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® USER GUIDE Aleratec 1:5 HDD Cruiser™ Hard Drive Duplicator and Sanitizer Part No. 350104.
www .aleratec.com Copyright/Model Identication The content of this manual is for informational purposes only and is subject to change without notice.
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.
www .aleratec.com Safety Regulations WARNING 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 cabinet.
www .aleratec.com Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................... 1 Product Features ...................................................................................
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www .aleratec.com 1 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 .
www .aleratec.com 2 Introduction Key Items Display Panel (see page 4) Power Switch Controller Drive Bays (5) Source Drive Bay (1).
www .aleratec.com 3 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 ( ) that will be on when there is an HDD properly inserted n the drive bay .
www .aleratec.com 4 Introduction 1:5 HDD Cruiser Copy Controller Display Panel and Buttons (Actual display may vary from illustration) 1. LCD display shows all functions and messages 2. ENT button is used to execute a selected function, or enter a menu 3.
www .aleratec.com 5 Precautions Before installing your 1:5 HDD Cruiser , please read the following. Installation A void placing the 1:5 HDD Cruiser in a location subject to: • High humidity • High.
www .aleratec.com 6 Overview Power Up Sequence During the normal power-up sequence of the 1:5 HDD Cruiser , the following information will be displayed. • Figure 1 shows the rmware version • Figure 2 shows the memory initialization • Figure 3 shows the scanning of the drives • Figure 4 shows the number of drives loaded.
www .aleratec.com 7 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: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Note: The Advanced Setup function is a hidden menu. T o access this menu, press ESC for 3 seconds.
www .aleratec.com 8 Overview Subfunctions The “Setup” menu has 13 subfunctions. These are: Language Copy Size Startup Menu Auto Compare Button Sound Device Info System Info Fast Copy Auto Start Drive Auto Start Timer ENT ESC 10.
www .aleratec.com 9 Overview The “Advanced Setup” menu has nine subfunctions. These are: Read Error Skip Update Firmware Compare Firmware Quick Erase HDD Full Erase HDD H/W Diagnostic ENT ESC 11.
www .aleratec.com 10 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. T ake the Hard Disc Drive (HDD) and align the drive’ s SA T A plug to the lower right hand side of the drive bay .
www .aleratec.com 11 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Removing Hard Drives 1. Open the drive tray doors by pulling the handle/tab on the left side of each drive tray door . Note: Do not attempt to remove the har d drive if the drive activity LED is on. 2. T o disengage the HDD, swing the drive tray door to the full open position.
www .aleratec.com 12 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.
www .aleratec.com 13 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser 4. Once duplication is complete, a job status screen will be displayed. ENT ESC 1. Copy HDD OK:1 Fail: 0.
www .aleratec.com 14 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Async Copy The function “Async Copy” allows you to insert target drives during the copying operation. During the process, you can insert another drive as a target of the Async Copy operation and the unit will automatically copy to this new drive as well.
www .aleratec.com 15 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 tar get HDDs loaded use the arrow buttons ( or ) to select “Compare HDD”.
www .aleratec.com 16 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.
www .aleratec.com 17 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu PreScan Sour ce The “PreScan Source” scans the source hard drive to determine if it can be read correctly . 1. With the source HDD loaded, use the arrow buttons ( or ) to select “PreScan Source”.
www .aleratec.com 18 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 ( or ) to select “ReScan BUS”.
www .aleratec.com 19 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 ( or ) to select “Source size”.
www .aleratec.com 20 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 programmed by the hard drive manufacturer .
www .aleratec.com 21 ENT ESC 1 HDD CH:0 Wipe successful 5. Y ou can now scroll up and down for the individual status of each drive. Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser.
www .aleratec.com 22 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. Load up to 6 HDDs into the 1:5 HDD Cruiser . The system will auto-detect the hard drives.
www .aleratec.com 23 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser b. T o perform a “Three Pass Overwrite”, scroll to “3 Pass” and press ENT . This method will write one pass of 1’ s, one pass of zeros, and one pass of randomly generated data. The next screen allows you to choose whether you wish to verify the random overwrite.
www .aleratec.com 24 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Setup The “Setup” menu contains conguration options for the 1:5 HDD Cruiser . It is suggested to use the factory defaults for optimum performance. 1. Use the arrow buttons ( or ) to select “Setup”.
www .aleratec.com 25 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 . 1. Use the arrow buttons ( or ) select “Setup”. The following screen will be displayed.
