Dual Hard Drive Docking Station CDD3000 User Manual
Introduction: CDD3000 is a USB 3.0 dual-SATA 2.0 hard drive docking station. It supports simultaneous use of two 2.5” or 3.5” SATA hard disks for both data read and data write. It is also backward compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1. It features One Touch Cloning, which clones your hard drive with touch of a button. One Touch Cloning copies data and system files from Source HDD to Target HDD, so if your Source HDD is bootable, so will your Target HDD.
Note: When using E-SATA interface, the PC can only recognize one HDD in the docking station. If two HDDs are in the docking station, only Slot ‘A’ HDD will be recognized by the PC. If only one HDD is inserted to the dock, then you may use either Slot ’A’ or Slot ’B’. Function: • Complies with Gen2i/Gen2m of Serial ATA II Electrical Specification 2.6 • Supports SATA II Asynchronous Signal Recovery (Hot Plug) feature • Supports SATA to SATA pass through • Complies with USB 3.
CLONE: Please note the below conditions before clone: Slot ‘A’ = SOURCE HDD Slot ‘B’ = TARGET HDD TARGET HDD’s capacity MUST be larger than SOURCE HDD, otherwise the CLONE cannot be completed. (Same capacity is also not acceptable) Before CLONE function starts, make sure you back up any important data in TARGET HDD; once CLONE started, all data from TARGET HDD will gone. Once the docking station is connected to the PC via USB, One Touch Cloning will not be active. See Cloning with USB section for details.
b) Once the Slot indicators are on, that means CDD3000 is ready for cloning. c) Press and hold the clone button for 3 seconds until the indicator light is on, press the button once more for Clone confirmation. Cloning process begins.
d) Clone progress indicator flashes and shows the progress (25%, 50%, 75%, 100%). e) Once cloning is finished, all progress indicators will light up.
2) Cloning with USB Software Installation (Windows only) a) Please insert the CD drive and click “setup.exe”.
c) Click “Install” to begin installation d) Installation progress is displayed
e) Click “Done” once installation is finished Clone from Source HDD to Target HDD a) Insert Source HDD and Target HDD into the docking station and connect CDD3000 to PC via USB cable. Turn on the power, and you can find the clone icon on the right bottom of window. Double click the CLONE Icon to start the program.
b) CloneDrive activated, click “Start” c) Press start to proceed with Clone
d) Clone progress is displayed e) Click “OK” once clone is finished
f) You should find the same contents of Source HDD in Target HDD g) If your target HDD has extra space, the system will allocate it to “unallocated” area automatically, please refer to the below picture.
HDD Partition a) Open Disk management and select the unallocated area b) Right click “New partition” for further action
c) “Next” d) Base on your need and click “Next”
e) Please enter the new partition capacity and click “Next” for further action f) Assign the drive letter and “Next”
g) Select “Quick Format” to format the new partition h) Click “Finish”
i) mPartition completed, the new partition can be found.
Limited Warranty This is to certify that this Product is free of congenital defects in materials and workmanship. Cirago’s Limited warranty provides the customer 1-year free service with the following conditions: 1. Warranty service is valid only in the United States and only applies to Cirago Products. 2. If you are having trouble with a product, before seeking limited warranty service, first following the troubleshooting procedures that Cirago or your reseller provides. Visit www.cirago.
7. All damaged parts will become Cirago’s property. 8.