DataFast-X11™ User Manual
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1. Functions of the control buttons e UP DOWN buttons select which option to set e LEFT RIGHT buttons decrease increase the value of the selected option e CANCEL button return to the Settings Menu without saving the new settings e SELECT button Save the new settings 4 4 6 4 Verification MIRROR SMART CANCEL Figure 30 Settings Menu Set Verification When this option is enabled the data on the target drives is again read back and compared to the source drive after the duplication process Default Disabled Figure 31 Set Verification screen Function of the control buttons e LEFT RIGHT disable enable Verification e CANCEL button return to the Settings Menu without saving the new settings e SELECT button Save the new settings Section 4 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4 14 4 4 6 5 Sound Signal MIRROR SMART Figure 32 Settings Menu Set Sound signal Sound Signal When this option is checked at the end of every job the DFX emits an alert sound on the speaker Default Enabled When the button sound is selected every button press on the front console will produce a sound Default Enabled Figure 33 Set Sound signal screen Function of the control buttons 4 4 6 6 Section 4 UP DOWN select the Alert Sound or Button Sound option to change LEFT RIGHT disable enable sound signal CANCEL button return to the Settings M2. Figure 4076 Op yin Lostile Sr in i 4 20 Foure ll Gopicd Woot ie ros lacra tn aan ce 4 20 Figure 42 Main Menu Shut down function seen 4 20 Figure 4 SUE CO WSCC CIN gisele een a 4 20 Foueti Close the door SEM E ANA a 4 21 Fisure45 Maur Menus ADON TUNG OM a a A E 4 21 PSS AO ADOUL SE Bac inne a A E E a a et 4 22 Proure 7 e Check tor Update TUCU 6 1 Figure 48 Check for Update select protocol screen 6 1 Figure 49 Check for Update Found the new version screen ss 6 1 Figure 50 Check for Update Upgrading software oooonnccnnnnccccnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnononanannnnnnnnonnonananncnnnnnnns 6 2 Figure 51 Check for Update Upgrading for LCD module ooooocncnnnnccncnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 6 2 Figure 52 Check for Update Upgrading successfully screen us 6 2 Section 1 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved ak 1 0 1 M Smithwick Revised wording format 1 0 2 Revised wording format Pictures Section 1 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 1 5 1 Introduction The DataFastX disk drive 11 Target Duplicator is designed to be used as a stand alone IDE and SATA Duplication or Erase system It will selectively duplicate Copy program software data from one Source drive to up to eleven Target drives simultaneously There are two Erase modes including an optional Wipe Disk DoD Wipe mode DoD 5220M or our Standard Fast Purge mode Ideal for volume applications its Smart duplication mode enables the copying fr
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4. Check for Update select protocol screen For example after selecting the UPDATE VIA DVD method the DataFastX G3 will find available version USB drive and display Figure 49 Check for Update Found the new version screen Section 8 Copyright O GDT All Rights Reserved Page 6 1 e Use Left Right buttons for selecting items that will be upgraded with new items default will be checked then press the Select button for upgrading Waiting for upgrading process Figure 50 Check for Update Upgrading software If upgrade LCD module the following screens will be showed Figure 51 Check for Update Upgrading for LCD module Ifthe upgrading is successful the new DataFastX G3 will be show the following message press any button to shut down the DFX machine and then power on the machine again Figure 52 Check for Update Upgrading successfully screen Section 8 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 6 2 CONTACT INFORMATION Greystone Data Technology Contact Information gt Greystone Data Technology CORPORATE 510 661 6793 PST FAX 510 661 2105 gt Website www GreystoneDataTech com gt Tech Support email TechSupport GreystoneDataTech com gt Sales Sales GreystoneDataTech com gt Return Material Authorization RMA number request Call 510 661 6793 Ext 227 Email TechSupport GreystoneDataTech com gt RMA Return To Address GREYSTONE 40500 A Albrae Street Fre
