Apricorn EZ Bus DTS Bedienungsanleitung

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The Leader in P ersonal Storage 2 Copyright © Apricorn, Inc. 2008. All rights reserved. Windows is a registered tr ademark of Microsoft Corpor ation. All other trademarks and copyrights referred to ar e the property of their respective owners. Anytime (GB) is used in this document: One gigabyte (GB) = one bil lion bytes; accessible capacity will b[...]

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The Leader in P ersonal Storage 4 1. INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing y our EZ B us DT S system. Engineered for desktop and notebook applications, the EZ Bus Desktop family of storage & backup pr oducts has two models to choose from: USB 2.0 (EZ Bus D T) and Serial A T A/USB 2.0 (EZ Bus DT S). The EZ Bus DTS is for use with SA T A (Serial [...]

www .apricorn.com 5 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR APRICORN PRODUCT EZ Bus DTS Enclosur e EZ Bus DTS Stand Single Port eS A T A PCI Brack et eSA T A to eSA T A Cable AC Adapter AC Cable Package Contents Apricorn Data Protection Suite USB Cable PC EZ Gig II Backup & Disaster Recovery Softw are SMART -ER - Hard Drive Monitor Microsoft Sync T oy® 1.4 downl[...]

The Leader in P ersonal Storage 6 Rear Panel SA T A Cable Connection AC Adapter Connection USB Cable Connection Front Panel On/Off Switch LED activity/ Power I ndicator Light[...]

www .apricorn.com 7 2. HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION EZ Bus DTS Kit har d disk drive installation instructions (the kit is shipped without a Serial A T A hard disk drive). If y ou purchased an EZ Bus DT S with a hard drive already installed, please proceed to page 8. Please follow the steps as below for installing y our HDD into the EZ -BUS-DT S enclosur[...]

The Leader in P ersonal Storage 8 4. Replace the top co ver by inserting the tabs into the slots on the bottom of the case. 5. Screw the top cover and the hard disk drive. 6. Rotate the rubber plugs to the original positions. 7 . Y ou are now ready to use your EZ -Bus-DT S. 8. Proceed to the section on initializing, partitioning and formatting y ou[...]

www .apricorn.com 9 3. CONNECTING YOUR EZ BUS DTS Y ou have two choices for setting up your EZ Bus DTS . Y ou may use either the eSA T A to eSA T A cable or the USB cable provided: For use with the eS A T A cable on a system with a pre-installed eSA T A card: 1. Start by turning off your computer . 3. Connect the eSA T A cable to the eSA T A port a[...]

The Leader in P ersonal Storage 10 Installing the Single Port eSATA PCI Bracket Installing the Single P ort eSA T A PCI Brack et applies only for Desktop computers. The desktop computer must be equipped with a SA T A compatible motherboard, an open SA T A port and open PCI br acket insert on the case. Please consult the manufacturers documentation [...]

www .apricorn.com 11 Before You Backup! With more of your work and personal life becoming digitized, backups are essential. Backups protect and preserve precious data, music les, digital photos, digital videos and other important computer documents from being lost for ever . The f ollowing next few steps are recommendations to consider bef ore b[...]

The Leader in P ersonal Storage 12 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 Approv al Mode whenever a progr am tries to install on your Windows Vista system. If the User Account Control wi[...]

www .apricorn.com 13 EZ Gig II for Windows 1. Insert Apricorn CD into your CD-ROM driv e. 2. Setup screen will pop up. Click Install EZ GIG II button. 3. EZ Gig II installation screen will pop up. 4. Follow instructions f or instal lation.[...]

The Leader in P ersonal Storage 14 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 cam[...]

www .apricorn.com 15 4. When you see the Welcome to the Disk Clone Wizard! screen. Click Next to continue. 5. The Clone Mode screen will appear . S elect typical and click Next to continue. 6. If the hard disk drive to receiv e the cloned data is new or blank, proceed to step 10. If the hard disk drive to receiv e the cloned data either contains da[...]

The Leader in P ersonal Storage 16 7 . The Source Hard Disk screen will appear . Select the appropriate source hard disk. The interface and disk siz e 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 dis[...]

www .apricorn.com 17 9. The Nonempty Destination Hard Disk screen will appear when you hav e selected to transfer data to a driv e 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?[...]

The Leader in P ersonal Storage 18 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 unplu[...]

www .apricorn.com 19 Read all instructions carefully before cloning. This is only a quick overview of how to use Create Image Wizard in Typical Mode using the default options. For detailed instructions including how to set the options manually read Chapter 5 “Creating Backup Archives” located in the EZ Gig II User Guide located on the Apricorn [...]

The Leader in P ersonal Storage 20 4 . T his wil l bring up the W elc ome to C re ate Image Wizard window . Click Nex t to continue. 5. At the Partit ion Se lec tion sc reen, selec t the disk or par tition( s ) you would l ik e to back up by check ing the appropriate box . Click Nex t to continue . 6. At the Bac kup Image Locat ion window , nd y[...]

www .apricorn.com 21 7 . Enter the image name i n the File Name tex t box, lo cated near the bot tom of the w indow . Y ou can e nter a ny name you wish. It might b e a good idea t o use the date, such as E : Jan 26 for Janua r y 2 6. Click Nex t to continue. 8. The C hoose Bac kup Op tions wi ndow will ope n. S elec t U s e D e f a u l t O p t i[...]

