Apricorn EZ Upgrade Universal & SATA - 160GB
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1. EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit FAQ cont 9 What software is included with my EZ Upgrade PC Software Includes EZ Gig II and SMART ER EZ Gig Il for Windows is one of the most powerful yet easy to use backup utilities available EZ Gig II is the second generation of the award winning EZ Gig Data Transfer Utility It now supports transferring data via USB PC Card or internal IDE Bus EZ Gig II is comprised of two modules 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 I mage takes a snapshot of your entire system and compresses it into a file up to half its original size This method takes up less space thus allow ing multiple backups to a single drive The Image option allows the restora tion of individual files or folders and a password to be assigned to a backup 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 SMART ER polls the S M A R T data from a hard drive giving the user advanced warning of a hard drive failure with a pop up message or e mail to the IT administrator Using less than 1MB of system resources SMART ER also monitors the hard drive free space SMAT ER is compatible with both SATA and PATA IDE hard drives MAC Software Includes ShirtPo2. 4 When you see the Welcome to the Disk Clone Wizard screen Click 5 6 Next to continue mi Chon Wizard Welkeme to be tk Clase Wo TEATRO none hard dei APRICORN EZ GIG II TAMA aja The Clone Mode screen will appear Select typical and click Next to continue mi Chong Wizard bas Hode a kya Rota e pubu e pin ii dl e e prozia re Katabi ta modi unta If the hard disk 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 www apricorn com pg 13 EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit 7 The Source Hard Disk screen will appear Select the appropriate source hard disk The interface and disk size can be used to help identify the correct disk number Click Next to continue Sparse Hari Coli Select ME mae bid hard de from Te st of mae dress Den prem At e Cart Moda paoli ga Dk 2 108 MEC NOE TREK 0 0 CEN Presas y Haste Cas Dak j ai HE AA ATO LES 8 The Destination Hard Disk screen will appear Select the appropriate destination hard disk The destination hard disk is typically your new hard disk drive Click Next to Continue Lida Hard Cell Select De derona on new hang dak hos De et of baie ces Ten prem Met Taga Za Dili J Ma Gl E S pg 14 www apricorn com EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit 9 The Nonempty Destination Hard Disk screen
3. II You can also click on the Apricorn EZ Gig Il icon on the Desktop 3 Double Click on the Backup icon from the main screen to open Create Image Wizard www apricorn com pg 17 EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit 4 This will bring up the Welcome to Create I mage Wizard window Click Next to continue Welcome to te Create Image Ward Pat miste ell giada pou Birsugh Ba proteste of Dhang vit ak mage aa kn Pang deptos EE Rae sree Aa ESA ferii tt and cheered B hm Dahi imago die omer ess desta up Go half of fs piga sze Tha festure wees for eia tk se fe baha Ere AFRICORN EZ GIG Il AMA aja 5 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 Lreaie Imre ined Fermana Sheth Fiesse sect fe Dero or entre bandi disk ores A fa sk 1 I Gui maa 1323 08 PACE NTFS AA ears m m PEPATE Pa mio MDE ERA con C mka Sto 00 mat m 4LFLGR NTFS rare Da M SE FATE Patar DE EIA com 6 At the Backup Image Location window find your Apricorn product it may have the name Apricorn and the drive letter will vary depending on the configuration of your computer pg 18 www apricorn com EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit 7 Enter the image name in the File Name text box located near the bottom of the window You can enter any name you wish It might be a good idea to use the date such as Jan2606
4. of today s larger hard drives If the system display is turned off or the computer goes to sleep during the backup your backup may fail This will not damage your original hard drive in any way but you will have to restart the backup To avoid this issue change the default Power Options before starting the backup on Windows Vista Systems From your Window Vista Start menu type Power Options in the Start Search bar and the Power Options program will be listed in the results window Alternately you can go to Start Menu Control Panel Power Options Click on Power Options to launch the program On the left window click on Choose when to turn off display and make the changes as listed below Turn Display Off Never Put computer to sleep Never Once you have completed the backup go to Power Options and restore the default settings pg 10 www apricorn com EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit Installation of EZ Gig Il for Windows 1 Insert Apricorn Software CD into your CD ROM drive 2 Setup screen will pop up Click Install EZ GIG II button APRICORN EZ GIG II fi Apricorn Ed Lg il Walooama bo tha LZ Gio Il Setup Tia warded ml grade you through the El ng Il maballakon procesa EZ Gigli val enoue the na ety of pour da a and infomation The backup options all allow pou in mi e maaga of relecied partitions di clare Fe entre had deve I hard deve laure occur val bo able in HE