5. the DVD disc or USB memory stick and show the following screen Section 4 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4 19 Figure 40 Copying Logfile screen Here is the result screen Figure 41 Copied Logfile result 4 4 8 Shut down CANCEL SELECT MIRROR SMART Figure 42 Main Menu Shut down function There are two actions in Shut down menu turn off or restart the system Figure 43 Shut down screen Section 4 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4 20 The buttons have the following actions in this screen e UP DOWN buttons chose the action to perform e SELECT button execute the selected action CANCEL button return the Main Menu When user selects Turn Off or Restart the DFX will show a door closing e If user chooses Turn off the closed door logo will be displayed until the machine s power is turned off e If user chooses Restart option the screen will go back the booting screen Figure 44 Close the door screen 4 4 9 About SELECT MIRROR SMART Figure 45 Main Menu About function The About screen shows information about the DFX including the following information Software Version Hardware Version Firmware Version and Serial Number Section 4 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4 21 ty GREYSTONE Figure 46 About screen Section 4 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4 22 5 Mirror Copy Decision Chart Image Size As Perce
6. 3 4 3 User interface structure MAIN MENU CHECK for UPDATE TRANSFER MODE TIME DELAY FOR DRIVE SMART COPY MODE OPTIONS Figure 7 User interface structure 4 4 Main functions The main functions of the DFX are CHECK DISK WIPE DISK FAST PURGE PARTITION COPY CHECK for UPDATE SETTINGS SAVE LOGFILE SHUT DOWN ABOUT 4 4 1 Check Disk MIRROR SMART Figure 8 Main menu Check Disk function Check Disk powers up the drives and reads the drive information The DFX user can view information about the drive or use this as a preparation step before executing any of the standard jobs such as Mirror Copy Smart Copy Partition Copy Wipe Disk and FAST Purge When the user Selects the Check Disk function the screen will show the following Section 4 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4 4 EEREEPE READY REMOVED IDENTIFYING READY READY READY EREEEE IDENTIFYING READY REMOVED IDENTIFYING READY READY Figure 9 Check disk screen During the Checking Disk process the user can use the UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT buttons to navigate between drives and use the Select button to remove or re connect a drive e Fach disk icon has an LED icon The meaning of each LED icon is Green Active and getting disk information Red The drive startup and information processed has erred _ Y Grey The drive holder is empty or was deselected from the process by the user e The disk icon indi
7. GDT INC DataFastX USER MANUAL Revision 1 0 3 June 12 2014 Section 1 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 1 1 LIMITED 1 YEAR WARRANTY GDT Inc DBA Greystone Data Technology Greystone warrants to the original buyer of this product that the hardware is free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of one 1 year from the date of shipment Should this product fail to be in good working order during the warranty period the Company at its sole option will repair or replace the defective product with an identical product or product having similar features and functionality as determined by Greystone LIFE SUPPORT MEDICAL SYSTEM USE DISCLAIMER DO NOT USE FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES The Greystone product may not be used as critical components in life support devices life support systems or medical systems Life support devices or life support systems or medical devices or systems which a are intended for surgical implant in the body or b which support or sustain life and whose failure to perform when properly used in accordance with the instructions provided in the labeling can reasonably be expected to result in injury A critical component is any component in a life support device or life support system or medical system whose failure to perform can be reasonably expected to contribute to the failure or malfunction of the life support device or system or may be expected to affect the safety or effectiveness of such life su
8. automatically Step 4 The machine is ready to use when the main menu is shown Section 4 CANCEL STATUS MIRROR SMART Figure 5 Main Menu Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4 2 4 2 Front Panel The New DFX front panel consists of a 3 5 inch graphic LCD screen 480x320 eight control buttons and an LED bar for displaying the status of processes Section 4 CANCEL SELECT Figure 6 Front Panel with LCD status LED and control buttons UP ARROW Move up to select the function or select hard drive DOWN ARROW Move down to select the function or the hard drive LEFT ARROW Move left to select the function or the hard drive RIGHT ARROW Move right to select the function or the hard drive CANCEL Return to the previous screen cancel a process a setting SELECT Select execute a function deselect a hard drive MIROR Execute the Mirror Copy function This function can be used directly or after the check disk process to execute the Mirror Copy function SMART Execute the DeltaSmart Copy or the TwinSmart copy function dependent on the SmartCopy mode settings This function can be used directly or after the check disk process to execute the SmartCopy function LED BAR Consists of 10 LEDs 1 LED represents 10 of the process It is used to show the percent of the current process copying checking disk wiping disk etc Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4
