Connecting your hard drive, Ez gig iii, Start up options – Apricorn EZ Upgrade - Universal Hard Drive Upgrade Kit User Manual
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Connecting Your Hard Drive
Before starting the EZ Gig III software,
please ensure that your new hard drive
is connected to your notebook’s USB
port via the EZ Upgrade. EZ Gig III
automatically verifies which Apricorn
upgrade product is being used. If used
without one of Apricorn’s upgrade
products, EZ Gig III will not work.
EZ Gig III
Start Up Options
Depending on how you received EZ Gig III, you have two options.
1. If you have EZ Gig III on a CD, please choose the Start option
(proceed to page 13 of this manual to continue).
2. If you downloaded EZ Gig III from Apricorn’s website, you can either
choose the Start option (go to page 13) or create a bootable EZ Gig III
CD to use in the future (go to page 12 for instructions).
Creating a Bootable EZ Gig III CD
If you downloaded EZ Gig III from Apricorn’s website, you have the
option of creating a bootable EZ Gig III CD or thumb drive to use in the
future.
To create a bootable media disk follow the appropriate directions below:
• To create a bootable CD/DVD, choose the desired drive at ‘CD/
DVD writer’ and click “Create CD/DVD”.
• To create a bootable USB key, choose the desired drive at ‘USB
medium’ and click “Make bootable”.
Follow the instructions and wait until the installation program reports
successful creation of the bootable medium.
Once you have created you bootable media device, click “Exit” and then
choose “Start EZ Gig III”.