5. Duper User s Guide to setup www apricorn com pg 21 EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit After the Clone Once the transfer is complete you are ready to install your new hard drive Turn off the laptop and disconnect the EZ Upgrade s data and power cables Disconnect the Laptop s AC adapter and remove the laptop battery to reduce the risk of damage or electrical shock Consult the Computer s User Manual for instructions on how to remove the original hard drive from your computer Some laptops may have the disk drive mounted under a cover Other laptops may have the original drive mounted inside a drive caddy to allow quick removal of the drive from the laptop although it might appear that the drive caddy and the EZ Upgrade drive are not the same once you open up the drive caddy you will find an identical hard drive inside If the hard drive is mounted inside a drive caddy carefully remove the hard drive from the caddy Be careful not to damage the hard drive pins or any custom connectors The hard drive may have a connector covering the pins Please take note of all connectors and their orientation Remove the original drive and replace it with the new one If the laptop drive is mounted inside a caddy install the new drive into the caddy and then insert the assembled caddy back into the computer For specific instructions please refer to your computer s User Manual or manufactures web site Boot the laptop from your new h
6. OM is higher in the boot order than the C drive pg 8 www apricorn com EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit EZ Gig Il CD ROM boot EZ Gig II has the ability to be a bootable disk transfer utility that can copy hard drives without booting to the Windows operating system To use EZ Gig II as a stand alone utility your Computer must be able to boot from a CD ROM and the CD ROM must be set as the first boot device in your computers System BIOS NOTE The System BIOS controls basic hardware functions in computer and is the first screen that appears when booting your computer i e before the Windows Startup Logo appears on screen Consult your Computer s User Manual for instructions on how to enter the System BIOS and change the boot order To Run EZ Gig II directly from the CD ROM 1 Insertthe EZ Gig II CD into your CD ROM Drive 2 Turn on the Computer and go immediately into the system BIOS screen 3 Set the CD ROM as the First Boot device Save your changes and Exit the BIOS to reboot the computer Helpful tip Some newer computers display a Boot Options message during startup Pressing the boot options key allows the user to temporarily change the boot order of the system Use this option to boot from the CD ROM without changing the BIOS settings The actual keys to activate this option will depend upon the manufacturer some BIOS use the lt F12 gt key others use the lt ESC gt key and the boot option is on
7. RIDOS pra P replace comupind ia p ste queki POLE naten oF 4 Follow instructions for installation www apricorn com pg 11 EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit Read all instructions carefully before cloning This is only a Y quick overview of how to use Disk Clone in Typical Mode For W detailed instructions including the custom options read Chapter 10 Transferring the system to a new disk located in the EZ Gig II User Guide located on the Apricorn software CD that came with your Apricorn product Alternately if you have installed EZ GIG II on Windows go to start All Programs Apricorn Apricorn EZ Gig I1 Apricorn EZ Gig II User Guide Cloning your hard drive with Disk Clone EZ Gig II allows you to clone your hard drive from inside the window operating system or by booting directly to the Apricorn Software CD provided with the product you purchased If your system is running normally we recommend that you clone your hard drive by starting up the program inside the Windows operating system 1 Ensure your Apricorn productis connected to your computer 2 To start EZ Gig II click Start gt Programs gt Apricorn gt EZ Gig II and click on Apricorn EZ Gig Il This will open the main screen of EZ Gig II You can also click on the Apricorn EZ Gig Il icon on the Desktop 3 On the main screen double click on the Clone Disk icon to open Disk Clone Wizard pg 12 www apricorn com EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit
8. RTS CR SERVICEABLE USED PARTS THAT ARE EQUIVALENT TO NEW IN PERFORMANCE ALL EXCHANGED PARTS AND PRODUCTS REPLACED UNDER THIS WARRANTY WILL BECOME THE PROPERTY OF APRICORN THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT EXTEND TO ANY PRODUCT NOT PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM APRICORN OR TO ANY PRODUCT THAT HAS BEEN DAMAGED OR RENDERED DEFECTI VE 1 AS A RESULT OF ACCIDENT MISUSE NEGLECT ABUSE OR FAILURE AND OR INABILITY TO FOLLOW THE WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS PROVI DED IN THIS I NSTRUCTI ON GUI DE 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 BE VOID THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR NO OTHER WARRANTY EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE HAS BEEN OR WILL BE MADE BY OR ON BEHALF OF APRICORN OR BY OPERATION OF LAW WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT OR ITS INSTALLATION USE OPERATION REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR APRICORN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE BY VIRTUE OF THIS WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE I NCLUDI NG ANY LOSS OF DATA RESULTING FROM THE USE OR OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT WHETHER OR NOT APRICORN WAS APPRISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES www apricorn com pg 25 EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit FAQ 1 Why does my new drive or connector look different from my old drive or connector The first thing you need