9. cates participation in the process by its color a Green Icon indicates the disk is part of the Check Disk function m Grey Icon indicated the disk has been removed from the process by the user e The Check Disk process goes through several steps as follows START UP preparing to check disk TURNING ON the drive is powered on and waiting to boot up CHECKING waiting for disk to come ready IDENTIFYING getting the drive information READY drive identified successfully ERROR an error occurred during Checking Disk REMOVED drive deselected by end user or not installed ready no disk During the Checking Disk process the LED bar will display the status of the process After completing the Check Disk process the REVIEW JOB SETUP screen will appear woe onza ace EREEEE READY NO DISK READY READY READY READY EREEEE READY NO DISK READY READY READY READY Figure 10 Review Job Setup screen This screen is the same as the Check Disk screen except e All LEDs are at final status not flashing e Status text READY or REMOVED e The top of the screen text shows the drive model of the Port selected The user can view the drive s information in detail by pressing the SELECT button The disk detail is shown in 2 pages the UP and DOWN arrow buttons can be used to switch between the pages Section 4 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4 5 Figure 11 Detail of disk Page 1 F
10. d Page 5 1 5 2 DOWNLOAD ERASE RESULTS PROCEDURE Here are the following steps that will allow you to download and Archive the ERASE results report to a RW DVD after a successful purge operation Step 1 Open the Tray on the DVD Drive insert an Archive log DVD RW disc then close the drive tray Step 2 Select SAVE LOGFILE then select SAVE TO DVD the results will automatically be recorded to the Archive log DVD Disc Note Manually open the tray and you may now insert the Archive Disc into a Laptop PC to back up your purge log data if you wish Or if you have additional hard drives to purge you can leave the DVD installed to Append the subsequent purge session s Do not SHUT DOWN or Power Down unless you intend to begin Duplication all log Data will be lost when SHUT DOWN powered down Section 7 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 5 1 6 NEW SOFTWARE UPGRADE DOWNLOAD PROCEDURE There three ways for upgrading the NEW SOFTWARE to DFX Duplication System using a DVD Disc using a USB drive or upgrade from internet The following steps will allow you to download NEW SOFTWARE to upgrade the DFX Duplication System using a DVD Disc Step 1 Insert the DVD disc that contains the NEW SOFTWARE Step 2 From main menu select CHECK for UPDATE function for upgrading software and firmware STATUS MIRROR SMAR T Figure 47 Check for Update function Figure 48
11. dent of the other target drives With this option a master drive can be constructed containing many different software loads each of which can be duplicated individually to target drives How do I get more Smart Options The DFX currently comes with NTFS EXT2 3 4 DoD Wipe HPA Copy and Partition options available When the Smart Options screen is displayed write down the internal serial number that is displayed on the top Call Greystone Data Technology at 510 661 6793 PST or send an email to techsupport greystonedatatech com if the Unlock codes are needed Section 4 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4 18 4 4 7 Save Logfile STATUS MIRROR SMART Figure 38 Main menu Save Logfile function There are two options in Save Logfile menu save to USB or save to DVD Figure 39 Save logfile menu All jobs will be recorded in the INFORMATION TXT file The following information is logged Date and time Type of copy Source and target drives Status of copy operation Total MB copied Duration of Copy e Startup and shutdown times of the program This function is used to copy the Logfile data from the DFX to the USB or DVD drive use only DVD RW or DVD RW disc s Before executing this function the user has to insert a RW DVD disc into a DVD drive or put the USB memory stick into the upper right hand USB slot in the back of the DFX Then the DFX will copy the latest Logfile data onto
