HDD Duplicator User’s Guide Version 1.
Content Chapter 1 - Product Introduction 1. Features .......................................................................................... 2. Product Overview ............................................................................. 3. Function Table ................................................................................. Chapter 2 - Function Introduction 1. 2. 3. 4. Copy ............................................................................................ Compare ...............
Chapter 1 - Product Introduction 1. Features ● High copy speed supports up to 90MB/second. ● Auto power control to protects your HDD(only power on when working). ● ● ● ● Support 2.5" and 3.5" SATA HDD, IDE HDD and SSD. Support 3 different duplicator mode: quick copy (System and files), All partitions and Whole HDD. Quick copy mode copies only Data and System area which can highly increase the copy efficiency. Support Liunx (Ext2/Ext3), NTFS, FAT. Support DoD standard erase function.
Chapter 1 - Product Introduction 3. Function Table Function Description 1. Copy Copy source HDD to target HDD(s). Refer to function 6.Setup for 3 different copy mode selection. 2. Compare To compare data bit by bit between source and copied HDD(s). 3. Copy+Compare It makes copy first and then compare copied HDD(s) with source HDD to ensure data correctness. 4.1 Quick Erase Erase HDD’s index table only, it takes short time to execute this function. 4. Erase Note: Function 6.
Chapter 2 - Function Introduction 1. Copy It copies data from source HDD to target HDD(s). Please make sure you have chosen correct copy mode you like to use. About the three copy modes please refer to function [6.1 Copy Area] for details. The default setting is "System and Files". 2. Compare It is used to check if the data on source HDD is identical to target HDD(s) after duplication. 3. Copy & Compare It makes copy first and then compare copied HDD(s) with source HDD to ensure data correctness.
Chapter 2 - Function Introduction 4. Erase Please choose the appropriate erase method when you like to dispose or re-use the HDDs. Function 6.3 Erase Master is to determine erase source HDD or not. The default setting is "Disable erase source HDD". The function can be stopped while processing by pressing [ESC] for about 3~4 seconds. 4.1 Quick Erase The function will ONLY erase the index of the HDD. It is the quickest way to erase HDD.
Chapter 2 - Function Introduction Shows the result when finish. Time: 1:30:09 Pass 1 Fail 0 4.4 DoD Erase Comp Besides DoD erase, this function will also execute compare function to make sure the random bit was correctly written. This way of erase is to erase HDD over each sector three times: the first time with zeros (0x00), second time with 0xFF and the third time with random characters. There is one final pass to compare random characters by reading.
Chapter 2 - Function Introduction 5.2 Update System You can follow the steps to update system firmware: Select Function 5.2.2 [Update System] 2.Format HDD Download the BIOS from PC to your HDD. HDD USB HDD Enclosure PC The purpose of this is because 2GB FAT HDD Partition can speed up update process. Format HDD Do FORMAT HDD#1 Confirm ? Plug in HDD into duplicator, select function 5.2.1 to update BIOS. [Update System] 1.Update BIOS 5.3 System Info.
Chapter 2 - Function Introduction 6. Setup 6.1 Copy Area 6.1.1 System and Files It will copy source HDD's System and Files instead of the whole HDD. The system will analyze the source HDD and identify the data area to copy. As long as the source HDD's data within the target HDD's space, the copy will be processed. [Copy Area] System and Files Source HDD 320GB Target HDD 320GB Data : 20GB Partition1: 90GB Only 20G data area will be copied, It takes 4 minutes.
Chapter 2 - Function Introduction Source HDD 320GB Target HDD 320GB Data : 20GB Partition1: 90GB Partition2: 30GB Only 120G partition area will be copied, it takes only 20 minutes. The target HDD will be exactly the same as source HDD after copy. 20GB 20GB Partition 1 Partition 1 Parti tion area 90GB 90GB 30GB Copy 120GB Partition 2(Blank) 30GB Partition 2(Blank) 320 GB 320GB 6.1.3 Whole HDD It is to copy the whole source HDD, no matter of the content, format, partition or empty space.
Chapter 2 - Function Introduction 6.2 Skip Error This function sets the number of error you like to skip during copy process. [Skip Error] 0 If the HDD is very critical for content correctness, it is strongly recommended to keep the Skip Error to be "0". 6.3 Erase Master It is set to allow erase source HDD or not. Please make sure this setting before you execute erase function. [Erase Master] Disable [Erase Master] Enable 6.
Chapter 2 - Function Introduction 6.5 Transfer Rate You can select the best transfer rate from UDMA 2 to UDMA 7 for your HDD duplication progress. If you are not confident on the HDD quality or you find a high failure rate on copy or compare. It is recommended to slow down the UDMA mode. [Transfer Rate] UDMA 5 6.6 Erase Pattern Select different erase method. 6.6.1 ONE Byte A random character to be written into every byte. [Erase Pattern] ONE Byte 6.6.
Chapter 3. Specification Product Name HDD Duplicator Product Number Targets 1:1 or multiple target HDD Interface SATA, IDE (optional with adapter) Display Monochrome LCD Control Button 4 push buttons Compatible HDD All major brand of 2.5”, 3.5” SATA and IDE HDD and SATA SSD Duplication Mode 1. System and Files / 2. All Partition / 3. Whole HDD Support Formats Support all format System and Files, including FAT, NTFS, and Linux.
