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  • Page 1 Apricorn EZ Gig II User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 All rights reserved. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. OS/2 is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. Windows and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and copyrights referred to are the property of their respective owners.
  • Page 3 G. Making telecommunication data transmission of the software. Apricorn has the right to terminate this license if there is a violation of its terms or default by the Original Purchaser. Upon termination for any reason, all copies of the Software must be immediately returned to Apricorn, and the Original Purchaser shall be liable to Apricorn for any and all damages suffered as a result of the violation or default.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Table of Contents CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ....................6 What is Apricorn EZ Gig II? ..................6 What is a disk image? ....................6 Software usage terms and conditions ................. 7 CHAPTER 2. INSTALLATION AND OPERATION............... 8 System requirements ....................8 Apricorn EZ Gig II installation ..................
  • Page 5 Contents 8.1.1 Selecting image for checking....................38 Creating bootable media ..................38 CHAPTER 9. TROUBLESHOOTING..................40 Recovering Apricorn EZ Gig II .................. 40 Frequently asked questions ..................40 APPENDIX A. PARTITIONS AND FILE SYSTEMS ..............44 Hard disk partitions....................44 File systems ......................

  • Page 6: Chapter 1. Introduction

    You won't have to select files and folders for backup, as many backup applications require. Instead, you will store all your disk data. As a result, Apricorn EZ Gig II is simpler and faster than competitive applications. You can store images on almost any PC storage device: local hard drives, a variety of IDE, SCSI, FireWire (IEEE-1394), USB (1.0, 1.1 and 2.0) and PC card (formerly...

  • Page 7: Software Usage Terms And Conditions

    A single image that is split across multiple CDs is sometimes called a “spanned volume.” Apricorn EZ Gig II stores only those hard disk parts that contain data (for supported partition types). This reduces image size and speeds up image creation and restoration from.

  • Page 8: Chapter 2. Installation And Operation

    1. Insert the installation CD into your drive. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen. 3. After making your installation choices and copying Apricorn EZ Gig II files onto your hard disk, you will be prompted to create a bootable diskette or CD-R/W.

  • Page 9: Removing The Program

    To remove Apricorn EZ Gig II from your PC, select Apricorn →EZ Gig II → Remove Apricorn EZ Gig II in the Programs menu. You will see a dialog to confirm the program removal. Click Yes to confirm and Apricorn EZ Gig II will be completely...

  • Page 10: Chapter 3. General Program Information

    General program information Chapter 3. General program information Main program window The main program window contains the menu, toolbar and the Windows XP Explorer-like interface divided into two areas. The right area contains operation icons; the left one has corresponding action descriptions, typical actions and additional tools.

  • Page 11: Program Menu

    • Common Task Bar – enables/disables common task panel in the left area • Status Bar – enables/disables the status bar • Refresh – refreshes the main program window The Help menu allows you to invoke help and get information about Apricorn EZ Gig II. Status bar In the bottom of the main window, there is a status bar divided into two parts.
  • Page 12 General program information Disk and partition information You can change disk schemes and data representation in all schemes you see in various wizards. To the right are three icons: Arrange Icons by, Choose Details and Display the properties of the selected item (also duplicated in the context menu invoked by double-clicking objects).

  • Page 13: Chapter 4. Creating A Partition (Disk) Image

    Creating a partition (disk) image Chapter 4. Creating a partition (disk) image Disk (partition) image creation means backing up all data stored on your PC. With the image, you can restore your PC after failure and protect yourself from hard disk data losses.

  • Page 14: Selecting Image File Size

    With this step, you can specify if the program should create a single file or split it into equal smaller images. If you select Automatic, Apricorn EZ Gig II will try to decide this for every case. If there's enough space on the selected disk, the program will create a single image file.

  • Page 15: Selecting Data Compression Level

    160GB and larger! Therefore, an image file might easily exceed this limit. In that case, Apricorn EZ Gig II will automatically split the image into several files. You can also fix image file size by selecting Fixed size and entering the desired size or selecting it from the drop-down list.

