Aleratec 15 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE SATA Hard Disk Duplicator User Guide

www.aleratec.com5
Precautions
Before installing your 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA, please read the following.
Installation
Avoid placing the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA in a location subject to:
• High humidity
• High temperature
• Excessive dust
• Mechanical vibration
• Direct sunlight
• Electromagnetic radiation
Power
This product has a manually switchable power supply. Make	sure	that	the	power	
supply	is	set	to	the	proper 	voltage	for	your	region.
Choose a Good Location
1. Allow adequate clearance...

www.aleratec.com6
Overview
Power Up Sequence
During the normal power-up sequence of the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA, the 
following information will be displayed.
• Figure 1 shows the firmware version
• Figure 2 shows the memory initialization
• Figure 3 shows the scanning of the drives
• Figure 4 shows the number of drives loaded. 
• Figure 5 shows the first function. 
ENTESC


HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA2055PF ver:A.24Q
Initialize SDRAMENTESC


Detect DrivesPlease wait...ENTESC


Detect...

www.aleratec.com7
Overview
Main Menu
There are eleven main menu items that can be seen in the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser 
IDE/SATA Controller Display Panel. These are:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Note: The Advanced Setup function is a hidden menu. To access 
this menu, press ESC for 3 seconds. After you have completed any 
desired adjustments, press ESC to exit Advanced Setup.
ENT


1. Copy HDDESC
ENTESC


2. Async Copy HDD
ENTESC


3. Compare HDD
ENTESC


4. Async Compare
ENTESC


5. PreScan Source
ENT


6....

www.aleratec.com8
Overview
Subfunctions
The “Setup” menu has 13 subfunctions. These are:
Language
Copy Size
Startup Menu
Auto Compare
Button Sound
Device Info
System Info
Fast Copy
Auto Start Drive
Auto Start Timer
ENTESC


10. Setup
(Not Supported)
Tolerance Size
BootTime Delay
Quick Compare
(Not Supported)  

www.aleratec.com9
Overview
The “Advanced Setup” menu has nine subfunctions. These are:
Read Error Skip
Update Firmware
Compare Firmware
Quick Erase HDD
Full Erase HDD
 
 
H/W Diagnostic
ENTESC


11. Adv Setup
Load Default
Copy HPA
Burn In   

www.aleratec.com10
Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA 
Loading and Unloading Hard Drives
A.  Loading IDE Hard Drives
1. Remove the top cover of an included IDE HDD Tray by sliding it toward the 
rear of the tray.  
2. Connect the tray’s Molex power connector to your IDE hard drive’s power port. 
3. Connect the tray’s IDE (PATA) data connector to your IDE hard drive’s data 
(PATA) port.
4. Carefully fold the PATA ribbon cable underneath the hard drive and place the 
hard drive into the tray. 
5....

www.aleratec.com11
Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA 
Loading and Unloading Hard Drives
B.  Loading SATA Hard Drives
1. Remove the top cover of an included SATA HDD Tray by sliding it toward the 
rear of the tray. 
2. Carefully place the hard drive into the tray with the top of the drive facing up 
and the drive’s SATA port facing the back of the tray. 
3. Align the hard drive’s SATA port with the tray’s SATA connector.
4. Gently slide the hard drive toward the rear of the tray until the SATA...

www.aleratec.com12
Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA 
Loading and Unloading Hard Drives
 
Note: If you are duplicating, the source hard disk drive goes in the top 
bay.
Source Drive
Target Drives  

www.aleratec.com13
Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA 
Main Menu
Copy HDD
The “Copy HDD” function performs an actual copy from a source HDD to one or 
more target HDDs. The target HDDs must be at least as large as the source. The 
1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA will copy every block of capacity on the source 
HDD. 
1. Load the source HDD and the target HDDs into the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser 
IDE/SATA. The system will auto-detect the hard drives. After the drives have 
been detected, a screen similar to...

www.aleratec.com14
Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA 
4. Once duplication is complete, a job status screen will be displayed.
ENTESC


1. Copy HDDOK:1 Fail: 0