EZ Upgrade 3.0 USB 3.0 NOTEBOOK HARD DRIVE UPGRADE KIT User’s Guide Attention: You can download the latest version of EZ Gig IV from Apricorn’s website at: http://www.apricorn.com/ezgig Review the most current EZ Upgrade FAQ’s at: http://www.apricorn.com/support.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting to know your EZ Upgrade 4 4 4 5 Connecting your EZ Upgrade 6 6 6 7 Introduction The Package Contains System Requirements Hard Drive Installation For SATA hard drives Once your hard drive is connected SafeRescue CachedMemory SharedMemory Animation HotCopy / LiveImage Avoid exclusive read access 21 21 21 21 22 22 Partitions 23 24 Start Clone 25 26 26 26 Congratulations your Clone is Complete 27 SuperDuper! Backup Software for Mac 28
Getting to know your EZ Upgrade Introduction With its Super Speed USB 3.0 connection, EZ Upgrade 3.0 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 hard drive or SSD whether you have a Windows or Mac operating system.
Connecting your EZ Upgrade For Upgrades Proceed to Step 4. To permanently mount your old hard drive proceed to Step 3. Step 3 Turn over the hard drive tray and secure the hard drive with the four screws. 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.
Before Running the Software EZ Gig instructions for Windows 7 & Vista 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.
Connecting Your Hard Drive Creating a Bootable EZ Gig CD Before starting the EZ Gig software, please ensure that your new hard drive is connected to your notebook’s USB port via the EZ Upgrade. EZ Gig automatically verifies which Apricorn upgrade product is being used. If used without one of Apricorn’s upgrade products, EZ Gig will not work. If you downloaded EZ Gig from Apricorn’s website, you have the option of creating a bootable EZ Gig CD or thumb drive to use in the future.
Cloning your hard drive with EZ Gig Selecting the Source Drive 1. Click the “Let’s Get Started” button to proceed. Once EZ Gig has scanned for connected drives, you will be asked to select your Source Drive. This is the drive you would like to copy from and in most cases is the internal drive in your notebook. 2. EZ Gig will then scan for connected drives. This may take a few moments. NOTE: Your computer’s internal drive will usually be denoted by the prefix AHCI or IDE.
Selecting the Destination Drive Drive Verification Once you have selected your Source Drive, EZ Gig will ask you to select your Destination Drive. This is the drive you would like to copy to and in most cases is the external drive connected to your notebook’s USB port. You are almost ready to start your clone, but before you do, EZ Gig asks that you verify that the choosen drives are correct.
Data Select Using the Data Select feature EZ Gig’s Data Select feature provides a simple method to deselect data folders from the cloning process which is helpful when migrating from a large HDD to a smaller SSD and perfect for creating a Boot Disk. This gives you the option to run your OS and applications from a fast, smaller SSD boot drive, while keeping your documents and media files on your original hard drive.
Selecting Folders to Omit Analyzing files To analyze the amount of space used by each of the folders, select the checkbox to the left, under the “Select Folders to Analyze” column. EZ Gig will then analyze the space used in the ajoining “Space Used” column. To select folders to omit, select the checkboxes to the right, under the “Select Folders to Omit” column. Any selection from this column will automatically be reflected in an updated amount for the “Available Capacity” value.
Advanced Options More Advanced Options To access additional advanced options, click on the Apricorn logo in the bottom right corner of the “Advanced Options” window Verify Copy Compares the data of source and target after copying. If verify copy is chosen, the free areas between partitions will also be copied. This option has no influence on the copying performance itself, but offers the possibility to synchronize the data of the source and target after the copying process.
Partitions HotCopy / LiveImage Allows or denies EZ Gig access to the Windows shadow copy mechanism. If this option is deselected, EZ Gig is not able to create copies or file images of the system volume or of volumes, which are used by other programs at the same time. When used in the Default mode, EZ Gig will automatically resize your partitions according to the new hard drive space.
Resizing your partitions manually Start Clone To resize your partition manually: Now you’re ready! 1. Choose the “Manually” radio button on the “Advanced Options” window. Press the “Start Clone” button to start the cloning process. 2. Once this radio button is selected, click the “Apply Changes” button. The “Adjust Partitions” window (shown left) will pop up. Positions and sizes of the partitions to be copied to the Destination drive are displayed graphically in a bar.
Interupting the Cloning Process Congratulations your Clone is Complete The cloning process can be stopped at anytime using the “Stop” button. Continue cloning by clicking “Continue copying”. To stop the clone completely, select “Abort copying.” Once your clone is complete, EZ Gig will let you know with a pop up window. To get a report of the cloning process, click the “Details” button. Aborting the Cloning Process If the cloning process aborted, a new clone must be commenced.
SuperDuper! Backup Software for Mac After the Clone 1. Insert Apricorn CD into your CD-ROM drive Once the transfer is complete, you are ready to install your new hard drive. 2. When the Apricorn CD appears on your desktop, double click to open. 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. 3. Double click on the SuperDuper!.dmg icon 4.
Device Removal (Windows) Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7 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 (2000, XP) or (Vista, 7) in the system tray. A dialog box will appear. Please note that in Windows Vista and 7 the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon is different. 3) Click ‘Safely Remove Mass Storage Device – Drive (D:) in the dialog box. (Your drive letter may differ).
For Windows Vista & 7 cut & paste or type the URL below into your Internet browser or click the link below: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Create-and-format-ahard-disk-partition 4. What is USB 3.0? USB 3.0 represents the next generation of PC peripherals and connectivity. USB 3.0 is the most recent 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 3.
EZ Gig FAQs The below FAQs refer to cloning your hard drive with EZ Gig only. For information on issues using Shirt Pocket SuperDuper! software for Mac, please go the ShirtPocket’s website at www.ShirtPocket.com Load errors During the start of the program, before EZ Gig is loaded itself, a message and a progress bar will appear on the boot screen. In case of an error, one of the following error codes will be indicated here.
a hard disk is configured as slave and if a CD/DVD drive or no drive at all is connected at the same IDE channel as master. Normally, EZ Gig can handle that, too. NOTE: If an SATA hard disk is not recognized, this can also be due to the used SATA controller. IDE controller not found There are the following three reasons why EZ Gig has not automatically recognized an IDE controller: • The IDE controller/channel is deactivated, e.g. on an onboard IDE controller.
Verification errors When the option Verifying is activated, EZ Gig executes a verification run after the copying process. A verification error is counted if the data of two sectors on source and target do not correspond. Furthermore, read errors, which occur during the verification run in one or both of the areas to be compared, are also counted as verification errors.
Warranty Conditions Warranty: Apricorn offers a 3 year warranty on EZ Upgrade against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use. The warranty period is effective from the date of purchase (validated by your original receipt) 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.