  • Page 16: Protecting Images With Passwords

    Creating a partition (disk) image Image data compression level selection The optimal data compression level depends on disk (partition) file types and can only be understood empirically. Usually, it is recommended that you leave the switch in the Normal position. If you need to burn an image to removable media, you can select maximum compression.

  • Page 17: Providing Comments

    Creating a partition (disk) image Image password protection If you try to restore data from a password-protected image, Apricorn EZ Gig II will ask for the password in a special window, allowing access only to authorized users. Providing comments On the Image Archive Comments wizard page, you’ll be able to provide an archive file with comments about the PC and its user, the hard disk, partition data, image creation time, and any peculiarities and conditions.

  • Page 18: Image Creation Script

    Image creation script All operations of a partition (disk) image creation in an archive file are delayed in Apricorn EZ Gig II. A partition (disk) image creation script is created first; then it is executed. After you click Proceed, Apricorn EZ Gig II will start creating an image, indicating the progress in the special window.

  • Page 19: Selecting Image Creation Priority

    Creating a partition (disk) image If you are to burn an image to several removable media, be sure to number them, since you will have to insert them in order during the restoration. Selecting image creation priority After image creation is started, an icon appears in the System Tray (see section 3.1 of this Guide).

  • Page 20: Chapter 5. Restoring A Disk (Partition) From An Image

    The boot disk (e.g. a CD) from which you loaded the program does not keep you from using other CDs with images. Apricorn EZ Gig II is loaded entirely into RAM, so you can remove the bootable CD to insert an image disk.

  • Page 21: Checking Image Integrity Before Restoration

    However, the contents of such an image will still require a password. If an image was protected with a password, Apricorn EZ Gig II will ask for it. The Next button will be disabled until you enter the correct password.

  • Page 22: Selecting A Location To Restore To

    Restoring a disk (partition) from an image Select a partition to restore During a single session, you can restore several partitions or disks, one by one, by selecting one disk and setting its parameters first and then repeating these actions for every partition or disk to be restored.

  • Page 23: Selecting Partition Type

    Restoring a disk (partition) from an image Select partition to restore image to All the data stored on the restored partition will be replaced by the image data, so be careful and watch for non-backed-up data that you might need. Selecting partition type When restoring a partition, you can change its type, though it’s not required in most cases.

  • Page 24: Selecting A File System

    Restoring a disk (partition) from an image If you need only the data, you do not have to create another primary partition. In this case, you can restore the partition as a logical partition to access the data only. But if you are to restore a system partition, you should select the Primary type for it.

  • Page 25: Selecting Restored Partition Size

    In some cases, you might need to change the partition configuration and size during restoration. Apricorn EZ Gig II is flexible enough to do this. You can resize and relocate a partition by dragging it or its borders with a mouse or by entering corresponding values into the appropriate fields.

  • Page 26: Assigning A Letter To A Partition

    Windows utilizes letters to identify disks and partitions, automatically assigning them at loading. Under Windows NT/2000/XP, Apricorn EZ Gig II enables you to assign any unused letter to a restored partition (logical disk). To do this, select Yes, I want to assign a logical drive letter to restored partition.

  • Page 27: Restoring Several Partitions At Once

    Restoring a disk (partition) from an image Checking file system integrity after restoration This is disabled by default in Apricorn EZ Gig II. Only FAT16/32 and NTFS file systems integrity can be checked. 5.10 Restoring several partitions at once You can restore several partitions during a single session. To do this, select Yes, I want to restore another partition or hard disk drive in the Next Selection window and click Next.

  • Page 28: Restoration Script

    In the next window, you will see a disk or partition image restoration script containing a list of operations to be performed. Restoration scenario After you click Proceed, Apricorn EZ Gig II will start image restoration, indicating the progress in the special window. If you click Cancel, no changes will be made to disk(s).

  • Page 29: Chapter 6. Browsing And Restoring Individual Files

    Browsing and restoring individual files Chapter 6. Browsing and restoring individual files To browse and restore individual files, Apricorn EZ Gig II can connect images as virtual drives, thus letting you access them as though they were a physical drive. This means that: •...

