Aleratec 350104 User's Manual
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1. Aleratec www aleratec com The Prosumers Choice USER GUIDE Aleratec 1 5 HDD Cruiser Hard Drive Duplicator and Sanitizer Part No 350104 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 or to make a backup copy Copyright 2013 Aleratec Inc 9851 Owensmouth Avenue Chatsworth CA 91311 U S A Aleratec is a registered trademark and 1 5 HDD Cruiser is a trademark of Aleratec Inc Check out Aleratec Online e Blog Aleratec com e Facebook com Aleratec Twitter com Aleratec e YouTube com Aleratec Please record the following information to help expedite any warranty claim Model No Serial No Date Purchased Place of Purchase 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 device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interferen2. Quick Compare Off Use the arrow buttons VW A to change the setting Once you change a default remember to press ENT to save it www aleratec com 35 Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Advanced Setup The Adv Setup menu contains additional configuration options for the 1 5 HDD Cruiser l 36 Press and hold the ESC button for 3 seconds to enter Adv Setup The following screen will be displayed 11 Adv Setup 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 Saving Config Please Wati When the configuration changes have been saved the following screen will be shown 11 Adv Setup www aleratec com Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser 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 11 Ady Setup OS Use the a
3. 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 will be displayed saamea OS Note Before copying be sure that the capacity of the target HDD is equal to or larger than the source hard drive 2 Press ENT to start copying The system will auto detect the hard drives The following information will be displayed Detect Drives O Please wait y 3 During the copy process the 1 5 HDD Copy Cruiser will display progress information Copy 36MB s O 235 7GB y The amount of data remaining to be transferred shown in gigabytes and time will be displayed as the percentage of completion increases Note The copying speed capacity and duration may vary from one source hard drive to another 14 www aleratec com Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser 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 Wor A to select Compare HDD The following screen will be displayed 3
4. Compare HDD 2 Press ENT to begin the comparison The system will auto detect the hard drives Detect Drives Please wait During the compare process the 1 5 HDD Cruiser will display progress information Comp 23MB s 0596 236 9 9GB 51 12 Compare Fail 0 www aleratec com 15 Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu 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 Wor A to select Async Compare The following screen will be displayed 4 Async Compare 2 Press ENT to begin the comparison The system will auto detect the hard drives Detect Drives Please wait During the compare process the 1 5 HDD Copy Cruiser will display progress information Comp 23MB s 0596 236 9 9GB 51 12 Compare Fail 0 16 www aleratec com Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser 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 WorA to select PreScan Source The following screen will be displayed 5 PreScan Source Detect Drives Please wait During the PreScan process the 1 5 HDD Cru
5. Use the arrow buttons V A to toggle through the available copy sizes 1 100 Once you change a setting remember to press ENT to save it Copy Size 1 100 MB age www aleratec com Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Setup Setup Startup Menu This option lets you select any of the functions except Setup as the initial function that appears when the 1 5 HDD Cruiser is powered on 1 Use the arrow buttons WorA select Setup The following screen will be displayed 2 Use the arrow buttons V A to toggle between the subfunctions Press ENT to select Startup Menu The following screen will be displayed 10 03 Setup Startup Menu 3 Press ENT to display the current configuration setting The default setting is 1 Copy HDD Startup Menu 1 Copy HDD 4 Use the arrow buttons V A to toggle through the available options Once you change a setting remember to press ENT to save it www aleratec com 27 Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Setup Setup Auto Compare This option allows you to choose whether or not to automatically compare the source and target hard drives after every copy operation 1 Use the arrow buttons WorA select Setup The following screen will be displayed 2 Use the arrow buttons W A to scroll to Auto Compare The following screen will be displayed 10 04 Setup Auto Compare 3 Press ENT to display he current confi
6. The following screen will be displayed 11 Adv Setup OO 2 Use the arrow buttons Wor A to select Quick Erase HDD The following screen will be displayed 11 04 Adv Setup Quick Erase HDD 3 Press ENT and then use the arrow keys W A to select a hard drive to erase An example is shown below 1 Target CH 1 HDS721616PLA380 4 Press ENT and you will be prompted whether you wish to proceed Use the arrow keys V A to select Yes or No The following screen will be displayed All data will be lost erase No 5 Press ENT and the Quick Erase will begin Once complete the following information will be displayed Erasing Target The Selected HDD Please Wait Erase Finished 40 www aleratec com Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser 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 11 Adv Setup OS Use the arrow buttons WorA to select Full Erase HDD The following screen will be displayed 11 05 Adv Setup Full Erase HDD Press ENT and then use the arrow keys V A to select a hard drive to erase An example is shown below Full Erase HDD All Press ENT and you will be prompted whether you wish to proceed Use the arrow keys