www .aleratec.com 26 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Setup Setup:CopySize This function is used to specify the amount of source disk data to copy to the target drives. 1. Use the arrow buttons ( or ) select “Setup”, then press ENT .
www .aleratec.com 27 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Setup Setup:StartupMenu 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 ( or ) select “Setup”.
www .aleratec.com 28 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Setup Setup: AutoCompare 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 ( or ) select “Setup”.
www .aleratec.com 29 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Setup Setup:ButtonSound This option allows you to enable or disable the beeping sound heard when you press a button. 1. Use the arrow buttons ( or ) select “Setup”. The following screen will be displayed.
www .aleratec.com 30 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Setup Setup:DeviceInfo This option displays information about any hard drives connected to the 1:5 HDD Cruiser . 1. Use the arrow buttons ( or ) to scroll to “Setup”. The following screen will be displayed.
www .aleratec.com 31 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Setup Setup:SystemInfo This function displays information about the 1:5 HDD Cruiser , including the current rmware version. 1. Use the arrow buttons ( or ) to select “Setup”.
www .aleratec.com 32 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Setup Setup:FastCopy The “Fast Copy” option allows you to choose whether to copy the entire source hard disk, or only the used space. 1. Use the arrow buttons ( or ) to select “Setup”.
www .aleratec.com 33 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Setup Setup: AutoStartDrive- (Not Supported) Setup: AutoStartTimer - (Not Supported) Setup:T oleranceSize This function is to set the HDD capacity tolerance between the source and target.
www .aleratec.com 34 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Setup Setup:BootT imeDelay If HDD can not be detected during duplicate controller boot up, this function can adjust the timer . 1. Use the arrow buttons ( or ) to select “Setup”.
www .aleratec.com 35 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Setup Setup:QuickCompare If target HDD has too many errors, the duplicate controller will ignore it and keep comparing other target HDDs. 1. Use the arrow buttons ( or ) to select “Setup”.
www .aleratec.com 36 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Advanced Setup The “Adv Setup” menu contains additional conguration options for the 1:5 HDD Cruiser . 1. Press and hold the ESC button for 3 seconds to enter Adv Setup. The following screen will be displayed.
www .aleratec.com 37 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Adv Setup AdvSetup:ReadError 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 .
www .aleratec.com 38 Using the 1:11 HDD Copy Cruiser Main Menu Adv Setup AdvSetup:UpdateFirmware This function is used to update the 1:5 HDD Copy Cruiser rmware to a later version. Note: Firmware updates ar e available from Aleratec technical support.
www .aleratec.com 39 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Adv Setup AdvSetup:CompareFirmwar e This function is used to compare the rmware version currently installed with one on a DVD/CD disc. Note: Use “Compare Firmwar e” after updating the firmware from e-mail or from the Aleratec web site.
www .aleratec.com 40 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Adv Setup AdvSetup:QuickEraseHDD 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.
www .aleratec.com 41 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Adv Setup AdvSetup:FullEraseHDD 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.
www .aleratec.com 42 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Adv Setup AdvSetup:H/WDiagnostic This function is used to test various components of the 1:5 HDD Cruiser . 1. Press and hold ESC for about three seconds to access the “Adv Setup” menu.
www .aleratec.com 43 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Adv Setup AdvSetup:LoadDefault 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 about three seconds to access the “Adv Setup” menu.
www .aleratec.com 44 Using the 1:5 HDD Cruiser Main Menu Adv Setup AdvSetup:CopyHP 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. 1. Press and hold ESC for about three seconds to access the “Adv Setup” menu.
www .aleratec.com 45 Using the 1:11 HDD Copy Cruiser Main Menu Adv Setup AdvSetup:BurnIn This function is used to burn in all HDD 1. Press and hold ESC for about three seconds to access the “Adv Setup” menu. The following screen will be displayed.
www .aleratec.com 46 Specications Power Requirements 1 15 - 230 V AC Switchable Dimensions (depth x width x height) D: 393.7mm W : 177.8mm H: 266.7mm (7” x 10.5” x 15.5”) W eight 12.8 Kilograms (28 Lbs.) Note: Specifications subject to change without notice.
www .aleratec.com 47 Technical 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.
www .aleratec.com 48 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.
www .aleratec.com 49 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.
www .aleratec.com 50 Service and Support To 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.
www .aleratec.com 51 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.
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