Apricorn DriveWire - Universal Hard Drive Adapter User Manual Page 1

User’s GuideUNIVERSAL HARD DRIVE ADAPTERAttention: If your DriveWire shipped with a previous version of EZ Gig III, you can download the new EZ Gig IV

1819www.apricorn.comwww.apricorn.comAdvanced OptionsCompares the data of source and target after copying. If verify copy is chosen, the free areas bet

2021www.apricorn.comwww.apricorn.comHotCopy / LiveImageAllows or denies EZ Gig access to the Windows shadow copy mechanism. If this option is deselect

2223www.apricorn.comwww.apricorn.comResizing your partitions manuallyTo resize your partition manually:1. Choose the “Manually” radio button on the “

2425www.apricorn.comwww.apricorn.comAborting the Cloning ProcessInterupting the Verication processIf you chose the “Verify Copy” option before starti

2627www.apricorn.comwww.apricorn.com1. Insert Apricorn CD into your CD-ROM drive2. When the Apricorn CD appears on your desktop, double click to ope

2829www.apricorn.comwww.apricorn.comNOTE: To protect against unexpected data loss, Windows checks that all les on the disk are closed before allowing

3031www.apricorn.comwww.apricorn.com3. How do I format my drive?For Windows 2000 and XP cut & paste or type the URL below into your Internet brow

3233www.apricorn.comwww.apricorn.com13. What is master mode?Master mode is a jumper setting that only applies to 3.5” IDE/PATA hard drive or CD/DVD Op

3435www.apricorn.comwww.apricorn.comsetup. Please consult your computer manual on how to change this setting since it may be named differently accordi

3637www.apricorn.comwww.apricorn.comLarge to smallIf the source is bigger than the target, EZ Gig will direct you to the Data Select feature. EZ Gig’s

TABLE OF CONTENTSGetting to know your DriveWire 4Introduction 4The Package Contains 4System Requirements 4Connecting your DriveWire 5Before

3839www.apricorn.comwww.apricorn.comContacting Technical SupportApricorn provides the following helpful resources for you:1. DriveWire User’s Guide a

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45www.apricorn.comwww.apricorn.comGetting to know your DriveWireIntroductionThe DriveWire can be used to connect any 2.5” or 3.5” hard drive to your c

67www.apricorn.comwww.apricorn.comAfter many years of use, hard drives can become cluttered with unusable le fragments and other le-system errors. M

89www.apricorn.comwww.apricorn.comConnecting Your Hard DriveBefore starting the EZ Gig software, please ensure that your new hard drive is connected t

1011www.apricorn.comwww.apricorn.comCloning your hard drive with EZ Gig1. Click the “Let’s Get Started” button to proceed.2. EZ Gig will then scan f

1213www.apricorn.comwww.apricorn.comSelecting the Destination Drive Once you have selected your Source Drive, EZ Gig will ask you to select your Desti

1415www.apricorn.comwww.apricorn.comData SelectEZ Gig’s Data Select feature provides a simple method to deselect data folders from the cloning process

1617www.apricorn.comwww.apricorn.comAnalyzing lesTo analyze the amount of space used by each of the folders, select the checkbox to the left, under t