12. en appears you can execute two Standard Jobs Partition Mirror and Partition Smart by pressing either the MIRROR button or SMART button 4 4 5 Check for Update This function is used for upgrading the software and firmware See section 4 4 6 Settings The system settings permit the user to set global parameters that are common to all jobs Select SETTINGS from the main menu to set system settings Section 4 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4 10 Figure 23 Main Menu Settings function The System Settings function includes the following functions Transfer Mode Translation Mode Time Delay for Drive Verification Sound Signal Smart Copy Mode Twin and Delta Smart Options 4 4 6 1 Transfer Mode Bs q gt MIRROR SMART Figure 24 Settings Menu Set Transfer Mode Transfer Mode This option permits setting the maximum UDMA mode to be used in the duplication process Sometimes older drives cannot support the higher UDMA speeds The DFX will automatically reduce the UDMA mode during the copy process however this setting gives more control of the UDMA mode to the user Default UDMA Mode 6 Sectors Transaction This option permits setting the number of sectors for each read or write transaction Default Sectors Transaction 256 Section 4 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4 11 Figure 25 Set Transfer Mode screen In this screen the control buttons operate as follow
13. enu without saving the new settings SELECT button Save the new settings Smart Copy Mode MIRROR SMART Figure 34 Settings Menu Set Smart Copy Mode Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4 15 DeltaSmart Auto Copy Choose this mode for Data only copying from a different size source drive to different size target s For different size drives differences of capacity 1 e cylinders sectors heads for file systems of FAT FAT32 NTFS and EXT2 3 4 choosing SmartCopy for duplicating from the Delta source drive to a set of Delta target s will typically require less time than Mirror Copy You may also create a new Source drive s for use in the quicker TwinSmart Copy mode for subsequent duplications provided the Image size falls safely within both drives capacities In this copy mode the target partition s will be resized to the ratio of the master partition s This process saves time by coping only the data and not the blank and or empty sectors TwinSmart Copy default TwinSmart Copy For Identical drives use TwinSmart mode for Faster Data only copying This is for when the source and target drives have the same Geometry s capacity The TwinSmart Copy mode identifies data and file system structure locations on the source disk and uses a quick mirror copy to duplicate only those areas to the target disks this saves system overhead time when compared to the DeltaSmart copy mode The twin copy supports the follo
14. et partitions will be scaled proportionately for the size of the target drives to accommodate a Source drive that has a different geometry different capacity heads sectors cylinders provided the Image data only size is within the Target s drive capacity For Identical drives the TwinSmart mode will also enhance the duplication process by only copying the data from the Source drive to the Target drive s and NOT copying blank empty sectors TwinSmart mode uses less system overhead which saves more time than the DeltaSmart copy mode It is suggested to use DeltaSmart for different size drives and TwinSmart for identical size drives for best efficiency Ext2 3 4 Smart Copy Option Ext2 3 4 are the Linux supported file systems This option enables the DFX unit to copy ONLY the DATA found on the EXT2 3 4 file system partition s to the targets while ignoring empty or unused sectors The benefits are similar to the benefits of the NTFS Smart Copy by copying the data only and not the blank empty sectors The TwinSmart mode is suggested for duplication of identical drives because it uses less O S overhead and will save you valuable time in duplication It is suggested to use DeltaSmart for different size drives and TwinSmart for identical size drives for best efficiency DoD Wipeout The DoD Wipeout Smart Option enables Target drives to be completely sanitized erased or otherwise overwritten in accordance with the Department of Defe
15. hh mm ss format Speed in MB min Total of MBytes transferred Animation icons for each drive SOURCE _ TARGET o a Source Target is working g P Source Target is idle LEDs display dimmer L rs EA 5 Source Target is error LE TS r A Target 1s removed During the copying process the status bar 10 LEDS will be updated as followed e The 10 segment LED shows the entire copying process Each LED segment is 10 of the copy e The first LED segment will flash until 10 of the copying process is completed then it will stop flashing and turn solid e The next LED segment will start flashing e Note While transitioning to the next 10 both LED segments will flash During the copying process the user can pause the process by pushing the CANCEL button and then restart the process by pushing the SELECT button To cancel the process push the CANCEL button two times PANNE CANCEL SELECT O Section 4 Copyright O GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4 7 Figure 15 Copying process cycle When the duplication process is complete the results screen will be shown as follows e Job completed successfully Figure 16 Complete successfully screen e Job completed unsuccessfully Figure 17 Complete unsuccessfully screen The Alert Sound will be activated when the job is completed if the sound signal is enabled in the system options On the result screen the user can pres