7. V A to select Yes or No All data will be lost erase No Select Yes press ENT and the Full Erase will begin Once complete the following information will be displayed Erasing Target The Selected HDD Please Wait Erase Finished www aleratec com 41 Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Adv Setup 42 Adv Setup H W Diagnostic This function is used to test various components of the 1 5 HDD Cruiser l Press and hold ESC for about three seconds to access the Adv Setup menu The following screen will be displayed 11 Adv Setup OS Use the arrow buttons WorA to select H W Diagnostic The following screen will be displayed 11 06 Adv Setup ay H W Diagnostic YO 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 LCD Test Start Button Test SDRAM Test gt 8192Kbytes OK Test IDE 0 1 Flash Test OK Test finished OK gt When all tests are complete the following information will be displayed Test Finished OS p www aleratec com Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser 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 abou
8. product to Aleratec Inc Aleratec Inc provides the following limited warranty for this product only if the product was originally purchased for use not re sale from Aleratec Inc an Aleratec Inc authorized dealer or distributor or any other Aleratec Inc approved reseller for this product This product is warranted to be free from defects in workmanship and material for a period of one year from the date of your original purchase If the product fails during normal and proper use within the warranty period Aleratec Inc will at its option repair or replace the product at no cost except shipping and insurance This limited warranty does not include service to repair damage from improper installation accident disaster misuse abuse or modifications to the subsystem or by any other causes unrelated to defective materials or workmanship 48 www aleratec com Service and Support Please Note This Warranty 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 warranty if any applies THIS LIMITED WARRANTY CONSTITUTES YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE LIABILITY OF ALERATEC INC AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIE
9. similar to the following will be displayed Searching F W Update F W 1 04N Please Wait To Yes Press ENT to begin the firmware update If the upgrade is successful the system will restart automatically www aleratec com Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser 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 Press and hold ESC for about three seconds to access the Adv Setup menu The following screen will be displayed 11 Adv Setup OS 2 Use the scroll button WorA select Compare Firmware The following screen will be displayed 11 03 Adv Setup O Compare Firmware Y 3 Press ENT to begin comparison The following screen will be displayed Searching F W Last update F W Please Wait OK Note The message Last update F W indicates that the installed firmware revision matches that on the DVD CD disc www aleratec com 39 Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser 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
10. D WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OF ITEMS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Your sole remedy shall be repair or replacement with new or refurbished components as provided in this Limited Warranty Aleratec Inc shall not be liable for any direct indirect special incidental products or consequential damages including but not limited to any loss of data or loss of profits or business regardless of the form of action or theory of liability resulting from any defect in or use of this product even if Aleratec Inc has been advised of the possibility of such damages In any event the liability of Aleratec Inc under this Limited Warranty for damages to you or any third party regardless of the form of action or theory of liability shall not exceed the purchase price you paid for this product Some states do not allow limitations of the disclaimer of implied warranties the period an implied warranty lasts or the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the exclusions and limitations stipulated in this Limited Warranty may not apply to you This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary from state to state www aleratec com 49 Service and Support To Obtain Warranty Service You 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 defe
11. DD properly inserted n the drive bay Each HDD bay has an orange drive activity light Ep that will light when the HDD is being used Do not remove a drive when this light is on otherwise you may loose your data www aleratec com 3 Introduction 1 5 HDD Cruiser Copy Controller Display Panel and Buttons Actual display may vary from illustration Cruiser 1 LCD display shows all functions and messages 2 ENT button is used to execute a selected function or enter a menu 3 ESC button is used to cancel a selected function or exit a menu 4 UP arrow is used to scroll backward through functions or menus 5 DOWN arrow is used to scroll forward through functions or menus 4 www aleratec com 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 place near heat sources such as radiators or air ducts or in a place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust mechanical vibration or shock 3 Disconnect the AC adapter from the outlet if the product is not used for an extended period
