Aleratec 15 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE SATA Hard Disk Duplicator User Guide
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www.aleratec.com35 Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA Main Menu Setup Setup: Boot Time Delay If HDD can not be detected during duplicate controller boot up, this function can adjust the timer. 1. Use the arrow buttons (or) to select “Setup”. The following screen will be displayed. 2. Press the arrow buttons () to scroll to “Boot Time Delay”. The following screen will be displayed. 3. Press ENT to display the current configuration setting (0-99 sec). 4. Use the arrow buttons () to change the setting. Once you change a default, remember to press ENT to save it. ENTESC 10. Setup ENTESC 10-12. SetupBoot Time Delay ENTESC Boot Time Delay5 Sec
www.aleratec.com36 Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA Main Menu Setup Setup: Quick Compare If target HDD has too many errors, the duplicate controller will ignore it and keep comparing other target HDDs. 1. Use the arrow buttons (or) to select “Setup”. The following screen will be displayed. 2. Press the arrow buttons () to scroll to “Quick Compare”. The following screen will be displayed. 3. Press ENT to display the current configuration setting (Off or 1 Byte - 100 MBytes). 4. Use the arrow buttons () to change the setting. Once you change a default, remember to press ENT to save it. ENTESC 10. Setup ENTESC 10-13. SetupQuick Compare ENTESC Quick CompareOff
www.aleratec.com37 Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA Main Menu Advanced Setup The “Adv Setup” menu contains additional configuration options for the 1:5 HDD Cruiser. 1. Press and hold the ESC button for 3 seconds to enter Adv Setup. The following screen will be displayed. Note: After changing any of the configuration options, you must press ENT to accept the change. Once all changes are complete, press ESC to exit the Adv Setup menu. The following screen will be displayed. 2. When the configuration changes have been saved, the following screen will be shown. ENTESC 11. Adv Setup ENTESC Saving Config...Please Wati... ENTESC 11. Adv Setup
www.aleratec.com38 Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA Main Menu Adv Setup Adv Setup: Read Error Skip This function can be enabled to ignore any error that occurs during copying. By default, the 1:5 HDD Cruiser will halt the copy operation when it encounters an unreadable area of the source hard disk and display an error. Enabling this option will ignore any bad sectors on the source hard drive by skipping over them. Warning: Setting this function to “On” may result in corrupt data on copied hard drives. 1. Press and hold ESC for about 3 seconds to access the “Adv Setup” menu. The following screen will be displayed. 2. Use the arrow buttons (or) to scroll to “Read Error Skip”. The following screen will be displayed. 3. Press ENT to display the current configuration setting. The default setting is “Off”. 4. Press the arrow buttons (or) to toggle the option “On” or “Off”. After changing a setting, remember to press ENT to save it. ENTESC 11. Adv Setup ENTESC Read Error SkipOff ENTESC 11-01. Adv SetupRead Error Skip
www.aleratec.com39 Using the 1:11 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA Main Menu Adv Setup Adv Setup: Update Firmware This function is used to update the 1:5 HDD Cruiser firmware to a later version. Note: Firmware updates are available from Aleratec technical support. 1.a CD method Open the case of the 1:5 HDD Cruiser . Disconnect the SATA cable from the blue connector on the controller board. Connect a SATA DVD/CD drive (not included) to the blue connector. Place the firmware CD in the DVD/CD drive. 1.b Hard Drive method Format a hard drive and create a single partition to the smallest capacity allowable. Copy the firmware file into the root directory of this partition. 2. Power on the 1:5 HDD Cruiser. Once the system has completed its startup process, press and hold the ESC button for about 3 seconds to access “Adv Setup”. The following screen will be displayed. 3. Use the arrow buttons () to select “Update Firmware”, and then press ENT. The system will begin scanning for a new firmware version. If found, screens similar to the following will be displayed. 4. Press ENT to begin the firmware update. If the upgrade is successful, the system will restart automatically. ENTESC 11. Adv Setup Searching F/W...Please Wait... Update F/W 1.04NTo *.** Yes
www.aleratec.com40 Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA Main Menu Adv Setup Adv Setup: Compare Firmware This function is used to compare the firmware version currently installed with one on a DVD/CD disc. Note: Use “Compare Firmware” after updating the firmware from e-mail or from the Aleratec web site. This function is used after performing a firmware update on the 1:5 HDD Cruiser. 1. Press and hold ESC for about three seconds to access the “Adv Setup” menu. The following screen will be displayed. 2. Use the scroll button (or) select “Compare Firmware”. The following screen will be displayed. 3. Press ENT to begin comparison. The following screen will be displayed. Note: The message “Last update F/W” indicates that the installed firmware revision matches that on the DVD/CD disc. ENTESC 11. Adv Setup ENTESC 11-03. Adv SetupCompare Firmware Searching F/W...Please Wait... Last update F/WOK!
