archgon MH-3621-U3 Clone User manual

MH-3621-U3 Clone
2.5”/3.5”Dual SATA HDD
Docking System
User’s Manual
☆HDDs Installation Guide
☆HDD Formatting Guide
☆Clone Operation Guide
☆NOTE
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CONTENTS
ABOUT THE CASE.......................................................................................... 2
HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE...................................................... 4
HARD DRIVE FORMATTING GUIDE ........................................................ 5
CLONE OPERATION.................................................................................... 10
NOTE................................................................................................................ 12
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About the Case
Front View
Rear View
USB3.0
Blue: USB Link
Orange: 0~24.99%
clone completion
Blue: Power
Orange: 25~49.99%
clone completion
Red: standby
Blue: HDD1
Orange: 50~74.99%
clone completion
Blue: HDD2
Orange: 75~100% clone completion
Red: clone error
DC IN
Power Switch
Clone button
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Top View
HDD 1
HDD 2
HDD Ejection
Jacks for HDD1
and HDD2
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Hard Drive Installation Guide
STEP1: Target the correct location of SATA connector(s)
STEP2: Install either 2.5” and/or 3.5”HDD(s) to the docking station and connect to the
SATA connector(s) well.
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Hard Drive Formatting Guide
STEP1: Right-click on “My Computer” icon and select the” Manage” column.
STEP2: Select “Disk Management” and you will see your hard drives showing
“Unallocated”.
example ： 250GB & 750GB hard drives.
Disk 1: 232.88GB
Disk 2: 698.63GB
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STEP3: Right-click the circled block and select “Initialize Disk”
STEP4: Press “OK” button to initialize the hard drive.
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STEP5: After the hard drive(s) appears “Online,” Right-click the “Unallocated”
block and select “New Partition”.
STEP6: The “New Partition Wizard” will appear. Follow the instruction of the wizard to
complete the partition.
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STEP7: When new partition is completed, the hard drive will be recognized as a “New
Volume”.
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STEP8: Format the other hard drive in the same way to see below.
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Clone Operation
NOTE：●All data in HDD2 will be deleted once clone operation is started.
●HDD combination can be of either or both 2.5” and/or 3.5” SATA HDDs,
as long as HDD2 is equal to or bigger than HDD1 on capacity.
STEP1: Install at least two HDDs into the docking system
STEP2: Make sure power is turned on and USB cable is NOT connected.
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STEP3: Press & hold the clone button for at least three seconds, and clone operation will
start having the RED Power LED disappear and all 4 LEDs turned on in orange.
STEP4: Following light-on of all 4 LEDs in orange, LEDs will then proceed to running back
& forth indicating the clone progress. Each orange LED refers to every 25% of
clone completion. It is only when every 25% of HDD1 is cloned to HDD2 that such
LED will remain constantly on, leaving the other LED(s) in running stage. When
Clone operation is fully completed, all LEDs will flash regularly in orange color
until device is power cycled.
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Note
Clone Function
The capacity for HDD1 must be smaller or equal to HDD2
All the data in HDD2 will be deleted once clone operation is started
If the capacity for HDD2 is bigger than HDD1, capacity remains in HDD2 upon clone
completion can be formulated to a new partition. Follow HDD Formatting Guide in the above
session for further instructions.
About HDD Support
Installing HDD(s) over 2TB is possible. However, make sure to run this device under Vista®
and Win7®OS and activate GPT mode when formatting this device to have it work
correctly.
This device is designed to host 2.5”(9mm) and 3.5”(26mm) SATA HDDs. Other HDDs may
not be supported
About Power synchronization feature
This device detects PC power status and turn on & off itself automatically. When PC power
off and/or hibernates, HDD(s) spin down and all LEDs off, except that Power LED remains
constantly on in red until main power is shut down.
a. In some OS, when system reaches sleep mode, only monitor and peripheral are turned
off while motherboard is powered on. In this case, HDD and LED will be still on.
b. To enhance smart power synchronization, do not turn off main power of this device.
About Use of this device
Upon PC connection, this device operates by Normal mode(port multiplier). 2 separate
volumes will be recognized. Either 1 or 2 HDDs can be used at the same time.
Upon Clone operation, this device requires 2 HDDs to perform this command.
About USB Connectivity
The equipped USB3.0 port is downward compatible with USB2.0 PC/notebook by simply
plug and play.
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Diagnosis of LEDs
This case consists of 4 LEDs
LED Activity chart: this chart describes LED activity under various conditions.
Configurations
Operation
Operation
Activities
PWR
USB
HDD1
HDD2
PC
Clone
button
HDD status
LED Status
HDD1
HDD2
Link
Power
HDD1
HDD2
1
Power OFF
2
Power ON
●
Red
3
Normal mode - No USB cable connected
3.1
No USB connected
HDD1 inserted
●
●
OFF
Red
3.2
No USB connected
HDD2 inserted
●
●
OFF
Red
3.3
No USB connected
Both HDDs inserted
●
●
●
OFF
OFF
Red
4
Normal mode- USB cable connected
4.1
USB connected
No HDD
●
●
●
Blue
Blue
4.2
USB connected
HDD1 inserted
●
●
R/W●
●
ON
Blue
Blue
Blue
flash
4.3
USB connected
HDD2 inserted
●
●
R/W●
●
ON
Blue
Blue
Blue
flash
4.4
USB connected
HDD1/2 inserted
●
●
R/W●
R/W●
●
ON
ON
Blue
Blue
Blue
flash
Blue
flash
5
Power synchronization mode -Power saving
5.1
PC enters Standby,
Hibernate mode
●
●
●
●
S3,S4
OFF
OFF
Red
5.2
PC Power OFF
●
●
●
●
OFF
OFF
OFF
Red
5.3
USB Cable Removed
●
●
●
●
OFF
OFF
Red
6
Clone operation - No USB cable connected
6.1
Both HDDs inserted
Clone started
●
●
●
●
ON
ON
25%
50%
75%
100%
Orange
Orange
Orange
Orange
6.2
Clone Operation
In progress
●
R●
W●
ON
ON
Orange running back & forth
6.3
Clone Operation
Complete
●
●
●
OFF
OFF
Orange
flash
Orange
flash
Orange
flash
Orange
flash
6.4
Clone Operation
HDD1 > HDD2
●
●
●
OFF
OFF
Red
flash
6.5
Clone Operation
Failed
●
●
●
OFF
OFF
Red
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