12. ammed 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 WorA select Secure Erase The following screen will be displayed 8 Secure Erase Wipe all Data Continue No 3 To perform a Secure Erase select Yes and a progress screen showing elapsed time will be be displayed In Progress Elapsed 0 01 15 OK 2 Fail 0 Elapsed 0 56 14 20 www aleratec com Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser 5 You can now scroll up and down for the individual status of each drive 1 HDD CH 0 Wipe successful www aleratec com 21 Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Overwrite The Overwrite function will sanitize wipe clean of all data the hard disk drives connected to the 1 5 HDD Cruiser 1 22 Load up to 6 HDDs into the 1 5 HDD Cruiser The system will auto detect the hard drives Using the arrow buttons Wor select Overwrite The following screen will be displayed 9 Overwrite Note Overwriting the entire capacity of all connected hard drives can take an extended period of time Press ENT to select The f
13. c com on the internet www aleratec com 51 Document Number 9399055 ENG Rev F Copyright 2013 Specifications subject to change without notice Aleratec Inc 9851 Owensmouth Avenue Chatsworth CA 91311 U S A www aleratec com
14. ce in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy If not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual this equipment may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be verified by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment to an electrical outlet on a circuit that is different from the circuit to which the receiver is connected e Consult your dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This equipment has been certified to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to FCC Rules In order to maintain compliance with FCC regulations shielded cables must be used with this equipment Operation with non approved equipment or unshielded cables is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception The user is cautioned that changes and or modifications made to this equipment without the approval of manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate this equipment www aleratec com Safety Regulations To preve
15. ct whichever occurs first In either case you must provide proof of original purchase before any warranty service can be performed Products and parts provided as a result of warranty service may be other than new but will be in good working order and become your property at the time of exchange At the same time the exchanged products or parts become the property of Aleratec Inc When shipping the subsystem for service you agree to insure the Duplicator to prepay shipping charges and to use the original shipping container or equivalent Any service outside the scope of this limited warranty shall be at Aleratec Inc s or its Authorized Service Provider s rates and terms then in effect This warranty gives you specific legal rights you may also have other rights which vary from state to state 50 www aleratec com Technical Support FAX Back Form Aleratec Inc Technical Support Fax Back Form Please record the following information to help expedite any warranty claim Model No Serial No Date Purchased Place of Purchase Firmware Version SATA HDD Brand and Model To Technical Support Group FAX 1 818 678 0483 FROM FAX E MAIL RE TEL DATE OF PAGES I am experiencing the following issues with my 1 5 HDD Cruiser By answering these questions your problem will be solved more rapidly Make copies as necessary You can reach us electronically at www alerate
16. d any desired adjustments press ESC to exit Advanced Setup www aleratec com N Overview Subfunctions The Setup menu has 13 subfunctions These are Language Copy Size Auto Compare Button Sound Device Info System Info Fast Copy Auto Start Drive Not Supported Auto Start Timer Not Supported Tolerance Size BootTime Delay Quick Compare Q XD 8 www aleratec com Overview The Advanced Setup menu has nine subfunctions These are Read Error Skip Update Firmware 11 Adv Setup www aleratec com 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 and press the left side of the door until the tab latches When it latches a click can be felt and heard Source Drive Target Drives Note If you are duplicating the source hard disk drive goes in the top bay 10 www aleratec com Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Removing Hard Drives l Open the drive tray doors by pulling the handle tab on the left side of each drive tray door Note Do n
17. ect Setup The following screen will be displayed Press the arrow buttons W A to scroll to Tolerance Size The following screen will be displayed 10 11 Setup Tolerance Size Tolerance Size Off Use the arrow buttons V A to change the setting Once you change a default remember to press ENT to save it www aleratec com 33 Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser 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 34 Use the arrow buttons WorA to select Setup The following screen will be displayed Press the arrow buttons V A to scroll to Boot Time Delay The following screen will be displayed 10 12 Setup Boot Time Delay Boot Time Delay 5 Sec Use the arrow buttons W A to change the setting Once you change a default remember to press ENT to save it www aleratec com Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser 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 l Use the arrow buttons WorA to select Setup The following screen will be displayed d eo Press the arrow buttons W A to scroll to Quick Compare The following screen will be displayed 10 13 Setup Quick Compare Press ENT to display the current configuration setting Off or 1 Byte 100 MBytes
