storage on your current hard drive exceeds the available E space on your new PNY or other SSD it is recommended that you back up the data from your cu
14. SB 3 0 or 2 0 port Preparing Your System Turn off and disconnect your computer from its main power source prior to installation disconnect the power cord and or extension cord from the electrical outlet For notebooks remove the battery pack Please refer to the Users Manual provided by your system manufacturer for instructions on removing also the battery and accessing the hard drive Installation overview The PNY SSD Upgrade Kit allows you to replace your existing primary drive or boot device using Acronis Truelmage and the external USB 3 0 enlcosure The process described herebelow will allow you to copy or clone your Operating System files and programs from your existing storage drive to the new SSD Please ensure the total data size of your system does not exceed the capacity of your new SSD PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE SNY Make Life Simple Setting Up the PNY or other SSD as Your Primary Boot Drive Cloning Your Current System 1 Open the 2 5 external USB Enclosure by locating the housing screws and using the screwdriver provided to remove screws P 2 Locate the external USB Enclosure s SATA drive connector and align it with your hard drive s SATA pins pushing them together carefully until the drive is securely in place S50480HP300 DAA SSL CA BOCSCATIMTET jw nd Lad 1 N WARNING DO NOT TOUCH the connector pins and contacts
15. age Systems With a Single Partition sss Using Acronis Truelmage Systems With Multiple Partitions essssssee en 11 Appendix Preparing Your System After Install Windows XP Vista 7 Users ssssssem 21 TOO SOON cerca Ru T 22 PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE SNY Make Life Simple Whar s Inside 4 Acr onis Compute with confidence Getting Started with Acronis guide with one unique software license key 3 5 fo 2 5 desktop drive bay adapter and drive mounting screws SATA III data cable Screwdriver 2 5 USB 3 0 external drive enclosure USB 3 0 cable Make Life Simple EZ Note If may help fo print this manual for easy reference before starting the hardware change Visit www pny com for US and www pny eu for Europe Before You Begin Please read and understand this guide before starting the installation You may also want to print this Guide for easy reference before starting the upgrade process If possible create or purchase a set of recovery disks for your system Consult your manufacturers manual for instructions Backup your hard disk or at minimum your important files Important Considerations To install a SSD in a desktop system you may need the included 3 5 to 2 5 drive bay adapter PNY or other SSDs are intended as replacements for t
16. ata cable enclosure and your power supply cable Double click on the Acronis Truelmage icon to launch the software On the Tools amp Utilities tab select Clone disk B Acronis True Image HD 2014 II r 7 Acronis Get ctarted Tools and utilities Backup and recovery o Try amp Decide Perform ny unsafe operation in fhe Tr y m de and decide E E py partitia from on disk t anether whether t apply or newest d Protection tools h Security and privacy Rescue Media Builder Sy stem Clean up o Fidis s rescue E atobaot and rec Gve r your computer if if Destroy your computer usage hisbor y becomes unbootable Acronis Orie leaner Acrenis Startup Recovery Manager o Permanenthy destro all data an your ald partitions or whole disks H Windows works unstabby press FLI st boot time and recover your dala or whole system File Shredder suaranbeed destructisn of your tiles amd holders Arronis Secure Fone O A special secure partition for stormy backups on your disk Backup settings transfer g Disk management i E Create a file containing backup setlings and move A to another computer Add near disk Create partitions on your new hard disk drove to be able to use rt an Import backup settings Wi ndews Export backup zettimqz Acronis Extended Capac Manager Use your mone than 2 TE Se hard drree even st your OS does ee eee alt Uh PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE SNY Make Life Simple 3 Sel