16. igure 12 Detail of disk Page 2 When the Review Job Setup screen appears you can execute two Standard Jobs Mirror Copy and Smart Copy by pressing either the MIRROR or SMART button 4 4 1 1 Mirror Copy The Mirror Copy mode is valid only for target drives which have the same number of cylinders heads and sectors per track as the source drive There are two methods used to execute the Mirror Copy function e The first method press the Yellow MIRROR button on the console The DFX will go to the Check Disk screen and then go straight to the MIRROR COPY process without showing the Review Job Setup screen e The second method Select the Check Disk function examine the Review Job Setup screen then press the MIRROR button on the console If the Source drive or Target drives utilize the Host Protection Area HPA region the following screen will show before the duplication process Figure 13 Setting up HPA region screen Section 4 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4 6 Figure 14 shows the duplication process screen Figure 14 Duplication process Mirror Copy This screen is divided into three areas e The status area on the top Shows the current status Copying Paused Shows the percent 0 to 100 Shows the current transfer mode e The job name on the bottom MIRROR COPY DELTASMART COPY TWINSMART COPY PARTITION MIRROR PARTITION SMART e The current job information Elapsed time in
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18. nse document number DoD 5220 22 M specification The only higher security measure recommended is the destruction of the disk drive or pulverization of the drive HPA Copy Smart Option Host Protect Area HPA is a feature that was defined in ATA standard A reserved area for data storage outside the normal operating system file system which is required for several specialized applications Section 4 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4 17 When the HPA feature is activated on Smart Option you can see the HPA status of disk drives The HPA Smart Option expands the HPA area permitting duplication of the HPA area to the target drives You can also expand target drives to full capacity and then set the HPA address to a user specified value Figure 37 Set Smart Options screen The buttons for this screen work as follows UP DOWN buttons Select the Smart Option to set LEFT RIGHT disable enable the selected item CANCEL button return to the Settings Menu without saving the new settings SELECT button update Smart Options from the license file that s on the USB drive Partition Copy Smart Option The Partition Copy Smart option can be used to choose one or more partitions from the master drive to be duplicated to the target drive In addition to choosing one or more partitions the partitions can also be resized and or reordered on the target drive Each target drive configuration can be determined indepen
19. nt Of Drive Size Ur 100 90 80 70 60 30 20 10 0 r NS Crossover points where Mirror Copy is recommended EA h 1 Determine 1 1 Mirror Copy Speed GB minute 2 Determine 1 1 Smart Copy Speed GB minute 3 Determine the percentage of data image size to disk drive capacity 4 Find the Mirror Copy speed on the X axis 5 Follow the line from the speed up to the line that represents the Smart Copy speed 6 Where the two intersect follow a horizontal line to the Y axis and determine the crossover percentage 7 Ifthe percentage in step 3 is larger than the Y axis percentage use Mirror Copy otherwise use Smart Copy Mirror Speed 11 GB min Smart Speed 5GB min if image size is larger than 45 5 use Mirror Copy AS LI For example If the file system image size is 20GB and the drive size is 120GB with the example shown the choice would be to SmartCopy because 17 is less than the 45 5 crossover point Page 5 1 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Section 5 5 1 DUPLICATION PROCEDURE Section 6 Step 1 Power on the DEX Step 2 Set up the DFX with the appropriate drive adap
