Apricorn ADT 500GB User manual

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User Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. In t r o d u c t I o n ................................................................................ 4
Sy S t e m re q u I r e m e n t S ...................................................................... 4
Ge t t I n G t o k n o w y o u r Ap r I c o r n p r o d u c t ............................................... 5
pA c k A G e co n t e n t S .......................................................................... 5
Fr o n t pA n e l .................................................................................. 6
re A r pA n e l .................................................................................... 6
2. HA r d dr I v e In S t A l l A t I o n .................................................................. 7
3. co n n e c t I n G y o u r Ae G I S de S k t o p ........................................................... 9
4. So F t w A r e ..................................................................................... 10
Be F o r e y o u r BA c k u p ! ....................................................................... 10
eZ GI G II I n S t A l l I n S t r u c t I o n S F o r vI S t A ........................................... 11
eZ GI G II F o r wI n d o w S ................................................................ 12
cl o n I n G y o u r HA r d dr I v e w I t H dI S k cl o n e .......................................... 13
Im A G I n G y o u r HA r d dr I v e w I t H cr e A t e Im A G e wI Z A r d ............................. 18
Sm A r t -er HA r d dr I v e mo n I t o r F o r wI n d o w S ...................................... 22
mI c r o S o F t Sy n c to y ™1.4 F o r wI n d o w S ............................................ 23
Su p e r du p e r ! BA c k u p So F t w A r e F o r mA c ............................................ 24
Sy n c H r o n I Z e ! X F o r mA c .................................................................. 25
In I t I A l I Z I n G y o u r HA r d dr I v e ............................................................. 26
re F o r m A t t I n G y o u HA r d dr I v e ........................................................... 29
5. dI S c o n n e c t I n G y o u r Ae G I S de S k t o p ....................................................... 32
6. co n t A c t I n G te c H n I c A l Su p p o r t ........................................................... 33
rmA po l I c y ................................................................................... 33
wA r r A n t y co n d I t I o n S ...................................................................... 34
7. FAqS........................................................................................... 35

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1. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing your Aegis Desktop system.
Engineered for desktop and notebook applications, the Aegis Desktop offers both
eSATA & USB 2.0 external connections for a wider range of compatibility.
The Aegis Desktop is for use with SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment)
hard drives connected to any system that offers a eSATA or USB Type B port for
USB 2.0/1.1 compatibility.
Backing up your invaluable data has never been easier. The ultra-cool fan keeps
the enclosure at optimal temperatures which will extend the life of your hard drive
and data.
System Requirements
Hardware: Pentium II CPU or Apple G3 or later
128MB RAM
CD ROM or CD-RW drive
For use with SATA: Open eSATA port
For use with USB: Open USB 2.0/1.1 Port
Operating systems:
Microsoft: Windows Vista Home Basic/Premium, Ultimate & Business
Windows XP Home and Professional
Windows 2000 Professional
Mac: OS 9.2 or higher
OS X 10.2 and later

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR APRICORN PRODUCT
Aegis Desktop Enlosure
eSATA to eSATA Cable
AC Adapter
Package Contents
Apricorn Data Protection Suite
USB Cable
PC
EZ Gig II Backup & Disaster Recovery Software
SMART-ER - Hard Drive Monitor
Microsoft SyncToy® 1.4 download
Mac
ShirtPocket SuperDuper! - Backup Software
Synchronize! X - Synchronization software

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Rear Panel
eSATA Cable
Connection
AC Adapter
Connection
USB Cable
Connection
Front Panel
LED activity/
Power Indicator
Light
On/Off Switch

