Apricorn EZ-UP-UNIVERSAL EZ Upgrade Universal Notebook Hard Drive Upgrade Kit
by APRICORN MASS STORAGE
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Manufacturer: APRICORN MASS STORAGEAudio: English (Original Language)
Model: EZ-UP-UNIVERSAL
Product features:
- USB 2.0 external hard drive enclosure for Windows 2000 and XP
- Backup software compresses data to less than 1/2 its original size
- Password protection for backup images
- Includes data transfer utility for Windows, USB aux power cable, USB cable, and quick start guide
- 3-year limited warranty
- Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500 GB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 2.5 Inch, 8 MB Cache, 5400 RPM SATA II WD5000BEVT
- Logitech Alto Connect Notebook Stand
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Customer Review: Works for 64 bit Windows 7, Dell, 7200 RPM Drives with a little help
Summary: 5 Stars
I was able to successfully upgrade (clone) to a new 500 GB, 7200 RPM hard drive on a Dell Precision M6300 running the 64 bit version of Windows 7. However, there are a few crucial pieces of information you should be aware of before you start. Some of this information is buried in the documentation and not readily apparrent or doesn't exist in their docs at all. Thanks to some of the reviews posted here I was able to complete the process without much trouble.
First, the reviews indicating this product does not work on Windows 7, 64 bit are not entirely accurate. Yes, it will not work if you INSTALL the software on a 64 bit machine but it will work if you boot directly to the cd. Be aware that if your cd does not preceed the hard drive in your boot sequence you will either need to modify your BIOS settings or easier yet, reboot and wait until the message appears that specifies what function key to press to manually change the boot sequence (F12 in my case). Be ready as you will only have a few seconds to press the key. If you miss you will have to wait until it completes and try again.
Second, 7200 RPM HDD's require more power than your standard 5400 RPM drive. The documentation is pretty clear on this. You will either need to use a power adapter or a USB "Y" cable (the kind with two USB connectors) neither of which are included with the original product. Some reviewers said they were able to successfully clone to a 7200 RPM drive using just the standard USB cable but you are opening the door to possible failures down the road. I was able to use a "Y" connector I had from another external drive.
Third, and probably most important, be prepared and don't panic in the event of a clone failure. The review by Stephen Hjemboe, "Yes, you can clone Windows 7", really helped me here as my first attempt to clone the drive ended in failure with a flurry of "sector write errors" after about 30 minutes or so. I had followed Apricorn's 3 step instructions; placing the new drive in the USB case (which is very easy by the way) and attempting to clone from the laptop to the USB drive. Thanks to Stephen's review which contained an undocumented work around, I didn't panic. I was able to successfully perform the cloning process. In a nutshell, his workaround is this:
1. Swap the drives before cloning. Basically, you want to place your new drive in your laptop and your old laptop drive in the USB case.
2. Boot to the cd, choose the clone option and select the "Custom" configuration in the Clone Wizard. This will take you through some prompts, most of which you can leave on the default setting. The prompts you are interested in are the ones that ask you to select the source and target drives. It is important that you specify the USB drive as the source and your laptop drive as the target. You will have a chance to review your settings before you kick things off. Make sure you see "2 -> 1" as the clone direction before proceeding.
3. Start the clone process. Depending on the size of your drive it will probably take an hour or so. It took me about 1:15 to clone a 150 GB drive. Note: the documentation recommends that you adjust your power settings (Control Panel | Power Options | Change when the computer sleeps) by setting your "Turn off the display" and "Put the computer to sleep" settings to Never. This will prevent the computer from going to sleep in the middle of the cloning process and potentially causing the process to fail.
Following this procedure, I was able to successfully complete the cloning process. The nice part is that once you are finished, you are all set to go. Simply exit out of the Apricorn software and the machine will boot up using your newly cloned drive. Everything looks exactly the same except for the fact that my hard drive is now over 3x bigger. Good luck.
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