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  • Page 2: Copyright And Trademark

    The information contained in this manual may be subject to change without notice. Retailers will not be held liable for any errors that may be present in this manual. ACARD and Mirror Smart are both registered trademarks of ACARD Technology Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ………………………………………………………6 1.6 Hard Disk Compatibility Chapter 2 Installation …………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………… 7 …………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………… 2.1 Hard Disk Installation ……………………………………………………………8 2.2 Connecting the ACP-2212P to the Computer ………………………………10 …………………………………………………12 ………………………………………………… ………………………………………………… ………………………………………………… Chapter 3 Setup & Operation 3.1 External Appearance …………………………………………………………12 3.2 RAID Mode Instructions ………………………………………………………13 3.3 LED Indicator ……………………………………………………………………15...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Overview

    Mirror Mode a complete backup is retained even if one of the hard disks fails. Excellent product compatibility ensures that the ACP-2212P can be used with most 2.5" SATA hard disks on the market. The ACP-2212P Mirror Smart Mini (MSM) comes with a streamlined design that suits all notebook styles currently on the market.

  • Page 5: Specification

    ACP-2212P Chapter 1 Overview 1.3 Specifications ACARD ARC286 USB to SATA control chip ● RAID Modes: RAID 1 and Normal ● Supports automatic hard disk rebuilding ● System Interface: ● Support for USB 2.0 B-Type with data transfer rates of up to 480Mb/Sec ◆...
  • Page 6 7. Please read the manual carefully before making advanced configuration changes to the software. Expert assistance is recommended. 8. The Ha! DVD Burner software included in the Support CD-ROM is a trial bundled with DVD burners. To buy the full version please visit the ACARD Technology website at http://www.acard.com 9.

  • Page 7: Quick Setup

    HDD 2 position. 1.6 Hard Disk Compatibility The ACP-2212P is designed for use with 2,5” SATA hard disks. The latest list of compatible hard disks is available online from: http://www.acard.com If your hard disk is not included in the ACARD compatibility list, please contact us or your distributor.

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Installation

    ACP-2212P Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation ACP-2212P Main Device Status Panel (from left to the right): ： ： ： ： Back up Control Button (Available when online) ： ： ： ：Three-colored indicators showing the hard disks' power supply, failure and data rebuilding status.

  • Page 9: Hard Disk Installation

    First secure the hard disk handles included in the packaging to the hard disks with the screws provided as shown in the picture below: III. Unscrew and remove the ACP-2212P front panel as shown in the picture below: Now insert the SATA hard disks fitted with the hard disk handles into the ACP-2212P along the guide rails with the front side facing upwards.
  • Page 10 ACP-2212P Chapter 2 Installation After checking that the hard disks have been properly installed into the ACP-2212P, replace and screw the front panel securely back into place as shown in the picture below: Finally attach the anti-skid pads included with the accessories at the...

  • Page 11: Connecting The Acp-2212P To The Computer

    Connect the power cable and check that the power indicator on the front panel of the ACP-2212P lights up. (Step1~2) Connect one end of the Mini UBS 2.0 cable to the ACP-2212P and the other to the USB interface of the computer system. (Step3~4)
  • Page 12 ACP-2212P Chapter 2 Installation The Mirror USB Device representing ACP-2212P is found in the “Drive” under “Computer Management.” A ) Win XP pro “ Right click ” on My computer -->choose “ Manage ” -->System tools --->Device manager B ) Win XP home Control Panel -->Administrative Toos -->Computer Management -->...

  • Page 13: Chapter 3 Setup & Operation

    ACP-2212P Chapter 3 Setup and Operation Chapter 3 Setup and Operation 3.1 External Appearance Transformer Buzzer mute 12 3 4 5 6 input button LED Indicator Mini USB 2.0 connector OTB Backup button LED Indicator: ①②are the power supply/malfunction/data rebuilding and data access indicators for hard disk 2 ...

  • Page 14: Raid Mode Instructions

    When external power is connected HDD1 will be automatically mirrored to HDD2. 2. ACP-221P Normal or Mirror Mode Configuration The ACP-2212P supports either Normal or Mirror mode but this can only be configured by installing the Utility software. The instructions are as follows: A.
  • Page 15 D. Click on "Confirm" again to complete the change to RAID mode. Attention: If only one single HDD is used in the ACP-2212P it must be connected to the HDD1 port regardless of which mode the device is set to. When a single HDD is used, this can be...