9. Z Gig II Data Transfer DE wee cee EZ Gig II CD ROM boot nananana nananana 11 EZ Gig II Vista Install Instructions EZ Gig II Installation EZ Gig II Cloning a Drive 0 o o oooooooomooo o EZ Gig II Create an Image 7 Superduper Backup Software for Mac Alter me Clone tw daa wo do o am esa ee ii Using EZ Upgrade as a BackUp Device Removal Windows LL Technical Support _ aaa aaa Contact Information 0 RMA Policy Ca Aa AL PAN KGG AGO Bi HG Warranty Conditions La es FAQ aaa www apricorn com pg 3 Oo 0 N O O Ur Vl lt A N N N N N N N N N ET FY KX Ps O UT HK AS BR N N NP N N e O EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit I ntroduction EZ Upgrade kit is a complete hardware and software solution that makes upgrading notebook hard drives fast and easy This kit includes everything you will need to quickly transfer all files e mail settings applications and the operating system from the hard drive in your notebook to a new SATA or PATA IDE hard drive whether you have a Windows or Mac operating system Once the new drive is installed in the notebook the old drive can be installed in EZ Upgrade s Hi Speed USB 2 0 enclosure for an external storage and backup solution This Kit includes Apricorn s Upgrade Suite CD Hi Speed USB 2 0 hard drive enclosure for SATA or PATA IDE hard drives and a USB cable The EZ Gig II Data Transfer Utility is included fo
10. al support department via telephone or e mail with your part number and a description of the problem s you are experiencing 2 If our technical support department finds cause for a return they will issue an RMA number Please write this number down 3 Fill out an RMA authorization form and include it inside your package The RMA form is available on line at http www apricorn com support rma php 4 Please send the prepaid package to the following address make sure to add in the RMA into the address or written on the exterior of the package Apricorn Returns Attn RMA 12191 Kirkham Road Poway CA 92064 The purchaser shall be responsible for any loss or damage to the returned product until it is received by Apricorn Purchaser should consider obtaining insurance with respect to shipping the product pg 24 www apricorn com EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit Warranty Conditions Three Year Warranty Apricorn offers a 3 year warranty on all EZ Upgrade hardware against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use The warranty period is effective from the date of purchase either directly from Apricorn or from an authorized reseller Disclaimer and terms of the warranties THE WARRANTY BECOMES EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE OF PURCHASE AND MUST BE VERIFIED WITH YOUR SALES RECEIPT OR INVOICE DISPLAYING THE DATE OF PRODUCT PURCHASE APRICORN WILL AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE REPAIR OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS WITH NEW PA
11. ard disk Drive D in the dialog box Your drive letter may differ 4 Wait for few seconds until the system prompts The hard disk storage device can now be safely removed from the system Click OK and then unplug EZ Upgrade The Safely Remove Hardware button is located in the 5ystem Tray near the time clock A NOTE To protect against unexpected data loss Windows checks that all files on the disk are closed before allowing the USB device to be removed If you receive an error message that says The device cannot be stopped right now Try stopping the device again later Close all Windows and Programs that are using files from the Drive then repeat the procedure gt www apricorn com pg 23 EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit Technical Support Contact Information Apricorn provides the following helpful support resources User s Guide Web site http www apricorn com E mail support apricorn com Telephone 1 800 458 5448 option 3 Apricorn s Technical Support Specialists are available from 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m Pacific Standard Time Monday through Friday RMA Policy Apricorn does not accept packages without a valid RMA Return Merchandise Authorization tracking number Do not return any products to us without first contacting Apricorn Technical Support If you need to return or replace any hardware Apricorn requires that you perform the following steps 1 Contact the Apricorn s technic
