Apricorn ez upgrade 1.8t User manual

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User Guide
ez upgrade 1.8t
1.8” hard drive upgrade kit

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Introduction ................................................................................... 1
2. Get to know your EZ Upgrade 1.8T ............................................. 2
 System Requirements ............................................................. 2
 Package Contents .................................................................. 2
 Specifications ........................................................................... 3
3. Upgrading your hard drive ........................................................... 4
 Hardware Installation ............................................................... 4
 Cloning your hard drive with Clone EZ ................................. 7
 Using your old hard drive as backup ................................... 12
 Connecting ............................................................................. 13
 Reformatting your hard drive ................................................ 14
 Installation of EZ Gig II ............................................................ 17
 Imaging your hard drive with Image EZ ............................... 19
 Disconnecting .......................................................................... 21
5. Technical Support ......................................................................... 22
 Contact Information ............................................................... 22
 RMA Policy ................................................................................. 23
 Warranty ................................................................................... 24
6. FAQs ................................................................................................ 25

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1. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for the purchase of your new EZ Upgrade 1.8T.
Please take the time to read this manual first to familiarize yourself with
the EZ Upgrade 1.8T.
Introducing Apricorn’s latest innovation, the EZ Upgrade 1.8T,
the ultimate 1.8” hard drive upgrade kit. EZ Upgrade 1.8T is the
perfect companion for upgrading the HDD in notebooks, handheld
computers, MP3 players, PDA’s and other devices that use 1.8” HDD’s.
The included EZ Gig II Software is designed to transfer painlessly all the
data from the old hard drive to the new hard drive in 3 easy steps.
Once the transfer is complete, EZ Upgrade 1.8T transforms the old
hard drive into a portable Hi-Speed USB 2.0 external backup and/or
storage solution.
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2 GET TO KNOW YOUR EZ UPGRADE 1.8T
A. System Requirements
Hardware: Pentium CPU
32MBs RAM
USB Port
CD ROM drive
Operating systems:
Microsoft: Windows 2000 Professional
Windows XP Home and Professional
Apple: Mac OS 9.X and later (in USB 1.1 mode only)
B. Package Contents
EZ Upgrade 1.8T with
20GB or 40GB Hard
Drive
USB Auxiliary
Power Cable
EZ GIG II
Software
Mini B to USB
Cable
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C. Specifications
Parameter
Data Transfer Rates Up to 480Mbps
Power Supply Bus Powered from USB port or from AC
adapter.
Weight 5 oz.
Physical Size 4”L x 2.35”W x .625”D
Approvals FCC & CE Certified
Plug-n-Play No drivers required for Windows XP &
2000.
Hot-Swappable Just plug and go!
Warranty 3 years limited
Software EZ GIG II
Dimensions 15mm x 70mm x 100mm
Approvals FCC, CE & Hi-Speed USB 2.0 certified.
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3. UPGRADING YOUR HARD DRIVE
A. Hardware Installation
1. Separate the top and bottom portions of the enclosure. Take
care when opening to ensure that the circuit card assembly
does not fall out.
2. Remove the circuit card assembly. You should have 3 separate
pieces as shown below.
3. Now, insert your hard drive into the IDE connector with the
label side facing down.
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4. Take the top of the enclosure and line up the holes with the
AC Adapter and USB port on the circuit card and hard drive
assembly.
5. Place top onto the circuit card and hard drive assembly.
6. Now, carefully flip the total assembly so that the circuit card
assembly is showing.
Note: If you are performing an upgrade, you do not need to
complete steps 7 through 9 until you switch out your notebook
drive for your new hard drive. The EZ Upgrade 1.8T will then
become your backup system. Please proceed to the Cloning
section on page 7.
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7. Place bottom cover onto assembly.
8. Insert four screws provided into the assembly.
9. Now, you are ready to use your EZ Upgrade 1.8T.
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B. Cloning your hard drive with Clone EZ
1. Read all instructions carefully before cloning. To clone your
hard drive, you will need to boot directly to EZ Gig II CD. These
steps are a quick walk through of how to use Clone EZ. For
detailed instructions and explanations, access the Clone EZ
manual on the EZ Gig II CD.
2. Make sure your computer is off.
3. Connect EZ Upgrade 1.8T to your computer with the Mini-B to
USB cable provided.
4. Open the CD-ROM drive (some computers may need to be
turned on in order to open the CD-ROM Drive). Place the EZ
Gig II CD into the CD-ROM drive. Close the CD-ROM drive.
Make sure computer is turned off.
5. Turn on your computer and change the BIOS setting so that
the computer boots to the CD-ROM. Consult your computer
manufacturer or computer manual on how to make changes
to the BIOS (basic input/output system).
Before you make any changes to the BIOS, record the settings
on a sheet of paper and keep this in a safe place. This is just in
case of any mishaps and will help you restore your computer
to its original settings if needed.
Once you have accessed the BIOS and recorded the settings,
change the boot sequence so that CD-ROM is the first
selection.
6. Save the changes and continue with cloning your hard drive.

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6. When EZ Gig II has successfully booted you will see the
“Welcome to Apricorn Clone EZ” screen. Click Next to
continue.
7. The “Upgrade Mode” screen will appear. Select “Automatic
Upgrade” and click Next to continue.

