Aleratec 124 HDD Copy Cruiser HighSpeed Duplicator User Guide

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Overwrite 
F.			Secure	Erase	
The “Secure Erase” function will sanitize (wipe clean of all data) the hard disk 
drives connected to the HDD Copy Cruiser High-Speed using algorithms pro-
grammed by the hard drive manufacturer.  Since this function is native to the hard 
drive, it is very fast and reliable.  Almost all modern SATA hard drives support this 
feature.  In the rare case that Secure Erase is not supported, please use the “Over-
write” function to sanitize your hard drives. 
F1. To perform a Secure Erase, scroll to “Secure Erase” and press OK. The 
following screen will be displayed. 
F2. The estimated time elapsed for the Secure Erase process will be displayed. 
F3. When the process is finished, the following screen will be shown. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note: Not all hard disk drives support Secure Erase, although most modern SATA HDDs do.  If any of your drives do not support Secure Erase, you will see a “Dev. Not Support” error message.
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OK[ 4. Overwrite ]6. Secure Erase
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OKSecure Erase Pass: 11          Fail: 0
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OKIn ProcessElapsed    13:30  
						

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Utility - Show HDD Info
This function will display information about the hard drives inserted into the unit. 
You may use the arrow buttons to select hard drives loaded into different bays.
1. With the source and target HDDs loaded use the arrow buttons (or) to 
select “Utility”. The following screen will be displayed. 
 
2. Press OK to select. The following information will be displayed.
 
3. To display the information about the hard drives in the duplicator, select “Show 
HDD Info” and press OK. The following information will be displayed. Use 
the arrow buttons to scroll up and down to view other hard drives.
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OKAleratec 5. Utility
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OK[ 5. Utility ]5.1 Show HDD Info
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OK[ 01 ]  232G       WDC WD 2500  
						

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Utility - Update System
Before attempting to use this feature, please contact Aleratec Support.
1. Use the arrow buttons (or) to select “Utility”. The following screen will be 
displayed. 
 
2. Press OK to select. The following information will be displayed.
Use the arrow buttons to scroll between the types of utilities: Update BIOS and 
Create Update HDD.  
 A.			Update	BIOS		
Before attempting to use this feature, please contact Aleratec Support.
A1. To perform a BIOS update, select “Update BIOS” and press OK. 
 
A2. The following information will be displayed.  
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OKSearching SourcePartition    1    50%
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OKAleratec 5. Utility
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OK[ 5. Utility ]5.2 Update System
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OK[ 5.2 Update System ] 5.2.1 Update BIOS  
						

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Utility - Update System
 B.			Create	Update	HDD			
For technical support use only.
B1. To create an Update HDD, select “Create Update HDD” and press OK. 
 
B2. The following information will be displayed. Press OK	to confirm.  
B3. The formatting is now complete. 
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OK[ 5.2 Update System ] 5.2.2 Create Update HDD
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OKDo FORMAT HDD#1Confirm?
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OKFORMAT Complete!  
						

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Utility - System Info
This function will help you give more technical information sometimes required by 
technical support.
1. Use the arrow buttons (or) to select “Utility”. The following screen will be 
displayed. 
 
2. Press OK to select. The following information will be displayed.
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Use the arrow buttons (or) to select “System Info” and press OK.
 
4. The following information will be displayed. 
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OKAleratec 5. Utility
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OK[ 5. Utility ]5.1 Show HDD Info
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OK[ 5. Utility ]5.3 System Info
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OKAleratec     1-11 Ver: 2.32.0  
						

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Setup
The “Setup” menu contains configuration options for the HDD Copy Cruiser High-
Speed. It is suggested to use the factory defaults for optimum performance. 
1. Use the arrow buttons (or) to select “Setup”. Press OK to select. The 
following screen will be displayed. 
 
2. Use the arrow buttons to scroll between the types of Setup functions: Copy 
Area, Skip Error, Erase Master, Unknown Format, Transfer Rate, Buzzer, 
Language, Advanced Setup, and Restore Default.  
 
 
 
 
 
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OKAleratec 6. Setup  
						

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Setup - Copy Area
This function specifies which data is to be copied from the Source hard drive.
1. In the Setup menu, use the arrow buttons (or) to select “Copy Area”. The 
following screen will be displayed. 
 
2. Press OK to select. Use the arrow buttons to scroll between the types of 
functions within the Copy Area menu: System and Files, ALL Partitions, and 
Whole HDD.  
3.	 System	and	Files: This function will copy only System and Data files located    
on the first partition of the source HDD.
	
	
	
	
	
4.	 ALL	Partitions: This function will copy only System and Data files located on  
any partition of source HDD.
	
	
	
	
	
5.	 Whole	HDD: This function will copy the complete HDD including free space.  
If you need to also copy HPA, please refer to Advanced Setup on page 39. 
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OK[ 6. Setup ]6.1 Copy Area
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OK[ 6.1 Copy Area ]  6.1.1 System and Files
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OK[ 6.1 Copy Area ] 6.1.2 ALL Partitions
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OK[ 6.1 Copy Area ] 6.1.3 Whole HDD  
						

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Setup - Skip Error
This function will set the duplicator to be able to overwrite the source drive when 
preforming any overwrite function.
1. In the Setup menu, use the arrow buttons (or) to select “Skip Error”. 
The following screen will be displayed. Press OK to select.
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OK[ 6. Setup ] 6.2 Skip Error  
						

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Setup - Erase Master
This function controls whether the hard disk drive inserted into the Source bay may 
be altered by an overwrite or Secure Erase.
1. In the Setup menu, use the arrow buttons (or) to select “Erase Master”. 
The following screen will be displayed. 
 
2. Press OK to select. Use the arrow buttons to scroll between Enable or Disable 
options.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Press OK to Enable or Disable the erasing of the master disc.
 
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OK[ 6. Setup ] 6.3 Erase Master
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OK6.3 Erase MasterEnable
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OK6.3 Erase MasterDisable  
						

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Setup - Unknown Format
This function will allow you to copy non standard formatted HDD.
1. In the Setup menu, use the arrow buttons (or) to select “Unknown 
Format”. The following screen will be displayed. 
 
2. Press OK to select. Use the arrow buttons to scroll between the Copy Unknown 
or Skip Unknown options.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Press OK to Copy Unknown or Skip Unknown when formatting hard drives.
 
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OK[ 6. Setup ] 6.4 Unknown Format
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OK[ Unknown Format ]Copy Unknown
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OK[ Unknown Format ]Skip Unknown