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2. HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION
Aegis Desktop Kit hard disk drive installation instructions (the kit is shipped
without a Serial ATA hard disk drive). If you purchased an Aegis Desktop with a
hard drive already installed, please proceed to page 9.
Please follow the steps as below for installing your HDD into the Aegis Desktop
enclosure.
1. With the logo side of the drive
down, remove the rubber pads
and screws.
2. Gently lift off the cover to
expose the existing hard drive.
(upgrade only) skip to step 5 if
you are installing a new disk.
WARNING: DO NOT TURN CASE UPSIDEDOWN ONCE THE COVER HAS BEEN
REMOVED AND THE HARD DRIVE IS STILL CONNECTED.
3. Lay the case on a at surface and slide the hard drive completely away from
the connector before gently lift it out of the case.
Slide the HDD

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4. Remove drive from bracket and
replace with new drive. 5. Place hard drive with label side up and connector side away from the
hard drive stop and replace srews.
6. Set hard drive in case and push the hdd drive rmly into connector.
7. Place the case back on the 8. Proceed to the section on
initializing, partitioning and
formatting your new hard drive.
Push the HDD

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3. CONNECTING YOUR Aegis Desktop
You have two choices for setting up your Aegis Desktop. You may use either the
eSATA to eSATA cable or the USB cable provided:
For use with the eSATA cable on a system with a pre-installed eSATA card:
1. Start by turning off your computer.
3. Connect the eSATA cable to the eSATA port at the rear of the Aegis Desktop
and the other end to an available port on your pre-installed eSATA card
4. Connect the AC adapter at the rear of the Aegis Desktop and then plug
into an available wall outlet or power strip.
5. Turn the Aegis Disktop ON using the ON/OFF switch located on the rear
panel. The indicator light will come on to let you know that the Aegis Desktop
is powered.
6. Now, power up your computer.
For use with the USB cable:
1. Connect the USB cable to the USB port at the rear panel of the Aegis
Desktop and to an available USB Port on your computer.
2. Connect the AC adapter at the rear panel of the Aegis Desktop and then
plug into an available wall outlet or power strip.
3. Turn the Aegis Disktop ON using the ON/OFF switch located on the rear
panel. The indicator light will come on to let you know that the Aegis Desktop
is powered.

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Before You Backup!
With more of your work and personal life becoming digitized, backups are essential.
Backups protect and preserve precious data, music les, digital photos, digital
videos and other important computer documents from being lost forever.
The following next few steps are recommendations to consider before backing up,
to help the process run smoothly:
1. Ensure there are no le system errors by running Windows Check Disk
(or a similar check disk utility) on your computer’s internal hard disk drive.
2. Defragment your computer’s internal hard disk drive by using
Windows
Disk Defragmenter (or a similar disk defragmenter utility).
3. Make copies of any important les or data to another drive.
4. Hard drive backups work best when done on a regular basis. Take a moment
to establish a backup plan that works for you.
Disk Clone and Disk Image will both create a full backup of your system.
Use Disk Image and create a full backup each day, week or month depending
on how critical your data is and how far back you would like to recover a
version of the les you are working with.
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.
5. Once you have decided upon your plan, proceed to the appropriate sections
in this manual to either use Disk Clone or Disk Image.
4. SOFTWARE

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EZ Gig II installation instructions for Windows Vista:
Windows Vista’s User Account Control helps stop unauthorized changes to
your computer. The User Account Control window pops up in Administrator
Approval Mode whenever a program tries to install on your Windows Vista
system. If the User Account Control window does not pop up, please skip
to the EZ Gig II installation.
When the User Account Control window pops up there will be a warning
symbol and message that reads, “A program needs your permission
to continue.” The instructions will read “If you started this program,
Continue.”
Please click the Continue button and proceed to the EZ Gig II main
installation screen.
Change the default “Power Options” for Windows Vista operating
systems:
By default Windows Vista operating system will “Turn display off” after
20 minutes and “Put the computer to sleep” after 1 hour of keyboard or
mouse inactivity. It will take more than 20 minutes to backup most of
today’s larger hard drives. If the system goes into display is turned off or
the computer goes to sleep during the backup, your backup may fail. This
will not damage your original hard drive in any way but you will have to
restart the backup. To avoid this issue change the default “Power Options”
before starting the backup on Windows Vista Systems.
From your Window Vista Start menu type “Power Options” in the “Start
Search bar” and the “Power Options” program will be listed in the results
window. Alternately you can go to Start Menu – Control Panel – Power
Options. Click on “Power Options” to launch the program. On the left
window click on “Choose when to turn off display” and make the changes
as listed below.
Turn Display Off Never
Put computer to sleep Never
Once you have completed the backup go to “Power Options” and restore
the default settings.

