Aleratec 116 USB 30 Copy Tower Duplicator User Guide

SOFTWARE USER GUIDE
Aleratec
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Table of Contents
Introduction ..................\c..................\c..................\c..................\c...............\f
Initial System Setup  ................................................................................1
USB 3.0 Host Adapter Installation  .........................................................2
Windows 7, Vista Driver Installation ......................................................2
For Ease of Use...

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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the 1:16 USB 3.0 Copy Tower. Please read this 
Software User Guide thoroughly before using this product.
Initial System Set\cup
1. Connect the USB 3.0 cable (included) to the USB port on the back of 
your duplicator and to an empty USB 3.0 port on your computer. If you 
do not have an available USB 3.0 port on your computer please see 
the section titled “USB 3.0 Host Adapter Installation” on page 2 for 
information regarding the included USB 3.0...

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Introduction
USB \b.0 Host Adapter Installati\con
1. Turn off and unplug the power cable from the back of your computer.
2. Remove the cover to access the internal hardware of your computer.
3. Locate a free PCI Express slot and remove the metal cover plate on the 
rear of the computer case.  (Your new USB 3.0 Host Adapter will fit 
and work with any PCI Express slot whether it is a x1, x4, x8 or x16 
slot.  Performance may vary with each slot.)
4. When installing the USB 3.0 Host...

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Introduction
For Ease of Use 
 
To make duplication even easier, we’ve added a feature that lets you match 
up the logical drives shown in the USB Duplication Suite software with 
the actual physical port position of that drive.  To take advantage of this 
function, a “Port Training” needs to be performed to match each USB 
Port to your 1:16 USB 3.0 Copy Tower.  For example, you would likely 
designate the upper-leftmost port on the duplicator Port 1 and so on (see 
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Using the USB Dupli\ccation Suite Softwa\cre
Main Menu
The USB Duplication Suite’s main menu offers six functions:
1. Data Copy Only
2. Format Only
3. Format Then Data Copy
4. Create Image File
5. Clone Image File
6. Drive Management
7. Port Training
Choose the desired option from the drop down menu.  

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Using the USB Dupli\ccation Suite Softwa\cre
Data Copy Only
Use this function to copy the contents of a folder to one or more USB flash 
drives. This function will overwrite any files/folders on the target device(s) 
with the same name as the source files/folders.
1. Start by choosing Data Copy Only from the drop down menu.
2. On the same screen, click “Add Files” to copy individual files or “Add 
Folder” to copy an entire folder.
 
Note: Make s\fre that yo\fr\s selected data \bOES...

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Using the USB Dupli\ccation Suite Softwa\cre
Data Copy Only -•co\bt\f\bued•
3. If you wish to remove an added file or folder, select the item and click 
“Remove.” To clear the list of files/folders to add, click “Clear.”
4. If you wish to verify the source data is copied successfully, click to 
check the box next to “Verify Data.”