The Leader in P ersonal Storage 22 9 . The Image Arc hive Comment s windo w will open. Y ou can us e this window to write comment s about the im age ( such as the i maging date, computer , operating syste m, etc. ). Cl ic k Nex t to continue. 1 0. This will op en the Apricorn Disk Image Arc hive F ile Creation Sc ript window . V e rify the operatio[...]

www .apricorn.com 23 1 2. BACKUP COMPLE TE! ! ! The Apricorn product now contains a complete image of the selec ted drive or par tition( s ) . SMART-ER Hard Drive Monitor for Windows 1. Insert Apricorn CD into CD-ROM drive. 2. Setup screen will pop up. Click SMART-ER button. 3. The SMART -ER S etup program will appear (pictured below) with a text ?[...]

The Leader in P ersonal Storage 24 Microsoft SyncToy 1.4 download Microsoft ® Sync T oy 1.4 for Windows is available as a f ree download from the Microsoft Download Center . The easy to use, customizable application helps you copy , move, rename, and delete les between f olders and computers. T o make it easy f or you to nd and download, we [...]

www .apricorn.com 25 1. Insert Apricorn CD into your CD-ROM driv e 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 scr[...]

The Leader in P ersonal Storage 26 1. Insert Apricorn CD into your CD-ROM driv e 2. When the Apricorn CD appears on your desktop , double click to open. 3. Double click on the Synchronize!X.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 [...]

www .apricorn.com 27 Initializing Your Hard Drive (self installed hard drives only) 1. T o initialize your har d drive, you will need to go to Disk Management in Windows. T o get to Disk Management in Windows 2000, XP and Vista, right click “ My Computer” and click on “Manage” in the list. If you purchased an EZ Bus Desktop that already has[...]

The Leader in P ersonal Storage 28 5. Right click on the section to the left where the drive number and red no entry sign are located. Select Write Signature . 6. There are two types of disk stor age that you can choose from: basic and dynamic. Select Basic Storage if you want to create partitions and logical drives on the disk. Select Dynamic Stor[...]

www .apricorn.com 29 7 . “Format this partition with the following settings” is selected by default. File System: NTFS is selected by default. Allocation unit size: Accept the default size Volume Label: Choose a name that is meaningful to you. Perform a Quick Format: Recommended Enabling Perf orm a Quick Format reduces the format time signic[...]

The Leader in P ersonal Storage 30 Reformatting Your Hard Drive Y our EZ Bus DTS’ s hard drive is preformatted with the FA T32 Windows File System. While the F A T32 le system is visible to the largest number of operating systems, F A T32 does ha ve limitations. Y ou cannot sav e a le lar ger than 4GB. In Windows 2000 and XP , the partition[...]

www .apricorn.com 31 To Reformat in OS 9.x: Caution: This will destroy any data on the hard drive. Backup any data before you continue with the reformatting of the EZ Bus DTS hard drive. 1. Make sure the EZ Bus D TS is plugged into the USB port. 2. Disable the le exchange in the Extensions Manager : a. From the Apple Menu , select Control Panel [...]

The Leader in P ersonal Storage 32 To Reformat in Mac OS 10: Caution: This will destroy any data on the hard drive. Backup any data before you continue with the reformatting of the EZ Bus DTS hard drive. 1 Make sure the EZ Bus DTS is plugged into the USB port. The drive should appear as a drive on your desktop . 2. Open the “ Applications” fold[...]

www .apricorn.com 33 5. DISCONNECTING Windows 2000, XP and Vista 1. Click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the system tray . 2. Follow the computer screen instructions to remove your EZ Bus DTS from your computer . T o protect against unexpected data loss, Windows veries that all les on the disk are closed before allowing the USB or Fire[...]

The Leader in P ersonal Storage 34 6. CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT Apricorn provides the following helpf ul resources for you: 1. Hardware I nstallation Section of the User’s Guide. 2. Apricorn’ s Website (http://www .apricorn.com) This gives you the abilit y to check for up-to-date information. 3. E-mail us at support@apricorn.com. 4. Or call [...]

www .apricorn.com 35 WARRANTY CONDITIONS 1-Year Warranty: Apricorn offers a 1-y ear warr anty on the EZ Bus DTS against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use. The warranty period is effective from the date of purchase either directly from Apricorn or an authorized r eseller . Disclaimer and terms of the warranties: THE WARRANT Y BEC[...]

The Leader in P ersonal Storage 36 1. What is SATA or Serial ATA? SA T A or Serial A T A (Serial Advanced T echnology Attachment) is the natural successor for the P arallel A T A interface that is commonly used today . 2. Why SATA or Serial ATA? The following are considered major f eatures of SA T A: w 150MB/s maximum transfer rate (300MB/s and 600[...]

www .apricorn.com 37 6. The EZ Bus DTS power LED is on, but the drive is not automatically detected by the operating system. a. The mass storage device drivers are not installed correctly or there is a resource con ict in the system. Use the Windows Add New Hardware Wizard to detect the driv e, or , if the drive has already been installed, use t[...]

The Leader in P ersonal Storage 38 MAC Software Includes: ShirtPock et SuperDuper! and Synchronize! X for Mac. Synchronize! X for Mac is a le synchronization and backup uti lity for personal data on Mac OS X. Synchroniz e! X will backup your personal data to another disk, so that it is safe. It can sync your home folder with a le serv er , or[...]

www .apricorn.com 39 11. Why am I unable to save a le larger then 4GB on to my EZ Bus DTS? F at 32 has a le size limitation of 4GB. If you are using Windows 98 SE or ME, F A T32 is the only option you have available. If you are using Windows 2000 or XP , you can reformat the drive to NTFS. By[...]

The Leader in P ersonal Storage 40 15. How can I prevent Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)? The following are very basic considerations for ESD prevention and you should consult your computer or mother board manufacturer’s documentation for more detailed information about taking proper ESD precautions. Avoid carpets in cool, dry areas. Leave modules [...]

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