17. d enables you to resize partitions on the new disk By default the program resizes them proportionally e Select manual and click Next e Clone Disk Wizard Required steps Choose dala moving method from old to new hard drive Clone Mode As is V Source Disk The data on your old hard disk wall be copied to the new drive in its current state the size of the partitions will nat V Destination Disk be changed Move Method Proportional Change Disk Layout The size of the original partitions will be respectively changed to fit the new drive size If the new drive is smaller the partitions will be shrunk accordingly if the new drive is bigger the partitions will be enlarged proportionally Manual Allows you to set partition size manually PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE SNY Make Life Simple 7 Manual Partitioning Clone Disk Layout The window displays rectangles indicating the source hard disk including its partitions and unallocated space as well as the new disk layout Along with the hard disk number you can see disk capacity the label volume and file system information Different volume types including primary logical and unallocated space are marked with different colors 3 Clone Disk Wizard Required steps Select partitions on your new hard disk from the list below v Clone Mode Z Hnnse Conlin v Source Disk Partition Flags Capa FreeS Typ
18. drive in your system s notebook or desktop drive bay If applicable assemble the PNY or other SSD with your system s hard drive bracket and insert it info your system s drive bay If applicable assemble the PNY or other SSD with the included 3 5 bay adapter mounting screws and screwdriver and insert it info your system s drive bay Please make sure all system components are securely fastened and refer to your system manufacturers User Guide for instructions on powering your system Power up your system and it should launch the Operating System All of your files and programs should be the same as when your hard drive was installed 33919 Note If you wish to use some of the other Acronis Truelmage software features you will need to launch the i Acronis Truelmage software again PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE SNY Make Life Simple Using Acronis Truelmage Systems With multiple Partitions or other SSD it is recommended that you back up the data from your current hard drive use the manual cloning method to copy your OS system utilities and applications and then restore selected data onto your new PNY or other SSD You can also remove files from your hard disk until the amount of used storage is less than the available space on your new PNY or other SSD drive E Note If the amount of used storage on your current hard drive exceeds the available space on your new PNY systems often consist
19. e Disk 2 Destination Disk U Move Method I NTFS Vista C PriAct 5989GB 5 384 GB NTFS Change Disk Layout _ NTFS Data E Pn 5789GB 2099 GE NTFS E NTFS WinRE Pi 1465GB 1243GB FS NTFS Partition 0x27 Windows RE Hidden PQ MirOS eee ay 11926p W Vista C Data E i 59 89 GB NTFS 57 83 GB NTFS B Pnmary Logical Dynamic Acronis Secure Zane Unallocated Unsupported v Next gt Cancel Wo Sane h ue lI ru The disk layout will need to be changed to ensure there is enough space available for the Vista system and the Recovery hidden partitions Notice that the available capacity on the SSD is 119 24 GB The partitions need to be modified using the capacities that you recorded at the beginning of this procedure In this example they were based on the main C disk and had the following capacities Recovery partition 1 46 GB Hidden partition for system recovery PTs 018 E 545 00 CD ounseretet eset mte eee et Partition dedicated to data storage e Vista C 7452 OD ssseteteket oban cot es pace ees Partition dedicated to system and softwares Here priority is given to the Recovery and System partitions Both of them must be similar to the standard hard drive layout Recovery hidden contains data for system installation and Vista system will need some free space to allow future software installations all free space left apart f
20. e Note the File System and Capacity required for each partition in this example Vista C and Data E and write down the values for use later Also write down the hidden Recovery partition capacity if present These partitions will be cloned onto your new PNY or other SSD PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE Make Life Simple In the following example Recovery partition 1 46 GB sees Hidden partition for system recovery Data E 73 06 GB Partition dedicated to data storage e Vista C 74 52 GB eee Partition dedicated to system and softwares File Action View e AE BE E W Computer Management Local Status Actions 4 System Tools Simple Basic Healthy Recovery Partition Disk Management 9 Task Scheduler Cu Gng E Simple Basic NTFS Healthy Primary Partition i Event Viewer caVista C Simple Basic NTFS Healthy System Boot Page File Active Crash Dump Primary Partit More Actions d gt aa Shared Folders gt H Local Users and Groups E Performance Device Manager 4 53 Storage cs Disk Management Services and Applications iDisk 0 Se x en Basic Vista C Data E 149 05 GB 1 46 GB 74 52 GB NTFS 73 06 GB NTFS Online Healthy Recovery F Healthy System Boot Page File Healthy Primary Partition 2 To get started Verify you have properly connected the PNY or other SSD to your system using the internal SATA III d
