Sabrent EC-SSD2 User manual

EC-SSD2 / USER MANUAL
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
• Windows 7 and higher
• Mac OS 10.5 and higher
• Linux Kernel 2.4 and higher
FEATURES:
• Read from and write to both SSDs simultaneously.
• Built-in cooling fan will prevent your disks from throttling
due to high temperature.
• Full aluminum construction for maximum heat dissipation.
• Transfer data up to 10 Gigabits per second.
• Quick-release lid for fast access and 100% tool-less design.
• Compatible with multiple NVMe SSD form factors:
2230/2242/2260/2280/22100.
• Offline cloning function: Clone drives without using a
computer.
• NOT COMPATIBLE with regular M.2 SATA / AHCI SSDs.

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NOTE: NVMe disks NOT included
1. Dual NVMe SSD enclosure
2. USB Type-C to USB Type-C cable
3. USB Type-C to USB Type-A cable
4. This user guide.
5. AC power adapter - 5V / 4AMP - Required
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DISK INSTALLATION
Before beginning, disconnect all cables from the enclosure.
It is not necessary to use two disks, this device will work
with only one disk installed.
WARNING:
Do not install any disks while the device is powered on or
connected to the computer’s USB port.
WARNING:
Only compatible with M Key M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD.
It is NOT compatible with B Key SSD (SATA-based) or the M
Key M.2 SSD (PCIe AHCI-based).

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STEP 1
Remove the bottom plate by pulling
it up from its protruding notch.
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STEP 2
At a 20-degree angle, slide the SSD into the M.2 socket until
it is properly seated. Then place the rubber fastener on the disk’s notch.
The rubber fastener has a slit that will fit the disk’s U-shaped notch.
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STEP 3
Lower the SSD and carefully push down on the rubber
fastener until it goes through the pre-perforated hole in the PCB.
STEP 4
Place the bottom plate back on the enclosure’s slit and push
it down until it clicks into place.
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OFFLINE CLONING FUNCTION
CONNECTION DIAGRAM
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PREREQUISITES
1) The source drive has to be of equal or smaller size than the
target drive. In other words, if the target drive is smaller than
the source drive, the cloning function will not work.
For instance, if your source drive (the one you want to clone)
has 256 GB, your target drive should at least have 256GB.
2) Before cloning, disconnect the USB cable from your
external enclosure.
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• Connect the AC adaptor to the wall outlet and to your Sabrent
device. The power adaptor is required. Do NOT use this device
without its AC adaptor.
• Connect the USB cable to both the device and the computer.

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OFFLINE CLONING PROCEDURE
1. Once more, confirm the USB cable is NOT connected to the
USB enclosure.
2. Your source disk will be in SLOT A, and your target disk will be
in SLOT B.
3. After installing both disks, connect your AC adaptor to the wall
outlet and to the enclosure.
4. Turn on the enclosure with the power button located on the
back.
5. Push and hold down the OFFLINE CLONING button on top of
the unit for 3 seconds. The cloning process will begin as soon
the progress LEDs start to flash. Let go of the button and let the
enclosure work.
6. Once the LEDs stop flashing and all four of them remain solid
at 100%, the cloning process is finished. Beware, this process
may take a long time, even with extremely fast NVMe disks. It
will mainly depend on the size of the disks, and more specifically
on the amount and size of small files.
7. You can then reattach the USB cable to both the enclosure
and the computer.
WARNING: Never install any disks while the device is powered
on or connected to the computer’s USB port.
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AFTER CLONING – TARGET DRIVE MAY NOT SHOW UP
Depending on your operating system, your newly cloned drive
may not show up at all. As you can see in the example
below, after successfully finishing the cloning process, the
only drive that is available is the SOURCE DRIVE, the target
drive is not found under This PC.
This happens because there is a signature collision between
the drives after they are cloned. As a consequence, the target
drive goes offline.

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This happens because there is a signature collision between
the drives after they are cloned. As a consequence, the target
drive goes offline.
To fix this in Windows (7 or higher), please follow the steps
below.
1) First, open up Disk Management. To do this, click on the
Start button, type diskmgmt.msc and hit the enter key.
2) Once inside Disk Management, right-click on the offline
drive to open up the context menu, then click on Online.

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3) Once the target drive is back online, Windows will assign
it a drive letter. Notice they will both have the same drive
name, as you can see below.

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AFTER CLONING – TARGET DRIVE MAY HAVE A
DIFFERENT SIZE
Once the cloning operation is finished, if the target drive is bigger
than the source drive, the remainder of the storage space will be
left as unallocated space. This means that the operating system
will show the newly cloned drive (target) as having exactly the
same amount of partitions and storage capacity as the original
source drive.
To add the unallocated space to the last partition of your newly
cloned drive, please follow the additional steps.
4) Right-click on the last allocated partition of your newly
cloned drive.

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6) This will open up the Extend Volume Wizard welcome screen.
To continue, click on the Next button.
5) When the contextual menu appears, click on Extend
Volume…

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7) The Extend Volume Wizard will automatically default to
maximizing the remainder of the unallocated space and assign it
to the last available partition. Click on the Next button to accept
the default behavior, or select your custom configuration here.

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8) Click on Finish to apply the changes.
9) After applying the changes, your Disk Management should
look similar to the screenshot below.

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USING A BRAND NEW DISK
If you are using a brand new disk, you might have to
initialize it before you can use it.
NOTE: Only initialize a disk if you are absolutely sure it is a
brand new disk and it does not have any of your data on it.
The initializing process destroys all previous data and
renders it irretrievable.
TO INITIALIZE NEW DISKS
1. Open Disk Management with administrator permissions.
To do so, in the search box on the taskbar, type Disk
Management, select and hold (or right-click) Disk
Management, then select Run as administrator > Yes.
If you can't open it as an administrator, type Computer
Management instead, and then go to Storage > Disk
Management.
2. In Disk Management, right-click the disk you want to
initialize, and then click Initialize Disk (shown next). If the
disk is listed as Offline, first right-click it and select Online.

3. In the Initialize Disk dialog box (shown next), check to
make sure that the correct disk is selected and then click OK
to accept the default partition style. If you need to change
the partition style (GPT or MBR), you can do it here. The
disk status briefly changes to Initializing and then to the
Online status.
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4. Select and hold (or right-click) the unallocated space on
the drive and then select New Simple Volume.
5. Select Next, specify the size of the volume (you'll likely
want to stick with the default, which uses the whole drive),
and then select Next.
6. Specify the drive letter you want to assign to the volume
and then select Next.
7. Specify the file system you want to use (usually NTFS),
select Next, and then Finish.
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