www.aleratec.com41 Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA Main Menu Adv Setup Adv Setup: Quick Erase HDD This function is used to erase the data of a hard drive quickly. Warning: Backup any important data before using this function. 1. Press and hold ESC for about three seconds to access the “Adv Setup” menu. The following screen will be displayed. 2. Use the arrow buttons (or) to select “Quick Erase HDD”. The following screen will be displayed. 3. Press ENT, and then use the arrow keys () to select a hard drive to erase. An example is shown below. 4. Press ENT, and you will be prompted whether you wish to proceed. Use the arrow keys () to select “Yes” or “No”. The following screen will be displayed. 5. Press ENT and the Quick Erase will begin. Once complete the following information will be displayed. ESC 11. Adv SetupENT ESC 11-04. Adv SetupQuick Erase HDDENT ESC 1 Target CH:1HDS721616PLA380ENT ESC All data will be lost, erase? NoENT Erasing TargetPlease Wait... The Selected HDDErase Finished
www.aleratec.com42 Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA Main Menu Adv Setup Adv Setup: Full Erase HDD This function is used to fully erase all data on the HDD. Warning: Backup any important data before using this function. 1. Press and hold ESC for about three seconds to access the “Adv Setup” menu. The following screen will be displayed. 2. Use the arrow buttons (or) to select “Full Erase HDD”. The following screen will be displayed. 3. Press ENT, and then use the arrow keys () to select a hard drive to erase. An example is shown below. 4. Press ENT, and you will be prompted whether you wish to proceed. Use the arrow keys () to select “Yes” or “No”. 5. Select “Yes”, press ENT and the Full Erase will begin. Once complete the following information will be displayed. ESC 11. Adv SetupENT ESC 11-05. Adv SetupFull Erase HDDENT ESC Full Erase HDDAllENT ESC All data will be lost, erase? NoENT Erasing TargetPlease Wait... The Selected HDDErase Finished
www.aleratec.com43 Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA Main Menu Adv Setup Adv Setup: H/W Diagnostic This function is used to test various components of the 1:5 HDD Cruiser. 1. Press and hold ESC for about three seconds to access the “Adv Setup” menu. The following screen will be displayed. 2. Use the arrow buttons (or) to select “H/W Diagnostic”. The following screen will be displayed. 3. Press ENT to begin the diagnostic tests. The following tests will be performed: Button Test, Self-Test of SDRAM, Hardware Connection Test, and Flash Test. Follow the on screen prompts to complete each test. All test results will be shown in the display panel. 4. When all tests are complete the following information will be displayed. ESC 11. Adv SetupENT ESC 11-06. Adv SetupH/W DiagnosticENT ESC Test FinishedENT LCD Test StartButton Test → SDRAM Test:8192Kbytes OK Test IDE 0/1OKFlash Test: OK Test finished
www.aleratec.com44 Using the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser IDE/SATA Main Menu Adv Setup Adv Setup: Load Default This function is used to restore all factory settings of the 1:5 HDD Cruiser back to their original defaults. 1. Press and hold ESC for about three seconds to access the “Adv Setup” menu. The following screen will be displayed. 2. Use the arrow buttons (or) to select “Load Default”. The following screen will be displayed. 3. Press ENT to proceed to the following screen: Press ENT to confirm loading defaults, or press ESC to cancel. 4. When all settings are restored to their original defaults the following information will be displayed. ESC 11. Adv SetupENT ESC 11-07. Adv SetupLoad DefaultENT ESC Load DefaultConfig? YesENT ESC Load DefaultOKENT