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EZ Gig II for Windows
1. Insert Apricorn 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.

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Read all instructions carefully before cloning. This is only a
quick overview of how to use Disk Clone in Typical Mode. For
detailed instructions including the custom options read Chapter
10 “Transferring the system to a new disk” located in the EZ Gig
II User Guide located on the Apricorn software CD that came with
your Apricorn product. Alternately if you have installed EZ GIG II
on Windows, go to: start/All Programs/Apricorn/ Apricorn EZ Gig
II/Apricorn EZ Gig II User Guide
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 Apricorn Software CD provided
with the product you purchased. If your system is running normally we
recommend that you clone your hard drive by starting up the program inside
the Windows operating system.
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.
You can also click on the Apricorn EZ Gig II icon on the Desktop.
3. On the main screen double click on the Clone Disk icon to open Disk Clone
Wizard.

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4. When you see the Welcome to the Disk Clone Wizard! screen. Click
Next to continue.
5. The Clone Mode screen will appear. Select typical 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.

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7. The Source Hard Disk screen will appear. Select the appropriate source
hard disk. The interface and disk size can be used to help identify the
correct disk number. 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.

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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 have
chosen the proper source and destination drives, then select the “Delete
partitions on the destination hard disk” button. Click Next to continue.
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source and destination drives, click the Back button to check.
10. The next screen outlines the operations that Disk Clone will perform.
Click Proceed to continue with cloning your hard disk drive.
12. The computer will reboot and the cloning process will now begin.

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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 Apricorn product from the computer. DO NOT REBOOT
THE COMPUTER WITH A CLONED HARD DRIVE IN THE Apricorn
product. To do so may alter some settings of the Windows
operating system.
13. You have completed the cloning process and now have an exact bootable
clone of your hard drive.

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Read all instructions carefully before cloning. This is only a quick
overview of how to use Create Image Wizard in Typical Mode
using the default options. For detailed instructions including
how to set the options manually read Chapter 5 “Creating
Backup Archives” located in the EZ Gig II User Guide located on
the Apricorn software CD that came with your Apricorn product.
Alternately if you have installed EZ GIG II on Windows, go to:
start/All Programs/Apricorn/ Apricorn EZ Gig II/Apricorn EZ Gig
II User Guide
Imaging your hard drive with Create Image Wizard
1. Under certain conditions, Apricorn EZ Gig II may require your
computer to reboot. Please save all work before starting Apricorn
EZ Gig II.
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.
You can also click on the Apricorn EZ Gig II icon on the Desktop.
3. Double Click on the Backup icon from the main screen to open Create
Image Wizard.

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4. This will bring up the Welcome to Create Image Wizard window. Click
Next to continue.
5. At the Partition Selection screen, select the disk or partition(s) you
would like to back up by checking the appropriate box. Click Next to
continue.
6. At the Backup Image Location window, nd your Apricorn product
(it may have the name Apricorn, and the drive letter will vary depending on
the conguration of your computer).

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7. 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 E:\Jan26 for January 26. Click Next to continue.
8. The Choose Backup Options window will open. Select Use Default
Options and then click Next to continue.
Note: For detailed instructions on how to set the options manually
read Chapter 5 “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
GIG II on Windows, go to: start/All Programs/Apricorn/ Apricorn
EZ Gig II/Apricorn EZ Gig II User Guide