20. om one size Source drive to a different DELTA size set of target drives while automatically defragmenting partitioning and formatting during the duplication process in DELTA Smart mode Source and Target drives that are identical Twin but have a relatively smaller Image may be copied in TWIN Smart mode to save valuable time by copying only the Data and not blank or empty sectors Both Smart modes copy only the Image Data and not the blank or empty sectors Target drives that are identical to the Source drive may also be mirrored or duplicated exactly sector by sector This is most efficient for very large images see the Mirror Copy Decision Chart in section 5 DataFastX G3 Highlights e With the front panel the DataFastX G3 DFX does not require an external monitor keyboard or mouse it is a Stand alone system e The interface is friendly and easy to use with a large 3 5 inch graphic LCD 480x320 e Supports SATA MI giving the full and fastest duplication speeds for SATA drives e Supports TGC OPAL security for duplication of OPAL compliant SED drives e Supports the OPAL Trusted Platform Module TPM e With user configurable options even difficult to duplicate drives can be duplicated e Duplication of the HPA is supported e One button duplication supported Insert drives and push button to duplicate e One button purge supported insert drives and push button to Erase e Optional DVD Drive for disc Logfile archival Sec
21. power supply and electronics from power supply surges This parameter sets the time delay in seconds between each drive spin up Default 2 sec At the default delay setting all drives will be powered up in about 22 seconds Drive spin down time This is the time allowed for spin down after power is turned off to the drives and before the Safe to remove drive message 1s displayed This setting gives the drive time to store the last data written to the drive after the power is removed Default 1 sec Drive command timeout This is the time allowed for a drive to respond to a command before declaring a timeout error If the drive does not respond within the allowed time it has failed indicating a problem such as not connected Most drives will respond in 5 seconds Default 3 sec Drive command delay After the drive has received and acknowledged a command the system will delay before checking for completion of the command Default 3 ms Drive command retry This is the number of times the system will send a command to the drive before declaring the drive is not operable Default 3 times Section 4 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4 13 Drive power settling time This is a time delay used after power is applied to allow the drive electronics to settle and the drive to come up to speed before further interrogation and recalibration of the drive Default 3 sec Figure 29 Set Time Delay for Drive
22. pport device or system Greystone cannot and does not assume the responsibility or risk of any injury or death related to any defect error failure or malfunction of the hardware software or manuals which taken together comprise the Greystone product PROPRIETARY NOTICE Greystone Data Technology makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Greystone Data Technology shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material This document contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated to another language without the written consent of Greystone Data Technology This information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Section 1 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 1 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIMITED 1 YEAR WARRANTY eT ieee eee 1 2 TABLEDOECONTENTE Secastilla ins ele Ne dl te ios 1 3 TABLEORFIGURE errean eE E ates ea towels dente E E oiedeh Gade 1 4 LRO UC A O aS ALE nc 1 6 A o A A 2 1 gt Denntions and ADD VIAHONS 22 A nine ai Race te 3 1 A E aes okey eg ce 4 Ad Getme started tor DUPLICA EION sea sde needed 4 1 AD EOM Pane nr D nie nan ti nice 4 3 Ao User imtertace SUC
23. py ine Process Clean 4 8 Fiere l O Complete SUECESS TU SCOR Rene eme ois 4 8 Pisure 17 Complete unsuecesstullly S rie ee ns Un es ati asen 4 8 Figure 18 Status report for the copying PLOCeSS nina ias 4 8 Figure 19 Main Menu Wipe Disk function cccccccccncncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnninnnos 4 9 Figure 20 Maria menu PAST Purse TUCU ads 4 9 Figure 21 Partition Copy TUCU 4 10 Figure 22 Main menu Partition List Info Screen example ooooooooonocococconcnoncnnnnnnnnnonononononanonons 4 10 Proure 23 Mam Menu Settings TUN CON ada 4 11 Figure 24 Settings Menu Set Transter Modernas tenais 4 11 Elsttre 209 Set Lranster Mode Croce daa nette ne 4 12 Figure 26 Settings Menu Set Translation Mode 4 12 Fisure 273 Set Translation Modernas ias 4 12 Feur 28 Set Time Delay OP DIV A buie 4 13 Piotr 29 Se Tie Dela FOP DAV e Re de donnaient 4 14 Prsure 30 Settmes Menu Set Venice a 4 14 Preure 31 Set Verte ation Crec end unie ainsi 4 14 Fisure 32 Settings Menu Set Sound alii dia 4 15 Figure 33 Del SOUNG S 1S Mal A Dti 4 15 Figure 34 Settings Menu Set Smart Copy Mode cnica 4 15 Figure 35 Set Smart Copy Mode SCreeihiis cczcssscinaerandzvaaupncinssivcndsweduonuasineassadtedssenciadanenueeedapnarzecdendeet 4 16 Figure 36 Settings Menu Set Smart Options ui a 4 17 Fiure 35 Seto mart OPHONS SCEO rero A E 4 18 Fic re os Mannen saye Loerie TUNC Uolss a AA ee a teen 4 19 Fiour 39 Saye OS ME MS Os 4 19
