Aleratec 13 HDD Copy Dock Duplicator User Guide

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During the normal power-up sequence of the HDD Copy Dock Duplicator, the 
following information will be displayed:
• Power on unit:
• Press either the UP, DOWN, ESC or ENT button to display:
• Press the ENT button to display:
• Press the ENT button to continue into Duplicator Mode: 
• You are now in Duplicator Mode: 
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== Main Menu ==Duplicator Mode
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Loading Hard Drives\H
1. Use the included power adapter and cord to plug the HDD Copy Dock Duplicator 
into a power outlet. 
2. Insert the SATA Hard Drive you want to copy into the slot marked “SOURCE 
DISK 4”. When inserting, align the SATA port on the Hard Drive with the SATA 
connector in the drive bay slot. Press the “SOURCE DISK 4” power button on the 
front of the unit to power up the drive.
3. Insert the destination SATA Hard Drives into the slots marked “TARGET DISK 1”, 
“TARGET DISK 2” and “TARGET DISK 3”. When inserting, align the SATA port 
on the Hard Drive with the SATA connector in the drive bay slot. Press the power 
button on the front of the unit to power up the drive target drive(s). 
 Note: Make s\fre the targ\yet Hard Drive has \ythe same or higher \ycapacity than yo\fr so\frce Hard Drive. \yThe d\fplication pro\ycess will not star\yt if the target driv\ye has a lower capacity. Also make s\fre the \y\fnit is not connect\yed to a PC thro\fgh \ythe 
USB or eSATA ports.
4. Push the main power button to turn the unit on.
5. Push the DOWN button to select the Duplicator Mode menu item and press ENT. 
Press ENT two more times to switch to Duplicator Mode.
The system will auto-detect the hard drives. After the drives have been 
detected, a screen similar to the one below will be displayed:
 
 
 
 
 
 Note: Before copying be s\f\yre that the capaci\yty of the target HDD\y is eq\fal to or larger than the so\f\yrce hard drive. 
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Duplicator Mode 
Main Men\f: Copy HDD\y
The “Copy HDD” function performs an actual copy from the source HDD to 
the target HDD. The target HDD must be at least as large as the source. The 
HDD Copy Dock Duplicator will copy every block of capacity on the source 
HDD. 
1. Load the source HDD and the target HDD(s) into the HDD Copy Dock 
Duplicator. The system will auto-detect the hard drives. After the drives 
have been detected, a screen similar to the one below will be displayed: 
Note: Before copying be s\f\yre that the capaci\yty of the target HDD\y is eq\fal to or larger than the \yso\frce hard drive. \y
2. Press ENT to start copying. The system will auto-detect the hard drives.  
3. During the copy process the HDD Copy Dock Duplicator will display 
progress information.
 
The amount of data remaining to be transferred (shown in gigabytes), 
and time will be displayed in increasing increments as the percentage of 
completion increases. The process information is refreshed every 15 to 20 
seconds. 
Note: The copying speed, \ycapacity and d\frati\yon may vary from one\y so\frce hard drive to anot\yher. 
4. Once duplication is complete, a job status screen will be displayed:
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ES\fPOWER==  Dup. Menu ==1. \fopy HDD 
\fopy - 36MB/s  0%235.7GB   00:01:48 
Final 38 MB/s     \H       100%0.0 GB              \H    00:32:57   
						

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Duplicator Mode
Main Men\f: Compare \yHDD
The “Compare HDD” function performs a comparison of data from the source 
hard drive to the data on the target hard drive. 
1. With the source and target HDDs loaded use the arrow buttons to select 
“Compare HDD”. The following screen will be displayed: 
2. Press ENT to continue. 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Press ENT to begin the comparison. The system will auto-detect the hard 
drives.  
During the compare process, the HDD Copy Dock Duplicator will display 
progress information.
When the comparison is completed, a job status screen will be displayed: 
 
 
 
 
 
 Note: If the Compare f\fnc\ytion detects a dri\yve that is not the\y same as the So\frce drive, it wi\yll begin to beep and\y report each LBA that is different. Please t\frn the \fni\yt off in this case and \yCompare each target\y drive individ\fally to det\yermine which one i\ys different.
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2. \fopy HDD
 
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Duplicator Mode
Main Men\f: ReScan B\y\fs
The “ReScan Bus” function causes the HDD Copy Dock Duplicator to redetect 
connected hard drives. This can be used when you change drives without 
restarting the system. 
1. Use the arrow buttons to select “ReScan BUS”. The following screen will 
be displayed:  
2. Press ENT to select. The system will prompt you to confirm that you wish 
to proceed.  
3. Press ENT to begin the rescan.
4. When the rescan is complete, the following screen will be displayed:
3. ReScan BUS
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Main Men\f: So\frce S\yize
The “Source Size” function is used to display the capacity of the source hard 
drive. 
1. With the source HDD loaded, use the arrow buttons to select “Source 
Size”. The following screen will be displayed:  
2. Press ENT to display the capacity of the source hard drive. 
4. Source Size
Source \fapacity:               74.\H5 GB  
						

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Setup
Set\fp Men\f
The “Setup” menu contains configuration options for the HDD Copy Dock 
Duplicator. It is suggested to use the factory defaults for optimum performance. 
1. Use the arrow buttons to select “Setup”. The following screen will be 
displayed: 
Note: After changing any of\y the config\fration o\yptions, yo\f m\fst pre\yss ENT to accept the chan\yge.
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Duplicator Mode
Set\fp Men\f: 5-1 A\fto Compare (Not S\y\fpported)
 
 
Duplicator Mode
Set\fp Men\f: 5-2 B\ftt\yon So\fnd
This option allows you to enable or disable the beeping sound heard when you 
press a button. 
1. Use the arrow buttons select “Setup”. The following screen will be 
displayed: 
2. Press ENT and use the arrow buttons to scroll to “Button Sound”. The 
following screen will be displayed: 
3. Press ENT to display the current configuration setting. The default is “On”. 
4. Use the arrow buttons to toggle through the available options. Once you 
change a default, remember to press ENT to save it.
 
 Note: This setting will o\ynly apply for the c\fr\yrent job. If desired\y, it will need to \y
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5. Setup
5-2. SetupButton Sound
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Duplicator Mode
Set\fp Men\f: 5-3 Dev\yice Info
This option displays information about any hard drives connected to the HDD 
Copy Dock Duplicator. 
1. Use the arrow buttons to scroll to “Setup”. The following screen will be 
displayed: 
2. Press ENT and use the arrow buttons to scroll to “Device Info”. The 
following screen will be displayed: 
3. Press ENT and use the arrow buttons to scroll to choose disk drive. The 
following screen will be displayed: 
 
 
 
 
4. Press ENT to display information about the first device. Use the arrow 
buttons to show information about any additional hard drive that is 
connected. The following screens will be displayed:
5. Setup
5-3. Setup:Device Info.
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P\f Mode
PC Mode Set\fp
1. Use the arrow buttons to scroll to “PC Mode”. The following screen will 
be displayed: 
2. Press ENT and use the arrow buttons to scroll to “PC Mode”. The 
following screen will be displayed: 
 
 
 
 
3. Press ENT to select. The system will prompt you to confirm that you wish 
to proceed. 
 
 
 
 
4. You are now in PC Mode. 
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