12. ard drive The new hard drive should boot up as though it was the old drive Using the EZ Upgrade as a external backup drive WARNING Formatting a Hard Drive will erase everything on the drive Please do not reformat the original drive until you have verified that your new drive is working properly After successfully copying everything over to your new drive the EZ Upgrade enclosure can be used as an external USB backup drive At this point we recommend that you wait until you are certain that your new hard drive is working properly When you are certain that your system is working properly follow these basic steps listed below to use the EZ Upgrade as a backup drive 1 Install the old hard drive into the EZ Upgrade universal Please refer to Page 6 for hard drive installation instructions 2 Connect the EZ Upgrade to your system 3 Reformat the old hard drive See FAQ 4 on page 25 of this manual for a link to the Microsoft website with complete instructions for both XP and Vista 4 Follow the instruction in the appropriate section of this manual for Cloning or creating a backup image pg 22 www apricorn com EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit Device Removal Windows 1 Locate the system tray on your Windows Desktop the system tray is the part of the taskbar that displays the date and time 2 Click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon So in the system tray A dialog box will appear 3 Click Safely Remove h
13. are corrections to be made click the Back button to change selected options The selected operations will not execute until the Proceed button is clicked If everything is correct you can click the Proceed button to create the image file PIE Gg El ur tor pied satiny atest vitale bangir ka ne gee fa be performer Fr Disc Er a Dessioton Use Fa aron ip inpert rammenta mat sil Hp py rey Fa Si air Sarit lend mir chs L Creation 1 08 Creata partitica dpr Hard dak DaF a Tapa PE sal Waka a APRICORN EZ GIG 1 aa naala naia Tal Mois del Procedi net Der non Dal 1 ga pore gara 11 When Disk Image completes the selected options the Congratulations screen will appear 12 BACKUP COMPLETE The Apricorn product now contains a complete image of the selected drive or partition s pg 20 www apricorn com EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit SuperDuper Backup Software for Mac 1 2 Insert Apricorn CD into your CD ROM drive When the Apricorn CD appears on your desktop double click to open Double click on the SuperDuper dmg icon This will open the package and mount a drive on your desktop Open this drive by clicking on the newly created disk icon The below window will open on your screen SuperDuper 3 M rida 1 2 MB mailabas Users Guide pdi User s Guide To install SuperDuper drag SuperDuper icon to Applications and run Follow the instructions included on the Super
14. cket SuperDuper for Mac SuperDuper is the wildly acclaimed program that makes recovery painless because it makes creating a fully bootable backup painless lts incredibly clear friendly interface is understandable easy to use And it runs beautifully on both Intel and Power PC Macs SuperDuper s interface confirms all your actions in simple clear language to ensure that the end result is exactly what you intended 10 What is the 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 drives Disk Imaging copies the data on the drive and stores it as a file This file can be compressed to a smaller size to take up less space The Image is not bootable pg 28 www apricorn com EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit FAQ cont 11 12 13 14 15 Can make a clone of my drive and put it in a different machine A clone is for disaster recovery purposes i e when your drive fails and you need to get back up and running 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 Is it possible to restore a single file from an image stored on my EZ Upgrade 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
15. dditional power is needed use the optional AC power adapter www apricorn com pg 7 EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit Preparing for EZ Gig Il Data Transfer After many years of use hard drives can become cluttered with unusable file fragments and other file system errors Most file system errors are not immediately obvious to the user but can be identified and repaired with a few simple steps Although the steps below are not absolutely necessary to run EZ Gig it s best to try and clean up disk errors BEFORE they are copied over to the new drive Before running EZ Gig Il we recommend you 1 Clean up any file system errors by running Windows ScanDisk or a similar disk cleanup utility on your internal hard drive 2 Defragment your hard drive using the Windows Disk Defragment Utility or a similar disk defragment utility on your internal hard drive 3 Backup any critical files or data 4 Attach the AC adapter to your laptop and make sure it is not running on battery power 5 Attach the USB cable from your computer to the EZ Upgrade 6 If you plan on running EZ Gig II from the Bootable CD ROM You may need to change your laptop s BIOS boot order You will find these options inside the laptop s BIOS Boot Option Menu The BIOS Boot Options menu allows the user to select the preferred boot device when the laptop starts up EZ Gig II can boot directly from the CD ROM but you must check the BIOS Boot settings to make sure that CD R
