Apricorn 128GB Aegis Bio 3.0 SSD
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1. Aegis Bio 3 0 APRICORN User s Manual THE LEADER IN PERSONAL STORAGE Copyright Apricorn Inc 2012 All rights reserved Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks and copyrights referred to are the property of their respective owners Distribution of 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 CONDITIONS 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 Contents About the Aegis Bio Package contents Fingerprint Sensor Swiping your Finger Basic LED States Aegis Bio Connections Before you begin Connecting the Aegis Bio Connecting the Aegis Bio with USB Y Cable Getting Started Out of the Box Unlocking the Aegis Bio Locking the Aegis Bio Complete Reset Formatting the Aegis Bio After a Complete Reset Formatting for Windows Formatting for Mac Enrolling a new finger Hibernating Suspending or Logging off from the OS Troubleshooting Technical Support Warranty and RMA information SO OO UW UU A2. BR O O 0 10 11 12 14 15 15 About the Aegis Bio When security matters trust your data to the Aegis Bio Designed for those that demand the highest level of protection for their data the Aegis Bio fuses leading edge technology in biometric authentication and encryption with a rugged portable design to produce a truly remarkable drive Package contents Aegis Bio 30 Quick Start Guide LOCK RED LED E of untock GREEN LED El aomnsivetep EC ENROLL Button A Aegis Bio with integrated USB 3 0 cable Padded Travel Pouch Auxiliary Y USB Extension cable Quick Start Guide Fingerprint Sensor EI m LOCK RED LED APRICORN PJ mi UNLOCK GREEN LED E1 ADMIN BLUE LED 4 __ ENROLL Button Swiping your Finger To successfully swipe your finger start your swipe by placing your fingertip on the downward facing arrow at the top of the biometric sensor Swipe your finger in a downward motion across the sensor If your swipe is successful the GREEN LED will start to flicker Basic LED States O O Solid RED Standby swipe finger to unlock O O Flashing RED Error O O Flashing GREEN Disk activity Aegis Bio Connections Before you begin Be sure to review the following information before you begin to use the Aegis Bio Attention Use only the included cables with your Aegis Bio You might damage the drive if you use a cable not
3. of 5 fingerprints however you may want to reserve 1 or 2 for future use Once all 5 spots are taken the only method of removing fingerprints is to re set the drive which will erase all stored fingerprints and data on the drive Q Will the Aegis Bio s fingerprint reader interfere with the fingerprint reader that is built into my laptop A No The circuitry for the Aegis Bio s fingerprint reader is securely isolated from any communications that might come from your computer or any other source 14 Technical Support 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 support apricorn com 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 Warranty and RMA information One Year Limited Warranty Apricorn offers a 1 year limited warranty on the Aegis Bio against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use The warranty period is effective from the date of purchase either directly from Apricorn or 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 ADDITIO
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5. NAL CHARGE REPAIR OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS WITH NEW PARTS OR 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 AN AUTHORIZED RESELLER OR TO ANY PRODUCT THAT HAS BEEN DAMAGED OR RENDERED DEFECTIVE 1 AS A RESULT OF ACCIDENT MISUSE NEGLECT ABUSE OR FAILURE AND OR INABILITY TO FOLLOW THE WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THIS INSTRUCTION GUIDE 2 BY THE USE OF PARTS NOT MANUFACTURED OR SOLD BY APRICORN 3 BY MODIFICATION OF THE PRODUCT OR 4 AS A RESULT OF SERVICE ALTERNATION 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 OR 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 INCLUDING 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 15 APRICORN Apricorn Inc 2012 All rights reserved 12191 Kirkham Road Poway CA U S A 920
