Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product EZ Gig Apricorn
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W ar r anty Inf or ma tion W arranty Three-Y ear W arranty (on hard drive): Apricorn of fers a 3-year warranty on all notebook-based products (i.e. EZ Gig Notebook Hard Drive Upgrades, CardBus cards), and 12 months on all desktop-based products (i.e. V ideoxb, S toragexb) against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use.
EZ-GIG is licensed and owned by Apricorn © 1997-2003 - All rights reserved. Manual Ver . 1.5 T able of Contents Introduction........................................................................ 1 Contents List .....................................
Intr oduction Congratulations on your purchase of the EZ-GIG Data T ransfer Utility Kit. Apricorn’s EZ-GIG allows you to easily upgrade your notebook computer ’s hard drive by plugging one end of EZ-GIG into your PCMCIA slot, and the other into your new hard drive.
Bef ore Using EZ-GIG Before using EZ-GIG , it is important to perform the following tasks: - Backup the data on your original hard drive(s). - Check for file system errors by running ScanDisk (through mode) or any disk utility program.
Cha pter 1: EZ-GIG Installa tion Important : If you do not have access to a floppy drive and two hard drives at the same time, or your system accesses the floppy drive through the PCMCIA slot, such as the Toshiba Libretto 70/100CT, go to Appendix A. 1) Turn the notebook power OFF.
4 Figure 4 Chapter 1: EZ-GIG Installation Below is an example of what will be displayed on your screen: Source Drive: Destination Drive Internal, Primary IDE, Master External, PCMCIA Socket0, Master TOSHIBA MK2104MAV IBM-DCXA-21000 Serial number: 77S50007 Serial number: PR2PRB00826 Firmware rev: E4.
Cha pter 2: Exter nal Har d Driv e EZ-GIG PC Card & Cable can also be used as an external storage device. The following Operating Systems are supported: Win 95, 98, ME, 2000, NT . Windows 95 1) T urn notebooks power OFF . (Make sure it’s not in resume or suspend mode).
Cha pter 3: Desktop Installation Setting up your Hard Drive: 1. Run a disk utility on all partitions on the source hard drive to check for file system errors. T urn the computer power off. 2. Att ach your new hard drive to a new IDE Cable (not provided) and connect the hard drive cable to the secondary IDE connector on the motherboard.
1) Inser t the ne w hard driv e into the notebook’s har d drive int ernal compartment. Hard Driv e Installation instructions are located on the EZ-GIG sof tw are diskett e (A:/installs.htm), if you do no t see your par ticular not ebook listed ref er to y our computer’s user guide.
A ppendix B: Utilities Menu The EZ-GIG Software has a wide array of options and every user can customize the software to their individual needs. T o use the Utilities Menu, press <Ctrl- U> when prompted to begin transfer .
If you are experiencing any difficulties with EZ-GIG , go to our website, www .apricorn.com for up-to-date troubleshooting and F AQ’s information. Getting beyond the A T A 8.4GB limit The current A T A interface uses 28 bit addressing. Unfortunately , most system BIOS’s use 24 bit addressing which only allow a 8.
A ppendix C: T echnical Suppor t Infor mation This section of the manual will give you instructions on how to obtain tech- nical information and support for your EZ-GIG product. Before Y ou Cont act T echnical Support Apricorn is committed to providing you comprehensive technical support.
An important point after buying a device Apricorn EZ Gig (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Apricorn EZ Gig yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Apricorn EZ Gig - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Apricorn EZ Gig you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Apricorn EZ Gig will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Apricorn EZ Gig, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Apricorn EZ Gig.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Apricorn EZ Gig. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Apricorn EZ Gig along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
