Aleratec 350108 manual

USER GUIDE Aleratec ® HDD PortaCruiser™ Part No. 350108[...]

www .aleratec.com Copyright/Model Identification The content of this manual is for informational purposes only and is subject to change without notice. This manual is copyright with all rights reserved. Under copyright laws, this manual and the software described within may not be copied, except in the normal use of the product(s) described within[...]

www .aleratec.com Radio/TV Interference Statement The equipment described in this guide emits radio frequency energy . If it is not installed in accordance with the manufacturer ’ s instructions, it may cause interference with radio or television reception. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital d[...]

www .aleratec.com Safety Regulations W ARNING T o prevent re or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. T o avoid electrical shock, do not open the housing. Refer servicing to authorized personnel only .[...]

www .aleratec.com T able of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................... 1 Product Features ...................................................................................................1 Key Items ......................................................................[...]

www .aleratec.com T able of Contents Using the HDD PortaCruiser ..................................................................... 30 Duplicator Mode ................................................................................................30 Advanced Setup Menu ..............................................................................[...]

www .aleratec.com 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the HDD PortaCruiser . Please read this User Guide thoroughly before using this product. Product Features The HDD PortaCruiser is a Hard Disk Drive Duplicator and Dual Disk RAID Controller . Duplicator Features • 1 to 1 SA T A/IDE to SA T A/IDE HDD duplicator ▪ Stand alone, no computer n[...]

www .aleratec.com 2 Introduction Key Items Display Panel (see page 3) Power Switch Controller Buttons SA T A T arget Drive Connector SA T A Source Drive Connector IDE T arget Drive Port IDE T arget Power Port IDE Source Drive Port IDE Source Power Port Power Connector USB Connector Drive Status Indicator Lights (4)[...]

www .aleratec.com 3 Introduction HDD PortaCruiser Display Panel and Buttons (Actual display may vary from illustration) LCD display shows all functions and messages 1. UP 2. arrow is used to scroll backward through functions or menus DOWN 3. arrow is used to scroll forward through functions or menus ENT 4. button is used to execute a selected funct[...]

www .aleratec.com 4 Precautions Before installing your HDD PortaCruiser , please read the following. Installation A void placing the HDD PortaCruiser in a location subject to: High humidity • High temperature • Excessive dust • Mechanical vibration • Direct sunlight • Electromagnetic radiation • Choose a Good Location Allow adequate cle[...]

www .aleratec.com 5 Overview Power Up Sequence During the normal power-up sequence of the HDD PortaCruiser , the following information will be displayed. Figure 1 shows the rmware 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 t[...]

www .aleratec.com 6 Overview Understanding RAID RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a system composed of many hard drives; that is, multiple physical drives form a single virtual drive to be recognized by the system. Different RAID modes have dif ferent advantages and disadvantages. RAID 0 (Striping) RAID 0 must be composed of a pair of [...]

www .aleratec.com 7 Overview Duplicator Main Menu In Duplicator mode, there are eight main menu items that can be seen in the HDD PortaCruiser Copy Controller Display Panel. These are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Note: The Advanced Setup function is a hidden menu. T o access this menu, press ESC for 3 seconds. After you have completed any desired adjus[...]

www .aleratec.com 8 Overview Duplicator Subfunctions The “Setup” menu has eight (8) subfunctions. These are: 6-01 Language 6. Setup ENT  ESC RESET MUTE  6-02 DMA Mode 6-03 Copy Size 6-04 Startup Menu 6-05 Auto Compare 6-06 Copy with Detect 6-07 Button Sound 6-08 Device Info 6-09 System Info[...]

www .aleratec.com 9 Overview The Duplicator “Advanced Setup” menu has eight (8) subfunctions. These are: 8-01 ReScan Bus Delay 8-02 Read Error Skip 8-03 Quick Erase HDD 8-04 H/W Diagnostic 8-05 Load Default 8-06 Link Option (for USB Mode) 8-07 USB Auto Link 8-08 Copy HP A 8. Adv Setup ENT  ESC RESET MUTE [...]

www .aleratec.com 10 Overview Dual Disk RAID (USB) Mode Main Menu In USB mode, the options seen in the HDD PortaCruiser Display Panel depend on the RAID mode of the system. These are: Normal Mode 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. JBOD Mode 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. Duplicator Mode ENT  ESC RESET MUTE  2. Information ENT  ESC RESET MUTE  4. D1 Drive Select ENT  ES[...]

