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 default setting 
is “Off”. 
Use the arrow buttons (
4.  ) to modify the setting. After you change a 
setting, remember to press  ENT to save it.
ENT
6. Setup
ESC
RESET
MUTE

ENT
6-05. Setup
Auto Compare
ESC
RESETMUTE

ENT
Auto Compare
Off
ESC
RESETMUTE
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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 default setting 
is “Off”. 
Use the arrow buttons (
4.  ) to modify the setting. After you change a 
setting, remember to press  ENT to save it.
ENT
6. Setup
ESC
RESET
MUTE

ENT
6-06. Setup
Copy with Detect
ESC
RESETMUTE

ENT
6. Setup
Off
ESC
RESETMUTE
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Using the HDD PortaCruiser 
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.  ) to toggle through the available options.  Once 
you change a default, remember to press  ENT to save it.
ENT
6. Setup
ESC
RESET
MUTE

ENT
6-07. Setup
Button Sound
ESC
RESETMUTE

ENT
Button Sound
On
ESC
RESETMUTE
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Using the HDD PortaCruiser 
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 information about any additional 
hard drive that is connected. The following screen will be displayed. 
ENT
6. Setup
ESC
RESET
MUTE

ENT
6-08. Setup
Device Info
ESC
RESETMUTE

ENT
0 Source     CH: 0
Hitachi     149.1GB
ESC
RESET
MUTE

ENT
1 Target    CH: 1
Hitachi    149.1GB
ESC
RESET
MUTE
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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. 
ENT
6. Setup
ESC
RESET
MUTE

ENT
6-09. Setup
System Info
ESC
RESETMUTE

ENT
HDD Duplicator
1-1     ver: 092C
ESC
RESET
MUTE
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Using the HDD PortaCruiser 
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 configuration changes have been saved, the following screen 
2. 
will be shown. 
ENT
8. Adv Setup
ESC
RESET
MUTE

ENT
Saving Config...
Please Wait...
ESC
RESETMUTE

ENT
8. Adv Setup
ESC
RESETMUTE
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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 arrow 
buttons (or) to choose different time settings (1-60 seconds). After 
changing a setting, remember to press  ENT to save it. 
ENT
8. Adv Setup
ESC
RESET
MUTE

ENT
ReScan Bus Delay
ESC
RESETMUTE

ENT
ReScan Bus Delay
20Sec
ESC
RESETMUTE
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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 copi\
ed hard 
drives. 
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 “Read Error Skip”. The 
following screen will be displayed. 
Press 
3.  ENT to display the current configuration setting. The default setting 
is “Off”. 
Press the arrow buttons (
4.  or) to toggle the option “On” or “Off”. After 
changing a setting, remember to press  ENT to save it.
ENT
8. Adv Setup
ESC
RESET
MUTE

ENT
8-02. Adv Setup
Read Error Skip
ESC
RESETMUTE

ENT
Read Error Skip
Off
ESC
RESETMUTE
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Using the HDD PortaCruiser 
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 you wish to proceed. Use 
the arrow keys () to select “Yes” or “No”. The following screen will 
be displayed. 
Select “Yes” and press 
4.  ENT. The Quick Erase will begin. Once complete 
the following information will be displayed. 
ENT
8. Adv Setup
ESC
RESET
MUTE

ENT
8-03. Adv Setup
Quick Erase HDD
ESC
RESETMUTE

ENT
All data will be
lost, erase? No
ESC
RESETMUTE

ENT
Erasing Target
Please Wait...
ESC
RESETMUTE

ENT
The Selected HDD
Erase Finished
ESC
RESETMUTE
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Using the HDD PortaCruiser 
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, 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.  
Note: The Button Test allows you to push the buttons and confirm that they 
are working properly. A button press will indicate on the LCD screen. DO 
NOT press the Reset button during this test as it will reset the unit. Pres\
s 
and hold the ESC button to exit this portion of the test.
When all tests are complete the following information will be displayed.\
 
4. 
LCD Test StartButton Test →SDRAM Test:
8192Kbytes OK
Test IDE 0/1
OKFlash Test: OKTest finished
ENT
8. Adv Setup
ESC
RESET
MUTE

ENT
8-04. Adv Setup
H/W Diagnostic
ESC
RESETMUTE

ENT
Test Finished
ESC
RESETMUTE
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