Transcend JetDrive 855 User manual

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User’s Manual
SSD Upgrade Kits for Mac
JetDriveTM 855/850/825/820
(Version 1.0)
Part 1: How to use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac
Part 2: How to install the JetDrive SSD
CAUTION!
Please take the following electrostatic discharge (ESD)
precautions during installation:
1. Work on a static-free surface
2. Wear an anti-static wrist strap

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Part 1
How to use Time Machine to back up
or restore your Mac

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Step 1
Connect a backup HDD or SSD to your Mac.
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Step 2
Open Time Machine and select the external disk as backup disk. Then check "Show Time
Machine in menu bar".

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Step 3
Select "Back Up Now" from the Time Machine menu .
Step 4
When backup is completed, you can see the summary of the backup.

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Step 5
Power off and replace your original SSD to the new JetDrive SSD.
Note: For details on how to remove the JetDrive SSD from the enclosure (if applicable),
please see Part 2.
Step 6
Power on your Mac and long press the "Option" key during startup.

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Step 7
Select the backup disk to restore your Mac OS.
Step 8
Select "Restore From Time Machine Backup" and click on “Continue”.

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Step 9
Select the external Backup disk to restore your Mac OS (same disk as in Step 7) and click
on “Continue”.
Step 10
Select a backup date and time, and click on “Continue.”

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Step 11
Choose the Destination (JetDrive) disk and click on "Restore".
*Please refer to the Apple website for more information.

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Part 2
How to install the JetDrive SSD

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Step 1
Use Time Machine®to back up your Mac®to an external storage device or to the JetDrive
portable SSD.
Note: For more details on how to backup and restore your Mac, please see Part 1.
Step 2
Use the T5 screwdriver to remove all the screws on the back cover of the enclosure.
Step 3
Open the back cover of the enclosure.