www .aleratec.com 11 Overview RAID0 Mode 1. 2. 3. 4. RAID1 Mode 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. Duplicator Mode ENT  ESC RESET MUTE  2. Information ENT  ESC RESET MUTE  4. Initial RAID0 ENT  ESC RESET MUTE  3. Change RAID Mode ENT  ESC RESET MUTE  1. Duplicator Mode ENT  ESC RESET MUTE  2. Information ENT  ESC RESET MUTE  4. Init[...]

www .aleratec.com 12 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Loading the Hard Drives IDE Drives Use an IDE cable (not included) to connect the source/target hard drive’ s IDE 1. port to the HDD PortaCruiser ’ s Source/T ar get IDE port. Use an IDE cable (not included) to connect the source/target hard drive’ s power 2. port to the HDD PortaCruiser ’ s S[...]

www .aleratec.com 13 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Removing Hard Drives Remove the IDE and power cables (for IDE drives) or slide the hard drive away 1. from the HDD PortaCruiser unit (for SA T A drives). Note: Do not attempt to remove the hard drive if the drive activity LED is on or the unit is in the middle of a process.[...]

www .aleratec.com 14 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Main Menu: Copy HDD The “Copy HDD” function performs an actual copy from the source HDD to the target HDD. The tar get HDD must be at least as large as the source. The HDD PortaCruiser will copy every block of capacity on the source HDD. Load the source HDD and the target HDD into [...]

www .aleratec.com 15 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode 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 drive. W ith the source and target HDDs loaded use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) to select “Compare HDD”. The following screen will be[...]

www .aleratec.com 16 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Main Menu: PreScan Source The “PreScan Source” scans the source hard drive to determine if it can be read correctly . W ith the source HDD loaded, use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) to select “PreScan Source”. The following screen will be displayed. Press 2. ENT to begin t[...]

www .aleratec.com 17 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Main Menu: ReScan Bus The “ReScan Bus” function causes the HDD PortaCruiser to redetect connected hard drives. This can be used when you change drives without restarting the system. Use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) to select “ReScan BUS”. The following screen will be dis[...]

www .aleratec.com 18 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Main Menu: Source HDD Size The “Source Size” function is used to display the capacity of the source hard drive. W ith the source HDD loaded, use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) to select “Source size”. The following screen will be displayed. Press 2. ENT to display the capa[...]

www .aleratec.com 19 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Main Menu: USB RAID Mode This function allows you to switch to the Dual Disk RAID Controller mode. Use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) to select “USB RAID Mode”. The following screen will be displayed. Press 2. ENT to select. The system will prompt you to conrm that you wish[...]

www .aleratec.com 20 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Setup Menu The “Setup” menu contains conguration options for the HDD PortaCruiser . It is suggested to use the factory defaults for optimum performance. Use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) to select “Setup”. The following screen will be displayed. Note: After changing an[...]

www .aleratec.com 21 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Setup Menu: 6-01 Language This option allows you to select the language that is used for the display . Use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) select “Setup”. The following screen will be displayed. Press 2. ENT and u se the arrow buttons (  ) to scroll to “Language”. The[...]

www .aleratec.com 22 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Setup Menu: 6-02 DMA Mode This function is used to specify the Ultra DMA mode. Use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) select “Setup”. The following screen will be displayed. Press 2. ENT and u se the arrow buttons (  ) to scroll to “Copy Size”. The following screen will [...]

www .aleratec.com 23 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Setup Menu: 6-03 Copy Size This function is used to specify the amount of source disk data to copy to the target drive. Use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) select “Setup”. The following screen will be displayed. Press 2. ENT and u se the arrow buttons (  ) to scroll to ?[...]

www .aleratec.com 24 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Setup Menu: 6-04 Startup Menu This option lets you select any of the functions (except “Setup”) as the initial function that appears when the HDD PortaCruiser is powered on. Use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) select “Setup”. The following screen will be displayed. Press 2.[...]

www .aleratec.com 25 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Setup Menu: 6-05 Auto Compare This option allows you to choose whether or not to automatically compare the source and target hard drive after every copy operation. Use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) select “Setup”. The following screen will be displayed. Press 2. ENT and u se [...]

