Preparation Tips before You Start ◼ Make sure to use a stable power supply. ◼ Please use in a clean & dry environment. ◼ Please keep the environment well ventilated. ◼ When the duplicator operates, it is normal for the machine to heat up. ◼...
Function Table Function Item & Description Copies source device to connected target device(s). Refer to 1. Copy function 6.1 Copy Area for 4 different copy modes. 2. Compare Verifies target device(s) bit by bit to the master device. 3. Copy Automates copy and compare by first duplicating and then +Compare verifying all the data, bit by bit.
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5.1 Show Disk info Displays connected device(s) detail information. 5.2.1 Update BIOS Updates system firmware from source port. 5.2 Update 5.2.2 Create Update HDD system Formats HDD with a 2GB FAT partition for the operator to save the new firmware. 5.3 System Info 5.
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Copy Unknown 6.4.1 Copies unknown formats. Unknown Skip Unknown Format Skips unknown formats. 6.4.2.1 Disable 6.4.2 Disables source port Erase sanitization. Master 6.4.2.2 Enable Enables source port sanitization. 6.4.3.1 One Byte 6. Setup Writes a random character per 6.4.3 byte. Erase 6.4.3.2 Big Random Data Pattern...
Function Introduction 1. Copy The copy function copies data from source HDD to target HDD. You can set following settings before copy. (You can check more detail in ”6. Setup”.) I. Set Copy Area of Source HDD → 6.1 Copy Area II.
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The information below shows on the LCD during duplication. Copy Process Total Data Function Copy 224M 0:02 190M Copied Data Copied Time Copy Process (if there is any bad sector) Source bad sector Bad Sector 0:01 Target bad sector Copied Time Copy Process Step 4: Completion!
2. Compare The compare function is used to check if the data on source HDD is identical to target HDD after duplication. ➢ Start to compare Step 1: Prepare Source and Targets Prepare the source HDD and target HDDs to compare after duplication is completed.
4. Erase Please choose the appropriate erase method when you like to dispose or re- use the HDDs. You can set the following settings before erasing: (You can check more detail in ”6. Setup”.) I. Set Erase mode II. Set Erase Master →...
4.1 Quick Erase This function will ONLY erase the index of the HDD. It is the quickest way to erase the HDD. 4.2 Full Erase This function will erase the whole sectors on the target HDD. It will take longer than quick erase.
1. The erasing duration of DoD Erase mode is 3 times longer than full erase mode. Note 2. The duration of DoD EraseComp is 4 times longer than full erase mode. 4.5 7-Pass Overwrite This mode is a DOD 7-pass and complies with the DoD5220.22-M (ECE) standard.
◼ Model Number Show HDD’s model number. ◼ Version of Firmware Show HDD’s firmware version. ◼ Serial Number Show the serial number of HDD. ◼ Device Power Cycle Show the count of HDD's turning on and off. ◼ Power-on Hours Show the total power-on hours of HDD.
The firmware update process may take longer than 5 minutes. Please do not disrupt power or process during BIOS update. If Caution interrupted, the system will become useless. U-Reach will not be held responsible for any damages. 5.3 System Info.
5.4 Read Speed Measures the reading speed of the HDD by reading the whole HDD. 5.5 Write Speed Measures the writing speed of the HDD by writing the whole HDD. 6. Setup 6.1 Copy Area Users can set the copy area of source HDD. Appropriate copy area can greatly reduce operation time and provide better efficiency.
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Target Source Duplication Partition1 (150GB) Data 30 GB Partition2 (200GB) 500GB Data 90GB 150GB Unallocated Partition Only 120G data area will be copied. 6.1.2 ALL Partitions Copies all of the partitions bit by bit whether or not there is existing data. The capacity of target HDDs must be bigger than the partitions’...
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6.1.3 Whole HDD Copies the whole source HDD, no matter the content, format, partition or empty space. This mode does not analyze the data. [Copy Area] Whole HDD Target Source Duplication Partition1 (150GB) Data 30 GB Partition2 (200GB) 500GB 500GB Data 90GB 150GB 150GB...
How to select the proper copy area? Example: There are two partitions in one 500G HDD. System and files All Partitions Whole Device 30GB Data 30GB Data 30GB Data 100GB 100GB 100GB 70GB 70GB 60GB Data 60GB Data 60GB Data 250GB 250GB 250GB...
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◼ Copy Unknown Copy all the unknown areas if device cannot identify the format during copy. ◼ Skip Unknown Skip the unknown areas if device cannot identify the format during copy. [Unknown Format] Copy Unknown 6.4.2 Erase Master Setting to Enable allows erasure of source HDD. Please make sure this setting is correct before executing DoD erase.
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6.4.4 Wait HDD Time Sets an automatic wait time between 3 and 30 seconds for the device to start up before functions begin. The default is 15 seconds. [Wait HDD Time] 15 seconds 6.4.5 Copy HPA Area This menu contains submenus related to HPA Copy Modes. ◼...
6.4.7 Transfer Rate Transfer speeds selectable from UDMA 2 through UDMA 7. If a high failure rate is experienced with copy or compare, then try to reduce the UDMA Mode. [Transfer Speed] UDMA 5 6.4.8 Stop Motor Time When the system finishes executing functions, the motor won’t stop running immediately.
Specification Table Product Name SAS Duplicator and Sanitizer Targets Display Monochrome LCD Supports all operating systems (Windows, Linux, RAID, other stand-alone systems) Control Panel 4 push buttons (UP, DOWN, OK, ESC) LED(Red/Green/Yellow) on each slot: Status LED Yellow(powering), Green (pass), Red(fail) Directly support all major brand of 2.5”/3.5”...
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