6. SE ANY DATA ON THE DRIVE USE WITH CAUTION Hold down the ENROLL button and plug the Aegis Bio USB cable into your computer The LED will alternate RED BLUE Release the ENROLL button then within 5 seconds repress and hold the ENROLL button for 15 seconds The LED will alternate between RED BLUE GREEN during the 15 seconds When the drive successfully resets the GREEN LED will stay on for 3 seconds then will change to Solid BLUE with the GREEN LED flashing You can now release the ENROLL button The Aegis Bio has now been returned to its OUT OF THE BOX state and is now ready to enroll fingerprints Once fingerprints are enrolled the Aegis Bio will need to be partitioned and reformatted before use 9 Formatting the Aegis Bio After a Complete Reset After a complete reset follow the instructions on page 8 Getting Started to enroll your fingerprints Once your fingerprints are enrolled follow the directions below to format and partition your Aegis Bio Formatting for Windows 10 11 10 Right click My Computer and then click Manage from the Windows desktop In the Computer Manage window click Disk Management In the Disk Management window the Aegis Bio is recognized as an unknown device that is uninitialized and unallocated Do the following to make the drive recognized as a basic drive e Ifthe Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window opens click Cancel then initialize the disk manually using the follo
7. included with the Aegis Bio The Aegis Bio is designed for portable use without an AC power adapter and in most cases will be able to power on a single USB port In the event that the Aegis Bio is unable to power on a single USB connection use the included USB Y cable Connecting the Aegis Bio 1 Attach the integrated USB cable of the Aegis Bio drive to an available USB port on your computer as shown below 2 Atleast one of the Aegis Bio LEDs should turn on indicating that the Aegis Bio is receiving power 3 If none of the LEDs turns on use the _ included USB Y cable Refer to directions on the following page Connecting the Aegis Bio with USB Y Cable If none of the Aegis Bio LEDs power on a single USB connection use the included USB Y cable 1 Attach the Aegis Bio s integrated USB cable to the female connector of the USB Y cable 2 Connect the two male USB connectors to two available USB ports on your computer 3 Atleast one of the Aegis Bio LEDs should turn on indicating that the Aegis Bio is powered Getting Started Out of the Box different fingers to ensure access to the drive in the case that your primary finger cannot be used fh TIP We highly recommend that you enroll at least three 1 Attach the integrated USB cable of the Aegis Bio to an available USB port on your computer The Aegis Bio LEDs will show Solid BLUE and Flashing GREEN indicating that the drive is ready to enroll you
8. io Once your fingerprints are enrolled you can unlock the Aegis Bio using the directions below 1 Attach the integrated USB cable of the Aegis Bio to an available USB port on your computer The Aegis Bio LED will show Solid RED indicating that the drive is locked and is in Standby mode Swipe your Finger The RED LED will turn off while the GREEN LED will start to flicker briefly as the Aegis Bio processes your fingerprint You will know that your fingerprint has been accepted once the GREEN LED stops flickering and turns Solid GREEN The drive is now unlocked and ready for use Locking the Aegis Bio To lock the Aegis Bio after it has been unlocked use the directions below 1 Press the ENROLL button until the RED LED turns on The drive will check for disk activity If no data has been written to the drive for 2 seconds the drive will lock If data is being written to the drive it will wait until the disk activity has been finished before locking the drive The Aegis Bio LED will go from GREEN to Solid RED when locked NOTE If you use the safely remove hardware button Windows or Eject device Mac the Aegis Bio will lock and dismount but the LED will remain GREEN You will need to physically remove and re plug the USB cable before being able to access the drive Complete Reset NOTE The complete re set will delete all stored fingerprints and will change the encryption key used to secure the drive THIS WILL ERA
9. ive is required Hibernating Suspending or Logging off from the OS Be sure to save and close all the files on your Aegis Bio before hibernating suspending or logging off from the Windows operating system lt is recommended that you log off the Aegis Bio manually before hibernating Suspending or logging off from your system To log off the Aegis Bio press the ENROLL button The Aegis Bio LED will go from GREEN to Solid RED when locked NOTE If you use the safely remove hardware button Windows or Eject device Mac the Aegis Bio will lock and dismount but the LED will remain GREEN You will need to physically remove and re plug the USB cable before being able to access the drive Attention To ensure the data integrity of your Aegis Bio be sure to lock or log off your Aegis Bio if you are e away from your computer e using the switching user function by sharing a computer with others i3 Troubleshooting This section contains troubleshooting information for the Aegis Bio If you encounter any of the following problems when using the Aegis Bio refer to the corresponding answers Q Is there any other way to access the drive without using the fingerprint scanner A No Until the scanner authenticates the user s fingerprint the drive will not even be visible to the operating system Q How many fingerprints should be enrolled A The minimum recommendation would be to enroll 3 fingerprints There is a maximum