www .aleratec.com 26 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Setup Menu: 6-06 Copy with Detect This option allows you to choose whether or not to automatically rescan for connected drives immediately before a copy operation. Use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) select “Setup”. The following screen will be displayed. Press 2. ENT and u se [...]

www .aleratec.com 27 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Setup Menu: 6-07 Button Sound This option allows you to enable or disable the beeping sound heard when you press a button. Use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) select “Setup”. The following screen will be displayed. Press 2. ENT and u se the arrow buttons (  ) to scroll to[...]

www .aleratec.com 28 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Setup Menu: 6-08 Device Info This option displays information about any hard drives connected to the HDD PortaCruiser . Use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) to scroll to “Setup”. The following screen will be displayed. Press 2. ENT and u se the arrow buttons (  ) to scroll[...]

www .aleratec.com 29 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Setup Menu: 6-09 System Info This function displays information about the HDD PortaCruiser , including the current rmware version. Use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) to select “Setup”. The following screen will be displayed. After selecting “Setup” 2. use the arrow keys[...]

www .aleratec.com 30 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Advanced Setup Menu The “Adv Setup” menu contains additional conguration options for the HDD PortaCruiser . Press and hold the 1. 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[...]

www .aleratec.com 31 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Advanced Setup Menu: 8-01 ReScan Bus Delay This function is used to set the time interval between the system’ s re-scans of all connected HDD devices. Press and hold 1. ESC for about 3 seconds to access the “Adv Setup” menu. The following screen will be displayed. Use the arrow b[...]

www .aleratec.com 32 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Advanced Setup Menu: 8-02 Read Error Skip This function can be enabled to ignore any error that occurs during copying. By default, the HDD PortaCruiser will halt the copy operation when it encounters an unreadable area of the source hard disk and display an error . Enabling this option[...]

www .aleratec.com 33 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Advanced Setup Menu: 8-03 Quick Erase HDD This function is used to erase the data of a hard drive quickly . W arning : Backup any important data before using this function. Press and hold 1. ESC for about three seconds to access the “Adv Setup” menu. The following screen will be di[...]

www .aleratec.com 34 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Advanced Setup Menu: 8-04 H/W Diagnostic This function is used to test various components of the HDD PortaCruiser . Press and hold 1. ESC for about three seconds to access the “Adv Setup” menu. The following screen will be displayed. Use the arrow buttons ( 2.  or  ) to selec[...]

www .aleratec.com 35 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Advanced Setup Menu: 8-05 Load Default This function is used to restore all factory settings of the HDD PortaCruiser back to their original defaults. Press and hold 1. ESC for about three seconds to access the “Adv Setup” menu. The following screen will be displayed. Use the arrow [...]

www .aleratec.com 36 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Advanced Setup Menu: 8-06 Link Option This function is used to decide if “7.USB RAID Mode” will be displayed in the display panel. Press and hold 1. ESC for about three seconds to access the “Adv Setup” menu. The following screen will be displayed. Use the arrow buttons ( 2. ?[...]

www .aleratec.com 37 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Advanced Setup Menu: 8-07 USB Auto-Link This function sets the HDD PortaCruiser to immediately enter Dual Disk RAID Controller (USB) mode on startup. This allows direct control of the unit from a PC. Press and hold 1. ESC for about three seconds to access the “Adv Setup” menu. The [...]

www .aleratec.com 38 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Duplicator Mode Advanced Setup Menu: 8-08 Copy HP A If the source hard disk contains a Host Protected Area (HP A), this option allows you to choose whether or not to copy data within the HP A. Press and hold 1. ESC for about three seconds to access the “Adv Setup” menu. The following screen will b[...]

www .aleratec.com 39 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Dual Disk RAID Controller (USB) Mode Main Menu: Duplicator Mode Option This function allows you to switch to the Duplicator mode. Use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) to select “Duplicator Mode”. The following screen will be displayed. Press 2. ENT to select. The system will prompt you to con?[...]

www .aleratec.com 40 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Dual Disk RAID Controller (USB) Mode Main Menu: Information Option This function displays information about the HDD PortaCruiser and any attached hard drives. Use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) to select “Information”. The following screen will be displayed. Press 2. ENT to select. The system[...]

www .aleratec.com 41 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Dual Disk RAID Controller (USB) Mode Main Menu: Change RAID Mode Option This function allows you to choose the RAID mode for the Dual Disk RAID Controller . Use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) to select “Change RAID Mode”. The following screen will be displayed. Press 2. ENT to select. The sys[...]

