Apricorn SATA Wire - USB 2.0 Interface to any 2.5" SAT User Manual

User’s GuideUSB 2.0 to 2.5”SATA CONNECTORSATA WireAttention: If your SATA Wire shipped with a previous version of EZ Gig III, you can download the new

10www.apricorn.comCreating a Bootable EZ Gig CDIf you downloaded EZ Gig from Apricorn’s website, you have the option of creating a bootable EZ Gig CD,

11www.apricorn.comCloning your hard drive with EZ GigClick the “Let’s Get Started” button to proceed.1. EZ Gig will then scan for connected drives. Th

12www.apricorn.comSelecting the Source Drive Once EZ Gig has scanned for connected drives, you will be asked to select your Source Drive. This is the

13www.apricorn.comSelecting the Destination Drive Once you have selected your Source Drive, EZ Gig will ask you to select your Destination Drive. This

14www.apricorn.comDrive VericationYou are almost ready to start your clone, but before you do, EZ Gig asks that you verify that the choosen drives ar

15www.apricorn.comData SelectEZ Gig’s Data Select feature provides a simple method to deselect data folders from the cloning process which is helpful

16www.apricorn.comUsing the Data Select featureThe Data Select feature shows the capacity of the:Destination Drive• Source Drive• Available Capacity•

17www.apricorn.comAnalyzing lesTo analyze the amount of space used by each of the folders, select the checkbox to the left, under the “Select Folders

18www.apricorn.comSelecting Folders to OmitTo select folders to omit, select the checkboxes to the right, under the “Select Folders to Omit” column. A

19www.apricorn.comAdvanced OptionsCompares the data of source and target after copying. If verify copy is chosen, the free areas between partitions wi

TABLE OF CONTENTSGetting to know your SATA Wire 4Introduction 4The Package Contains 4System Requirements 4Connecting your SATA Wire 5Device

20www.apricorn.comTo access additional advanced options, click on the Apricorn logo in the bottom right corner of the “Advanced Options” windowMore Ad

21www.apricorn.comHotCopy / LiveImageAllows or denies EZ Gig access to the Windows shadow copy mechanism. If this option is deselected, EZ Gig is not

22www.apricorn.comPartitionsWhen used in the Default mode, EZ Gig will automatically resize your partitions according to the new hard drive space.Howe

23www.apricorn.comResizing your partitions manuallyTo resize your partition manually:Choose the “Manually” radio button on the “Advanced Options” 1. w

24www.apricorn.comStart CloneNow you’re ready!Press the “Start Clone” button to start the cloning process. EZ Gig will keep you up-to-date with the st

25www.apricorn.comAborting the Cloning ProcessInterupting the Verication processIf you chose the “Verify Copy” option before starting the clone, EZ G

26www.apricorn.comCongratulations your Clone is CompleteOnce your clone is complete, EZ Gig will let you know with a pop up window. To get a report of

27www.apricorn.com1. Insert Apricorn CD into your CD-ROM drive2. When the Apricorn CD appears on your desktop, double click to open.3. Double click

28www.apricorn.comAfter the CloneOnce the transfer is complete, you are ready to install your new hard drive. Turn off the laptop and disconnect the S

29www.apricorn.comNOTE: To protect against unexpected data loss, Windows checks that all les on the disk are closed before allowing the USB dev

SharedMemory 20Animation 20HotCopy / LiveImage 21Avoid exclusive read access 21Partitions 22Resizing your partitions manually 23Start Clon

30www.apricorn.com1. Why does my new drive or connector look different from my old drive or connector? The rst thing you need to do is to

31www.apricorn.com5. Why USB 2.0? Modern PC peripherals can run faster and do more than the original USB designers ever dreamed. The USB stand

32www.apricorn.com10. Is it possible to restore a single le from the clone stored on my old drive?Yes. EZ Gig allows you to mount an image as a “vir

33www.apricorn.comEZ Gig FAQsThe below FAQs refer to cloning your hard drive with EZ Gig only. For information on issues using Shirt Pocket SuperDuper

34www.apricorn.comsetup. Please consult your computer manual on how to change this setting since it may be named differently according to the respecti

35www.apricorn.coma hard disk is congured as slave and if a CD/DVD drive or no drive at all is connected at the same IDE channel as master. Normally,

36www.apricorn.comLarge to smallIf the source is bigger than the target, EZ Gig will direct you to the Data Select feature. EZ Gig’s Data Select provi

37www.apricorn.comVerication errorsWhen the option Verifying is activated, EZ Gig executes a verication run after the copying process. A verication

38www.apricorn.comContacting Technical SupportApricorn provides the following helpful resources for you:1. SATA Wire User’s Guide and Quick Start Gui

39www.apricorn.comWarranty ConditionsWarranty:Apricorn offers a 1 year warranty on SATA Wire against defects in materials and workmanship under normal

4www.apricorn.comGetting to know your SATA WireIntroductionThe SATA Wire is perfect for transferring data to bare drives. Use it to connect any 2.5”

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5www.apricorn.comDevice InstallationInstalling your SATA Wire is easy. Simply connect your 2.5” SATA drive to the SATA Wire and connect the SATA Wire

6www.apricorn.comAfter many years of use, hard drives can become cluttered with unusable le fragments and other le-system errors. Most le system e

7www.apricorn.comEZ Gig instructions for Windows 7 & VistaWindows 7 and Vista User Account Control helps stop unauthorized changes to your compute

8www.apricorn.comUpgrade Suite CD is a bootable disk with EZ Gig data transfer utility that can copy hard drives without booting to the Windows operat

9www.apricorn.comConnecting Your Hard DriveBefore starting the EZ Gig software, please ensure that your new hard drive is connected to your notebook’s