Apricorn EZ-BUS-DTS 1TB User manual

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User Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. IntroductIon .................................................................................... 4
GettInG to know your eZ Bus dts ................................................... 5
PackaGe contents ........................................................................... 5
system requIrements ....................................................................... 6
rear Panel of eZ Bus dts .............................................................. 6
2. Hard drIve InstallatIon for eZ Bus dts kIt ...................................... 7
3. connectInG your eZ Bus dts ........................................................... 9
4. 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
InItIalIZInG your Hard drIve ............................................................. 23
reformattInG you Hard drIve ........................................................... 27
5. contactInG tecHnIcal suPPort ........................................................... 28
rma PolIcy ................................................................................... 28
warranty condItIons ...................................................................... 29
6. faqs........................................................................................... 30

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1. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing your EZ Bus DTS 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), Serial ATA (EZ Bus DTS) and USB2.0/Firewire Combo (EZ Bus DTC).
The EZ Bus DTS is for use with SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment)
hard drives. The kit comes with Data Protection Suite with EZ Gig II backup and
disaster recovery software, Second Copy 2000 Synchronizing software, Cryptainer
Encryption software and SMART-ER - Hard Drive Monitor.
Go to the FAQ’s for details about the software included EZ Bus DTS.
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.

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR EZ BUS DTS
EZ Bus DTS Enclosure EZ Bus DTS Stand
SATA to eSATA Cable SATA to SATA Cable
AC Adapter AC Cable
Package Contents
PC
EZ Gig II Backup & Disaster Recovery
Software
Second Copy Synchronization Software
Cryptainer Encryption Software
SMART-ER - Hard Drive Monitor
Apricorn Data Protection Suite

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Rear Panel of EZ BUS DTS
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
In order to use your EZ Bus DTS you should have:
Hardware:
Pentium II compatible processor or higher
64MBs RAM
SATA or eSATA port or SATA PCI card installed
CD-RW drive
Operating systems:
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows XP Home and Professional
SATA Cable
Connection
AC Adapter
Connection

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HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION FOR EZ-BUS-DTS
EZ Bus DTS Kit hard disk drive installation instructions (the kit is shipped without
a Serial ATA hard disk drive). If you purchased an EZ Bus DTS with a hard drive
already installed, please proceed to page 8.
Please follow the steps as below for installing your HDD into the EZ-BUS-DTS
enclosure.
1. Pull and rotate the rubber
plugs.
2. Gently lift the top cover.
3. Attach the cable to the hard disk drive.

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4. Replace the top cover by
inserting the tabs into the slots
on the bottom of the case.
5. Screw the top cover and the
hard disk drive.
6. Rotate the rubber plugs to the
original positions.
7. You are now ready to use your
EZ-Bus-DTS.
8. Proceed to the section on initializing, partitioning and formatting your new
hard drive.

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3. CONNECTING YOUR EZ BUS DTS
It is very simple to set up your EZ Bus DTS connection:
1. Start by turning off your computer.
Caution: Never connect or disconnect your EZ Bus DTS while your computer
is powered on.
2. Depending on the type of port (SATA or eSATA) your computer has choose
the appropriate SATA cable.
3. Now connect the SATA end of the cable to the SATA port at the rear of the
EZ Bus DTS and the other end to an available (SATA or eSATA) port on your
computer.
4. Connect the AC adapter at the rear of the EZ Bus DTS and then plug into
an available wall outlet or power strip.
5. Push the on switch located on the front of the EZ Bus DTS. The indicator
light will come on to let you know that the EZ Bus DTS is powered.
6. Now, power up your computer.
Caution: Never connect or disconnect your EZ Bus DTS while
your computer is powered on.

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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. Defragment your computer’s internal hard disk drive by using
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.
4. 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 DTS 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 continue.

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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.

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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 DTS from the computer.
DO NOT REBOOT THE COMPUTER WITH A CLONED HARD DRIVE
IN THE EZ Bus DTS. 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 DTS (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 DTS 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