User Guide T he L eader in P ersonal S torage
Copyright © Apricorn, Inc. 2008. All rights reserved. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and copyrights referred to are the property of their respective owners. Anytime (GB) is used in this document: One gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes; accessible capacity will be less and actual capacity depends on the operating environment and formatting.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction ................................................................................ 4 System Requirements ...................................................................... 4 Getting product............................................... 5 Package Contents .......................................................................... 5 Front Panel .................................................................................. 6 Rear Panel ........................
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 two models to choose from: USB 2.0 (EZ Bus DT) and Serial ATA/USB 2.0 (EZ Bus DTS). The EZ Bus DTS is for use with SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) hard drives and 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.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR APRICORN PRODUCT Package Contents 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 Apricorn Data Protection Suite EZ Bus DTS Stand EZ Bus DTS Enclosure eSATA to eSATA Cable Single Port eSATA PCI Bracket USB Cable AC Adapter AC Cable www.apricorn.
Front Panel On/Off Switch LED activity/ Power Indicator Light Rear Panel USB Cable Connection 6 The Leader in Personal Storage SATA Cable Connection AC Adapter Connection
2. HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION 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. www.apricorn.
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.
3. CONNECTING YOUR EZ BUS DTS You have two choices for setting up your EZ Bus DTS. 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 EZ Bus DTS and the other end to an available port on your pre-installed eSATA card 4.
Installing the Single Port eSATA PCI Bracket Installing the Single Port eSATA PCI Bracket applies only for Desktop computers. The desktop computer must be equipped with a SATA compatible motherboard, an open SATA port and open PCI bracket insert on the case. Please consult the manufacturers documentation for compatibility and instructions on how to open the case and find the appropriate port.
4. SOFTWARE Before You Backup! With more of your work and personal life becoming digitized, backups are essential. Backups protect and preserve precious data, music files, 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.
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.
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. www.apricorn.
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.
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. www.apricorn.
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.
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. Note: If you need to confirm that you have selected the proper source and destination drives, click the Back button to check. 10. The next screen outlines the operations that Disk Clone will perform.
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.
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.
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, find your Apricorn product (it may have the name Apricorn, and the drive letter will vary depending on the configuration 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 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.
9. The Image Archive Comments window will open. You can use this window to write comments about the image (such as the imaging date, computer, operating system, etc.). Click Next to continue. 10. 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.
12. BACKUP COMPLETE!!! The Apricorn product now contains a complete image of the selected drive or partition(s). SMART-ER Hard Drive Monitor for Windows 1. Insert Apricorn CD into CD-ROM drive. 2. Setup screen will pop up. Click SMART-ER button. 3. The SMART-ER Setup program will appear (pictured below) with a text file containing your serial number. Click 4. The License Agreement Dialog appears. Please read through first and Click if you accept the terms. 5.
Microsoft SyncToy 1.4 download ® Microsoft SyncToy 1.4 for Windows is available as a free download from the Microsoft Download Center. The easy to use, customizable application helps you copy, move, rename, and delete files between folders and computers. To make it easy for you to find and download, we have created a link that is accessible from the Apricorn Software CD.
SuperDuper! Backup Software for Mac 1. Insert Apricorn CD into your CD-ROM drive 2. When the Apricorn CD appears on your desktop, double click to open. 3. Double click on the SuperDuper!.dmg icon 4. This will open the package and mount a drive on your desktop. 5. Open this drive by clicking on the newly created disk icon. The below window will open on your screen. 6. To install SuperDuper! drag SuperDuper! icon to Applications and run. 7.
Synchronize! X for Mac 1. Insert Apricorn CD into your CD-ROM drive 2. When the Apricorn CD appears on your desktop, double click to open. 3. Double click on the Synchronize!X.dmg icon 4. This will open the package and mount a drive on your desktop. 5. Open this drive by clicking on the newly created disk icon. The below window will open on your screen. 6. To install Synchronize! X drag Synchronize! X icon to Applications and run. 7.
