Apricorn EZ BUS User Manual

User Guide

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Copyright © Apricorn, Inc. 2004. All rights reserved.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................. 1

2. G

ETTING TO KNOW YOUR EZ BUS ........................................ 2

A. PACKAGE CONTENTS ................................................... 2

B. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................... 3

C. REAR PANEL OF EZ BUS .............................................. 3

D. SET-UP OF THE EZ BUS .............................................. 4

3. SOFTWARE ................................................................... 5

A. BEFORE YOUR BACKUP! ................................................ 5

B. INSTALLATION OF EZ GIG II ......................................... 6

C. CONNECTING TO WINDOWS 98SE OR ME .......................... 7

D. CLONING YOUR HARD DRIVE WITH CLONE EZ ..................... 9

E. IMAGING YOUR HARD DRIVE WITH IMAGE EZ ...................... 14

F. R EFORMATTING YOUR HARD DRIVE .................................. 16

G. CRYPTAINER ............................................................. 19

H. SECOND COPY .......................................................... 20

4. DISCONNECTING ............................................................. 21

5. CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT ........................................ 22

6. RMA POLICY ............................................................... 22

7. W

ARRANTY CONDITIONS ................................................... 23

8. FAQS ........................................................................ 24

1. INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing your EZ Bus system.

EZ Bus is the ultimate portable hard drive and backup system. Its sleek,
slim, self-powered design makes it the perfect traveling companion so you
can backup or reinstall your data wherever you are.

Engineered for people on the go, EZ Bus comes with everything that you
need, including USB Cable, backup software and a heavy weight nylon travel
pouch to protect the drive and keep you organized while traveling.

With storage capacities up to 100GB you will have plenty of space to not
only back up your system, but for additional storage of all of your digital
photographs, emails, music and video fi les.

Regardless of whether you use a notebook or a desktop PC, EZ Bus is the
ideal hard drive to add additional capacity to your system. Simply plug EZ
Bus into a USB port and you’ve instantly increased the storage capabilities
of the computer.

The included award winning EZ Gig II Back & Disaster Recovery Software
is comprised of two separate programs complete protection for your entire
computer system.

Clone EZ creates an exact bootable clone of your hard drive creating a
disaster recovery backup of your system. In the even of a hard drive failure,
you can be back up and running in minutes.

Image EZ takes a snapshot of your entire system and compresses it into a
fi le half its original size, thus enabling multiple backups to a single drive.
This method saves hours of system rebuilding and is simple and easy to
use.

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2. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR EZ BUS

A. Package Contents

EZ Bus Carrying CaseEZ Bus Enclosure

USB Mini B to

USB Cable

Encryption and Synchronization Software

AC Adapter to

PS/2 Cable

EZ Gig II Software and

AC Adapter to

USB Cable

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B. System Requirements

To use the EZ Bus effectively, you will need the following minimum system
setup:

Hardware:

Pentium II 350MHz compatible process or higher
64MBs RAM
USB 2.0/1.1 or FireWire port
CD ROM drive

Operating Systems:

Microsoft:
Windows 98SE, Me
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows XP Home and Professsional

Apple:
Mac OS 9.X and later (in USB 1.1 mode only)

C. Rear Panel of EZ BUS

AC Adapter
Connection

USB Mini B
Connection

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D. Set-Up of the EZ Bus

You will need to connect two cables to the EZ Bus in order to power the
product correctly.

1. For the USB Mini B to USB connector, connect the USB Mini B side to
the open USB Mini B port on the EZ Bus and then connect the USB
connector to an open USB port on your computer.

2. For the AC Adapter, you have two choices: the AC Adapter to PS/2 cable
or the AC Adapter to USB cable. Plug the AC Adapter end into the EZ
Bus and then connect the other side of the cable into the appropriate
open port on your computer.

The set up example below uses the USB Mini B to USB Cable and the AC
Adapter to USB Cable.

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3. SOFTWARE

A. Before You Backup!

With more of your work and personal life becoming digitized, backups are
essential. Backups protect and preserve precious data, music fi les, digital
photos, digital videos and other important computer documents from being
lost forever.

Follow the next few steps before backing up to help the process run
smoothly:

1. Ensure there are no fi le system errors by running

Cleanup

hard disk drive.

