Aleratec 15 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE SATA Hard Disk Duplicator User Guide
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www.aleratec.com15 Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA Main Menu Async Copy The function “Async Copy” allows you to insert target drives during the copying operation. During the process, you can insert another drive as a target of the Async Copy operation and the unit will automatically copy to this new drive as well. 1. Load the source HDD and the target HDDs into the 1:5 HDD Cruiser. 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 sure that the capacity of the target HDD is equal to or larger than the source hard drive. 2. Press ENT to start copying. The system will auto-detect the hard drives. The following information will be displayed. 3. During the copy process the 1:5 HDD Cruiser will display progress information. The amount of data remaining to be transferred (shown in gigabytes), and time will be displayed as the percentage of completion increases. Note: The copying speed, capacity and duration may vary from one source hard drive to another. ENTESC 2. Async Copy ENTESC Detect DrivesPlease wait... ENTESC Copy- 36MB/s 0%235.7GB 1:48
www.aleratec.com16 Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA Main Menu Compare HDD The “Compare HDD” function performs a comparison of data from the source hard drive to the data on the target hard drives. 1. With the source and target HDDs loaded use the arrow buttons (or) to select “Compare HDD”. The following screen will be displayed. 2. Press ENT to begin the comparison. The system will auto-detect the hard drives. During the compare process, the 1:5 HDD Cruiser will display progress information. 3. When the comparison is completed, a job status screen will be displayed. ENTESC 3. Compare HDD ENTESC Comp-23MB/s 05%236.9.9GB 51:12 ENTESC Compare OK:1Fail: 0 Diff: 0 ENTESC Detect DrivesPlease wait...
www.aleratec.com17 Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA Main Menu Async Compare The function “Async Compare” allows you to insert target drives for data comparing during the comparing operation. During the process, you can insert another drive as a target of the Async Compare operation and the unit will automatically compare this new drive as well. 1. With the source and target HDDs loaded use the arrow buttons (or) to select “Async Compare”. The following screen will be displayed. 2. Press ENT to begin the comparison. The system will auto-detect the hard drives. During the compare process, the 1:5 HDD Cruiser will display progress information. 3. When the comparison is completed, a job status screen will be displayed. ENTESC 4. Async Compare ENTESC Comp-23MB/s 05%236.9.9GB 51:12 ENTESC Compare OK:1Fail: 0 Diff: 0 ENTESC Detect DrivesPlease wait...
www.aleratec.com18 Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA Main Menu PreScan Source The “PreScan Source” scans the source hard drive to determine if it can be read correctly. 1. With the source HDD loaded, use the arrow buttons (or) to select “PreScan Source”. The following screen will be displayed. 2. Press ENT to begin the scan. The system will auto-detect the hard drives. During the PreScan process, the 1:5 HDD Cruiser will display progress information. 3. When the PreScan is complete, a job status screen will be displayed. ENTESC 5. PreScan Source ENTESC Scan-52MB/s 0%236.4GB 1:15:04 ENTESC PreScan OK! ENTESC Detect DrivesPlease wait...
www.aleratec.com19 Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA Main Menu ReScan Bus The “ReScan Bus” function causes the 1:5 HDD Cruiser to redetect connected hard drives. This can be used when you change drives without restarting the system. 1. Use the arrow buttons (or) 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, during which the following screen will be displayed. Note: The order of scanning is CH:0 ~ CH:4. 4. When the rescan is complete, the following screen will be displayed. ENTESC 6. ReScan BUS ENTESC ReScan BUS Now?Yes ENTESC Bus re-scan OK!Found 6 Devices ENTESC Detect DrivesPlease wait...
www.aleratec.com20 Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA Main Menu Source HDD Size 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 (or) to select “Source size”. The following screen will be displayed. 2. Press ENT to display the capacity of the source hard drive. ENTESC 7. Source size ENTESC Total: 232.5GB
www.aleratec.com21 Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA Main Menu Secure Erase The “Secure Erase” function will sanitize (wipe clean of all data) the hard disk drives connected to the 1:5 HDD Cruiser using algorithms programmed 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 “Overwrite” function to sanitize your hard drives. 1. Load the source HDD and the target HDDs into the 1:5 HDD Cruiser. The system will auto-detect the hard drives. Using the arrow buttons (or) select “Secure Erase”. The following screen will be displayed. 2. Press ENT to select. The following confirmation screen will be displayed. 3. To perform a “Secure Erase”, select “Yes” and a progress screen showing elapsed time will be be displayed. 4. When the process is finished, the following screen will be shown. ENTESC 8. Secure Erase ENTESC OK: 2 Fail: 0Elapsed 0:56:14 ENTESC Wipe all Data.Continue?No ENTESC In ProgressElapsed 0:01:15
www.aleratec.com22 ENTESC 1 HDD CH:0Wipe successful 5. You can now scroll up and down for the individual status of each drive. Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA
www.aleratec.com23 Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA Main Menu Overwrite The “Overwrite” function will sanitize (wipe clean of all data) the hard disk drives connected to the 1:5 HDD Cruiser. 1. Load up to 6 HDDs into the 1:5 HDD Cruiser. The system will auto-detect the hard drives. Using the arrow buttons (or) select “Overwrite”. The following screen will be displayed. Note: Overwriting the entire capacity of all connected hard drives can take an extended period of time. 2. Press ENT to select. The following information will be displayed. 3. Use the arrow buttons to scroll between the types of overwrite: One Pass, 3 Pass, and 7 Pass. a. To perform a “One Pass Overwrite”, select “One Pass” and press ENT. The time elapsed for the Overwrite process will be displayed. ENTESC 9. Overwrite ENTESC OverwriteOne Pass ENTESC In ProcessElapsed 13:30 ENTESC 9-01. OverwriteOne pass
www.aleratec.com24 Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA b. To perform a “Three Pass Overwrite”, scroll to “3 Pass” and press ENT. This method will write one pass of 1’s, one pass of zeros, and one pass of randomly generated data. The next screen allows you to choose whether you wish to verify the random overwrite. Use the arrow buttons to toggle between “On” and “Off”. Press ENT to select. c. To perform a “Seven Pass Overwrite”, scroll to “7 Pass” and press ENT. The following screen will be displayed. This method will write over the entire capacity of the hard drives connected to the 1:5 HDD Cruiser seven different times. ENTESC Overwrite3 Pass ENTESC OverwriteVerify Off ENTESC Overwrite7 Pass 5220.22-M