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

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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.
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3. Compare HDD
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Comp-23MB/s 05%236.9.9GB   51:12
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Compare   OK:1Fail: 0   Diff: 0
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Detect DrivesPlease wait...  
						

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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 Copy Cruiser will display progress 
information.
3. When the comparison is completed, a job status screen will be displayed.
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4. Async Compare
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Comp-23MB/s 05%236.9.9GB   51:12
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Compare   OK:1Fail: 0   Diff: 0
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Detect DrivesPlease wait...  
						

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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.
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5. PreScan Source
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Scan-52MB/s    0%236.4GB   1:15:04
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PreScan OK!
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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.
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6. ReScan BUS
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ReScan BUS Now?Yes
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Bus re-scan OK!Found 6 Devices
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Detect DrivesPlease wait...  
						

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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. 
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7. Source size
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Total: 232.5GB  
						

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Secure Erase
The “Secure Erase” function will sanitize (wipe clean of all data) the hard disk 
drives connected to the 1:5 HDD Copy 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 up to 6 HDDs that you would like to sanitize 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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8. Secure Erase
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OK: 2            Fail: 0Elapsed        0:56:14
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Wipe all Data.Continue?No
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In ProgressElapsed        0:01:15  
						

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1 HDD          CH:0Wipe successful
 
 
5. You can now scroll up and down for the individual status of each drive.  
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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. 
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9. Overwrite
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OverwriteOne Pass
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In ProcessElapsed   13:30
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9-01. OverwriteOne pass  
						

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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.  
DoD 5220.22M is the Department of Defense document that discusses both 
Three and Seven Pass Overwrite data wiping.  
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Overwrite3 Pass
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OverwriteVerify Off
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Overwrite7 Pass  5220.22-M  
						

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Setup
The “Setup” menu contains configuration options for the 1:5 HDD Cruiser. It is 
suggested to use the factory defaults for optimum performance. 
1. Use the arrow buttons (or) to select “Setup”. Press ENT to select. 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 Setup menu. The following screen will be 
displayed. 
2. When the configuration changes have been saved, the following screen will be 
shown. 
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10. Setup
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Saving config...Please Wait...
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10. Setup