2. Defragment your computer’s internal hard disk drive by using

Disk Defragmenter

3. Make copies of any important fi les or data to another drive.

4. Hard drive backups work best when done on a regular basis. Take a
moment to establish a backup plan that works for you.

For example:

a. Perform full backups (using Clone EZ, exact bootable clone of

and/or

b. Perform weekly backups (using Image EZ, compressed image

(or a similar disk cleanup utility) on your computer’s internal

(or a similar disk defragment utility).

your hard drive) at the end of each month.

of your entire hard drive or partition).

Windows Disk

Windows

5. Once you have decided upon your plan, install EZ Gig II (p. 7) and
then go to the appropriate sections in this manual to either use
Clone EZ or Image EZ.

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B. Installation of EZ Gig II:

1. Insert EZ Gig II CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2. EZ Gig II screen (shown) will pop up.

3. Click on Install EZ Gig II.

4. Follow instructions for installation.

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C. Connecting to Windows 98SE or Me

1. Close all open applications

2. Place the EZ Gig II CD into the CD-ROM drive.

3. When the EZ Gig II screen appears, click the Browse CD button.

4. Open the Drivers Folder and then open the EZ Bus Folder

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5. Open the folder for your operating system.

6. Click on fi le CY_BG to install the drivers. Follow the install wizard
to install the drivers. You will be asked to restart your computer.

7. After you reboot your computer, plug in the EZ Bus USB cable into
the open USB port.

8. After the “new hardware found” message, a sweries of windows
will show that Windows is installing the EZ Bus. Of the drive is clicking
and the new hardward wizard does not appear, plug the power cable from
an open USB port into the power port on the EZ Bus. When windows in
fi nished installing the EZ Bus, you will have access to the drive.

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D. Cloning your hard drive with Clone EZ

1. Read all instructions carefully before cloning. This is only a
quick overview of how to use Clone EZ. For detailed instructions,
read the Clone EZ manual located on the EZ Gig II CD. To clone

your hard disk drive, your computer will need to boot directly to the EZ
Gig II CD provided in the kit.

2. Turn on your computer and change the BIOS setting so that the computer
boots to the CD-ROM. Consult your computer manufacturer or

computer manual on how to make changes to the BIOS (basic
input/output system). Apricorn will not have this information.

Once you have accessed the BIOS and recorded the settings, change the

boot sequence so that CD-ROM is the fi rst selection. Save the changes
and continue with cloning your hard drive.

3. Open the CD-ROM drive. Place the EZ Gig II CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Close the CD-ROM drive. Turn off your computer.

4. Ensure your EZ Bus is connected to your computer with the USB cable
provided. Also, be sure that the AC Adapter is connected to the EZ Bus
to supply power to the unit.

5. Turn on your computer. When EZ Gig II has successfully booted, you

Next

will see the “Welcome to Apricorn Clone EZ” screen. Click
continue.

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to

6. The “Upgrade Mode” screen will appear. Select “Automatic Upgrade”

Next

and click

7. If the hard disk drive to receive the cloned data is new or blank, proceed
to step 11. If the hard disk drive to receive the cloned data either
contains data or is formatted, proceed to step 8.

to continue.

8. The “Source Hard Disk” screen will appear. Select the appropriate source
hard disk. The source hard disk is typically the old hard disk. Click
to continue.

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9. The “Destination Hard Disk” screen will appear. Select the appropriate
destination hard disk. The destination hard disk is typically your new

Next

hard disk drive. Click

10. The “Nonempty Destination Hard Disk” screen will appear when you
have selected to transfer data to a drive that already contains data. If

you need to confi rm that you have selected the proper source
and destination drives, click the Back button to check. If you

have chosen the proper source and destination drives, then select the
“Delete partitions on the destination hard disk” button. Click
continue.

to Continue.

Next

to

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11. The “Hard Disk Drives Structure” screen will appear. This screen shows
the source hard disk layout before the cloning process and the destination

Next

hard disk layout after the cloning process. Click

12. The next screen outlines the operations that Clone EZ will perform. Click

Next

to proceed with cloning your hard disk drive.

to continue.