www .aleratec.com 42 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Dual Disk RAID Controller (USB) Mode Main Menu: Change RAID Mode Option Changing to Normal Mode - continued Use the arrow buttons ( 6.  ) to select “Y es” and press ENT to select. The new main screen will be shown which displays the new mode and capacity . Changing to JBOD Mode The system wi[...]

www .aleratec.com 43 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Changing to RAID0 Mode The system will prompt you to conrm that you wish to change modes. 4. Use the arrow buttons ( 5.  or  ) to select “Y es” and press ENT to select. The system will then prompt you to conrm that you understand data may be lost. Use the arrow buttons ( 6.  ) to[...]

www .aleratec.com 44 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Dual Disk RAID Controller (USB) Mode Main Menu: Change RAID Mode Option Changing to RAID1 Mode - continued Use the arrow buttons ( 6.  ) to select “Y es” and press ENT to select. The system will then ask you whether or not you want to preserve the Source drive’ s data. If you would like to[...]

www .aleratec.com 45 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Dual Disk RAID Controller (USB) Mode – Normal Only Main Menu: D1 Drive Select Mode Option This function allows you to enable or disable the Source drive. Use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) to select “D1 Drive Select”. The following screen will be displayed. Press 2. ENT to select. The syste[...]

www .aleratec.com 46 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Dual Disk RAID Controller (USB) Mode – JBOD Only Main Menu: Initial JBOD Option This function allows you to initialize your disks for JBOD. Use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) to select “Initial JBOD”. The following screen will be displayed. Press 2. ENT to select. The system will then promp[...]

www .aleratec.com 47 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Dual Disk RAID Controller (USB) Mode – RAID0 Only Main Menu: Initial RAID0 Option This function allows you to initialize your disks for RAID0. Use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) to select “Initial RAID0”. The following screen will be displayed. Press 2. ENT to select. The system will then p[...]

www .aleratec.com 48 Using the HDD PortaCruiser Dual Disk RAID Controller (USB) Mode – RAID1 Only Main Menu: Initial RAID1 Option This function allows you to initialize your disks for RAID1. Use the arrow buttons ( 1.  or  ) to select “Initial RAID1”. The following screen will be displayed. Press 2. ENT to select. The system will then p[...]

www .aleratec.com 49 Specifications Power Requirements V oltage: 100-240V Current: 50-60Hz Dimensions (depth x width x height) D: 150mm W : 116mm H: 27mm (5.9” x 4.6” x 1.0”) W eight 235g (0.5 Lbs.) Note: Specifications subject to change without notice. T roubleshooting If your HDD PortaCruiser is not performing as expected, refer to the sy[...]

www .aleratec.com 50 T echnical Support After reading this User Guide, if you need additional assistance with this product, please contact Aleratec T echnical Support. Our technical staff will be happy to assist you, but they may need your help to better assist you. Contacting support without all the necessary information can be both time consuming[...]

www .aleratec.com 51 Service and Support Aleratec, Inc., Limited Warranty This Limited W arranty covers defects encountered in the course of normal use of this product and does not apply to damage from improper use, abuse, accidents, unauthorized service, or inadequate packaging when shipping the product to Aleratec, Inc. Aleratec, Inc. provides th[...]

www .aleratec.com 52 Service and Support Please Note: This W arranty is valid only within the United States and Puerto Rico, and applies only to products that are new and unopened on the date of purchase. For areas outside the United States and Puerto Rico, contact the authorized dealer from whom you purchased this product to determine which warran[...]

www .aleratec.com 53 Service and Support T o Obtain Warranty Service: Y ou must ship your subsystem to the authorized dealer where your subsystem was purchased within the one year warranty period and no later than thirty days after discovery of claimed defect, whichever occurs rst. In either case, you must provide proof of original purchase befo[...]

www .aleratec.com 54 T echnical Support F AX Back Form Aleratec, Inc. T echnical Support Fax Back Form Please record the following information to help expedite any warranty claim: Model No.: _________________ Serial No.: _______________________________ Date Purchased: ______________________________________________________ Place of Purchase: _______[...]

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Document Number: 9399065_ENG_Rev . C Copyright © 2009 Specifications subject to change without notice. Aleratec, Inc. 9851 Owensmouth Avenue Chatsworth, CA 91311 U.S.A. www .aleratec.com[...]