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8. If your hard drive is new or blank, proceed to step 12. If your
hard drive contains data or is formatted, proceed to step 9.
9. The “Source Hard Disk” screen will appear. Select the proper
source hard disk. The source hard disk typically is the old hard
disk. Click Next to continue.
10. The “Destination Hard Disk Screen” will appear. Select the
proper destination hard disk. The destination hard disk is your
new hard drive. If in the EZ Upgrade 1.8T, then the interface
will be USB. Click Next to Continue.
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11. The following screen appears when you have selected to
transfer to a drive that already contains data. Confirm that
you have selected the proper source and destination drive by
clicking the Back button. If you have chosen the proper source
and destination drive, then select the “delete partitions on the
destination hard disk” radial button. Click Next to continue.
12. The “Hard Disk Drives Structure” screen will appear. Here you
can see your source hard disk layout before the upgrade and
the destination hard disk layout after the upgrade. Click Next
to continue.
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13. The next screen is outlining the process Clone EZ will perform.
Click Next to proceed
14. The upgrade 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 Upgrade 1.8T USB cable from the computer.
DO NOT REBOOT THE COMPUTER WITH A CLONED HARD DRIVE
IN THE EZ UPGRADE 1.8T. To do so may alter settings of the
Windows operating system.
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C. Using your old drive as backup
After transferring the data, you can replace your old drive with the
new drive. Do not reformat your old drive until you have verified that
your new drive is working properly.
1. Remove your internal hard drive from your computer. If you are
unsure of where this is located or how to do this, contact your
computer manufacturer or computer manual.
2. The drive may be encased in a caddy. A caddy is a tray or
enclosure that holds your hard drive, usually with four screws. Take
the drive out of the caddy. Remove any connectors, take note
of any and all connectors along with their orientation. The hard
drive should look similar to your new hard drive.
3. Attach the new hard drive to the caddy. Reconnect any
connectors.
4. Insert the assembled caddy in the computer.
5. Boot to your new hard drive. The new hard drive should boot to
your operating system as though it was the old drive.
6. Check your files on the hard drive using My Computer. If everything
has been cloned properly, you can reformat your old hard drive
to use as backup once you have put it into the EZ Upgrade 1.8T
case (directions in Hardware Installation section).
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D. Connecting
Windows 2000 and XP:
1. Plug the USB cable into the EZ Upgrade 1.8T and your notebook
computer. A USB Auxiliary Power Cable is included should your
notebook not work with the Mini B to USB Cable only. Set-up is
shown below.
2. The “New Hardware Found” message will appear.
3. Windows 2000 and XP will install the mass storage device drivers
included with the operating system. No user intervention is
required.
Macintosh:
1. Plug the EZ Upgrade 1.8T cable into any open USB port on your
notebook computer. A USB Auxiliary Power Cable is included
should your notebook not work with the Mini B to USB Cable
only. Set-up is shown below.
2. The operating system should automatically mount the drive
and it will appear on your computer.
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E. Reformatting Your Hard Drive
Your EZ Upgrade 1.8T’s 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. The EZ Upgrade 1.8T will be usable
in your system, however we recommend that you reformat the hard
drive in the following ways for the following operating systems:
To Reformat in Windows 2000 or XP (NTFS File System):
Caution: Reformatting your hard drive will destroy any data on the hard
drive. Backup any data before you continue with this operation.
1. Make sure the EZ Upgrade 1.8T is plugged into the USB port.
2. Open My Computer or Windows Explorer.
3. Right click on the EZ Upgrade 1.8T drive and select Format.
4. This will open the format window:
a. In the File system drop down box, select NTFS.
b. Use Default allocation unit size.
c. Under Format options:
i. Select Quick Format.
ii. Do not Enable Compression.
d. Click on the Start button.
5. The drive will now be reformatted.
6. To verify the reformatting of the drive:
a. Go to My Computer or Windows Explorer, right click on the EZ
Upgrade 1.8T drive, and select Properties from the list.
b. This will open the EZ Upgrade 1.8T hard drive properties. The
File System should now read NTFS.
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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 Mini hard
drive.
1. Make sure the EZ Upgrade 1.8T 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.
Your Macintosh will restart and you will get the following
message:
“This disk is unreadable by this computer
Do you want to initialize the disk?”
3. Enter EZ Upgrade 1.8T into the Name box.
4. From the drop down list, select Mac OS Extended and click the
Initialize button. After the drive is initialized the drive named EZ Bus
Mini will appear on your desktop.
5. To confirm that the EZ Upgrade 1.8T hard drive is properly formatted,
select the EZ Upgrade 1.8T drive, then Select: File, Get Info, General
Information. The drive should read Mac OS Extended.
6. You can now enable the file exchange extension.
a. From the Apple Menu, select Control Panel, Extensions
Manager.
b. Check the on/off box next to File Exchange.
c. Click Restart.
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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 Mini hard
drive.
1 Make sure the EZ Upgrade 1.8T 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. From the volume format drop down list, select the Mac OS
Extended.
6. Enter EZ Upgrade 1.8T into the Name box.
7. Select the check box next to Install Mac OS 9 Drivers. This will allow
you to see your EZ Upgrade 1.8T hard drive if you boot to Mac OS
9.x
8. Click the Erase button: An alert will appear to confirm the erase
process.
9. Click Erase: to start the formatting process.
10. To confirm that the EZ Upgrade 1.8T hard drive is properly formatted,
Select the EZ Upgrade 1.8T drive, then Select: File, Get Info. The
format should read Mac OS Extended.
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F. Installation of EZ Gig II:
1. Insert EZ Gig II CD into CD-ROM drive.
2. EZ Gig II screen (shown) will pop up.
3. Click on Install EZ Gig II.
4. Follow instructions for installation.
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