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Apricorn EZ-BUS-DTS 1TB User Manual

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  • Page 1 User Guide EADER IN ERSONAL TORAGE...
  • Page 2 Copyright © Apricorn, Inc. 2004. All rights reserved. Windows and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and copyrights referred to are the property of their respective owners. Distribution of substantively modifi ed versions of this document is prohibited without the explicit permission of the copyright holder.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1. I ... 1 NTRODUCTION 2. G ETTING TO KNOW YOUR A. P ACKAGE ONTENTS B. S YSTEM EQUIREMENTS C. R ANEL OF D. S P OF THE 3. S ... 5 OFTWARE A. B EFORE YOUR B. I NSTALLATION OF C.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    1. INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing your EZ Bus system. EZ Bus is the ultimate portable hard drive and backup system. Its sleek, slim, self-powered design makes it the perfect traveling companion so you can backup or reinstall your data wherever you are. Engineered for people on the go, EZ Bus comes with everything that you need, including USB Cable, backup software and a heavy weight nylon travel pouch to protect the drive and keep you organized while traveling.

  • Page 5: Getting To Know Your

    2. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR EZ BUS A. Package Contents EZ Bus Enclosure EZ Bus Carrying Case USB Mini B to AC Adapter to AC Adapter to USB Cable PS/2 Cable USB Cable EZ Gig II Software and Encryption and Synchronization Software www.apricorn.com...

  • Page 6: Rear Panel Of

    B. System Requirements To use the EZ Bus effectively, you will need the following minimum system setup: Hardware: Pentium II 350MHz compatible process or higher 64MBs RAM USB 2.0/1.1 or FireWire port CD ROM drive Operating Systems: Microsoft: Windows 98SE, Me Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home and Professsional Apple:...

  • Page 7: Set -U P Of The

    AC Adapter to USB cable. Plug the AC Adapter end into the EZ Bus and then connect the other side of the cable into the appropriate open port on your computer. The set up example below uses the USB Mini B to USB Cable and the AC Adapter to USB Cable. www.apricorn.com...

  • Page 8: Software

    3. SOFTWARE A. Before You Backup! With more of your work and personal life becoming digitized, backups are essential. Backups protect and preserve precious data, music fi les, digital photos, digital videos and other important computer documents from being lost forever. Follow the next few steps before backing up to help the process run smoothly: 1.

  • Page 9: Ez Gig Ii

    B. Installation of EZ Gig II: 1. Insert EZ Gig II CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. EZ Gig II screen (shown) will pop up. 3. Click on Install EZ Gig II. 4. Follow instructions for installation. www.apricorn.com...

  • Page 10: Connecting Tow

    Connecting to Windows 98SE or Me Close all open applications Place the EZ Gig II CD into the CD-ROM drive. When the EZ Gig II screen appears, click the Browse CD button. Open the Drivers Folder and then open the EZ Bus Folder The Leader in Personal Storage...
  • Page 11 USB port into the power port on the EZ Bus. When windows in fi nished installing the EZ Bus, you will have access to the drive. www.apricorn.com...

  • Page 12: Cloning Your

    Also, be sure that the AC Adapter is connected to the EZ Bus to supply power to the unit. 5. Turn on your computer. When EZ Gig II has successfully booted, you will see the “Welcome to Apricorn Clone EZ” screen. Click Next to continue. The Leader in Personal Storage...
  • Page 13 11. If the hard disk drive to receive the cloned data either contains data or is formatted, proceed to step 8. 8. The “Source Hard Disk” screen will appear. Select the appropriate source hard disk. The source hard disk is typically the old hard disk. Click Next to continue. www.apricorn.com...
  • Page 14 9. 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. 10. The “Nonempty Destination Hard Disk” screen will appear when you have selected to transfer data to a drive that already contains data.
  • Page 15 Click Next to continue. 12. The next screen outlines the operations that Clone EZ will perform. Click Next to proceed with cloning your hard disk drive. www.apricorn.com...
  • Page 16 13. The cloning process will now begin. Do not turn your computer off during this process. Let the process continue until you see the congratulations screen. When the congratulations screen appears, turn off your computer using the power button. Then unplug the EZ Bus from the computer.

  • Page 17: Ard Drive With Image Ez

    3. To start EZ Gig II, click Start II and click on Apricorn EZ Gig II . This will open the main screen of EZ Gig II. You can also click on the Apricorn EZ Gig II icon on the Desktop.
  • Page 18 If you forget the password, you will be unable to access the image fi le at a later date. Apricorn does not have the ability to retrieve the password. Click Next to continue.

  • Page 19: Reformatting Your

    Go to My Computer or Windows Explorer , right click on the EZ Bus drive, and select Properties from the list. b. This will open the EZ Bus hard drive properties. The File System should now read NTFS. www.apricorn.com...
  • Page 20 To Reformat in OS 9.x: Caution: This will destroy any data on the hard drive. Backup any data before you continue with the reformatting of the EZ Bus hard drive. 1. Make sure the EZ Bus is plugged into the USB port. 2.
  • Page 21 9. Click the Erase button to start the formatting process. 10. To confi rm that the EZ Bus hard drive is properly formatted, Select the EZ Bus drive, then Select: File, Get Info . The format should read Mac OS Extended. www.apricorn.com...

  • Page 22: Cryptainer

    G. Cryptainer Installation of Cryptainer: 1. Insert Cryptainer/Second Copy CD into CD-ROM drive. 2. Setup screen will pop up. Click Cryptainer button. 3. Follow instructions for installation. 4. Upon completion of installation, you can immediately run Cryptainer LE by checking the box in the Setup Window. If you choose not to run Cryptainer LE immediately, you can always click the Start button and go to Programs 5.

  • Page 23: Second Copy

    Second Copy immediately, you can always click the Start button and go to Programs Second Copy 2000 5. To learn how to use Second Copy, go to Help open Second Copy. Second Copy 2000 . Help Topics when you www.apricorn.com...

  • Page 24: Disconnecting

    4. DISCONNECTING Windows 2000 and XP 1. Click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon tray. 2. Follow the computer screen instructions to remove your EZ Bus from your computer. Macintosh 1. The drive will need to be dismounted. This can be done by dragging the drive to the Trash Can .

  • Page 25: Contacting Technical Support

    1. Simply call Apricorn’s technical support department with your EZ Bus part number and a description of the problem(s) you are experiencing. 2. If the Apricorn representative fi nds cause for a return, they will issue an RMA number. Please write this number down.

  • Page 26: Warranty Conditions

    (i.e. VideoXB, EZ Bus DT) 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:...
  • Page 27 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 confl icts in the Windows Device Manager before installing the drive. www.apricorn.com...
  • Page 28 5. An over current message is displayed when connecting through a PC Card. PC cards typically limit the amount of power available through the primary USB cable. Therefore, the auxiliary power cable, which is included with EZ Bus, will need to be used. The drive is connected to a non-powered port or the power cable has been inserted into a USB connector that cannot provide enough power to run the device.
  • Page 29 EZ Bus. You can do the following: Simple Copy of directories and folders Exact Copy of directories and folders Move directories and folders PKZIP compatible compression Exact compression Two-way directory synchronization Archive up to 25 older versions of fi les www.apricorn.com...
  • Page 30 8. 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 fi...
  • Page 31 Notes: www.apricorn.com...
  • Page 32 12191 Kirkham Road Poway, CA, U.S.A. 92064 1-858-513-2000...

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