Initially, your SSD may not show up in Windows if it is not initialized. Of the three options, a clone is typically the most simple and fastest way to add a new drive to your machine and get it running. Once the clone is done, you remove the old drive and install the new drive. With the EX GIG IV software, you can make an identical copy of your existing drive thus eliminating the need for working with the OS.
You can do a clean installation of your OS, you can restore your OS from a backup, or you can go the chimple route and simply clone your existing drive.
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Also, here are links for using this kit with MAC OS, Linux, and also how to create a bootable image for using the kit with no operating system present.įor those users that have never replaced or upgraded a drive in their computer, you typically have three basic options. In the article below, we've covered the steps needed to use the cloning kit in Windows.
The Apricorn EZ GIG IV software is exceedingly simple to use. The new connector is much faster than the original allowing up to 180MB/s read and write speeds. The original connector was USB 2.0 but the new connector shown here is USB 3.0. The kit includes a USB 3.0 to SATA connector and the Corsair Data Migration software CD. So, we've created the new Corsair SSD & Hard Disk Drive Cloning Kit which utilizes the same great software but also has an improved USB 3.0 connector. It was so simple, a chimp could use it.Ĭustomers related to us that they wanted a software cloning kit like this without having to buy the entire SSD based kit. In fact, we used the term "chimple" to describe just how easy the kit was to use. When we originally introduced the Corsair Notebook Upgrade kit, we were really impressed with the Apricorn software.