21. e sble to sdgust the size of the target partrtionz change their parameters and much marne Med gt Cancel ranit Evtended Capacity Manager he your more than 2TB capaecily hard drive even if your O5 dees 4 ik 339o Note If the program finds two disks one partitioned and another unpartitioned it will automatically recognize the partitioned disk as the source disk and the unpartitioned disk as the destination disk In such case the next steps will be bypassed and you will be taken fo the cloning Summary screen PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE SNY Make Life Simple 3 Cloning Summary The cloning summary window graphically as rectangle bars illustrates information about the source disk partitions and unallocated space and destination disk layout Along with the disk number some additional information is provided disk capacity label partition and file system information 9 Clone Disk Wizard Required steps Summary U Clone Mode 5ource disk Disk 1 Target disk Disk 2 Before 1118 GB Unallacated 111 8 GB After m nana 4 C een 111 8 GB NTFS Il I Primary Logical Dynamic B Acronis Secure Zone Unallocated Unsupported us Proceed Cancel e Click Proceed to start disk cloning requires a computer restart Click Cancel to cancel the procedure and start over from the beginning d Note If you select Cancel you will have to repartition and format the new SSD or repeat t
22. ect Clone Mode In the Clone Disk Wizard select manual mode and click Next i eS PA Acronis Te 4 Acronis is Clone Disk Wizard Choose clone mode Clone Mode Automatic recommended All your partitions from the source hand disk wall be copaed to the tanget disk an hew simple steps and your mew Source Disk hard dick wall be made bootable Your sasting partrtions wall be automatically r szed to fre the target hard desk a Manual Marrual mode wall gwe you full control over the hard disk cloning procedure You will be able to adjust the size of the Lar get partions change hen parameters and mech more Hert gt 1 Cancel Arron Extended Lapacly Manager Une yow more than 2TR capacity hard drive even if your 5 does 4 Select a Source Disk The system drive partitions will show ignore the drive letters as they are determined by position on the disk e Select the disk as the Source Disk and click Next to continue me 3 Clone Disk Wizard Required steps x Clone Mode Select lhe source hard disk from the list below Disk properies Capacity Model Intertace 149 1 GE TOSHIBA eL COS d ATAM Primary Master J Disk 2 1192 GB ASMT 2105 0 USB a 1201 rg W Vista C Data E HALOS 74 57 GR NTFS 73 06 GR NTFS Unallocated Unsupported l Primary Logical Dynamic la Acronis Secure Zone Next gt Cancel Source Disk Orre
23. ed D M Options Proceed Cancel L i L 10 Cloning Click Proceed to start the loading process PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE SNY Make Life Simple T Acres mue image HD 2014 a lt Acronis Get started Tools and utilities Backup and recovery a i i JJ Try amp Decide ee Clone disk Peron any umahe operation in the Iry mode and decide aj Cony nartibiains Tram ome disk fo another p Py p whether to spphy or revert rt Disk Cloning Progress od Protection tools m get Cloning disk Rescue Meda Bur den Creste a rescue redid Gry becorres unbootable Acronis 5tartup Reco HE Windows works Ey e Waming iy Computer restart is requirec elders Mote that the ereration wall be canceled if you choose mol to restart your computer riis your data or whole 5 rons Secure Zone A special secure pa i Restwt Cancel Mid m 1 L Pn T 2L Backup settings transfer E Disk management o Create Tile containing backup settings and move it to another computer Few disk s D Create partitions an your new hard disk dree to be able te use it in mne ren rertingr Import backup settings Windows Expert backup setings Acronis Extended Capacity Manage Use your more than ZTH capacity hard dive even i your OS does ruri ee D M CERT E