  • Page 16: Led Indicator

    ACP-2212P Chapter 3 Setup and Operation 3.3 LED Indicator RAID Mode Status Display LED Indicator Status Description Blue, Solid Normal Mode ( LED 4) Blue/Green, Hard disk failure or no hard disk installed Blinking Green, Solid Mirror Mode (LED3) Hard Disk Status Display (Tri-Color LED1 1 1 1 and 6 6 6 6 )

  • Page 17: Acp-2212P One Touch Backup Setup

    ACP-2212P Chapter 3 Setup and Operation 3.4 ACP-2212P One Touch Backup (OTB) Setup Before using the ACP-2212P OTB button, please make sure that the System Backup and Restore module is installed in your operating system. XP Home edition users will need to install the system backup and restore program following the instructions provided in Appendix 3.
  • Page 18 ACP-2212P Chapter 3 Setup and Operation Once setup is complete, the selected tool will be shown with a solid black circle. If we now connect the ACP-2212P to the power supply and link it to the computer through the USB cable, pressing the “...
  • Page 19 Configuration”. Use the mouse to click “Next”. Choose “Next”: Choose the data you wish to backup to the ACP-2212P. These can be one of the data backup options listed below. For example, we can choose “Let me choose the data to backup” then click “Next” as shown below:...
  • Page 20 After selecting the data files and folders on the computer to backup, continue by clicking “Next” Choose the destination for the data on the ACP-2212P and give the backup file a file name. The ACP-2212P destination can be changed by clicking on...
  • Page 21 If you click on “Browse” a "Save as…” window will appear. Select the drive letter for the ACP-2212P and click on “Open” as shown below: At the ACP-2212P hard disk, check that the name of the backup file is correct then click on “Save” as shown below:...
  • Page 22 ACP-2212P Chapter 3 Setup and Operation After confirming the location to save to, click on “Next” to configure the backup options as shown below: Finally, click on “Finish" to end the backup & recovery wizard and begin backing up your files:...
  • Page 23 ACP-2212P Chapter 3 Setup and Operation During data backup the following backup progress window will appear on screen: When done, click on “Close” to finish the backup process or click on “Report” to check the backup information as shown below:...
  • Page 24 Disk Cloner" graphical user interface: Boot HDD Destination **Attention: If the ACP-2212P is not detected by the system, click on the "Re-Scan" button to have the computer re-scan all system devices. If it is still not detected, please see Chapter 4 Troubleshooting for help.
  • Page 25 ACP-2212P Chapter 3 Setup and Operation Next, we select the ACP-2212P hard disk detected by the system then click on the "Set Target Disk" as shown below: Finally, click on "Backup System Disk". The program will prompt you two times...
  • Page 26 Backup System Disk refers to the entire hard disk that the system files are ◆ located on. The capacity of your ACP-2212P must therefore be larger than the system disk. The backup time will vary according to the size of the hard disks.
  • Page 27 ACP-2212P's bootable Support CD-ROM offers an alternative backup/restore option using the Mini Linux interface. Simply insert the Support CD-ROM bundled with the ACP-2212P into the CD drive and reboot the machine to enter the following interface: Use the keyboard cursor keys ↑...
  • Page 28 ACP-2212P Chapter 3 Setup and Operation The above shows a list of all HDD devices connected to the system. Select a device and press the Enter key to view its details.
  • Page 29 If you know what devices are connected to the system and only want to view the status of connected ACARD devices, press the "ESC" key to return to the main menu and select "(2) Acard Product Status" as shown below:...
  • Page 30 ACP-2212P Chapter 3 Setup and Operation Press any key to return to the main menu. After checking all the devices connected to the system, we can return to the main menu and select "3. Backup/Restore Disk" to back up or restore HDD disk data as shown below:...
  • Page 31 Next, we set the destination disk and press Enter to confirm. If backing up data to the ACP-2212P, set the ACP-2212P as the destination. If backing up data from the ACP-2212P, set the ACP-2212P as the source. After confirming the...
  • Page 32 ACP-2212P Chapter 3 Setup and Operation Check that the source and destination devices are correct. Type in "y" and press Enter key to confirm. The system will prompt you to confirm the operation twice as shown below: When you type in "y" and press the Enter key again, the backup process will begin as shown below: The above shows information about the backup process.

  • Page 33: Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

    ACP-2212P Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Chapter 4 Troubleshooting If you encounter any problems with the use of the ACP-2212P please check the following troubleshooting guide first. If this still does not solve the problem, please fill out the Technical Support Application Form and send it back to ACARD.
  • Page 34 ACP-2212P Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Step 1. Right click on “My Computer” and select “Manage”. Picture 4-1 Step 2. Go into “Computer Management” and select “Device Manager”. Picture 4-2...
  • Page 35 Step 3. Under “Device Manager” double click on “Universal Serial Bus Controller” to check that the USB controller driver is properly installed. Picture 4-3 Step 4. At “Device Manager” double click on “Disk Drive” to check that the system has detected the ACP-2212P hard disk. Picture 4-4...
  • Page 36 ACP-2212P Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Step 5. At “Disk Drive” partition the ACP-2212P hard disk in order to access the new hard disk. Picture 4-5...
  • Page 37 ACP-2212P Chapter 4 Troubleshooting If you cannot properly use eSBR software or Mirror Utility Tools in the Vista operating system, this problem may be resolved by disabling the User Account Control (UAC) feature. The specific procedures are shown as below: Click Start－>Settings->Control Panel, as shown below:...
  • Page 38 ACP-2212P Chapter 4 Troubleshooting The following screen is shown: ◆ In this window, click “Turn User Account Control on or off” and the “Turn ◆ User Account Control on or off” window as shown below appears. Then, clear the check box before “Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer”...