24. rite SATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment SED Self Encrypting Disk SSD Solid State Drive TCG Trusted Computing Group TPM Trusted Platform Module UDMA Ultra Direct Memory Access UPT Universal Purge Tool Section 3 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 3 1 4 User guide 4 1 Getting started for DUPLICATION Here is the process to turn on the machine and Boot Up for Duplication Step 1 Install the appropriate NON CLASSIFIED or CLASIFIED System drive provided Step 2 Plug in the power cord to a 110 VAC 50 60 Hz power source Step 3 Turn on the power supply at the rear of the machine Step 4 Press the POWER button on the front of machine Step 5 The machine will boot from the Hard Drive with the following process below e As the DFX is booting the LCD will show the configuration hardware screen and then switch to the Loading screen total time about a minute mora FORT X 4 CONFIGURING HARDWARE gt Figure 2 Configuration hardware screen Fer Vellire LOADING Figure 3 Loading screen e Then the DFX logo will open to display the booting process Figure 4 Open the Door screen Section 4 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4 1 The software will check the version compatibility between software and firmware If compatible the machine will login to the main menu If they are not compatible the machine will upgrade the corresponding firmware
25. s e UP DOWN button select the UDMA mode or Sectors per Transaction option e LEFT RIGHT button decrease increase the value of the options e CANCEL button return to the Settings Menu without saving the new settings e SELECT button Save the new settings 4 4 6 2 Translation Mode MIRROR SMART Figure 26 Settings Menu Set Translation Mode Enable LBA translation When enabled this option will ensure the translated heads value will be a power of 2 When disabled the translated heads value may or may not be a power of 2 Enable Interrupt 13 translation When enabled drives larger than 4GB with 16 heads will automatically have their head count reduced to 15 heads for translation purposes Figure 27 Set Translation Mode screen There are 3 options for this setting Default LBA Mode e Enable LBA Mode Section 4 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4 12 e Enable INT 13 Mode e Disable both LBA Mode and INT 13 Mode In this screen the buttons function as follows e UP DOWN buttons move between LBA mode and INT13 mode e LEFT RIGHT buttons disable enable the selected mode e CANCEL button return to the Settings Menu without saving the new settings e SELECT button Save the new settings 4 4 6 3 Time Delay for Drive 4 MIRROR SMART Figure 28 Set Time Delay for Drive Drive power up delay A slight delay is added between each drive power on step This is to protect the
26. s the SELECT button to view the two page duplication status report and press the CANCEL button to return to the Main Menu Figure 18 shows the Status report Figure 18 Status report for the copying process Section 4 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4 8 4 4 1 2 Smart Copy This Smart Copy mode duplicates the files system structures and user data from the source drive to the designated targets keeping the basic source s partition structure intact If the file system of a source partition is unknown and the source and target drives have matching heads and sector track configuration the target partition size will be set equal to the source partition and the contents will be partition mirror copied If the file system is known with FAT12 FAT16 FAT32 NTFAT or NTFS Ext2 Ext3 Ext4 the target partition size will be automatically adjusted based on the ratio of the capacity of the source drive to the capacity of the target drive Data will be copied file by file adjusting target FAT size and cluster size as needed There are two methods to execute the Smart Copy function e The first method press the SMART button on console The second method Select the Check Disk function review the Job Setup then press the SMART button on the console 4 4 2 Wipe Disk When the Wipe Disk Icon is Enabled you can erase your target drives utilizing the DOD 5220M Wipeout Smart option This selection will fill the