24. ending on the operating systems partitions can be generated by Fdisk or during the OS installation Please refer to the users manual that came with the OS for details about partitioning and formatting An error occurs when restarting the computer after installing the OS Disable AHCI mode in the BIOS setup Install the latest SATA device driver usually available on your computer or motherboard manufacturers website For newer systems you may need to upgrade the manufacturer s chipset drivers which include the SATA drivers The system fails to detect and format the SSD From the Start menu go to administrative tools select Computer management and then Disk management e The Disk Management window displays all internal drives HDD or SSD and external drives portable hard drives USB drives flash memory cards etc in your system It is recommended that you remove eject all external storage devices in order to accurately view your system partition s Computer Management Local Volume Layout Type File System Status Canecity Free Space X Free Fault Tolerar Actions x a t mole Bae Fr a ysben Tools E NTFS Healthy oot Page File Crash Dump Primary Partiben 778 56 GB 13808 GB il he Dis ae T Task Sehedul HP TOOL E FAT3 Healthy Framar Partition 126 MB 38 ME gu Nc ld Evert View RECOVERY E E NTF Healt mary Partition 93 GE RG 16 M Mione Acticns d 4 Shared Fol pe B HT Hea
25. ful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from the outlet that the receiver is connected Contents eeisig e m 3 BeO TODE O e o o Tm 3 KEO n TASTO UT TIU Lem 3 VEI RBS mmm 4 xieeidaehotEic i E 4 laseleuee i 4 setting Up the PNY or other SSD as Your Primary Boot Drive Cloning Your Current System sseesssee 5 Downloading installing and registering your Acronis Truelmage Cloning Software sseeeeeee 6 Using Acronis Truelmage Cloning Software ccccecccc cece ec ee cece eect eee e keene nennen nnn nnne annes SESE ADEE EEE nnn 6 Using Acronis Truelm
26. ght it and double click to bring up the Partition Settings window 2 DS S Clone Disk Wizard B Partition Settings ex Clone Mode ga Please specify settings for the partition being created F j E E F V Source Disk i i UE Size V Destination Dick Mim Seb oS GB Marz 452 GOB y Move Method genae Vek Layout Partition C 74 5 GR NTFS Used pace Free spare Unallocated pace Partilian size maz B oo Free space before MB Free space after 0 MB File system Partition letter Partition label NTFS C Vista Sclect the type of partition Primary Mark the partition as actrve Logical Cancel Hert gt Cancel Resize the partition at its original size of 74 52 CB Leave the File System field as NTFS and the drive set to Primary in the Select the type of Partition field After clicking Accept the disk layout should resemble the screenshot below Clone Disk Wizard Required steps Select partitions on your new hard disk from the list below Clone Mode Properties E Choose Column U Source Disk Partiti Flags Capa Frees T Destination Disk M ags Capa Free ype Disk 2 I Move Method IIR IPEDE Lj NTFS Vista C PriAct 74 52 GD 19 81 GB NTFS Change Dick Layout E NTFS Data E Pri 4326 GB 6 361 GB NTFS B NIFS WinRE 1 243 GB Fx NI ES Partition 0x27 Windows
27. he cloning procedure EA starting from the beginning of this section B Acronis True Image HD 2014 m z E J j 5 Acronis Get started Tools and utilities Backup and recovery un ag 2 Nr T Try amp Decide mo Clone disk Perforrm any unsale operation in the Try mode and decide Copy partitions fram one disk to another whether to apply or revert it Disk Cloning Progress 2s J ytecti P Es Protection tools Cloning disk Rescue Media Builde Creale a rescue medi Fory becomes unboulable Acronis Startup Recor 7 cs partitions or whole disks T Windows works ung Es i o Warning your data nr whole s Computer restart is required Dlders Acronis Secure Fone A special secure parti Note that the operation will be canceled if you choose not to restart your computer now Restat Cancel n yh Backup settings transfer E Disk Management i Creale a file contaimng backup setlings and move it bo another nd computer Add new disk Create partitions on your new hard disk drive to be able to use it in Import backup settings Windows Export backup settings Acronis Extended Capacity Manager Use your more than 2TB capacity hard drive even if your OS docs not sunnort m ZEE 0 X PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE Make Life Simple It is recommended that the Shut down the computer when Clone Disk is completed box is checked to prevent rebooti
