SATA Wire 3.0 USB 3.0 to 2.5”SATA CONNECTOR User’s Guide Attention: If your SATA Wire shipped with a previous version of EZ Gig III, you can download the new EZ Gig IV from Apricorn’s website at: http://www.apricorn.com/ezgig Review the most current SATA Wire FAQ’s at: http://www.apricorn.com/support.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting to know your SATA Wire HotCopy / LiveImage Avoid exclusive read access 20 20 4 4 4 4 Partitions 21 22 5 5 Start Clone Before running EZ Gig we recommend EZ Gig instructions for Windows 7 & Vista Changing the default “Power Options” 6 6 7 7 23 24 24 24 Congratulations your Clone is Complete 25 Connecting Your Hard Drive 8 SuperDuper! Backup Software for Mac 26 After the Clone 27 27 28 SATA Wire FAQs 29 EZ Gig FAQs 32 Contacting Tec
Getting to know your SATA Wire Connecting your SATA Wire Introduction Device Installation 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 or backup your notebook drive in a snap. The Package Contains Installing your SATA Wire is easy. Simply connect your 2.
Before Running the Software EZ Gig 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 Before starting the EZ Gig software, please ensure that your new hard drive is connected to your notebook’s USB port via one of Apricorn’s Upgrade products listed on the previous page. Creating a Bootable EZ Gig CD If you downloaded EZ Gig from Apricorn’s website, you have the option of creating a bootable EZ Gig CD or thumb drive to use in the future.
Cloning your hard drive with EZ Gig Selecting the Source Drive 1. Click the “Let’s Get Started” button to proceed. Once EZ Gig 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. 2. EZ Gig will then scan for connected drives. This may take a few moments. NOTE: Your computer’s internal drive will usually be denoted by the prefix AHCI or IDE.
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 asks that you verify that the choosen drives are correct.
Data Select Using the Data Select feature EZ Gig’s Data Select feature provides a simple method to deselect data folders from the cloning process which is helpful when migrating from a large HDD to a smaller SSD and perfect for creating a Boot Disk. This gives you the option to run your OS and applications from a fast, smaller SSD boot drive, while keeping your documents and media files on your original hard drive.
Selecting Folders to Omit Analyzing files To analyze the amount of space used by each of the folders, select the checkbox to the left, under the “Select Folders to Analyze” column. EZ Gig will then analyze the space used in the ajoining “Space Used” column. To select folders to omit, select the checkboxes to the right, under the “Select Folders to Omit” column. Any selection from this column will automatically be reflected in an updated amount for the “Available Capacity” value.
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 access to the Windows shadow copy mechanism. If this option is deselected, EZ Gig 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 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 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 SATA Wire with hard drive. 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).
5. Why USB 2.0? Modern PC peripherals can run faster and do more than the original USB designers ever dreamed. The USB standard was upgraded to keep pace with the rapid advances in technology, and the explosion of new consumer devices. USB 2.0 host controllers add the faster speeds and greater flexibility than these new devices require. USB 2.0 will allow your computer to connect to the newest USB devices: High-Speed Video and Ethernet, ultra-fast scanners and disk drives, etc. 6. How much faster is USB 2.
EZ Gig FAQs The below FAQs refer to cloning your hard drive with EZ Gig 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 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 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 has not automatically recognized an IDE controller: • The IDE controller/channel is deactivated, e.g. on an onboard IDE controller.
Verification errors When the option Verifying is activated, EZ Gig 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. Furthermore, read errors, which occur during the verification run in one or both of the areas to be compared, are also counted as verification errors.
Warranty Conditions Warranty: Apricorn offers a 1 year warranty on SATA Wire 3.0 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.
