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3) Defrag old drive. 9) Double-click "Clone Disk" and follow the prompts. 2) Run "chkdsk c: /f /r" to fix any drive errors. No problems with upgrading my Dell D630 laptop with an 80GB, 5400RPM SATA drive to a 320GB, 7200RPM speedster. It took about 1 hour from start to finish to transfer 31GB. 8) Start Apricorn EZ Gig II software.
7) Connect AC Adapter from Apricorn (model AC-ADAPTER-EZUP) to enclosure.
4) Install EZ Gig II software and reboot PC.
11) Remove old drive from laptop and replace with new drive.
Here are the steps I followed: 1) Clean and disinfect data with CCleaner and Malwarebytes.
10) Shut down PC.
5) Install new drive into enclosure.
6) Connect enclosure to PC with supplied USB cable.
12) Restart.
I did some research beforehand and found that the key points to make this painless are: Prepare the old drive by doing the first 3 steps listed above and buy the AC adapter from Apricorn (which should have been included) to insure sufficient power to the USB enclosure.
I was happy with the product. It's a nice enclosure. But the kit is just a hard drive enclosure (worth about $15) and third-party software that is available free online.I recommend buying a 2.5" SATA hard drive enclosure and downloading the software yourself. You will save ~$20.Hope this helps.
Clear directions. Works just like they say it will. Installed easily. If you want to copy your hard drive, this is the way to go. Highly recommended.
Had no trouble installing the software on Windows Vista, cloning the drive through the wizard, swapping drives, and booting the new one. My HP dv6500 laptop hard drive started to make some strange noises and I was occasionally getting "Operating System Not Found" when booting up. Bought this and a Western Digital WD3200BEVT. Now I have twice the space and a faster drive (Windows Experience score for hard disk went from 4.8 to 5.4 even though both drives are 5400rpm). Great product overall.
I am very satisfied with the Apricorn Adapter after using it to upgrade my old overloaded 60GB IBM Laptop HD to a 160GB HD. I had an initial problem in which I could not get the transfer to work as described in the documentation, but a call to Apricorn Tech Support resolved the issue immediately. Because my system is an IBM Thinkpad, I had to put the new HD into the laptop and mount the old HD in the new Apricorn supplied case and make some easy changes to system setup to get the system to boot from the Apricorn supplied CD. After completing these relatively simple steps, it ran like a charm, and now I have a spare portable bootable HD (Apricorn drive case with my original drive installed) that has all my files available for use if I ever need them.
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