18. ecure Erase Overwrite Mone M Advanced Setup cue ei np eee ned e a nere e o exe Specifications Troubleshooting Technical Support Service and Support Technical Support FAX Back Form eese 51 www aleratec com Aleratec www aleratec com The Prosumers Choice www aleratec com Introduction Thank you for purchasing the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Please read this User Guide thoroughly before using this product Product Features The 1 5 HDD Cruiser is a Hard Disk Drive Duplicator and Hard Disk Drive Sanitizer Sanitizes Wipes up to 6 drives clean with the choice of three Overwrite patterns One Pass Three Pass with Verify Seven Pass per DoD 5220 22M e Secure Erase Duplicates Makes up to 5 HDD copies at once e Quick load drive bays Supports 3 5 SATA HDDs Optional 2 5 SATA HDD Adapter available Aleratec Part Number 350106 www aleratec com 1 Introduction Key Items Display Panel Controller see page 4 Source Drive Bay 1 Drive Bays 5 Power Switch 2 www aleratec com Introduction 1 5 HDD Cruiser Front Panel 1 Drive Bays Drive bays with quick loading doors 2 Drive Bay Door The drive bay handle tab is used to open the individual drive bays 3 Drive LEDs Each HDD bay has a green power light d that will be on when there is an H
19. etup System Info This function displays information about the 1 5 HDD Cruiser including the current firmware version 1 Use the arrow buttons WorA to select Setup The following screen will be displayed Q CM 2 After selecting Setup use the arrow keys V A to toggle between the subfunctions Press ENT to select System Info The following information will be displayed 10 07 Setup System Info 2055PF www aleratec com 31 Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Setup Setup Fast Copy The Fast Copy option allows you to choose whether to copy the entire source hard disk or only the used space 1 32 Use the arrow buttons WorA to select Setup The following screen will be displayed Press the arrow buttons V A to scroll to Fast Copy The following screen will be displayed 10 08 Setup Fast Copy Press ENT to display the current configuration setting The default is On only used space will be copied Fast Copy On Use the arrow buttons V A to toggle between On and Off Once you change a default remember to press ENT to save it www aleratec com Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Setup Setup Auto Start Drive Not Supported Setup Auto Start Timer Not Supported Setup Tolerance Size This function is to set the HDD capacity tolerance between the source and target 1 Use the arrow buttons WorA to sel
20. guration setting The default setting is Off Auto Compare Off 4 Use the arrow buttons V A to modify the setting After you change a setting remember to press ENT to save it 28 www aleratec com Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Setup Setup Button Sound This option allows you to enable or disable the beeping sound heard when you press a button l Use the arrow buttons WorA select Setup The following screen will be displayed Q X Use the arrow buttons V A to scroll to Button Sound The following screen will be displayed 10 05 Setup Button Sound Button Sound On Use the arrow buttons W A to toggle through the available options Once you change a default remember to press ENT to save it www aleratec com 29 Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Setup 30 Setup Device Info This option displays information about any hard drives connected to the 1 5 HDD Cruiser 1 Use the arrow buttons WorA to scroll to Setup The following screen will be displayed Q ero Use the arrow buttons W A to scroll to Device Info The following screen will be displayed 10 06 Setup Device Info 0 Source Hitachi Use the arrow buttons WorA to show information about any additional hard drive that is connected The following screen will be displayed 1 Target Hitachi www aleratec com Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Setup S
21. he 1 5 HDD Cruiser supports the copying of data from this hidden area www aleratec com Using the 1 11 HDD Copy Cruiser Main Menu Adv Setup Adv Setup Burn In This function is used to burn in all HDD 1 4 Press and hold ESC for about three seconds to access the Adv Setup menu The following screen will be displayed 11 Adv Setup Use the arrow buttons WorA to select Burn In You will have four Burn In options 11 09 Adv Setup Burn In Press ENT to display the current configuration setting A screen similar to the following will be displayed Burn In Mode Copy amp Compare Burn In Mode Compare Burn In Mode Async Cpy amp Cmp Burn In Mode Async Compare Use the arrow buttons W A to select an option press ENT and Burn In will begin After changing a setting remember to press ENT to save it www aleratec com 45 Specifications Power Requirements 115 230 VAC Switchable Dimensions D 393 7mm W 177 8mm H 266 7mm depth x width x height 77x 10 5 x 15 5 Weight 12 8 Kilograms 28 Lbs Note Specifications subject to change without notice Troubleshooting If your 1 5 HDD Cruiser is not performing as expected refer to the symptoms below and follow the suggested corrective action Symptoms Corrective Actions LCD Display If the LCD display does not display any message and the backlight is not lit after powering on the 1 5 HDD Crui