  • Page 39: Appendix 1 Acp-2212P Application

    ACP-2212P Application Software (Advanced User Configuration) The Mirror Mini Utility application is designed for managing the ACP-2212P. This software allows you to easily configure and monitor the status of the ACP- 2212P. Once the Mirror Mini Utility is installed, you can launch the application from the desktop shortcut or the program menu.
  • Page 40 ACP-2212P Appendix 1 ACP-2212P Application Once installation is complete and you wish to change some parameter settings within the application, click on “Setup” as shown below and select “Preference”. A description of the main settings in “Preference” is provided below: Set time interval for system updates.
  • Page 41 ACP-2212P Appendix 1 ACP-2212P Application To configure Mirror Smart functions, click on “Setup” as shown below then select “Mirror Smart Setup”.
  • Page 42 ACP-2212P Appendix 1 ACP-2212P Application A description of the main settings in “Mirror Mini Setup” is provided below. If there is a problem with the system, warn the user by sounding the alarm. If there is a problem with RAID, warn the user by sounding the alarm.
  • Page 43 ACP-2212P Appendix 1 ACP-2212P Application To change the Mirror Mini capacity, click on “Setup” as shown below then select “Extend Mirror Size”. The new defined capacity must be equal or larger than the current capacity. Set capacity to maximum. **If current capacity is already at maximum then it can’t be changed.
  • Page 44 ACP-2212P Appendix 1 ACP-2212P Application To change the Mirror Mini's RAID mode, click on "Setup" and select "Change RAID Mode" as shown below. A description of the "Change RAID Mode" options is provided below. 1. Set RAID mode to Normal mode.
  • Page 45 ACP-2212P Appendix 1 ACP-2212P Application To update the Mirror Smart firmware, click on “Setup” as shown below then select “Update Firmware”. Attention: The latest firmware can be downloaded from the official ACARD website (www.acard.com) Current firmware version. Select firmware file.
  • Page 46 ACP-2212P Appendix 1 ACP-2212P Application If you wish to receive an e-mail warning when a problem occurs with the system or hard disk, click on “Setup” as shown below and select “Mail Notification Setup”. Under “Mail Setup” check that the box for Enable mail notification is ticked then fill in the data for the four fields below: 1.SMTP server / 2.User account / 3.Sender Email / 4.SMTP Needs...
  • Page 47 ACP-2212P Appendix 1 ACP-2212P Application Then in the text box below “Supervisor” input the recipient’s e-mail address then select “Add” to add the address to the list of recipients Finally select “Event Filter” then choose which events to notify the system administration via e-mail for.
  • Page 48 ACP-2212P Appendix 1 ACP-2212P Application To find out the current version of the Mirror Smart application, select “About”. Click on “Status List” to view the Mirror Smart status.
  • Page 49 ACP-2212P Appendix 1 ACP-2212P Application Click on “Mirror Smart Information” to see all hard disk information and Mirror status. Mirror Mini system’s hard disk capacity, status, firmware version and transfer rate. Hard Disk 1’s capacity, status, firmware version and SATA bus speed.
  • Page 50 ACP-2212P Appendix 1 ACP-2212P Application Click on “Compare HDDs” to check that the data on both hard disks are identical. The percentage bar at the bottom shows the progress of the comparison or rebuilding. If no hard disks are installed, the status is as shown below.
  • Page 51 ACP-2212P Appendix 1 ACP-2212P Application If no hard disk is detected by the system or there is a hard disk failure, the status is as shown below. To view previously saved logs, under “Event Log” select Open “Event Log” to...
  • Page 52 ACP-2212P Appendix 1 ACP-2212P Application Click on “Open File” as shown below to view event log. The “Event Log” records the time and status of everything that happens and is useful for troubleshooting.

  • Page 53: Appendix 2 About Raid

    ACP-2212P Appendix 2 About RAID Appendix 2 About RAID RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks” is a system made up of multiple hard disks. In other words, it’s a hard disk made up of two or more hard disks running in combination. The advantages of RAID are better access speeds, data protection and larger capacity on a single drive –e.g.

  • Page 54: Appendix 3 Concerns The Installation Of The Windows System Recovery And Backup Assembly

    ACP-2212P Appendix 3 Appendix 3 Concerns the installation of the Windows system recovery and backup assembly Windows system recovery and backup assembly are not included in the XP Home Edition so you must manually install them from the genuine software you purchased.
  • Page 55 ACP-2212P Appendix 3 Install “NTBACKUP.MSI” directly, as shown below: After installation is complete, select Finish, as shown below:...
  • Page 56 Technical Support Application Form Technical Support Application Form Mail to: support@acard.com Website: http://www.acard.com ＊Model ACP-2212P ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ Firmware Version System Mode ＊Mainboard BIOS Version Chipset Memory Graphics Card ＊Operating System Hard Disks Disk 1 Disk 2 ＊Manufacturer ＊Model ＊Capacity...

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