EZ Upgrade NOTEBOOK HARD DRIVE UPGRADE KIT User’s Guide Attention: If your EZ Upgrade shipped with a previous version of EZ Gig II, you can download the new EZ Gig III from Apricorn’s website at: http://www.apricorn.com/ezgig Review the most current EZ Upgrade FAQ’s at: http://www.apricorn.com/support.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting to know your EZ Upgrade 4 4 4 5 Connecting your EZ Upgrade 6 6 6 7 Introduction The Package Contains System Requirements Hard Drive Installation For SATA hard drives: For PATA/IDE hard drives: Before Running the Software Before running EZ Gig III we recommend EZ Gig III instructions for Windows 7 & Vista Changing the default “Power Options” Connecting Your Hard Drive 8 8 9 9 10 Start Clone 21 22 22 22 Congratulations your Clone is Complete
Getting to know your EZ Upgrade Introduction EZ Upgrade kit is a complete hardware and software solution that makes upgrading notebook hard drives fast and easy. This kit includes everything you will need to quickly transfer all files, e-mail, settings, applications and the operating system from the hard drive in your notebook to a new SATA or PATA/IDE hard drive whether you have a Windows or Mac operating system.
Connecting your EZ Upgrade For PATA/IDE hard drives: 1 3 2 SATA SATA For Upgrades Proceed to Step 4. To permanently mount your old hard drive proceed to Step 3. PATA PATA USB Mini Port Power Port 4 Hard Drive Installation Follow these steps to install the Hard Disk into the EZ Upgrade Enclosure: Step 1 Hold the EZ UP enclosure with both hands.
Before Running the Software EZ Gig III instructions for Windows 7 & Vista After many years of use, hard drives can become cluttered with unusable file fragments and other file-system errors. Most file system errors are not immediately obvious to the user, but can be identified and repaired with a few simple steps. Although the steps below are not absolutely necessary to run EZ Gig, it’s best to try and clean-up disk errors BEFORE they are copied over to the new drive.
Connecting Your Hard Drive Creating a Bootable EZ Gig III CD Before starting the EZ Gig III software, please ensure that your new hard drive is connected to your notebook’s USB port via the EZ Upgrade. EZ Gig III automatically verifies which Apricorn upgrade product is being used. If used without one of Apricorn’s upgrade products, EZ Gig III will not work. If you downloaded EZ Gig III from Apricorn’s website, you have the option of creating a bootable EZ Gig III CD or thumb drive to use in the future.
Cloning your hard drive with EZ Gig III 1. Click the “Let’s Get Started” button to proceed. Selecting the Source Drive Once EZ Gig III has scanned for connected drives, you will be asked to select your Source Drive. This is the drive you would like to copy from and in most cases is the internal drive in your notebook. NOTE: Your computer’s internal drive will usually be denoted by the prefix IDE Select the appropriate drive from the menu and click “Next” to continue. 2.
Selecting the Destination Drive Drive Verification Once you have selected your Source Drive, EZ Gig will ask you to select your Destination Drive. This is the drive you would like to copy to and in most cases is the external drive connected to your notebook’s USB port. You are almost ready to start your clone, but before you do, EZ Gig III asks that you verify that the choosen drives are correct.
Advanced Options More Advanced Options To access additional advanced options, click on the Apricorn logo in the bottom right corner of the “Advanced Options” window Verify Copy Compares the data of source and target after copying. If verify copy is chosen, the free areas between partitions will also be copied. This option has no influence on the copying performance itself, but offers the possibility to synchronize the data of the source and target after the copying process.
Partitions HotCopy / LiveImage Allows or denies EZ Gig III access to the Windows shadow copy mechanism. If this option is deselected, EZ Gig III is not able to create copies or file images of the system volume or of volumes, which are used by other programs at the same time. When used in the Default mode, EZ Gig III will automatically resize your partitions according to the new hard drive space.
Resizing your partitions manually Start Clone To resize your partition manually: Now you’re ready! 1. Choose the “Manually” radio button on the “Advanced Options” window. Press the “Start Clone” button to start the cloning process. 2. Once this radio button is selected, click the “Apply Changes” button. The “Adjust Partitions” window (shown left) will pop up. Positions and sizes of the partitions to be copied to the Destination drive are displayed graphically in a bar.
Interupting the Cloning Process Congratulations your Clone is Complete The cloning process can be stopped at anytime using the “Stop” button. Continue cloning by clicking “Continue copying”. To stop the clone completely, select “Abort copying.” Once your clone is complete, EZ Gig III will let you know with a pop up window. To get a report of the cloning process, click the “Details” button. Aborting the Cloning Process If the cloning process aborted, a new clone must be commenced.
SuperDuper! Backup Software for Mac After the Clone 1. Insert Apricorn CD into your CD-ROM drive Once the transfer is complete, you are ready to install your new hard drive. 2. When the Apricorn CD appears on your desktop, double click to open. Turn off the laptop and disconnect the EZ Upgrade’s data and power cables. Disconnect the Laptop’s AC adapter, and remove the laptop battery to reduce the risk of damage or electrical shock. 3. Double click on the SuperDuper!.dmg icon 4.
Device Removal (Windows) Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7 1) Locate the system tray on your Windows Desktop (the system tray is the part of the taskbar that displays the date and time). 2) Click on the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon (2000, XP) or (Vista, 7) in the system tray. A dialog box will appear. Please note that in Windows Vista and 7 the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon is different. 3) Click ‘Safely Remove Mass Storage Device – Drive (D:) in the dialog box. (Your drive letter may differ).
3. How do I format my drive? For Windows 2000 and XP cut & paste or type the URL below into your Internet browser or click the link below: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=313348 For Windows Vista & 7 cut & paste or type the URL below into your Internet browser or click the link below: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Create-and-format-ahard-disk-partition 4. What is USB 2.0? USB 2.0 represents the next generation of PC peripherals and connectivity. USB 2.
EZ Gig III FAQs The below FAQs refer to cloning your hard drive with EZ Gig III only. For information on issues using Shirt Pocket SuperDuper! software for Mac, please go the ShirtPocket’s website at www.ShirtPocket.com Load errors During the start of the program, before EZ Gig III is loaded itself, a message and a progress bar will appear on the boot screen. In case of an error, one of the following error codes will be indicated here.
a hard disk is configured as slave and if a CD/DVD drive or no drive at all is connected at the same IDE channel as master. Normally, EZ Gig III can handle that, too. NOTE: If an SATA hard disk is not recognized, this can also be due to the used SATA controller. IDE controller not found There are the following three reasons why EZ Gig III has not automatically recognized an IDE controller: • The IDE controller/channel is deactivated, e.g. on an onboard IDE controller.
SafeRescue) with the help of special data recovery strategies within a proper troubleshooting run. During the troubleshooting run, the number of the indicated write errors can decrease according to the areas on the target medium, which could be recovered. Verification errors When the option Verifying is activated, EZ Gig III executes a verification run after the copying process. A verification error is counted if the data of two sectors on source and target do not correspond.
Warranty Conditions Warranty: Apricorn offers a 3 year warranty on EZ Upgrade against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use. The warranty period is effective from the date of purchase (validated by your original receipt) 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.