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13. The cloning process will now begin. Do not turn your computer
off during this process. Let the process continue until you see
the congratulations screen. When the congratulations screen
appears, turn off your computer using the power button. Then
unplug the EZ Bus from the computer. DO NOT REBOOT THE
COMPUTER WITH A CLONED HARD DRIVE IN THE EZ BUS. To do

so may alter some settings of the Windows operating system.

14. You have completed the cloning process and now have an exact bootable
clone of your hard drive.

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E. Imaging your hard drive with Image EZ

1. Read all instructions carefully before cloning. This is only
a quick overview of how to use Image EZ. For detailed
instructions, read the Image EZ manual located on the EZ
Gig II CD.

2. Under certain conditions, Apricorn EZ Gig II may require
your computer to reboot. Please save all work before
starting Apricorn EZ Gig II.

3. To start EZ Gig II, click

II

and click on
of EZ Gig II. You can also click on the
the Desktop.

4. Click on the
Image EZ.

5. At the fi rst screen, select the drive or partition(s) you would like
to back up. A red line will appear under the drive or partition(s)
chosen. Click

Apricorn EZ Gig II

Create Image

Next.

Start ProgramsApricorn EZ Gig

. This will open the main screen

Apricorn EZ Gig II

icon from the main screen to open

icon on

6. This will open the Image Archive Location window. Select

hard disk

7. At the Image Archive Creation Window, fi nd your EZ Bus (it may
have the name Apricorn, and the drive letter will vary depending on
the confi guration of your computer).

and click the

Next

button.

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8. Enter the image name in the
bottom of the window. You can enter any name you wish. It might
be a good idea to use the date, such as Jan2505 for January 25

2005. Click

9. The Compression Level window will open. In this window, you can
optimize the creation of the image fi le to suit your needs. Lower
compression level increases the speed the image fi le is created.
Higher compression levels create smaller image fi les. The estimated
size and time will be located in the description section of the window.
Choose a compression level and click

Next

to continue.

File Name

Next

text box, located near the

to continue.

10. The Image Archive Splitting window will open. Select
and then click

11. The Image Archive Protection window will open. If you do not
want to password protect your image, Click

you enter a password, please remember the password for
future use. If you forget the password, you will be unable to
access the image fi le at a later date. Apricorn does not have
the ability to retrieve the password. Click

12. This will open the Image Archive Comments window. You can use
this window to write comments about the image (such as the imaging
date, computer, operating system, etc.). Click

13. This will open the Apricorn Image EZ Archive File Creation Script
window. Verify the operations listed in the white box. If there are
corrections to be made, click the
options. The selected operations will not execute until the Proceed
button is clicked. If everything is correct, you can click the
button to create the image fi le.

14. Image EZ completes the selected options, the Congratulations
screen will appear.

15. BACKUP COMPLETE!!! The EZ Bus now contains a complete image
of the selected drive or partition(s).

Next

to continue.

Next

Next

Next

Back

button to change selected

Automatic

to continue. If

to continue.

to continue.

Proceed

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F. Reformatting Your Hard Drive

Your EZ Bus’ hard drive is preformatted with the FAT32 Windows File System.
While the FAT32 fi le system is visible to the largest number of operating
systems, FAT32 does have limitations. You cannot save a fi le larger than
4GB. In Windows 2000 and XP, the partition size is limited to 32GB. The
EZ Bus will be usable in your system, however we recommend that you
reformat the hard drive in the following ways for the following operating
systems:

To Reformat in Windows 2000 or XP (NTFS File System):

Caution: Reformatting your hard drive will destroy any data on
the hard drive. Backup any data before you continue with this
operation.

1. Make sure the EZ Bus is plugged into the USB port.

2. Open

3. Right click on the EZ Bus drive and select

4. This will open the format window:

5. The drive will now be reformatted.

6. To verify the reformatting of the drive:

My Computer

a. In the

b. Use

c. Under

d. Click on the

a. Go to
Bus drive, and select

b. This will open the EZ Bus hard drive properties. The
should now read NTFS.

File system

Default allocation unit

Format options

i. Select

ii. Do not

My Computer

or

Windows Explorer

drop down box, select NTFS.

size.

:

Quick Format

.

Enable Compression

Start

button.

or

Windows Explorer

Properties

from the list.

.

Format

.

.

, right click on the EZ

File System

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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 hard
drive.