22. ing this User Guide if you need additional assistance with this product please contact Aleratec Technical 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 and frustrating Therefore please try to have the following information ready before calling l Part Number the part number is located on the bottom of the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Serial Number the serial number is located on the back of the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Troubles symptoms please provide enough information about the issue so our technical staff can accurately diagnose it Technical Support Addresses and Phone Numbers gt gt gt By e mail support aleratec com By Telephone 1 818 678 0484 Skype support aleratec com Technical Support Group can be reached 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM Pacific Time Monday through Friday excluding U S holidays Please try to call from a phone near your Aleratec product Access is available 24 hours a day 365 days a year via The World Wide Web at www aleratec com FAX at 1 818 678 0483 www aleratec com 47 Service and Support Aleratec Inc Limited Warranty This Limited Warranty 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
23. iser will display progress information Scan 52MB s 236 4GB PreScan OK www aleratec com 17 Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu 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 WorA to select ReScan BUS The following screen will be displayed 6 ReScan BUS 2 Press ENT to select The system will prompt you to confirm that you wish to proceed ReScan BUS Now Yes 3 Press ENT to begin the rescan during which the following screen will be displayed Detect Drives Please wait Note The order of scanning is CH 0 CH 4 4 When the rescan is complete the following screen will be displayed Bus re scan OK Found 6 Devices 18 www aleratec com Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu 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 WorA to select Source size The following screen will be displayed 7 Source size 2 Press ENT to display the capacity of the source hard drive Total 232 5GB www aleratec com 19 Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu 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 progr
24. nt fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to authorized personnel only Make sure that the manually switchable power supply is set to the proper voltage for your region www aleratec com Table of Contents iter oi or 1 Product Features RD aN aan 1 Key ems eerta 1 5 HDD Cruiser Front Panel esse PERS 1 5 HDD Cruiser Copy Controller Display Panel and Buttons m dimi c ARA NRAE TristallatiOn ios ctio ed enar EDO EORR eSEEES NE OTSTES Choose d Good LOGalOf escort irte the ipee ene terere ten pertinere gus OPE TALON i 5 1c ene iR aerae amend vetet dene dubie Woon E Ote e Aden Transportation SR Tom OVerV GW sees eese sanam aa nna anat natn na amata na ama 4a nada 4a Ia aiaa I4 aAA ARA aa Power UNI ipo CS Mm Main uo P KES SUDAUNCHONS EPI cas cdbeetes Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Loading the Hard Drives essent Removing Hard Drives rie i De e rev ek et e Art pen EN hs ro e Copy HDD virrie EEEE He HE ORO HERO EROR RESTE HERE Async Copy HDD Compare HIDYD 5 n orto toe ttt e toit RR d iE aiis P atop CR PreScan SOUTE oia ORE RR EE NONO EHE ERSTE IET Ei ReSCam BUS a etenkteetees exu mt IRE NIHU rH T EAE aa Source HDD Size S
25. of time 4 Propercare will help assure maximum product life Improper operating environment and misuse may void the warranty Operation Do not move the 1 5 HDD Cruiser during operation This may cause a malfunction or other undesirable results Avoid exposing the unit to sudden changes in temperature as condensation may form inside the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Should the surrounding temperature suddenly rise while the 1 5 HDD Cruiser is on wait at least one hour before turning off the power Operating the duplicator immediately after a sudden increase in temperature may result in a malfunction Transportation Keep the original packing materials for future moving or shipping of the 1 5 HDD Cruiser www aleratec com 5 Overview Power Up Sequence During the normal power up sequence of the 1 5 HDD Cruiser the following information will be displayed e Figure 1 shows the firmware version HDD Cruiser 2055PF ver A 24Q Initialize SDRAM Detect Drives Please wait Detect Drives Found 0 Devices Figure 5 shows the first function 1 Copy HDD 6 www aleratec com 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 TUE FUE TUE FUE TUE TUE TE TE TE 10 2 S 11 11 Adv Setup ca Note The Advanced Setup function is a hidden menu To access this menu press ESC for 3 seconds After you have complete
26. ollowing information will be displayed 9 01 Overwrite One pass 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 Overwrite One Pass In Process Elapsed www aleratec com Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser 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 Overwrite 3 Pass The next screen allows you to choose whether you wish to verify the random overwrite Overwrite Verify 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 Overwrite 7 Pass 5220 22 M 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 www aleratec com 23 Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Setup The Setup menu contains configuration options for the 1 5 HDD Cruiser It is suggested to use the factory defaults for optimum performance Use the arrow buttons WorA to select Setup Press ENT to select The following screen will be dis
