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The Leader in Personal Storage10To change the password:Click on the “Change Password” button and a dialog box will appear. There are three elds “New

www.apricorn.com 11changes depending on drive stateWhen the Aegis Vault is in the locked state the button reads Unlock. The user or drive administrato

The Leader in Personal Storage12First, use the VaultResize program to scan for the Aegis Vault by clicking on the “Scan Bus” button. During the scan,

www.apricorn.com 133. Once in Administrative Tools, double-click on Computer Management.4. In Computer Management, nd Disk Management under the Stora

The Leader in Personal Storage14Initializing the Non-encrypted partition using Disk Management5. Identify the new drive in Disk Management, the drive

www.apricorn.com 152. A Partition Wizard will initiate. Click Next.3. Select Primary partition and click Next.

The Leader in Personal Storage164. You will then need to decide on a partition size. Enter a partition size in the box provided. Click Next. 5. Select

www.apricorn.com 176. “Format this partition with the following settings” is selected by default.File System: Choose NTFS or FAT32.Allocation unit siz

The Leader in Personal Storage188. Verify the settings you have chosen and click “Finish” to start the formatting. Formatting time may vary depending

www.apricorn.com 196. AdmINISTrATOr TOOLS & prOCEdurESAdding VaultConsole Program to a Public PartitionThe VaultConsole is a stand alone program t

The Leader in Personal Storage2Copyright © Apricorn, Inc. 2007. All rights reserved.Windows and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpora

The Leader in Personal Storage20Using the VaultResetConsole.exeThe AegisResetConsole.exe program does not show up on any menus and is only available a

www.apricorn.com 217. CONTACTING TEChNICAL SuppOrTApricorn provides the following helpful resources for you:1. Hardware Installation Section of the U

The Leader in Personal Storage22wArrANTy CONdIdITONSThree-Year Warranty:Apricorn offers a 3-year warranty on the Aegis Vault against defects i

www.apricorn.com 23FAQ’SWhy am I getting an Error Code with passwords?The password error codes can be confusing because the same code is used for two

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www.apricorn.com 3TABLE OF CONTENTS1. IntroductIon ... 4B. Software Included ...

The Leader in Personal Storage41. INTrOduCTIONThank you for purchasing the Aegis Vault.Please take the time to read this manual rst to familiarize yo

www.apricorn.com 52. GETTING TO kNOw yOur AEGIS VAuLT Minimum System RequirementsHardware: Pentium CPU II 32MBs RAM USB Port CD ROM or CD-RW

The Leader in Personal Storage63. SpECIFICATIONSEncryption BenetsReal-time AES 128-Bit hard drive encryptionEncrypts your data real-time and keeps yo

www.apricorn.com 74. AEGIS VAuLT SOFTwArEThe Aegis Vault software installs two programs into the All Programs| Apricorn|Aegis Vault Software menu, the

The Leader in Personal Storage8When the Aegis Vault is in the unlocked state the button reads Lock. Pressing the button when it reads Lock will render

www.apricorn.com 9Add User Password: This feature allows the drive administrator to create passwords for up to 3 additional users.To add a new user pa