16. de Kit For PATA I DE hard drives Hold the hard drive tray in one hand with the PATA IDE connector the connector that is furthest from the plastic end cap where you connect the cables away from your body Now with the label side up grab the sides of the hard drive with the other hand set drive into the tray with the PATA IDE gold pins away from your body Carefully slide the hard drive by placing your thumb on the back edge and pushing it towards the aligning the gold pins with the black connector facing away from your body until it is completely seated The sidewalls of the hard drive tray will act as a guide properly aligning the gold pins PATA IDE with the black socket and ensuring a proper connection On PATA IDE hard drives if parts of the pins are still visible the drive is not completely seated For Upgrades Proceed to Step 4 To permanently mount your old hard drive proceed to Step 3 Turn over the hard drive tray and secure the hard drive with the four SCrews Once the drive is secured slide it back into the tray Make sure the Apricorn logo is facing up and the hard drive tray slides into the enclosure with the label side of the hard drive facing up When the tray completely slides in you will hear the latch snap shut as the hard drive tray locks into place Connect the USB Mini end into the open port on the EZ Upgrade and then connect the other side of the cable into an open USB port on your computer diagram 4 If a
17. ez upgrade NOTEBOOK HARD DRIVE UPGRADE KIT USER GUIDE FOR PATA amp SATA HARD DRIVES Attention New security features and partition types require specific instructions that are not included in this manual Please review the most current EZ Upgrade FAQ s at apricorn com support6 php VALUE YOU CAN DEPEND ON EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit Copyright Apricorn Inc 2008 All rights reserved Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks and copyrights referred to are the property of their respec tive owners 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 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 CON DITIONS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON INFRINGEMENT ARE DISCLAIMED EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID pg 2 www apricorn com EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit Table of Contents Introduction Li Package Contents naaa System Requirements Hard Drive Installation Hard Drive Installation PATA aaa 111 Hard Drive Installation SATA Preparing for E
18. for January 26 2006 Click Nextto continue Leute a Wicanl Parking Image Lo A Pies ol pine acia Archi EE U ea 8 The Choose Backup Options window will open Select Use Default Options and then click Next to continue Create image Arar Cir Baa hahaa DET maa a TUM ha tre pass DME Lame celati Seer sr Pa ana dzy da cho a Te end a Lee prat aora get fre pitera manually Cri Tau dan ye deli copies lor Fri le To Carr Fu dela pei art Fw nu es pa Ocho and Pata al pegar charger eg Wet gres Note For detailed instructions on how to set the options manually read Chapter 5 Creating Backup Archives in the Apricorn EZ Gig Il User Guide located on the Apricorn software CD that came with your Apricorn product Alternately if you have installed EZ GIGII on Windows go to start All Programs Apricorn Apricorn EZ Gig 11 Apricorn EZ Gig II User Guide www apricorn com pg 19 EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit 9 The Image Archive Comments window will open You can use this window to write comments about the image such as the imaging date computer operating system etc Click Mextto continue la sete EPA ny alli NG ee AA Vi FEAT Cerere AA can elo aa ka dei then racer archive much Ties Likes fai as E mas cri ut dl Nag py cen Tw bang air 10 This will open the Apricorn Disk Image Archive File Creation Script window Verify the operations listed in the white box If there
19. it carefully onto the new drive in the same location Please note there are 4 pins separated by 1 pin space and those 4 pins will not be covered by the adapter or connector 3 What is Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA is the next generation interface for the high speed transfer of data in PCs workstations and laptops SATA allows an increase in bandwidth from PATAS 100 MBps to 150 MBps and higher down the road SATA cable connectors are much smaller than PATA connectors and have no pins to be bent or broken SATA connectors are more stable and require very little pressure to attach the hard drive making them much easier to use than PATA connectors If your laptop requires a SATA hard drive you must replace it with a SATA hard drive Use Apricorn s hard drive configurator at www apricorn com to make sure you are getting the correct drive for your laptop or notebook computer pg 26 www apricorn com EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit FAQ cont 4 How do format my drive For Windows 2000 and XP cut amp paste or type the URL below into your Internet browser or click the link below http support microsoft com kbid 313348 For Windows Vista cut amp paste or type the URL below into your Internet browser or click the link below http windowshelp microsoft com Windows en US help d9a4d35e efdf 406c a049 0860180129a71033 mspx What is USB 2 0 USB 2 0 represents the next generation of PC peripherals and connectivity USB 2 0 is