1. Make sure the EZ Bus is plugged into the USB port.

2. Disable the fi le exchange in the

a. From the

Manager

b. From the list: uncheck the on/off button next to the

Exchange

c. Click

Your Macintosh will restart and you will get the following message:

“This disk is unreadable by this computer
Do you want to initialize the disk?”

3. Enter EZ Bus into the

4. From the drop down list, select

Initialize

will appear on your desktop.

5. To confi rm that the EZ Bus hard drive is properly formatted, select the
EZ Bus drive, then Select:
drive should read Mac OS Extended.

Apple Menu

.

.

Restart

.

Name

button. After the drive is initialized the drive named EZ Bus

Extensions Manager

, select

box.

Control Panel

Mac OS Extended

File, Get Info, General Information

:

, then

Extensions

and click the

File

. The

6. You can now enable the fi le exchange extension.

a. From the

Manager

b. Check the on/off box next to

c. Click

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Restart

Apple Menu

.

.

, select

Control Panel, Extensions

File Exchange

.

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 hard
drive.

1 Make sure the EZ Bus is plugged into the USB port. The drive should

appear as a drive on your desktop.

2. Go to the “Utilities” folder and select

3. Select the drive from the list:

a. A description of the drive appears in the window.

b. Connection bus should be USB 2.0.

4. Select the

5. From the volume format drop down list, select the

6. Enter EZ Bus into the

7. Select the check box next to
you to see your EZ Bus hard drive if you boot to Mac OS 9.x

8. Click the
process.

9. Click the

10. To confi rm that the EZ Bus hard drive is properly formatted, Select the
EZ Bus drive, then Select:
OS Extended.

Erase

tab on the top of the window.

Name

box.

Install Mac OS 9 Drivers

Erase

button: An alert will appear to confi rm the erase

Erase

button to start the formatting process.

File, Get Info

Disk Utilities

. The format should read Mac

.

Mac OS Extended

. This will allow

.

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G. Cryptainer

Installation of Cryptainer:

1. Insert Cryptainer/Second Copy CD into CD-ROM drive.

2. Setup screen will pop up. Click

3. Follow instructions for installation.

4. Upon completion of installation, you can immediately run Cryptainer
LE by checking the box in the Setup Window. If you choose not to run
Cryptainer LE immediately, you can always click the

to

Programs CryptainerCryptainer LE

5. To learn how to use Cryptainer, go to
open Cryptainer.

Cryptainer

button.

Start

button and go

.

Help Help Topics

when you

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H. Second Copy

1. Insert Cryptainer/Second Copy CD into CD-ROM drive.

2. Setup screen will pop up. Click

3. Follow instructions for installation.

4. Upon completion of installation, you can immediately run Second Copy
by checking the box in the Setup Window. If you choose not to run
Second Copy immediately, you can always click the

to

Programs Second Copy 2000 Second Copy 2000

5. To learn how to use Second Copy, go to
open Second Copy.

Second Copy

button.

Start

button and go

Help Help Topics

.

when you

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4. DISCONNECTING

Windows 2000 and XP

1. Click on the
tray.

2. Follow the computer screen instructions to remove your EZ Bus
from your computer.

Macintosh

1. The drive will need to be dismounted. This can be done by dragging
the drive to the

2 Wait a few seconds. Once the LED has turned off, you can safely

remove the drive.

Safely Remove Hardware

Trash Can

.

icon in the system

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5. CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Apricorn provides the following helpful resources for you:

1. Hardware Installation Section of the User’s Guide.

2. Apricorn’s Website (http://www.apricorn.com)
This gives you the ability to check for up-to-date information.

3. Email us at [e-mail].

4. Or call the Technical Support Department at 1-800-458-5448.

Apricorn’s Technical Support Specialists are available from 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m., Pacifi c Standard Time from Monday to Friday.

6. RMA POLICY

An RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) tracking number must be issued
by Apricorn. If you need to return or replace your EZ Bus, Apricorn requires
that you perform the following steps:

1. Simply call Apricorn’s technical support department with your EZ Bus
part number and a description of the problem(s) you are experiencing.

2. If the Apricorn representative fi nds cause for a return, they will issue an
RMA number. Please write this number down.

