Apricorn EZ-BUS-DTC 250GB User manual

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User Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. IntroductIon .............................................................. 4
A. SyStem requIrementS ............................................... 4
B. SoftwAre Included ............................................... 4
2. GettInG to know your eZ BuS dtc ................................. 5
A. PAckAGe contentS ................................................... 5
B. front PAnel of eZ BuS dtc .................................... 6
c. reAr PAnel of eZ BuS dtc ...................................... 6
3. HArd drIve InStAllAtIon for eZ BuS dtc kIt ................... 7
4. connectInG your eZ BuS dtc ....................................... 9
5. SoftwAre .................................................................. 10
Before your BAckuP! .................................................... 10
InStAllAtIon of eZ GIG II for wIndowS ......................... 11
clonInG your HArd drIve wItH dISk clone ....................... 12
ImAGInG your HArd drIve wItH dISk ImAGe ........................ 17
cryPtAIner for wIndowS .............................................. 20
Second coPy 2000 for wIndowS ................................ 21
SmArt-er HArd drIve monItor for wIndowS .................. 22
SuPerduPer! BAckuP SoftwAre for mAc ........................ 23
SyncHronIZe! X for mAc .............................................. 24
APrIcorn encryPter for mAc ...................................... 25
InItIAlIZInG your HArd drIve ......................................... 26
reformAttInG you HArd drIve ....................................... 30
6. dISconnectInG your eZ BuS dtc ................................... 33
7. contActInG tecHnIcAl SuPPort ....................................... 34
8. rmA PolIcy .............................................................. 34
9. wArrAnty condItIonS .................................................. 35
10.fAqS....................................................................... 36

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1. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing your EZ Bus DTC system.
Engineered for desktop and notebook applications, the EZ Bus Desktop
family of storage & backup products has three interfaces to choose from:
USB 2.0 (EZ Bus DT), SATA (EZ Bus DTS) and USB2.0/FireWire Combo (EZ
Bus DTC).
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. With storage capacities up to 500GB, you’ll have
plenty of space not only to back up your entire system, but for additional
storage of all of your digital photographs, emails, music and video les.
Regardless of whether you use a notebook or desktop PC EZ Bus Desktop
units are the ideal backup and storage solution to add additional capacity to
your system. Simply plug the unit into your port and you instantly increase
the storage capabilities of the computer.
A. System Requirements:
Hardware: Pentium CPU II or Apple G3 or later
32MBs RAM
USB Port or Firewire Port
CD ROM or CD-RW drive
Operating systems:
Microsoft: Windows 2000 Professional
Windows XP Home and Professional
Mac: OS 9.2 or higher
OS X 10.2 and later
B. Software Included:
Apricorn’s Data Protection Suite
PC: EZ Gig II Backup & Disaster Recovery Software
Second Copy Synchronization Software
Cryptainer Encryption Software
SMART-ER - Hard Drive Monitor
Mac: ShirtPocket SuperDuper! - Backup Software
Synchronize! X - Synchronization software
Apricorn Encrypter Utility - Encryption software

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2. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR EZ BUS DTC
Apricorn’s Data Protection Suite for PC & Mac
EZ Bus DTC Enclosure EZ Bus DTC Stand
USB Cable
4 to 6 pin FireWire Cable
AC Adapter
AC Cable
A. Package Contents
6 to 6 pin FireWire Cable

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C. Rear Panel of EZ BUS DTC
FireWire
(1394)
Connections
AC Adapter
Connection
USB
Connection
B. Front Panel of EZ BUS DTC On/Off Switch
LED activity/
Power Indicator
Light

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3. HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION FOR EZ BUS DTC KIT
Only the EZ Bus DTC Kit is shipped without a hard disk drive. If you have
purchased an EZ Bus DTC with a hard drive, proceed to section 4 (page 6).
To install your 3.5” hard disk drive, follow the instructions below:
Step 1. Pull and rotate the rubber plugs located on the side of the
enclosure.
Step 2. Gently remove the top cover from the enclosure. You should see
two cables without anything attached to them. These will connect
to your hard disk drive.
Step 3. Set your hard disk drive to Master (please consult your hard drive
manufacturer/manual), then attach the at cable and the power
cable to the hard disk drive. Gently place the hard disk drive into
the enclosure. Check to make sure the hard disk drive lines up
with the screw holes on the enclosure.

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Step 4. Replace the top cover by inserting the tabs into the slots on the
bottom of the case.
Step 5. Insert the four screws provided in the places indicated and tighten
the screws in place. Once this is complete, the top cover, hard
disk drive and bottom case will be held securely together.
Step 6. Rotate and insert the rubber plugs into their original positions to
cover up the exposed screw heads.
Step 7. You are now ready to use your EZ-Bus-DTC. You will need to
initialize your new hard drive, instructions for this are on page
17.