  • Page 30: Selecting Partitions To Connect And Letter Assignmen

    We recommend that you unplug a virtual disk after all necessary files and folders are copied. However, the virtual disk will disappear after your PC is turned off. To disconnect the virtual disk, select Unplug. You can also unplug the disk by clicking Unplug Image in the Apricorn EZ Gig II main window.

  • Page 31: Chapter 7. Transferring The System To A New Disk

    Transferring the system to a new disk Chapter 7. Transferring the system to a new disk General information Sooner or later, many PC users find that their hard disk is too small. If you just don’t have space for more data, you can add another disk just for data storage as described in the following chapter.

  • Page 32: Security

    Transferring the system to a new disk • leave partitions (and data!) on the old disk • remove all information from the old disk • Create new partitions on the old disk (and remove all the older information) On all screenshots below, damaged partitions are marked with a red circle and a white cross inside in the upper left corner.

  • Page 33: Selecting Source Disk

    Transferring the system to a new disk We recommend using automatic mode in most cases. The manual mode can be useful if you need to change the disk partition layout. If the program finds two disks, one partitioned and another unpartitioned, it will automatically recognize the source disk as the partitioned disk and the destination disk as the unpartitioned disk, so the next two steps will be bypassed.

  • Page 34: Partitioned Destination Disk

    Transferring the system to a new disk The previously selected source becomes grayed-out and disabled for selection. If either disk is unpartitioned, the program will automatically recognize it as destination and bypass this step. 7.3.4 Partitioned destination disk At this point, the program checks to see if the destination disk is free. If not, you will be prompted by the Partitioned destination disk window stating that the destination disk contains partitions, perhaps with data.

  • Page 35: Old And New Disk Partition Layou S

    Transferring the system to a new disk -You can continue once existing partitions are deleted You will have to select between: • Delete partitions on the destination hard disk – all existing partitions will be deleted during cloning and all their data will be lost. •...

  • Page 36: Cloning Script

    Disk partitioning script After you click Proceed, Apricorn EZ Gig II will start cloning the old disk to the new disk, indicating the progress in the special window. You can stop this procedure by clicking Cancel.
  • Page 37 Transferring the system to a new disk To resize either partition, check the Proceed Relayout box. If you are satisfied with the partition layout shown, uncheck this box (if checked). Clicking Next, you will proceed to the cloning script window. Be careful! Clicking Back in this window will reset all size and location changes that you've selected, so you will have to specify them again.

  • Page 38: Chapter 8. Other Operations

    After checking is complete, you will see the results window. Creating bootable media In some cases, Apricorn EZ Gig II can be run only from a special bootable diskette or CD. Such a case might be if your PC doesn’t boot up normally.
  • Page 39 Click Create Rescue Media on the toolbar or in the left part of the main window, or select Create Rescue Media from the Tools menu. You can also create bootable media without loading Apricorn EZ Gig II itself by selecting Programs...

  • Page 40: Chapter 9. Troubleshooting

    To fix it, you will have to recover the program. To do this, run the installer again. It will detect Apricorn EZ Gig II on your PC and will ask you if you want to recover (update) or remove it.
  • Page 41 Is Apricorn EZ Gig II compatible with Roxio GoBack? Yes, Apricorn EZ Gig II is compatible with Roxio GoBack under Windows. If you want to load Apricorn EZ Gig II from its bootable media, you will have to disable Roxio GoBack first.
  • Page 42 PCs simultaneously -mini — if you plan to transfer your OS to a PC with different hardware 3. Insert the Apricorn EZ Gig II bootable disk into the drive and load the program to create an image of the prepared disk.
  • Page 43 Troubleshooting...

  • Page 44: Appendix A. Partitions And File Systems

    4 strings only. However, this does not mean you can have only 4 operating systems on your PC! Actually, existing applications called disk managers support far more operating systems on disks. For example, Apricorn OS Selector enables you to install up to 100 operating systems!