28. lthy isem Active Primary Partition i33 MB 0 amp 4 ME x Piet cine cog Decr M 4 a Storage zd Dok hareagerteer seres amd Applicat on iDisk ERT Esti SYSTEM ity RECOVERY Dd HP TOOLS EJ 09 cH 19 MB NTFS 27855 GB NTF3 1833 GB NTFS LOT MAB FATF Girdles Healthy Syrbern A Healthy Boot Page Pile Crash Gump Primier P Heahhy Pray Parton Healthy Fnrnan C Disk 1 HX ea a DISCERE E Ei ii a 111 9 GB On Lal ihr E Uirae d a The PNY or other SSD will display the usable storage capacity and show up as Unallocated noted by the black banding Right click on the Unallocated space to launch the New Simple Volume wizard PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE Make Life Simple Capecty fee Space Acriena Welcome to the New Simple E m Volume Wizard i W TOOLS 157 MO FAT E n IriraBtin Fem Dhk 2 Bm t Female FATS Gc HE GB 2341 GEFATIZ nna Heaths Primae Pasion BE Uinafioceted B Piar partition In the wizard select Next to specify the volume size which is set to the maximum disk space by default Leave the default maximum unchanged and select Next imf Disk Management m k acai i eraces and Apelicutions er ih eee ME Mirus disk apace in ME Eepe viure mos i MB A HP TOOLS Hiit ri Capek 1 Budae 111 79 GB LiL GG alin Lir dl Dk 2 MA M J I Karricosbis P
29. ng to the cloned disk CLONING COMPLETE Your PNY or other SSD is now ready to replace with your internal storage drive 4 Optional Remove and Transfer Your Current System Hard Drive to the portable USB Drive Enclosure Refer to your system manufacturers User Guide for instructions on locating and removing the hard drive Carefully remove the system hard drive and disassemble the hard drive bracket if present WARNING DO NOT Discard the drive bracket or screws they will be used when installing the SSD Open the 2 5 external USB Enclosure by locating the housing screws and using the screwdriver provided to remove screws Remove the PNY or other SSD and set it aside o Connect the Hard Drive to the Enclosure Locate the external USB Enclosure s SATA drive connector and align it with your hard drive s SATA pins pushing them together until the drive is securely in place PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE SONY Make Life Simple DO NOT TOUCH the connector pins and contacts on either device Close the 2 5 USB Enclosure housing and fasten the housing screws to secure e Connect the USB cable to the enclosure Your Hard Drive will be ready to use as a secondary boot drive or external storage device once your PNY or other SSD is installed in your Notebook or Desktop 6 Install the PNY or other SSD in Your Computer Refer fo your system manufacturer s User Guide for instructions on installing a storage
30. of multiple drive partitions The additional drive partitions could for example consist of a RECOVERY partition and a DATA partition The following procedure details the steps in cloning a typical system with both of these partitions The following procedure assumes the SSD is in the Out of Box condition has not been pre formatted that you have installed the SSD in the external enclosure and have connected the supplied USB 3 0 cable to an available USB 3 0 port recommended for best performance or USB 2 0 port The following steps detail a typical notebook transfer but are also relevant for desktops The procedure also assumes that the SSD capacity is 120GB but is also relevant for other capacities once you have ensured there is adequate SSD capacity to clone the system drive 1449 Note The following steps are also useful in cloning other assigned partitions on the main HDD Turn on your PC system Note the size for each partition on your HDD by going to your system s Computer management screen e Windows XP Vista or 7 users from the Start menu type in the Search Programs and files search Box click on Administrative Tools Double click on Computer Management and then click on Disk Management The Computer Management window displays all internal drives HDD or SSD and external drives portable hard drives USB drives flash memory cards etc in your system It is recommended that you remove all external storage devices
31. raditional hard drives and solid state drives please consult your system manual or manufacturer for instructions on installing a new hard drive or SSD This procedure will vary by system manufacturer and model PNY or other SSDs are most of the time shipped unformatted without any operating system programs or data installed Please be sure that you have the necessary installation disks for your existing OS and programs If you are replacing your boot drive it is recommended that you clone the existing boot drive onto your PNY or other SSD before you do anything else f the amount of used storage on your current hard drive exceeds the available space on your new PNY or other SSD it is recommended that you back up the data from your current hard drive using the manual cloning method to copy your OS system utilities and applications from your current hard drive to the PNY or other SSD You can then restore selected data from your HDD drive or backup storage device onto your new PNY or other SSD As with any computer upgrade please ensure you are properly grounded and free of static electricity before continuing This can be achieved by wearing an anti static wrist strap using grounded components such as work pads and using a clear workspace free of electrical devices PNY is not responsible for lost or missing data or damage to your system resulting from installation of the PNY or other SSD or the cloning process If you are