27. ot attempt to remove the hard drive if the drive activity LED is on To disengage the HDD swing the drive tray door to the full open position Pull drive forward and remove drive www aleratec com 11 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 12 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 1 Copy HDD Note Before copying be sure that the capacity of the target HDD is equal to or larger than the source hard drive Press ENT to start copying The system will auto detect the hard drives The following information will be displayed Detect Drives O Please wait Copy 36MB s 235 7GB The amount of data remaining to be transferred shown in gigabytes and time will be displayed as the percentage of completion increases Note The copying speed capacity and duration may vary from one source hard drive to another www aleratec com Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser 4 Once duplication is complete a job status screen will be displayed 1 Copy HDD OK 1 www aleratec com 13 Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu
28. played 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 Saving config Please Wait 2 When the configuration changes have been saved the following screen will be shown Q x 24 www aleratec com Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Setup Setup Language This option allows you to select the language that is used for the display l Use the arrow buttons WorA select Setup The following screen will be displayed Use the arrow buttons W A to scroll to Language The following screen will be displayed 10 01 Setup Language Press ENT to display the current language selection the default language is English Language English Use the arrow buttons V A to toggle through the available options Once you change a configuration option remember to press ENT to save it www aleratec com 25 Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Setup 26 Setup Copy Size This function is used to specify the amount of source disk data to copy to the target drives 1 Use the arrow buttons WorA select Setup then press ENT The following screen will be displayed Q NC 2 Use the arrow buttons V A to scroll to Copy Size The following screen will be displayed 10 02 Setup Copy Size 10 Setup ALL 4
29. rrow buttons Wor to scroll to Read Error Skip The following screen will be displayed 11 01 Adv Setup O Read Error Skip eco Press ENT to display the current configuration setting The default setting is Off Read Error Skip O SOY Press the arrow buttons Wor A to toggle the option On or Off After changing a setting remember to press ENT to save it www aleratec com 37 Using the 1 11 HDD Copy Cruiser Main Menu Adv Setup 38 Adv Setup Update Firmware This function is used to update the 1 5 HDD Copy Cruiser firmware to a later version Note Firmware updates are available from Aleratec technical support l a I b CD method Open the case of the 1 5 HDD Copy 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 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 Power on the 1 5 HDD Copy 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 11 Adv Soup OS Use the arrow buttons V A to select Update Firmware and then press ENT The system will begin scanning for a new firmware version If found screens
30. ser check that the power cable is properly connected and that the ON OFF switch is turned on Error Messages While the system is performing an operation and the operation is manually terminated an error message will be shown in the LCD display This may lead to an failed operation and could cause the 1 5 HDD Cruiser to stop responding If this happens power the unit off wait about ten 10 seconds and then reapply power Hard Disk Ifthe 1 5 HDD Cruiser does not detect one of the hard disk drives verify that the drive is properly seated in the drive bay Keypad Buttons If pressing the keys on the front panel produces no response from the system the 1 5 HDD Cruiser may still be busy with the previous operation If the system idle power the unit off wait about ten 10 seconds and then reapply power Firmware Update The device can be updated to new versions of firmware via a DVD CD drive If unable to update the firmware check that the firmware was downloaded correctly A failed firmware upgrade may cause the 1 5 HDD Cruiser to become inoperable If the system is working normally do not attempt this operation If the system is already experiencing problems please contact Aleratec for repairs Startup Shutdown Do not power off the system while it is performing an operation After a normal shutdown wait about ten 10 seconds before reapplying power 46 www aleratec com Technical Support After read
31. t three seconds to access the Adv Setup menu The following screen will be displayed 11 Adv Setup cay XO Use the arrow buttons WorA to select Load Default The following screen will be displayed 11 07 Adv Setup Load Default Press ENT to proceed to the following screen Load Default Config Yes Press ENT to confirm loading defaults or press ESC to cancel When all settings are restored to their original defaults the following information will be displayed Load Default OK www aleratec com 43 Using the 1 5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Adv Setup Adv Setup Copy HPA If the source hard disk contains a Host Protected Area HPA this option allows you to choose whether or not to copy data within the HPA 1 44 Press and hold ESC for about three seconds to access the Adv Setup menu The following screen will be displayed 11 Adv Setup OS Use the arrow buttons Wor to select Copy HPA The following information will be displayed 11 08 Adv Setup o gt Copy HPA QO Press ENT to display the current configuration setting A screen similar to the following will be displayed capy HPA OS Use the arrow buttons V A to toggle the option On or Off After changing a setting remember to press ENT to save it Note The HPA is a hidden data region defined in ATA ATAPI 4 This area is not usually accessible to the operating system or software applications T
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