3. Fill out an RMA authorization form with your package. The RMA form is
available on-line at

4. Please send the prepaid package to the following address, make sure
the RMA# is written on the exterior of the package:

Apricorn

RMA#: __________
12191 Kirkham Road
Poway, CA 92064

The purchaser shall be responsible for any loss or damage to the returned
product until it is received by Apricorn. Purchaser should consider obtaining
insurance with respect to shipping the product.

http://www.apricorn.com/support/rma.php.

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7. WARRANTY CONDITIONS

Three-Year Warranty:

Apricorn offers a 3-year warranty on all notebook-based products (i.e. EZ
Bus, EZ Gig Notebook Hard Drive Upgrades, CardBus cards), and 12 months
on all desktop-based products (i.e. VideoXB, EZ Bus DT) 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 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.

APRICORN WILL, AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE, REPAIR OR REPLACE
DEFECTIVE PARTS WITH NEW PARTS OR SERVICEABLE USED PARTS THAT
ARE EQUIVALENT TO NEW IN PERFORMANCE. ALL EXCHANGED PARTS
AND PRODUCTS REPLACED UNDER THIS WARRANTY WILL BECOME THE
PROPERTY OF APRICORN.

THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT EXTEND TO ANY PRODUCT NOT PURCHASED
DIRECTLY FROM APRICORN OR TO ANY PRODUCT THAT HAS BEEN
DAMAGED OR RENDERED DEFECTIVE: 1. AS A RESULT OF ACCIDENT,
MISUSE, NEGLECT, ABUSE OR FAILURE AND/OR INABILITY TO FOLLOW
THE WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THIS INSTRUCTION GUIDE:

2. BY THE USE OF PARTS NOT MANUFACTURED OR SOLD BY APRICORN;

3. BY MODIFICATION OF THE PRODUCT; OR 4. AS A RESULT OF SERVICE,
ALTERATION OR REPAIR BY ANYONE OTHER THAN APRICORN AND SHALL
BE VOID. THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.

NO OTHER WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY
WARRANTY OR MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, HAS BEEN OR WILL BE MADE BY OR ON BEHALF OF APRICORN
OR BY OPERATION OF LAW WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT OR ITS
INSTALLATION, USE, OPERATION, REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR.

APRICORN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE BY VIRTUE OF THIS WARRANTY, OR
OTHERWISE, FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE
INCLUDING ANY LOSS OF DATA RESULTING FROM THE USE OR OPERATION
OF THE PRODUCT, WHETHER OR NOT APRICORN WAS APPRISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

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8. FAQS

1. What is USB 2.0?

USB 2.0 represents the next generation of PC peripherals and connectivity.

USB 2.0 is the fi rst major evolution of the Universal Serial Bus standard,
which was originally designed to bring low cost connections and
“plug-and-play” consumer devices to the PC world. USB 2.0 adds new
functionality to your laptop, by allowing faster connections and greater
fl exibility without the need for upgrading your existing USB devices.

2. 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 fl exibility 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.

3. How much faster is USB 2.0?

USB 1.1 devices can communicate at about 12 Megabits/sec. USB 2.0
devices can communicate at speeds of up to 480 Megabits/sec.

4. The EZ Bus power LED is on, but the drive is not automatically
detected by the operating system.

The mass storage device drivers are not installed correctly or there is a

resource confl ict in the system. Use the Windows Add New Hardware
Wizard to detect the drive, or if the drive has already been installed, use
the Windows Update Device Driver Wizard. Be sure that there are no
resource confl icts in the Windows Device Manager before installing the
drive.

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5. An over current message is displayed when connecting through
a PC Card.

PC cards typically limit the amount of power available through the primary

USB cable. Therefore, the auxiliary power cable, which is included with
EZ Bus, will need to be used. The drive is connected to a non-powered
port or the power cable has been inserted into a USB connector that
cannot provide enough power to run the device. To prolong battery
life, the USB connectors on a mobile computer usually limit the amount
of bus-power they can provide to USB devices and the USB 2.0 hard
disk drive must use an additional power source to work in a mobile
computer. Attach the included auxiliary power cable to an existing USB
port ensuring the power connection is plugged in before connecting the
drive to the USB 2.0 port.

