Aleratec 121 USB Flash Drive Copy Cruiser Duplicator User Guide

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You can specify a single label for each drive in the text box under “Enter 
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Label”. If no label is specified, the label that the drive currently has will 
be used.
The “Processes” counter displays how many concurrent processes you\
 
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want to run at once. The more processes you choose the more drives 
will be copied to simultaneously. 
						

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The “Copies” counter is the total number of copies you want to do.\
 If 
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the number of copies specified is more than the number of available 
drive slots, the software will break up the job into multiple “rounds\
”, 
requiring the user to switch in new cards after each round is completed.\
 
Once the drives, processes, and copies are specified, the user may click 
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“Start” to begin the duplication process. 
						

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Progress is displayed through messages in the log and in the progress 
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bar. Also, the number of completed and rejected copies is displayed 
underneath the output log.
If the user wishes to cancel the duplication process at any time, just 
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click “Cancel”. 
						

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Create Image File
Use this function to create an image file from a single USB flash drive. 
From the main menu, choose “Create Image File.” The “Create Image 
1. 
File” module will then pop up.
On the left hand side of the screen, you will see a drop-down menu 
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with a list of current drives available. From here, you may choose 
which drive you want to make an image of. If the desired drive does 
not appear in this list, you may hit the “Refresh” button located \
at the 
bottom of the screen to refresh the list. If there are still problems th\
en 
skip ahead to the section titled “Drive Letter Management”. 
						

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In the box labeled “File Name”, you may enter the name of what you\
 
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want to call the newly created image. Include .img at the end of the 
name. All image files are automatically saved in C:\USB_imagefiles\.
Click on “Start” to begin the image creation process. A DOS window 
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will pop up to indicate that the image is being created. Please wait unt\
il 
this screen closes. 
						

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Clone Image File
From the main menu, choose “Clone Image File.” The “Clone Image 
1. 
File” module will then pop up.
Click the “Browse” button on the left hand to select the image file that 
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you want to clone. The name of the image file will appear in the box 
above the “Browse” button. 
						

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Select the drives that you wish to clone to. You can click the “Select 
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All” or “Deselect All” buttons to select or deselect all the drives in the 
list, respectively. You may also click the “Refresh” button to refresh 
the list of drives, if the desired drive is not in the list. If there ar\
e still 
problems, skip ahead to the “Drive Letter Management” section.
Click the “Start” button to begin the cloning process. A DOS window 
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will pop up to indicate that the image is being cloned. Please wait unti\
l 
this screen closes. 
						

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Drive Letter Management
This module will search your computer for any removable media that do no\
t 
have any drive letters associated with them and will appropriate one for\
 them. 
You may use this module if your removable media is not being displayed while 
using this software.
From the main menu, choose “Drive Letter Management.” The “Drive 
1. 
Letter Management” module will then pop up.
Click the “Start” button to begin the process. You will see two DOS 
2. 
windows pop up. The first will remove the drive letters from any removable 
media with drive letters on them. The second will reapportion the letters to 
all removable media so that previous media that did not have a drive let\
ter 
associated with them will now. Do not close the DOS windows until the 
process is complete. 
						

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Once the DOS windows have closed, you may exit the module. 
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Technical Support
After reading this Software User Guide, if you need additional assistanc\
e, 
please contact Aleratec Technical Support. Our technical staff will be happy 
to assist you, but they may need your help to better assist you. Calling\
 
Aleratec Technical Support without all the necessary information can be 
both time consuming and frustrating. Therefore, please try to have the 
following information ready before calling:
Part Number - the part number is located on the 
1.  bottom of the 1:21 
USB Flash Drive Copy Cruiser.
Serial Number - the serial number is located on the 
2.  back of the 1:21 
USB Flash Drive Copy Cruiser.
Troubles - your questions about the 1:21 USB Flash Drive Copy 
3. 
Cruiser software. Please provide enough information about your 
problems so our technical staff can recreate and diagnose it.
Technical Support Addresses and Phone Numbers
By e-mail: 
 
X [email protected]
By Telephone: 
 
X 1-818-678-0484
Technical Support Group can be reached 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Pacific 
Time, Monday through Friday, excluding U.S. holidays.
Please try to call from a phone near your computer system.
Access is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, via:
 
X
The World Wide Web at:  www.aleratec.com
FAX at: 1-818-678-0483