10. nrolling a new finger If there are less than 5 fingerprints enrolled and you want to enroll a new finger follow the instructions below 1 12 Plug in the Aegis Bio to a USB port on your computer The LED should be Solid RED indicating that the drive is Standby mode Push the ENROLL button for 3 seconds If less than 5 fingerprints are enrolled the BLUE LED will become Solid BLUE and RED LED will remain illuminated Proceed to Step 3 If 5 fingerprints are enrolled the BLUE and GREEN LED will come on for 2 seconds and the RED LED will be Solid RED You will not be able to enroll any more fingerprints Swipe a finger that has been previously enrolled The GREEN LED will flash if the fingerprint is accepted If the fingerprint is not accepted the RED LED will flash Once the fingerprint is accepted the BLUE LED will become Solid BLUE and the GREEN LED will continue flashing indicating that the Aegis Bio is ready to enroll a new fingerprint Swipe a new finger The BLUE LED will turn off while the GREEN LED Starts to flicker briefly as the Aegis Bio processes your new fingerprint Wait until the BLUE LED turns back to Solid BLUE and the GREEN LED returns to its flashing state Repeat Step 5 until both the BLUE and GREEN LED are in a solid state indicating that your fingerprint is fully enrolled NOTE Once enrolled fingerprints cannot be un enrolled individually To remove enrolled fingerprints a complete re set of the dr
11. r fingerprint 2 Swipe your Finger The BLUE LED will turn off while the GREEN LED starts to flicker briefly as the Aegis Bio processes your fingerprint Wait until the BLUE LED turns back to Solid BLUE and the GREEN LED returns to its flashing state 3 Continue to repeat Step 2 until both the BLUE and GREEN LED are in a solid state indicating that your fingerprint is fully enrolled NOTE The number of attempts will vary depending on the quality of the fingerprint read For most people six swipes will be sufficient If there is a problem with a fingerprint read the BLUE LED will turn off and the RED LED with start to flash 4 To enroll more fingerprints press the ENROLL button within 15 seconds from your last successful fingerprint enrollment and repeat the process in steps 2 and 3 NOTE A maximum of 5 fingerprints can be stored There is a 15 second timeout between entering fingerprints If the ENROLL button is not pressed again after the last fingerprint the unit will assume no more fingerprints will be entered and return to a standby state Once 5 fingerprints have been stored all three LEDs will turn on After 2 seconds the GREEN and BLUE LED will turn off with just the Solid RED LED showing At this point no more fingerprints can be enrolled individually To remove enrolled fingerprints a complete re set NOTE Once enrolled fingerprints cannot be un enrolled of the drive is required Unlocking the Aegis B
12. wing steps a Right click Unknown Disk and then select Initialize Disk b In the Initialize Disk window click OK Right click in the blank area under the Unallocated section and then select New Partition The Welcome to the New Partition Wizard window opens Click Next Select Primary partition and click Next If you need only one partition accept the default partition size and click Next Click Next Create a volume label select Perform a quick format and then click Next Click Finish Wait until the format process is complete The Aegis Bio will be recognized and it is available for use Formatting for Mac Once the drive is unlocked open Disk Utility from Applications Utilities Disk Utilities To format the Aegis Bio 1 Select the Aegis Bio from the list of drives and volumes Each drive in the list will display its capacity manufacturer and product name such as 232 9 Apricorn Bio Click the Erase tab Enter a name for the drive The default name is Untitled The drive s name will eventually appear on the desktop Select a volume format to use The Volume Format dropdown menu lists the available drive formats that the Mac supports The recommended format type is Mac OS Extended Journaled Click the Erase button Disk Utility will unmount the volume from the desktop erase it and then remount it on the desktop Your Aegis Bio is now formatted and ready to use il E
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