Logicube echo plus User manual

Echo Plus Users Manual i
Echo Plus™ User’s Manual
Logicube, Inc.
Chatsworth, CA 91311
818 700 8488
www.logicube.com
Version: 1.7
MAN-Echo Plus
Date: 11/15/11

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Table of Contents
ECHO PLUS™ USER’S MANUAL.............................................................I
TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................................................II
Logicube Technical Support Contact Information .......................... ii
1. INTRODUCTION TO THE LOGICUBE ECHO PLUS............................1
Introduction ......................................................................................... 1
System Description......................................................................... 1
2. GETTING STARTED .............................................................................1
Connecting Drives to the Logicube Echo Plus................................ 1
IDE Drive Installation ...................................................................... 1
SATA Drive Installation................................................................... 2
Echo Plus Overview............................................................................ 3
Operation Buttons........................................................................... 4
3. CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS....................................................5
User Interface ...................................................................................... 5
Main Screen.................................................................................... 5
About Screen.................................................................................. 5
Using the Settings Menu................................................................. 6
Copy Modes.................................................................................... 6
CleverCopy Mode ........................................................................... 6
Mirror Mode..................................................................................... 6
CHS Mode ...................................................................................... 7
Verify............................................................................................... 8
Speed Setting ................................................................................. 8
Cloning Screens............................................................................ 10
Preview Screen............................................................................. 10
Progress Screen........................................................................... 10
End of the Cloning Session........................................................... 10
Cloning Windows 7....................................................................... 10
Cloning Windows Vista................................................................. 11

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Vista Installations.......................................................................... 11
Cloning Scenarios and how to handle them ................................. 12
A Simple Vista partition with logical drivers .................................. 12
Hidden RE (Recovery Environment) Partition with Vista.............. 12
Other VISTA Scenarios ............................................................... 12
4. SOFTWARE LOADING INSTRUCTIONS............................................13
Logicube Echo Plus Software Updating Procedures .................... 13
Important Notes Regarding Software Versions ............................ 13
Software Loading.......................................................................... 13
Installing the VCP Controller Software and drivers....................... 13
Attaching the Echo Plus to the PC................................................ 15
Determining the COM Port for the Echo Plus............................... 15
Configuring Hyperterminal or other third party terminal program and
installing the software ................................................................... 17
5. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS......................20
FAQ’s .................................................................................................. 20
Advanced Topics............................................................................... 23
SID changing issues..................................................................... 23
6. INDEX..................................................................................................25

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Logicube Disclaimer
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FROM USE OF A LOGICUBE PRODUCT, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING
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ITEMS). A TWO-YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR AN ADDED
COST. TELEPHONE AND EMAIL SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE FOR THE LIFE OF THE
PRODUCT AS DEFINED BY LOGICUBE.

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THE USE OF CERTAIN HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES IN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT,
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Logicube Technical Support Contact Information
1. By website: www.logicube.com
2. By email: [email protected]
3. By telephone: 1 - [phone] ext. 3 between the hours of 7am –5pm PST, Monday
through Friday, excluding U.S. legal holidays.

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1. Introduction to the Logicube Echo Plus
Introduction
Thank you for buying the Logicube Echo Plus. You
are now the proud owner of a state-of-the-art IDE
and SATA disk cloning device. The Echo Plus is
designed to be easy enough to be used by a novice,
yet offers many professional features that are not
available anywhere else.
The Echo Plus copies the contents of one hard disk
drive to another. The first drive is typically called the
Master, while the second is termed a Target. It
performs the copy at speeds that are typically 32 to
64 times faster than they would be on a PC. The
Echo Plus first analyzes the partitions on the
Master, then acts according to a user set mode.
Depending on the mode, the unit will adjust
structures to ensure the validity of the Target. This
process is often called disk cloning.
Both the Master and Target drives connect directly
to the Echo Plus thorugh the IDE or SATA ports,
providing the fastest data path possible
System Description
In the box you will find the following items:
The Echo Plus unit
An external power supply
Two 40-pin flat UDMA cables (5”long). These
connect to Master and Target drives
Two power cables (5”long). These supply power
to the drives
Two 9” SATA (Serial-ATA) cables. These connect
SATA drives to the unit
A “Mini-B” USB cable - Used to update the unit‟s
embedded software

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A software CD-ROM that includes:
A. A backup copy of the current Echo Plus
software (called soli.h86)
B. VCP Drivers that facilitate the software
download through the USB port of a PC
C. A copy of the manual in .PDF format
A nylon carrying case
If any of the above is missing, please call Logicube
(818 700-8488 x3) immediately and replacement
parts will be shipped to you right away.

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2. Getting Started
Connecting Drives to the Logicube Echo Plus
IDE Drive Installation
.
Figure 1. IDE connections.
1. Lay the unit on a flat non-conductive surface. Note
the connectors on the left and right of the unit. The
Master drive always connects to the left side, while
the Target is connnected to the right side. (Arrows
on the unit‟s case show the direction of data flow).
2. Plug one of the 5 inch UDMA cables into the 40- pin
IDE connector on the left, the cable is clearly
marked as to which side plugs into the duplicator.
Plug one of the 5” power cables to the power
receptacle. Make sure that the clip on the 4-pin
plug lines up with the small tab on the socket.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The hard drives are not
powered until you actually start a copy
operation. Connect the Master drive to the
UDMA and power cables.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The supplied cables are
NOT standard IDE cables like the ones found in
a PC. Do not attempt to use these cables in a PC
nor to use PC cables with the Echo Plus unit.
Although damage to the drive is unlikely, the
Echo Plus will not function correctly.

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4. Connect the other set of UDMA/power cables to the
connectors on the right side of the unit following the
same information as step 2.
5. You may now connect a Target drive to these
cables. Target drives can either be placed on a
suitable surface (non-conductive, or antistatic) or be
left inside an open-cover PC.
NOTE: Make sure that the Master and Target drives
are jumpered as Single Master.
NOTE: Please call Logicube to acquire longer data
and power cables, if needed.
SATA Drive Installation
Please refer to Fig. 2 below.
Figure 2. SATA connections
1. Lay the unit on a flat non-conductive surface. Note
the connectors on the left and right of the unit. The
Master drive always connects to the left side, while
the Target connected to the right side. (Arrows on
the unit‟s case show the direction of data flow).
2. Plug one of the SATA cables into the SATA and
power connectors on the left. Make sure that the
clip on the 4-pin power plug lines up with the small
tab on the socket.
NOTE: The power outlet is not powered until you
actually start a copy operation.
3. Connect the Master drive to the SATA cable.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The supplied cables are
NOT standard SATA cables like the ones found
in a PC. Do not attempt to use these cables in a
PC nor to use PC cables with the Echo Plus
unit. Although damage to the drive is unlikely,
the Echo Plus will not function correctly.
NOTE: Jumper settings do not need to be changed
on SATA drives.