For your Safety Warning To prevent electric shock or other injury, please do not disassemble or repackage this product. To prevent a fire, electric shock, or device malfunction, please do not use this product in a wet environment such as a bathroom. During operation, do not expose the product in areas above 55°C (131°F) or below 5°C(41°F).
Table of contents For your Safety................1 Chapter 1. Introduction ..............3 Chapter 2. Product Features ............3 Chapter 3. Diagram of AC203 ............4 Chapter 4. Package Contents ............4 Chapter 5. System Requirements ............4 Chapter 6. Connect to Computer and Data File Transmission ....4 ...
λ Chapter 1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Apacer Share Steno 2.5” SATA Hard Drive. Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and keep it for future reference. This manual will help you learn to use many of the exciting features of this device and make your experience more enjoyable.
λ Chapter 3. Diagram of AC203 λ Chapter 4. Package Contents Apacer Share Steno AC203 Mini USB to 2 Type A USB cable (USB Y Cable) Quick Start Guide Carry Bay λ Chapter 5. System Requirements For basic function Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000/ME, Mac OS X 10.3 and above...
Note: 1. For some old computers, the power supplied by the USB port is less than the repuired 5V DC. In this instance, please connect the spare USB type A connector of the USB Y-cable or power sharing cable to a second USB port on the PC/NB, or use the 5V power adapter.
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3. Select “Disk Management” under “Storage”. 4. Please go to “Unallocated” disk and right-click the “New Partition” item. On the first page of “New Partition Wizard”, click Next. New Partition Disk New Partition Disk Step...
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5. Choose “Primary Partition” and then press “Next”. Choice of partition type 6. You can choose the formatted capacity and then press “Next”. Assign partition capacity...
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7. “Assign disk path” is always defined as default and then press “Next”. Assign disk path 8. Choose the formatting Partition type. For Windows ME/ 2000/ XP, please choose the FAT32 format. For Window XP Professional/ 2000 Professional/ 2003, please choose the NTFS format (FAT32 is also workable). If your format is FAT32, there is a limitation at 4 GB for any single file.However, there is practically no limitation for the NTFS format.
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9. Choose “Finish”. Partition operation finished For Mac Users The following is the process how to format a hard drive: 1. Please use the USB cable to connect the storage device to the computer. 2. Select “Utilites” from the “Go” menu. Open the “Disk Utility” window, and then select “New Drive”.
λ Chapter 8. PCCloneEX Lite software - Backup Function Software installation 1. Please find the backup software from inside of Hard Disk and choose “PCClone EX Lite” folder. 2. Please read the license agreement in detail. 3. If users accept the agreement, please click “Next”...
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4. Click “Install” to next. 5. The installation is completed; please click “OK” to exit. 6. “PCClone EX” icon will displays in the notification area after setup; users can double- click the icon or press the right key of the mouse to execute PCClone EX Lite.
One Touch Backup One Toch Backup function only supports the external HDD case with button design--It won't set comprehensive steps for backup anymore, only use the button on the external HDD case. Note: when you click the button for backup, the icon of PCClone EX Lite must be staying at the notification area.(For first time using, please refer to the context of "File backup"...
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5. When the backup is in progress, PCClone EX Lite diagram will be blinking at the notification area. There is a dialog box will be displayed the progress every single 10 percentages. 6. After the backup is completed, PCClone EX Lite diagram at notification area will appears the "backup finished"...
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Quick File Backup Users can directly execute “File Backup” from Quick Launch, or use their own “hot key”, only one step, and the system data will be backed up easily. (For the first time using, please refer to the subject of “File Backup”, or setup your own hot key in “Setup”.) 1.
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6. When backup is in progress, the widow shows progress and proceed time) 7. When backup is done, click “OK” for backup finish! (The file backup has been successfully through PCClone EX Lite into USB HDD.) File Backup 1. File Backup. 2.
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1. Please plug the USB HDD into the computer, and turn on the power. 2. Execute PCClone EX Lite. 3. Click“File backup”. 4. Select folders / drives from the fix device. 5. Set one of USB devices for backup. (Please refer to “Setup”, and then set some options for the first time using.) 6.
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7. Backup is completed, please press “OK”. 8. The selected folders have been moved from the fixed device to the USB device successfully. 9. There is a hidden root directory F: FNet in the USB device, all the file backups are kept in there.
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File Restore 1. Please plug the USB HDD. 2. Execute PCClone EX Lite. 3. Go on the PCClone EX Lite screen. 4. Click “File Backup”. 5. Select folders/files of USB device you would like to restore. 6. Click “Restore”, then press “Start”...
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7. When “Restore” is finished, please press “OK”. Erase File Backup 1. Please plug USB HDD. 2. Execute PCClone EX Lite. 3. Go on PCClone EX Lite screen. 4. Select the “File backup” of USB Device, then, right click the mouse to click “Delete select Files”, all select files in the USB device will be deleted.
File Manager PCClone EX Lite File Manager is the same function as Windows Explorer. Directly cut and paste folders/files between two windows of local and USB HDD. It is convenient for users who can review/manage/ move/access their folders/files directly without clicking the "My computer"...
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Other There are two options: Automatically on Windows startup. Enable USB button. Concerning PCClone EX Lite spec, please click the icon of “PCClone EX Lite” on the right side of upper corner of the screen, or right click the icon of “PCClone EX Lite”...
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Please click the icon of “PCClone EX Lite”on the right side of upper corner of screen,“Help PCClone EX”dialog will display and assist to recognize PCClone EX Lite.
λ Chapter 9. Troubleshooting If you experience a problem, please check the following chart for help. Problem Causes Power will not turn on Make sure that the product is properly connected to the USB port on your computer. Make sure that the USB port is working properly.
λ Chapter 10. Service and Support Please contact our local distributor or our customer service center, if you have any technical problems. Customer Service Center: http://www.apacer.com λ Chapter 11. Product Specifications HDD SPEC Interface USB 2.0 2.5” SATA hard drive (optional) Capacity Capacity: 320GB/500GB/640GB Rotational Speed...
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