User manual APRICORN XTREME UPGRADE

[. . . ] Xtreme Upgrade HIGH PERFORMANCE NOTEBOOK HARD DRIVE UPGRADE KIT User's Guide Attention: If your Xtreme Upgrade shipped with a previous version of EZ Gig II, you can download the new EZ Gig III from Apricorn's website at: http://www. apricorn. com/ezgig Review the most current Xtreme Upgrade FAQ's at: http://www. apricorn. com/support. php TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting to know your Xtreme Upgrade Introduction The Package Contains System Requirements 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 Connecting your Xtreme Upgrade Hard Drive Installation For SATA hard drives: For PATA/IDE hard drives: Before Running the Software Before running EZ Gig III we recommend EZ Gig III instructions for Windows 7 & Vista Changing the default "Power Options" Upgrade Suite (CD-ROM boot) To start EZ Gig III directly from the CD-ROM Connecting Your Hard Drive EZ Gig III Start Up Options Creating a Bootable EZ Gig III CD Cloning your hard drive with EZ Gig III Selecting the Source Drive Selecting the Destination Drive Speed Test Drive Verification Advanced Options Verify Copy Copy Free Areas SmartCopy Media Direct (Dell) More Advanced Options FastCopy SafeRescue CachedMemory SharedMemory Animation HotCopy / LiveImage Avoid exclusive read access Partitions Resizing your partitions manually 20 21 22 23 23 23 24 25 26 26 27 28 31 31 31 31 32 32 32 32 32 33 33 33 33 34 34 34 34 34 35 36 36 37 Start Clone Interupting the Cloning Process Aborting the Cloning Process Interupting the Verification process Congratulations your Clone is Complete SuperDuper!Backup Software for Mac After the Clone Using the Xtreme Upgrade as a external backup drive Device Removal (Windows) Xtreme Upgrade FAQs EZ Gig III FAQs Load errors Error #5002 and `Disk error' Keyboard and mouse General problems Slowed down system Read, write and verification errors IDE/ATA/SATA Hard disk not recognized IDE controller not found Source & Destination Size Differences Equal Size Small to large Large to small Automatic troubleshooting Intensive reading/writing Read errors Write errors Verification errors Contacting Technical Support RMA Policy Warranty Conditions Getting to know your Xtreme Upgrade Introduction Want to increase your notebook's performance?Apricorn's Xtreme Upgrade is a complete hardware and software solution that makes upgrading notebook hard drives fast and easy. This kit includes everything you will need to quickly transfer all files, e-mail, settings, applications and the operating system from the hard drive in your notebook to a new SATA hard drive whether you have a Windows or Mac operating system. [. . . ] Reformat the old hard drive (See FAQ #4 on page 29 of this manual for a link to the Microsoft website with complete instructions for both XP, Vista & 7) 4. Follow instructions in the appropriate section of this manual for Cloning to create a full bootable backup or just use the drive for external storage. 26 www. apricorn. com 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. 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. 4) Wait for few seconds until the system prompts `The hard disk storage device can now be safely removed from the system. " Click OK, and then unplug the Xtreme Upgrade. NOTE: To protect against unexpected data loss, Windows checks that all files on the disk are closed before allowing the USB device to be removed. If you receive an error message that says "The device cannot be stopped right now. Try stopping the device again later. " Close all Windows and Programs that are using files from the Drive, then repeat the procedure. www. apricorn. com 27 Xtreme Upgrade FAQs 1. Why does my new drive or connector look different from my old drive or connector?The first thing you need to do is to determine if you bought the right drive. There are now two standards for 2. 5" laptop hard drives, Serial ATA (SATA) and Parallel ATA (PATA). Check with your manufacturer for the drive specifications and compare it to the specifications on the drive you purchased. All SATA drive connectors should look exactly the same. Use Apricorn's hard drive configurator at www. apricorn. com to make sure you are getting the correct drive for your laptop or notebook computer. The most frequent question about hard drive connectors involve PATA hard drives. If your laptop uses a PATA hard drive, it may have a translation board or adapter on the connector. All 2. 5" laptop PATA hard drives use the same type of connector (male 44 pins). Laptop manufacturers may use a translation board or adapter to connect the drive to the computer. This adapter can be removed and placed on the new drive. It will look like it is actually part of the old drive, but it can be removed. Removing the translation board or adapter Take the old drive and turn it upside down so the board is face up and the connector end is away from you, using your fingernail or fingertips, work the one side of the connector up slightly and then the other. Be patient you want to make gradual progress until you start to see the gold pins (between the drive and the connector), at that point you can pull the connector "straight" off the end of the pins. [. . . ] to 5:00 p. m. , Pacific Standard Time from Monday through Friday. RMA Policy An RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) tracking number must be issued by Apricorn. If you need to return or replace your upgrade kit, Apricorn requires that you perform the following steps: 1. Simply call Apricorn's technical support department with your upgrade kit part number and a description of the problem(s) you are experiencing. If the Apricorn representative finds cause for a return, they will issue an RMA number. [. . . ]