SATA Wire USB 2.0 to 2.5”SATA CONNECTOR User’s Manual Attention: New security features and partition types require specific instructions that are not included in this manual. Please review the most current SATA Wire FAQ’s at: apricorn.com/support.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Getting to know your SATA Wire ................................. 4 Introduction ............................................................. Features 4 .............................................. 4 ................................................... 4 2. System Requirements ................................................... 4 Package Contents 3. Connecting your SATA Wire SATA Wire Connectors ....................................... 5 ..............................
1. Getting to know your SATA Wire Introduction: The SATA Wire is perfect for transferring data to bare drives. Use it to connect any 2.5” SATA notebook hard drive to your computer. With the help of Apricorn’s user-friendly cloning software, you can clone, image or backup your notebook drive in a snap. The Package Contains: • USB to SATA 2.5” Cable • Upgrade Suite CD • Apricorn EZ Gig II • ShirtPocket SuperDuper! Lite • Quick Start Guide 2.
3. Connecting your SATA Wire Device Installation: Installing your SATA Wire is easy. Simply connect your 2.5” SATA drive to the SATA Wire and connect the SATA Wire to your computer (shown in the figure below). Now you can upgrade your notebook drive using the Upgrade Suite CD. Instructions for upgrading your Microsoft computer are provided on the following pages. If you are upgrading your Mac, please refer to page 15. www.apricorn.
4. Software 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.
Upgrade Suite (CD-ROM boot) Upgrade Suite CD is a bootable disk with EZ Gig II data transfer utility that can copy hard drives without booting to the Windows operating system. To use Upgrade Suite as a stand-alone utility, your Computer must be able to boot from a CD-ROM, and the CD-ROM must be set as the first boot device in your computer’s System BIOS. NOTE: The System BIOS controls basic hardware functions in computer, and is the first screen that appears when booting your computer (i.e.
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.
Installation of EZ Gig II for Windows 1. Insert Apricorn Software 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.
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.
5. 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. Email 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. 6.
7. WARRANTY INFORMATION One-Year Warranty: Apricorn will warrant the SATA Wire against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for one year. 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.
8. FAQs 1. What is USB 2.0? USB 2.0 represents the next generation of PC peripherals and connectivity. USB 2.0 is the first major evolution of the Universal Serial Bus standard, which was originally designed to bring low cost connections and “plug-and-play” consumer devices to the PC world. USB 2.0 adds new functionality to your laptop, by allowing faster connections and greater flexibility without the need for upgrading your existing USB devices. 2. Why USB 2.
5. What Mac software is included with my SATA Wire? SuperDuper! is the wildly acclaimed program that makes recovery painless, because it makes creating a fully bootable backup painless. Its incredibly clear, friendly interface is understandable, easy to use. And it runs beautifully on both Intel and Power PC Macs! SuperDuper’s interface confirms all your actions in simple, clear language to ensure that the end result is exactly what you intended. 6.
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