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4. CONNECTING YOUR EZ BUS DTC
You have two choices for setting up your EZ Bus DTC, USB or FireWire
connection:
For USB:
1. Connect the USB cable to the USB port at the rear of the EZ Bus DTC
and to an available USB Port on your computer.
2. Connect the AC adapter at the rear of the EZ Bus DTC and then plug
into an available wall outlet or power strip.
3. Push the on switch located on the front of the EZ Bus DTC. The
indicator light will come on to let you know that the EZ Bus DTC is
powered.
For FireWire:
1. Connect the FireWire cable to the FireWire port at the rear of the EZ
Bus DTC and to an available FireWire Port on your computer.
2. Connect the AC adapter at the rear of the EZ Bus DTC and then plug
into an available wall outlet or power strip.
3. Push the on switch located on the front of the EZ Bus DTC. The
indicator light will come on to let you know that the EZ Bus DTC 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.
Follow the next few steps before backing up to help the process run
smoothly:
1. Ensure there are no le system errors by running Windows Disk
Cleanup (or a similar disk cleanup utility) on your computer’s internal
hard disk drive.
2. Defragmentyourcomputer’sinternalharddiskdrivebyusing Windows
Disk Defragmenter (or a similar disk defragment 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.
For example:
a. Perform full backups (using Disk Clone, exact bootable clone
of your hard drive) at the end of each month.
and/or
b. Perform weekly backups (using Disk Image, compressed
image of your entire hard drive or partition).
5. Once you have decided upon your plan, proceed to the appropriate
sections in this manual to either use Disk Clone or Disk Image.
5. SOFTWARE

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Installation of 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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Cloning your hard drive with Disk Clone
EZ Gig II allows you to clone your hard drive from inside the window
operating system or by booting directly to the Data Protection Suite CD
provided in the kit. 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 EZ Bus DTC 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. Under New Disk Deployment on the main screen double click on the
“Disk Clone” icon to open Disk Clone Wizard.
4. When you see the “Welcome to the Disk Clone Wizard!” screen.
Click Next to continue.
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
Data Protection Suite CD

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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.

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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 conrm that you have selected the proper source
and destination drives, click the Back button to check. If you
have chosen the proper source and destination drives, then select the
“Delete partitions on the destination hard disk” button. Click Next to
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10. The “Hard Disk Drives Structure” screen will appear. This screen shows
thesourceharddisk layoutbeforethe cloningprocessandthedestination
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.

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12. 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
DTC from the computer. DO NOT REBOOT THE COMPUTER
WITH A CLONED HARD DRIVE IN THE EZ Bus DTC . 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 creating an image.
This is only a quick overview of how to use Create
Image Wizard. For detailed instructions, read Chapter 4.
Creating a partition (disk) image of the EZ Gig II manual
located on the Data Protection Suite CD.
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 Create Image 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 rst screen, select the drive or partition(s) you would like to
back up by checking the appropriate box. Click the Next button .

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6. At the Image Archive Creation Window, nd your EZ Bus DTC (it may
have the name Apricorn, and the drive letter will vary depending on
the conguration of your computer).
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 Jan2606 for January 26 2006. Click
Next to continue.
8. The Image Archive Splitting window will open. Select Automatic and
then click Next to continue.
9. The Compression Level window will open. In this window, you can
select a compression level to suit your needs. Normal compression
level increases the speed the image le is created. High or Maximum
compression levels create smaller image les. The estimated size and
time will be located in the description section of the window. Select a
compression level and click Next to continue.
10. The Image Archive Protection window will open. If you do not want to
password protect your image, Click Next to continue. If you enter a
password, please remember the password for future use. If you
forget the password, you will be unable to access the image le
at a later date. Apricorn does not have the ability to retrieve
the password. Click Next to continue.
11. This will open the Image Archive Comments window. You can use this
window to write comments about the image (such as the imaging date,
computer, operating system, etc.). Click Next to continue.
12. This will open the Apricorn Disk Image Archive File Creation Script
window. Verify the operations listed in the white box. If there are
corrections to be made, click the Back button to change selected
options. The selected operations will not execute until the Proceed
button is clicked. If everything is correct, you can click the Proceed
button to create the image le.
13. Disk Image completes the selected options, the Congratulations screen
will appear.
14. BACKUP COMPLETE!!! The EZ Bus DTC now contains a complete image
of the selected drive or partition(s).

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Installation of Cryptainer:
1. Insert Apricorn 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
by checking the box in the Setup Window. If you choose not to run
Cryptainer immediately, you can always click the Start button and go to
Programs4Cryptainer4Cryptainer
5. To learn how to use Cryptainer, go to Help4Help Topics when you
open Cryptainer.
Cryptainer for Windows