Initializing Your Hard Drive (self installed hard drives only) 1. To initialize your hard drive, you will need to go to Disk Management in Windows. To get to Disk Management in Windows 2000, XP and Vista, right click “My Computer” and click on “Manage” in the list. If you purchased an EZ Bus Desktop that already has a hard drive, you do not need to use this section because the drive is already formatted for FAT32. 2. Double-click on Computer Management. 3.
5. Right click on the section to the left where the drive number and red no entry sign are located. Select Write Signature. 6. There are two types of disk storage that you can choose from: basic and dynamic. Select Basic Storage if you want to create partitions and logical drives on the disk. Select Dynamic Storage if you want to create simple volumes (dynamic disks cannot access MS-DOS or Microsoft Windows 98 or earlier versions).
7. “Format this partition with the following settings” is selected by default. File System: Allocation unit size: Volume Label: NTFS is selected by default. Accept the default size Choose a name that is meaningful to you. Perform a Quick Format: Recommended Enabling Perform a Quick Format reduces the format time significantly.
Reformatting Your Hard Drive Your EZ Bus DTS’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.
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 DTS hard drive. 1. Make sure the EZ Bus DTS 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.
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 DTS hard drive. 1 Make sure the EZ Bus DTS is plugged into the USB port. The drive should appear as a drive on your desktop. 2. Open the “Applications” folder on your hard drive, 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.
5. DISCONNECTING Windows 2000, XP and Vista 1. Click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the system tray. 2. Follow the computer screen instructions to remove your EZ Bus DTS from your computer. To protect against unexpected data loss, Windows verifies that all files on the disk are closed before allowing the USB or FireWire device to be removed. If you receive an error message that says “The device cannot be stopped right now. Try stopping the device again later.
6. CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT Apricorn provides the following helpful resources for you: 1. Hardware Installation Section of the User’s Guide. 2. Apricorn’s Website (http://www.apricorn.com) This gives you the ability to check for up-to-date information. 3. E-mail us at support@apricorn.com. 4. Or call the Technical Support Department at 1-800-458-5448. Apricorn’s Technical Support Specialists are available from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time from Monday through Friday.
WARRANTY CONDITIONS 1-Year Warranty: Apricorn offers a 1-year warranty on the EZ Bus DTS against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use. The warranty period is effective from the date of purchase either directly from Apricorn or an authorized reseller. Disclaimer and terms of the warranties: The warranty becomes effective on the date of purchase and must be verified with your sales receipt or invoice displaying the date of product purchase.
7. FAQs 1. What is SATA or Serial ATA? SATA or Serial ATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) is the natural successor for the Parallel ATA interface that is commonly used today. 2. Why SATA or Serial ATA? The following are considered major features of SATA: w 150MB/s maximum transfer rate (300MB/s and 600MB/s planned for the future).
6. The EZ Bus DTS power LED is on, but the drive is not automatically detected by the operating system. a. The mass storage device drivers are not installed correctly or there is a resource conflict in the system. Use the Windows Add New Hardware Wizard to detect the drive, or, if the drive has already been installed, use the Windows Update Device Driver Wizard. Be sure that there are no resource conflicts in the Windows Device Manager before installing the drive. b. Or you may need to partition your drive.
MAC Software Includes: ShirtPocket SuperDuper! and Synchronize! X for Mac. Synchronize! X for Mac is a file synchronization and backup utility for personal data on Mac OS X. Synchronize! X will backup your personal data to another disk, so that it is safe. It can sync your home folder with a file server, or your PowerBook, or a FireWire disk, so that the newest files are in both locations.
11. Why am I unable to save a file larger then 4GB on to my EZ Bus DTS? Fat 32 has a file size limitation of 4GB. If you are using Windows 98 SE or ME, FAT32 is the only option you have available. If you are using Windows 2000 or XP, you can reformat the drive to NTFS. By reformatting the drive to NTFS, you eliminate the 4GB limitation, but you will also lose any data stored on the drive. Either reformat to NTFS before using it for the first time, or backup the data before reformatting. 12.
15. How can I prevent Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)? The following are very basic considerations for ESD prevention and you should consult your computer or mother board manufacturer’s documentation for more detailed information about taking proper ESD precautions. • Avoid carpets in cool, dry areas. Leave packaging until ready to be installed.
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