DriveWire USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE CABLE User Guide Attention: New security features and partition types require specific instructions that are not included in this manual. Please review the most current DriveWire FAQ’s at: apricorn.com/support.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Getting DriveWire ................................. 4 Introduction ............................................................. 4 Features .............................................. 4 Package Contents ................................................... 4 2. System Requirements ................................................... 4 3. Connecting DriveWire ....................................... 5 DriveWire Connectors ..............
1. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR DriveWire Introduction: The DriveWire can be used to connect any 2.5” or 3.5” hard drive to your computer with a USB 2.0 interface. The adapter supports 2.5” and 3.5” IDE hard drives, as well as SATA hard drives. Perfect for technicians or anyone needing to copy or off-load files from one hard drive to another. Features: USB 2.0 supports up to 480Mbps data transfer rates and 52x CD-ROM data read.
3. CONNECTING YOUR DriveWire Device Installation: 1. Confirm device jumpers are set to master mode. (3.5” IDE/PATA HDD or CD/DVD Optical Drive Only) Note: See FAQs for more information about master mode 2. Connect SATA/IDE connector to SATA/IDE device. Note: When connecting PATA 2.5” or 3.5” drives to DriveWire, it is necessary to align the polarizing pins in the DriveWire’s connector up with the open space on the hard drive to avoid breaking pins on the hard drive. 3.
4. SOFTWARE 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.
UPGRADE SUITE (CD-ROM boot) Upgrade Suite CD is a bootable disk with EZ Gig II data transfer utility that can copy hard drives without booting to the Windows operating system. To use Upgrade Suite as a stand-alone utility, your Computer must be able to boot from a CD-ROM, and the CD-ROM must be set as the first boot device in your computer’s System BIOS. NOTE: The System BIOS controls basic hardware functions in computer, and is the first screen that appears when booting your computer (i.e.
Installation of EZ Gig II for Windows 1. Insert Upgrade Suite 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. 4. Follow instructions for installation.
Read all instructions carefully before cloning. This is only a quick overview of how to use Disk Clone. For detailed instructions, read Chapter 7. “Transferring the system to a new disk” located in the EZ Gig II manual located on the Upgrade Suite CD Cloning your hard drive with Disk Clone EZ Gig II allows you to clone your hard drive from inside the Windows operating system or by booting directly to the Upgrade Suite CD provided in the kit.
5. The “Upgrade Mode” screen will appear. Select “Automatic Upgrade” and click Next to continue. 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. 7. 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.
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. 9. The “Nonempty Destination Hard Disk” screen will appear when you have selected to transfer data to a drive that already contains data. If you need to confirm that you have selected the proper source and destination drives, click the Back button to check.
10. The “Hard Disk Drives Structure” screen will appear. This screen shows the source hard disk layout before the cloning process and the destination hard disk layout after the cloning process. Click Next to continue. 11. The next screen outlines the operations that Disk Clone will perform. Click Proceed to continue with cloning your hard disk drive.
12. The cloning process will begin after the “Reboot” button is pressed. Do not turn your computer off during this process. However, your computer will reboot itself during the clone process (this is normal) and you should 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 DriveWire from the computer. DO NOT REBOOT THE COMPUTER WITH A CLONED HARD DRIVE IN THE DriveWire .
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. 5. Open this drive by clicking on the newly created disk icon. The below window will open on your screen. 6. To install SuperDuper! drag SuperDuper! icon to Applications and run. 7.
5. CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT Apricorn provides the following helpful resources for you: 1. Hardware Installation Section of the User’s Guide. 2. Apricorn’s Website (http://www.apricorn.com) This gives you the ability to check for up-to-date information. 3. Email us at support@apricorn.com. 4. 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 Time from Monday through Friday. 6.
7. WARRANTY INFORMATION One-Year Warranty: Apricorn will warrant the DriveWire against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for one year. 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.
8. FAQs 1. What is USB 2.0? USB 2.0 represents the next generation of PC peripherals and connectivity. USB 2.0 is the first major 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 2.0 adds new functionality to your laptop, by allowing faster connections and greater flexibility without the need for upgrading your existing USB devices. 2. Why USB 2.
5. What Mac software is included with my DriveWire? SuperDuper! is the wildly acclaimed program that makes recovery painless, because it makes creating a fully bootable backup painless. Its incredibly clear, friendly interface is understandable, easy to use. And it runs beautifully on both Intel and Power PC Macs! SuperDuper’s interface confirms all your actions in simple, clear language to ensure that the end result is exactly what you intended. 6.
11. What is master mode? Master mode is a jumper setting that only applies to 3.5” IDE/PATA hard drive or CD/DVD Optical Drives and determines which hard drive or CD/DVD optical drive is the main boot device on the primary ATA bus, or if it is to be the master device on the secondary ATA bus of an enhanced ATA controller. 12. How do I set my hard drive to master mode? Setting your hard drive to master mode will vary from one hard drive manufacturer to another.
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