  • Page 45: Fat16

    Appendix A Partitions and file systems A.2.1 FAT16 The FAT16 file system is widely used by DOS (DR-DOS, MS-DOS, PC-DOS, PTS-DOS and other), Windows 98/Me, and Windows NT/2000/XP operating systems and is supported by most other systems. Main features of FAT16 are the file allocation table (FAT) and clusters. FAT is the core of the file system.

  • Page 46: Linux Ext2

    Appendix A Partitions and file systems Like FAT, NTFS uses clusters to store files, but cluster size does not depend on partition size. NTFS is a 64-bit file system. It uses unicode to store file names. It is also a journaling (failure-protected) file system, and supports compression and encryption.

  • Page 47: Appendix B. Hard Disks And Bios Setup

    7. Set the boot sequence to A:, C:, CD-ROM or some other, depending on where your copy of Apricorn EZ Gig II is located. If you have a boot diskette, set the diskette to be first; if it is on a CD, make the boot sequence start with CD-ROM.

  • Page 48: Motherboard Sockets, Ide Cable, Power Cable

    Appendix B Hard disks and BIOS setup 10. After finishing the work, turn off the computer, set the jumper on the disk to the master position if you want to make the disk bootable (or leave it in slave position if the disk is installed as additional data storage).

  • Page 49: Installation Modes, Jumpers

    Appendix B Hard disks and BIOS setup B.1.3 Installation modes, jumpers 1. A hard disk can be installed in a computer as master or as slave. The mode of hard disk installation is defined by the position of special connectors (called jumpers) on the hard disk.

  • Page 50: Bios

    Appendix B Hard disks and BIOS setup BIOS When you turn on your computer, you often see a number of short text messages before you see the splash screen of your operating system. These messages are from the POST (power-on self test) program that belongs to BIOS and is executed by the processor.
  • Page 51 Method of translation of sector addresses. (Translation LBA/ Method) Large/Auto For example, to demonstrate the main features of Apricorn EZ Gig II we used a Quantum Fireball TM1700A hard disk as one of the disks in our examples. Its parameters have the following values:...

  • Page 52: Arranging Boot Sequence, Advanced Cmos Setup Menu

    Appendix B Hard disks and BIOS setup Translation mode is how sector addresses are translated. This parameter appeared because in BIOS versions, there were limitations to the maximum address capacity of disks, which is 504 MB (1024 cylinders x 16 heads x 63 sectors x 512 bytes). There are two ways to bypass this limitation: (1) switch from physical to logical sector addresses (LBA), (2) use mathematics to reduce the number of addressed sectors (cylinders) and increase the number of heads;...

  • Page 53: Awardbios

    Appendix B Hard disks and BIOS setup The BIOS numbers disks according to the order in which they are connected to IDE controllers (primary master, primary slave, secondary master, secondary slave); next go the SCSI hard disks. This order is broken if you change the boot sequence in BIOS setup. If, for example, you specify that booting has to be done from hard disk E:, numbering starts with the hard disk that would be the third in usual circumstances (it is usually the secondary master).
  • Page 54 Appendix B Hard disks and BIOS setup AwardBIOS Setup Utility Main Primary Master [Auto] Item Specific Help: Type [Auto] <Enter> to select the type of the IDE drive. [User Type HDD] allows you to set each entry on your own. Warning: Ultra DMA Mode 3/4/5 can be enabled only when BIOS detects...
  • Page 55 Appendix B Hard disks and BIOS setup Enter the values of Translation Mode, Cylinders, Head and Sector parameters (you can find them on the case of the hard disk) to finish the initial configuring of the hard disk with BIOS. Translation Mode parameter can have the following values: Large Normal...
  • Page 56 Appendix B Hard disks and BIOS setup Select an item of the list with the Up or Down keys and move the device up the list or down it with help of + or - keys. This will change the boot sequence. For example, you can select the boot sequence as the one shown below: AwardBIOS Setup Utility Main...

  • Page 57: Hard Disk Initialization Errors

    Appendix B Hard disks and BIOS setup The Type parameter can have Auto, Not Installed or User Defined values. In the latter case, you have to specify the values of other parameters manually (except MODE) according to the information on the case of the hard disk. The purpose of the MODE and LANDZ parameters is described in the note above.

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