6. The computer installs the device but operates at the slower
USB 1.1 speed.

The drive is connected to a standard USB Connector on your computer

and cannot communicate using the high-speed USB 2.0 protocol. Verify
that the USB host controller supports USB 2.0 transfer rates and that
the USB host controller has the correct device drivers installed. If you
are using USB 2.0 hard disk drive on a standard USB connector on your
computer, the high-speed transfers are automatically disabled and the
USB 2.0 hard disk drive will operate as a USB 1.1 device.

7. What software is included with my EZ Bus?

EZ Bus includes EZ Gig II, Cryptainer and Second Copy 2000.

EZ Gig II

EZ Gig II software for Windows is one of the most powerful yet easy to
use backup utilities available. EZ Gig II is the second generation of the
award winning EZ Gig Data Transfer Utility. It now supports transferring
data via USB, PC Card, or internal IDE Bus. EZ Gig II is comprised of two
modules: Clone EZ and Image EZ.

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Clone EZ is ideal for users who require an exact bootable clone of
their hard drive. A cloned copy of a hard drive can be used for disaster
recovery backup, or as a hard drive upgrade. Backup: In the event of an
internal hard drive failure, Clone EZ can upload the most recent clone of
the failed hard drive from EZ Bus to a new hard drive. In an emergency
situation the hard drive in EZ Bus can be removed from the enclosure
and installed in the system with all data, applications & settings intact.
Upgrade: The software automatically copies everything from the old
drive and transfers it to the new drive. This method of upgrading is
simple and easy to use.

Image EZ takes a snapshot of your entire system and compresses it
into a fi le half its original size. This method takes up less space, thus
allowing multiple backups to a single drive. Image EZ also includes a File
Editor that allows the editing or restoration of individual fi les or folders.
Image EZ also allows a password to be assigned to a backup image,
providing security for your data. A detailed description for each image
can be entered giving the user total fl exibility to retain backups from
multiple dates, or multiple computers.

Cryptainer LE protects your data by creating multiple encrypted vaults
for all your fi les and folders. Secure your PC and ensure total privacy
with Cryptainer LE’s powerful 448 bit strong encryption without changing
the way you work. You can choose from Blowfi sh or AES encryption
algorithms. You can create a virtual drive of up to 2000 MB, that can be
loaded and unloaded as required, with a password. You can drag and
drop any kind of fi le that you wish to protect into the cryptainer drive.
Cryptainer LE’s secure e-mail module allows you to generate encrypted
fi les that can be sent as e-mail attachments.

Second Copy 2000 allows you to synchronize folder from your internal
hard drive to the EZ Bus. You can do the following:

 Simple Copy of directories and folders

 Exact Copy of directories and folders

 Move directories and folders

 PKZIP compatible compression

 Exact compression

 Two-way directory synchronization

 Archive up to 25 older versions of fi les

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8. What is the difference between “cloning” and “imaging”?

Disk Cloning is a bit for bit copy of one drive to another. In doing so, a
Clone can boot and run the operating system. The data is exactly the
same on both drives.

Disk Imaging copies the data on the drive and stores it as a fi le. This fi le
can be compressed to a smaller size to take up less space. The Image
is not bootable.

9. Is it possible to restore a single fi le from an image stored on my
EZ Bus?

Yes. EZ Gig II allows you to mount an image as a “virtual” hard drive.

You can access this “virtual” drive as if it was a physical hard drive. You
would use your
or folder and paste it on to your hard drive.

10. Why am I unable to save a fi le larger than 4GB on to my EZ
Bus?

Fat 32 has a fi le size limitation of 4GB. If you are using Windows 98
SE or ME, FAT32 is the only option you have available. If you are using
Windows 2000 or XP, you can reformat the drive to NTFS. By reformatting
the drive to NTFS, you eliminate the 4GB limitation, but you will also lose
any data stored on the drive. Either reformat to NTFS before using it for
the fi rst time, or backup the data before reformatting.

Windows Explorer

or

My Computer

and copy the fi le

11. I am unable to format my 80GB or larger EZ Bus with FAT 32 in
Windows 2000 or XP?

Windows 2000 and XP limit a FAT32 partition to 32GB. If you choose to
format the drive in a larger partition, you will need to use the NTFS fi le
system.

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