27. target drives with zeros To use the DOD Wipeout Smart Option you should visit the Smart Options section To execute the Wipe Disk function select the Wipe Disk function on the Main Menu gt HS CANCEL SELECT MIRROR SMART Figure 19 Main Menu Wipe Disk function 4 4 3 FAST Purge When the FAST Purge Icon 1s selected you can erase target drives by filling the Target drives with zeros CANCEL MIRROR SMART Figure 20 Main menu FAST Purge function Section 4 Copyright O GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4 9 4 4 4 Partition Copy When in the Partition Copy mode the user can easily add partitions from the source drive to the target drive by selecting the desired partitions To execute the Partition Copy function the user can SELECT the Partition Copy function on the Main Menu MIRROR SMART Figure 21 Main menu Partition Copy function In this function instead of displaying the Review Job Screen after Checking Disk the screen will show the Partition List Info of Source drive SERRE Figure 22 Partition List Info screen example In this screen the control buttons function as follows e UP DOWN buttons move up and down to select partitions e LEFT RIGHT buttons disable enable the selected partitions e CANCEL button cancel the Partition Copy process e MIRROR button execute the Partition Mirror copy function e SMART button execute the Partition Smart copy function When the Partition List Info scre
28. ters drive holders and drive alignment blocks for the hard drive type you are going to duplicate Step 3 Insert hard drives into the adapter boards Step 4 For TWINSMART COPY select CHECK DISK from the DFX menu by pressing the SELECT button Verify all drives come ready and contain the identical capacities by selecting and viewing each port Press Cancel button once to back out and arrow over to next port 97 lala UU E EEE FERFERX LITE many mor win me ivon RE REE EEx ue a w Lamas wom sus Type SATA 3 ES E E R E a a Model SAMSUNG SSD PB22 C53 FDE jie sian MADY o om om Capacity 244198 MB Total Sectors 500118192 E E E a a El Cylinders 16383 MAD Sur war MO 014 NO om MO OM E Ler Heads 16 CHECKING DIS __REVIEW JOB SETUP SOURCE DRIVE _ CHECKING DISK Step 5 Press the SMART button on the console to begin the TWINSMART COPY operation COMPLETE S Elapsed time 00 05 20 Elapsed time 00 51 26 Speed 2448 MB min Speed 2005 MB min MBs transferred 13058 MBs transferred 103162 000039285 1 TN le JR EA x 1 TWINSMART COPY T6 Good Copy T7 Cancelled TB Cancelled TS Cancelled Tid Cancelled T11 Cancelled VIEW DETAIL REPORT VIEW DETAIL REPORT Step 7 Press Cancel once to return to the previous screen Press Cancel again to exit to main menu Copyright GDT All Rights Reserve
29. tion 1 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 1 6 2 Mechanical Interface NO 0 J ON U E W 11 12 13 14 15 16 No a a e L a tare 4 li Ji n i Figure 1 Mechanical interface POWER button Front Panel It includes a 3 5 inch color LCD 480x320 user display LED bar to display the process status buttons to control UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT SELECT CANCEL MIRROR SMART Source S drive port Target T 1 drive port Target T 2 drive port Target T 3 drive port Target T 4 drive port Target T 5 drive port Target T 6 drive port Target T 7 drive port Target T 8 drive port Target T 9 drive port Target T 10 drive port Target T 11 drive port DVD RW drive optional Removable standard system drive optional Section 2 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 2 1 3 Definitions and Abbreviations ATA Advanced Technology Attachment CD Compact Disc DF Data Fast DVD Digital Video Disc DFX DataFastX G3 EXT Extended Linux file system e g Ext2 3 4 HPA Host Protected Area IDE Integrated Drive Electronics LBA Logical Block Address LCD Liquid Crystal Display NTFS New Technology File System O S Operating System OPAL Disk drive security specification by the Trusted Computing Group TCG PATA Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment R W Read W
30. wing file systems FAT FAT32 NTFS and EXT2 3 4 Linux Figure 35 Set Smart Copy Mode screen There are 2 options for this setting e Enable DeltaSmart e Enable TwinSmart The control buttons operates as follows UP DOWN buttons Select Automatic Smart or Twin copy modes LEFT RIGHT disable enable the selected item CANCEL button return to the Settings Menu without saving the new settings SELECT button Save the new settings 4 4 6 7 Smart Copy Options The Smart Options suite of utilities including both DeltaSmart Copy Auto and TwinSmart Copy for NTFS and EXT2 3 4 file system options are designed to make the DataFast hard disk duplication product line more productive and useful Smart Option utilities are not part of the standard DataFast features they are available as add on order options with the initial purchase or can be ordered later on as an upgrade Section 4 Copyright GDT All Rights Reserved Page 4 16 MIRROR SMART Figure 36 Settings Menu Set Smart Options NTFS Smart Copy Option This option allows the DFX unit to SmartCopy ONLY the DATA but not the blank or empty sectors e g if a NTFS partition from the Source to the Target Drives has only 1 3 of its partition containing image data then the other 2 3rds of this empty partition is not copied saving valuable time in the duplication process There are two SmartCopy modes DeltaSmart and TwinSmart In the DeltaSmart mode the targ
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