32. rom these partitions will be used for data storage As automatically offered by Acronis Truelmage partitions are proportionally resized Recovery partition originally 1 46 GB is not resized Data XE originally 73 06 OD sssvie iie bd esu t eere VEbE tiec erbERoes is resized at 57 89 GB e Vista C originally 74 52 GB eee is resized at 59 89 GB In this example we want to restore Vista at its original size of 74 52 GB To do so we need to free space from the Data E partition with the following calculation New size for Data E partition Available SSD capacity Recovery Vista New size for Data E partition 119 24 1 46 74 52 43 26 GB EZ Note At any time during the partition setup you can cancel and re tweak the number if necessary PNY SSD UPGRADE KIT INSTALL GUIDE SONY Make Life Simple 8 Partition the PNY or other SSD Identify first the partitions order in the Clone Disk Wizard here Vista C is first Data E is second and Recovery hidden is last To allow the software to resize Vista C with the unallocatd space we re about to create with Data E this space will have to end up between C and E in the graphical display To free some space from the Data E partition highlight it and double click to bring up the Partition Settings window Change the Data E Partition Size which will be 43 26 GB for this example
33. rrent hard drive use the manual cloning method to copy your OS system utilities and applications and then restore selected data onto your new PNY or other SSD Acronis Truelmage allows the user to exclude files during manual cloning If your system drive has a single drive partition nof counting any hidden system partition go to the Using Acronis Truelmage Systems With a Single Partition section of the installation guide It contains instructions to copy your data from your system drive to the PNY SSD before proceeding with the remaining steps ET TED ERE mE je nit Int 1423 la Jeu Computer dy p rgaeize Properties System properties Uninstall ar change a progam Hap network drewe Open Control Pane m ow HH a WD Faventes E Desktop jp Downloads g Local Disk C Recent Places 4 Devices with Removable Storage 4 su Librarses If your system drive has multiple partitions go to the Using Acronis Truelmage Systems With Multiple Partitions section of the installation guide It contains instructions to clone your data from your System drive to the PNY or other SSD before proceeding with the remaining steps An example of a multiple partition system is below where C and E are all partitions on a SINGLE drive Organize System properties Uninstall or charge a program Map melwork die Open Control Panel mr kj W Tr Favorites 4 Hard Disk Drives 7 BE Desktop Vista C Data
34. to maintain recovery or tools functionality Please refer to your operating system help menu for instructions on modifying drive letters Appendix Preparing Your System after install Windows XP Vista 7 8 Users After successfully installing your SSD in a Windows XP or Vista 7 8 environment it is recommended that you perform these additional steps to optimize your system to take advantage of your SSD features Disable Sleep Mode Disable Defragmentation e Disable Indexing If SSD is primary Drive N WARNING Failure to prepare Windows XP Vista 7 8 operating systems to use SSDs may result in decreased SSD performance and reduced system responsiveness 1 Disable Sleep Mode Use Hibernation if Necessary Open the Windows Command Prompt e Windows XP Go to the Start menu and type cmd exe in the Run field e Windows Vista Go to the Start menu and type cmd in the Search field and then click cmd exe in the search Results field In the Command Prompt type powercfg hibernate on include the spaces between the letters In the Control Panel click Power Options and click the link that says Change when the computer sleeps e Select Never for the Sleep Settings Click on Change advanced power settings If you expand the Sleep setting you can change when your computer sleeps to Never Turning off Allow hybrid sleep will let you choose Hibernate from the start menu if you d like to be able to do it manually 2 Disable Disk Defragmentation Go
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