Aleratec 11 HDD PortaCruiser Hard Disk Drive Duplicator and RAID User Guide

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Using the HDD PortaCruiser 
Duplicator Mode
Setup Menu: 6-05 Auto Compare
This option allows you to choose whether or not to automatically compare\
 the 
source and target hard drive after every copy operation. Use the arrow buttons (
1.  or) select “Setup”. The following screen will 
be displayed. 
Press 
2.  ENT and use the arrow buttons () to scroll to “Auto Compare”. 
The following screen will be displayed. 
Press 
3.  ENT to display he current configuration setting. The...

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Using the HDD PortaCruiser 
Duplicator Mode
Setup Menu: 6-06 Copy with Detect
This option allows you to choose whether or not to automatically rescan \
for 
connected drives immediately before a copy operation.Use the arrow buttons (
1.  or) select “Setup”. The following screen will 
be displayed. 
Press 
2.  ENT and use the arrow buttons () to scroll to “Copy with 
Detect”. The following screen will be displayed. 
Press 
3.  ENT to display he current configuration setting. The...

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Duplicator Mode
Setup Menu: 6-07 Button Sound
This option allows you to enable or disable the beeping sound heard when\
 you 
press a button. Use the arrow buttons (
1.  or) select “Setup”. The following screen will 
be displayed. 
Press 
2.  ENT and use the arrow buttons () to scroll to “Button Sound”. 
The following screen will be displayed. 
Press 
3.  ENT to display the current configuration setting. The default is “On”. 
Use the arrow buttons (
4....

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Duplicator Mode
Setup Menu: 6-08 Device Info
This option displays information about any hard drives connected to the \
HDD 
PortaCruiser. Use the arrow buttons (
1.  or) to scroll to “Setup”. The following screen 
will be displayed. 
Press 
2.  ENT and use the arrow buttons () to scroll to “Device Info”. 
The following screen will be displayed. 
Press 
3.  ENT to display information about the first device.
Use the arrow buttons (
4.  or) to show...

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Using the HDD PortaCruiser 
Duplicator Mode
Setup Menu: 6-09 System Info
This function displays information about the HDD PortaCruiser, including the 
current firmware version. Use the arrow buttons (
1.  or) to select “Setup”. The following screen 
will be displayed. 
After selecting “Setup” 
2. use the arrow keys () to toggle between 
the subfunctions. Press ENT to select. “System Info”. The following 
information will be displayed. 
Press 
3.  ENT to display system information....

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Duplicator Mode
Advanced Setup Menu
The “Adv Setup” menu contains additional configuration options for the HDD 
PortaCruiser.  Press and hold the 
1.  ESC button for 3 seconds to enter Adv Setup. The 
following screen will be displayed.
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. 
When the...

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Using the HDD PortaCruiser 
Duplicator Mode
Advanced Setup Menu: 8-01 ReScan Bus DelayThis function is used to set the time interval between the system’s re-scans of all 
connected HDD devices. 
Press and hold 
1.  ESC for about 3 seconds to access the “Adv Setup” menu.
The following screen will be displayed.
Use the arrow buttons (
2.  or) to scroll to “ReScan Bus Delay”. The 
following screen will be displayed. 
Press 
3.  ENT to display the current configuration setting. Use the...

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Using the HDD PortaCruiser 
Duplicator Mode
Advanced Setup Menu: 8-02 Read Error SkipThis function can be enabled to ignore any error that occurs during copy\
ing. By 
default, the HDD PortaCruiser will halt the copy operation when it encou\
nters 
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...

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Duplicator Mode
Advanced Setup Menu: 8-03 Quick Erase HDDThis function is used to erase the data of a hard drive quickly. 
Warning: Backup any important data before using this function. 
Press and hold 
1.  ESC for about three seconds to access the “Adv Setup” 
menu. The following screen will be displayed. 
Use the arrow buttons (
2.  or) to select “Quick Erase HDD”. The 
following screen will be displayed.
Press 
3.  ENT, and you will be prompted whether...

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Duplicator Mode
Advanced Setup Menu: 8-04 H/W DiagnosticThis function is used to test various components of the HDD PortaCruiser\
. 
Press and hold 
1.  ESC for about three seconds to access the “Adv Setup” 
menu. The following screen will be displayed. 
Use the arrow buttons (
2.  or) to select “H/W Diagnostic”. The following 
screen will be displayed. 
Press 
3.  ENT to begin the diagnostic tests. The following tests will be 
preformed: Button Test,...