User Guide T HE L EADER IN P ERSONAL S TORAGE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................. 1 2. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR EZ BUS ........................................ 2 A. PACKAGE CONTENTS ................................................... 2 B. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................... 3 C. REAR PANEL D. SET-UP OF EZ BUS .............................................. 3 OF THE EZ BUS .............................................. 4 3. SOFTWARE .........................
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.
2. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR EZ BUS A. Package Contents EZ Bus Enclosure USB Mini B to USB Cable EZ Bus Carrying Case AC Adapter to PS/2 Cable AC Adapter to USB Cable EZ Gig II Software and Encryption and Synchronization Software www.apricorn.
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: Mac OS 9.X and later (in USB 1.1 mode only) C.
D. Set-Up of the EZ Bus You will need to connect two cables to the EZ Bus in order to power the product correctly. 1. For the USB Mini B to USB connector, connect the USB Mini B side to the open USB Mini B port on the EZ Bus and then connect the USB connector to an open USB port on your computer. 2. For the AC Adapter, you have two choices: the AC Adapter to PS/2 cable or the AC Adapter to USB cable.
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 files, 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. Ensure there are no file system errors by running Windows Disk Cleanup (or a similar disk cleanup utility) on your computer’s internal hard disk drive. 2.
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.
C. Connecting to Windows 98SE or Me 1. 2. 3. 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. 4.
5. Open the folder for your operating system. 6. Click on file CY_BG to install the drivers. Follow the install wizard to install the drivers. You will be asked to restart your computer. 7. After you reboot your computer, plug in the EZ Bus USB cable into the open USB port. 8. After the “new hardware found” message, a sweries of windows will show that Windows is installing the EZ Bus.
D. Cloning your hard drive with Clone EZ 1. Read all instructions carefully before cloning. This is only a quick overview of how to use Clone EZ. For detailed instructions, read the Clone EZ manual located on the EZ Gig II CD. To clone your hard disk drive, your computer will need to boot directly to the EZ Gig II CD provided in the kit. 2. Turn on your computer and change the BIOS setting so that the computer boots to the CD-ROM.
6. The “Upgrade Mode” screen will appear. Select “Automatic Upgrade” and click Next to continue. 7. If the hard disk drive to receive the cloned data is new or blank, proceed to step 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.
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. If you need to confirm that you have selected the proper source and destination drives, click the Back button to check.
11. 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. 12. The next screen outlines the operations that Clone EZ will perform. Click Next to proceed with cloning your hard disk drive. www.apricorn.
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. DO NOT REBOOT THE COMPUTER WITH A CLONED HARD DRIVE IN THE EZ BUS. To do so may alter some settings of the Windows operating system. 14.
E. Imaging your hard drive with Image EZ 1. Read all instructions carefully before cloning. This is only a quick overview of how to use Image EZ. For detailed instructions, read the Image EZ manual located on the EZ Gig II CD. 2. Under certain conditions, Apricorn EZ Gig II may require your computer to reboot. Please save all work before starting Apricorn EZ Gig II. 3. 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.
8. Enter the image name in the File Name text box, located near the bottom of the window. You can enter any name you wish. It might be a good idea to use the date, such as Jan2505 for January 25 2005. Click Next to continue. 9. The Compression Level window will open. In this window, you can optimize the creation of the image file to suit your needs. Lower compression level increases the speed the image file is created. Higher compression levels create smaller image files.
F. Reformatting Your Hard Drive Your EZ Bus’ hard drive is preformatted with the FAT32 Windows File System. While the FAT32 file system is visible to the largest number of operating systems, FAT32 does have limitations. You cannot save a file larger than 4GB. In Windows 2000 and XP, the partition size is limited to 32GB.
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. Disable the file exchange in the Extensions Manager: a. From the Apple Menu, select Control Panel, then Extensions Manager. b. From the list: uncheck the on/off button next to the File Exchange. c. Click Restart.
To Reformat in Mac OS 10. 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. The drive should appear as a drive on your desktop. 2. Go to the “Utilities” folder and select Disk Utilities. 3. Select the drive from the list: a. A description of the drive appears in the window. b. Connection bus should be USB 2.0. 4. Select the Erase tab on the top of the window. 5.
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 Cryptainer Cryptainer LE. 5.
H. Second Copy 1. Insert Cryptainer/Second Copy CD into CD-ROM drive. 2. Setup screen will pop up. Click Second Copy button. 3. Follow instructions for installation. 4. Upon completion of installation, you can immediately run Second Copy by checking the box in the Setup Window. If you choose not to run Second Copy immediately, you can always click the Start button and go to Programs Second Copy 2000 Second Copy 2000. 5. To learn how to use Second Copy, go to Help Help Topics when you open Second Copy.
4. DISCONNECTING Windows 2000 and XP 1. Click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon tray. in the system 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. 2 21 Wait a few seconds. Once the LED has turned off, you can safely remove the drive.
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 Standard Time from Monday to Friday. 6.
7. WARRANTY CONDITIONS Three-Year Warranty: Apricorn offers a 3-year warranty on all notebook-based products (i.e. EZ Bus, EZ Gig Notebook Hard Drive Upgrades, CardBus cards), and 12 months on all desktop-based products (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.
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. 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.
Clone EZ is ideal for users who require an exact bootable clone of their hard drive. A cloned copy of a hard drive can be used for disaster recovery backup, or as a hard drive upgrade. Backup: In the event of an internal hard drive failure, Clone EZ can upload the most recent clone of the failed hard drive from EZ Bus to a new hard drive. In an emergency situation the hard drive in EZ Bus can be removed from the enclosure and installed in the system with all data, applications & settings intact.
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 file. This file can be compressed to a smaller size to take up less space. The Image is not bootable. 9. Is it possible to restore a single file from an image stored on my EZ Bus? Yes.
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