20. ly available for a few seconds at startup before the BIOS falls back into the normal boot order 4 Once the BIOS is set correctly the CD ROM should boot up the com puter and start the EZ Gig II software www apricorn com pg 9 EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit EZ Gig II installation instructions for Windows Vista Windows Vista s User Account Control helps stop unauthorized changes to your computer The User Account Control window pops up in Administrator Approval Mode whenever a program tries to install on your Windows Vista system If the User Account Control window does not pop up please skip to the EZ Gig II installation When the User Account Control window pops up there will be a warning symbol and message that reads A program needs your permission to continue The instructions will read If you started this program Continue User Account Control F you started this program continue kaa Apricorn EZ Gig I Setup Apricorn w Details Continue User Account Control helps stop unauthorized changes to your computer Please click the Continue button and proceed to the EZ Gig II main installation screen Change the default Power Options for Windows Vista operating systems By default Windows Vista operating system 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
21. oot itself during the clone process this F is normal and you should let the process continue until you see the congratulations screen When the congratulations screen w appears turn off your computer using the power button Then unplug the Apricorn product from the computer DO NOT REBOOT THE COMPUTER WITH A CLONED HARD DRIVE IN THE Apricorn product To do so may alter some settings of the Windows operating system 12 You have completed the cloning process and now have an exact bootable clone of your hard drive pg 16 www apricorn com EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit Read all instructions carefully before cloning This is only a quick overview of how to use Create Image Wizard in Typical Mode using the default options For detailed instructions including how to set the options manually read Chapter 5 Creating Backup Archives located in the EZ Gig II User Guide located on the Apricorn software CD that came with your Apricorn product Alternately if you have installed EZ GIG II on Windows go to start All Programs Apricorn Apricorn EZ Gig 11 Apricorn EZ Gig II User Guide maging 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 gt Programs gt Apricorn gt EZ Gig Il and click on Apricorn EZ Gig II This will open the main screen of EZ Gig
22. or CD RW drive Operating systems Microsoft Windows Vista Home basic premium Ultimate amp Business Windows XP Home and Professional Windows 2000 Professional Mac OS 9 2 or higher OS X 10 2 and later www apricorn com pg 5 EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit Hard Drive Installation Follow these steps to install the Hard Disk into the EZ Upgrade Enclosure Step 1 Step 2 Hold the EZ UP enclosure with both hands Locate the OPEN switch diagram 1 and with one hand over the opposite end of the drive slide the OPEN switch in the direction of the arrow to release the hard drive tray The hard drive tray will slide out of the enclosure into your other hand diagram 2 Instructions for inserting the hard drive diagram 3 For SATA hard drives Hold the hard drive tray in one hand with the SATA connector the connector that is closest to the plastic end cap where you connect the cables away from your body Now with the label side up grab the sides of the hard drive with the other hand and set the hard drive into the tray with the SATA blade connector away from your body Carefully slide the hard drive by placing your thumb on the back edge and pushing it towards the black socket facing away from your body until it is completely seated The sidewalls of the hard drive tray will act as a guide properly aligning the SATA blade connector pg 6 www apricorn com Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgra
23. physical hard drive You would use your Windows Explorer or My Computer and copy the file or folder and paste it on to your hard drive I am unable to format my 80GB or larger EZ Upgrade 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 system 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 What type of back up should do Disk Clone and Disk Image will both create a full backup of your system Use Disk Image and create a full backup each day week or month depending on how critical your data is and how far back you would like to recover a version of the files you are working with Use Disk Clone and create a full backup if you are upgrading to a larger hard drive or anytime you want or need to have an exact bootable clone of vour hard drive www apricorn com pg 29 EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit Notes pg 30 www apricorn com EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit Notes www apricorn com pg 31 APRICORN 12191 KIRKHAM ROAD POWAY CA U S A 92064 1 858 513 2000
