User Guide

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CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 6
1.1 What is Apricorn EZ Gig II? .......................................................................................6
1.2 What is a disk image? ...............................................................................................6
1.3 Software usage terms and conditions .........................................................................7
CHAPTER 2. INSTALLATION AND OPERATION....................................................................... 8
2.1 System requirements ................................................................................................8
2.2 Apricorn EZ Gig II installation ....................................................................................8
2.3 Running Apricorn EZ Gig II........................................................................................8
2.4 Removing the program..............................................................................................9
CHAPTER 3. GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION................................................................ 10
3.1 Main program window............................................................................................. 10
CHAPTER 4. CREATING A PARTITION (DISK) IMAGE.......................................................... 13
4.1 Selecting partitions ................................................................................................. 13
4.2 Selecting image location.......................................................................................... 13
4.3 Selecting image file size .......................................................................................... 14
4.4 Selecting data compression level.............................................................................. 15
4.5 Protecting images with passwords............................................................................ 16
4.6 Providing comments ............................................................................................... 17
4.7 Image creation script .............................................................................................. 18
4.8 Selecting image creation priority .............................................................................. 19
CHAPTER 5. RESTORING A DISK (PARTITION) FROM AN IMAGE ....................................... 20
5.1 Selecting an image to restore from........................................................................... 20
5.2 Checking image integrity before restoration .............................................................. 21
5.3 Selecting a partition to restore ................................................................................. 21
5.4 Selecting a location to restore to.............................................................................. 22
5.5 Selecting partition type ........................................................................................... 23
5.6 Selecting a file system............................................................................................. 24
5.7 Selecting restored partition size ............................................................................... 25
5.8 Assigning a letter to a partition ................................................................................ 26
5.9 Checking file system integrity .................................................................................. 26
5.10 Restoring several partitions at once.......................................................................... 27
5.11 Restoration script ................................................................................................... 28
CHAPTER 6. BROWSING AND RESTORING INDIVIDUAL FILES........................................... 29
6.1 Connecting a virtual disk ......................................................................................... 29
6.1.1 Selecting an image .................................................................................................................. 29
6.1.2 Selecting partitions to connect and letter assignmen ................................................................. 30
6.2 Unplugging a virtual disk ......................................................................................... 30
CHAPTER 7. TRANSFERRING THE SYSTEM TO A NEW DISK................................................ 31
7.1 General information ................................................................................................ 31
7.2 Security ................................................................................................................. 32
7.3 Executing transfers ................................................................................................. 32
7.3.1 Selecting transfer mode ........................................................................................................... 32
7.3.2 Selecting source disk ............................................................................................................... 33
7.3.3 Selecting destination disk......................................................................................................... 33
7.3.4 Partitioned destination disk ...................................................................................................... 34
7.3.5 Old and new disk partition layou s ............................................................................................ 35
7.3.6 Cloning script .......................................................................................................................... 36
7.4 Cloning with manual partitioning.............................................................................. 36
7.4.1 Old and new disk partition layou s ............................................................................................ 36
CHAPTER 8. OTHER OPERATIONS........................................................................................ 38
8.1 Checking images .................................................................................................... 38