Aleratec 15 HDD Cruiser Hard Disk Drive Duplicator and Sanitizer User Guide

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Precautions
Before installing your 1:5 HDD Cruiser, please read the following.
Installation
Avoid placing the 1:5 HDD Cruiser 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 for moving parts.
2. Do not...

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Overview
Power Up Sequence
During the normal power-up sequence of the 1:5 HDD Cruiser, 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. 
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HDD Cruiser2055PF ver:A.24Q
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Detect DrivesPlease wait...ENTESC
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Detect DrivesFound 0 DevicesENTESC
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Overview
Main Menu
There are eleven main menu items that can be seen in the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Copy 
Controller Display Panel. These are:
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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.
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1. Copy HDDESC
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2. Async Copy HDD
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3. Compare HDD
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4. Async Compare
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5. PreScan Source
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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
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10. Setup
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Tolerance Size
BootTime Delay
Quick Compare
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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
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11. Adv Setup
Load Default
Copy HPA
Burn In   

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Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser 
Loading the Hard Drives
1. Open the drive tray doors by lifting the tab on the left side of each drive bay 
you wish to use.  
2. Take the Hard Disc Drive (HDD) and align the drive’s SATA plug to the lower 
right hand side of the drive bay. 
3. Slide the HDD into the drive bay until it stops. The drive will still be about 1 
inch outside of the bay. When the door is closed it will push and plug the HDD 
into the duplicator.
4. Swing the drive bay door closed...

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Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser 
Removing Hard Drives
1. Open the drive tray doors by pulling the handle/tab on the left side of each 
drive tray door. 
Note: Do not attempt to remove the hard drive if the drive activity 
LED is on.
2. To disengage the HDD, swing the drive tray door to the full open position. 
3. Pull drive forward and remove drive.  

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Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser 
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 Cruiser will copy every block of capacity on the source HDD. 
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. 
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Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser 
4. Once duplication is complete, a job status screen will be displayed.
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1. Copy HDDOK:1 Fail: 0  

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Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser 
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 Copy Cruiser. 
The system will auto-detect the hard drives. After the drives have been 
detected, a screen similar to the one below...