24. r Windows PC s and is comprised of two different modules Disk Clone and Disk mage Disk Clone is perfect for upgrading hard drives When you start your computer with the EZ Gig II bootable CD in your drive it automatically boots to EZ Gig II and gives you the option to clone your hard drive Disk I mage is ideal for users who want a compressed image of their entire hard drive or an individual partition At its maximum setting Image can compress data up to half its original size Since Disk I mage compresses its backup users have enough space to keep backups from multiple dates and multiple computers SuperDuper is included for Mac laptops SuperDuper is the wildly acclaimed program that makes recovery painless because it makes creating a fully bootable backup painless Its incredibly clear friendly interface is understandable easy to use and it runs beautifully on both Intel and Power PC Macs SuperDuper s interface confirms all your actions in simple clear language to ensure that the end result is exactly what you intended pg 4 www apricorn com EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit Package Contents 1 EZ Upgrade Enclosure for SATA amp PATA IDE Hard Drives 2 USB Cable for Data and Power 3 Upgrade Suite CD If external power is needed an External AC power adapter may be purchased separately from Apricorn 1 800 458 5448 System Requirements Hardware Pentium CPU Il or Apple G3 or later 128MBs RAM USB Port CD ROM
25. the first major evolution of the Universal Serial Bus standard which was originally designed to bring low cost connections and plug and play consumer devices to the PC world USB 2 0 adds new functionality to your laptop by allowing faster connections and greater flexibility without the need for upgrading your existing USB devices Why USB 2 0 Modern PC peripherals can run faster and do more than the original USB designers ever dreamed The USB standard was upgraded to keep pace with the rapid advances in technology and the explosion of new consumer devices USB 2 0 host controllers add the faster speeds and greater flexibility than these new devices require USB 2 0 will allow your computer to connect to the newest USB devices High Speed Video and Ethernet ultra fast scanners and disk drives etc How much faster is USB 2 0 USB 1 1 devices can communicate at about 12 Megabits sec USB 2 0 devices can communicate at speeds of up to 480 Megabits sec The EZ Upgrade power LED is on but the drive is not automatically detected by the operating system The mass storage device drivers are not installed correctly or there is a resource conflict in the system Use the Windows Add New Hardware Wizard to detect the drive or if the drive has already been installed use the Windows Update Device Driver Wizard Be sure that there are no resource conflicts in the Windows Device Manager before installing the drive www apricorn com pg 27
26. to do is to determine if you bought the right drive There are now two standards for 2 5 laptop hard drives Serial ATA SATA and Parallel ATA PATA Check with your manufacturer for the drive specifications and compare it to the specifications on the drive you purchased All SATA drive connectors should look exactly the same Use Apricorn s hard drive configurator at www apricorn com to make sure you are getting the correct drive for your laptop or notebook computer The most frequent question about hard drive connectors involve PATA hard drives If your laptop uses a PATA hard drive it may have a translation board or adapter on the connector All 2 5 laptop PATA hard drives use the same type of connector male 44 pins Laptop manufacturers may use a translation board or adapter to connect the drive to the computer This adapter can be removed and placed on the new drive It will look like it is actually part of the old drive but it can be removed Removing the translation board or adapter Take the old drive and turn it upside down so the board is face up and the connector end is away from you using your fingernail or fingertips work the one side of the connector up slightly and then the other Be patient you want to make gradual progress until you start to see the gold pins between the drive and the connector at that point you can pull the connector straight off the end of the pins Once you have removed it you can then place
27. will appear when you have selected to transfer data to a drive that already contains data If you have chosen the proper source and destination drives then select the Delete partitions on the destination hard disk button Click Next to continue Das Clone Wired fee Dela Has ri WI a a a a a ad aaa ET The ome ateri a priii ote Br aa herd ba nata bade Earn aNG Pr Apima you Gadd ether des horno 1G Gag E ko diete gl Fa pabang a w derdna an hard dak or dici Back and chocee rote aao hard deli 0 Deem paang on te desanaton hard deli IT hb Po mot pants ditte par oboe Da Dertr al per tera er Pe dim hard dok MA dacztr dl it ABA in Ba tei Pind dk Mike rw p Pe n Ba ngh desra oo dal Note If you need to confirm that you have selected the proper source and destination drives click the Back button to check 10 The next screen outlines the operations that Disk Clone will perform Click Proceed to continue with cloning your hard disk drive separ ami ela n niech iz partono pak piana aris pier Gb rata ka e Ferum ie Ooo ata paese paid L pa IG a Pwd dae Ema tue Pla im Le colera leet i Lice HTE JAO RAE Z APRICORN 5 EZ GIG Il E Bama rei Pree tet ila y r a j 11 The computer will reboot and the cloning process will now begin www apricorn com pg 15 EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit Do not turn your computer off during this process However your computer will reb
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