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Apricorn EZ-UP-UNIVERSAL User Manual

Notebook hard drive upgrade kit for pata & sata hard drives
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For PATA & SATA Hard Drives
Attention:
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  • Page 1 User Guide For PATA & 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 alue epenD...
  • Page 2 EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit Copyright © Apricorn, Inc 2007. 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

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  • Page 4: Introduction

    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 for Windows PC’s and is comprised of two different modules: Disk Clone and Disk Image.

  • Page 5: Package Contents

    1. EZ Upgrade Enclosure for SATA & 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. 1-800-513-2000 System Requirements Hardware: Operating systems: Microsoft: Windows Vista Home basic/premium, Ultimate &...

  • Page 6: Hard Drive Installation

    The sidewalls of the hard drive tray will act as a guide, properly aligning the SATA blade connector. pg.  Hard Drive Upgrade Kit SATA PATA Power www.apricorn.com SATA PATA Port...

  • Page 7: Hard Drive Installation Sata

    Step 4 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.

  • Page 8: Preparing For Ez Gig Ii Data Transfer

    EZ Gig II can boot directly from the CD-ROM but you must check the BIOS Boot settings to make sure that “CD-ROM” is higher in the boot order than the C: drive. pg.  www.apricorn.com...

  • Page 9: Ez Gig Ii (Cd_Rom Boot)

    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. Hard Drive Upgrade Kit www.apricorn.com pg. ...

  • Page 10: Ez Gig Ii (Vista Install Instructions)

    “Choose when to turn off display” and make the changes as listed below. Turn Display Off Put computer to sleep Once you have completed the backup go to “Power Options” and restore the default settings. pg. 10 Hard Drive Upgrade Kit Never Never www.apricorn.com...

  • Page 11: Ez Gig Ii (Installation)

    Hard Drive Upgrade Kit Installation of EZ Gig II for Windows 1. Insert Apricorn Software CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Setup screen will pop up. Click Install EZ GIG II button. 3. EZ Gig II installation screen will pop up.

  • Page 12: Cloning Your Hard Drive With Disk Clone

    1. Ensure your Apricorn product is connected to your computer. 2. To start EZ Gig II, click Start > Programs > Apricorn > EZ Gig II and click on Apricorn EZ Gig II. This will open the main screen of EZ Gig II.
  • Page 13 6. 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. Hard Drive Upgrade Kit www.apricorn.com pg. 1...
  • Page 14 Click Next to continue. 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. pg. 1 Hard Drive Upgrade Kit www.apricorn.com...
  • Page 15 10. The next screen outlines the operations that Disk Clone will perform. Click Proceed to continue with cloning your hard disk drive. 11. The computer will reboot and the cloning process will now begin. Hard Drive Upgrade Kit www.apricorn.com pg. 1...
  • Page 16 When the congratulations screen 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.

  • Page 17: Imaging Your Hard Drive With Create Image Wizard

    2. To start EZ Gig II, click Start > Programs 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 Click Next to continue. 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).
  • Page 19 Note: For detailed instructions on how to set the options manually read Chapter  “Creating Backup Archives” in the “Apricorn EZ Gig II User Guide” located on the Apricorn software CD that came with your Apricorn product. Alternately if you have installed EZ...
  • Page 20 (such as the imaging date, computer, operating system, etc.). Click Next to continue. 10. This will open the Apricorn Disk Image Archive File Creation Script window. Verify the operations listed in the white box. If there are corrections to be made, click the Back button to change selected options.

  • Page 21: Superduper! Backup Software For Mac

    SuperDuper! Backup Software for Mac 1. Insert Apricorn CD into your CD-ROM drive 2. When the Apricorn CD appears on your desktop, double click to open. 3. Double click on the SuperDuper!.dmg icon 4. This will open the package and mount a drive on your desktop.

  • Page 22: After The Clone

    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.  www.apricorn.com...

  • Page 23: Device Removal (Windows)

    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. www.apricorn.com pg. ...

  • Page 24: Technical Support

    User’s Guide Web site: E-mail: Telephone: 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...

  • Page 25: Warranty Conditions

    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.

  • Page 26: Faq

    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.
  • Page 27 Windows Update Device Driver Wizard. Be sure that there are no resource conflicts in the Windows Device Manager before installing the drive. Hard Drive Upgrade Kit www.apricorn.com pg. ...
  • Page 28 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.  Hard Drive Upgrade Kit www.apricorn.com...
  • Page 29 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 your hard drive. Hard Drive Upgrade Kit www.apricorn.com pg. ...
  • Page 30 EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit Notes: pg. 0 www.apricorn.com...
  • Page 31 EZ Upgrade Hard Drive Upgrade Kit Notes: www.apricorn.com pg. 1...
  • Page 32 12191 Kirkham Road Poway, CA, U.S.A. 92064 1-858-513-2000...

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