StarTech.com UNIDUPDOCK User manual

Hard Drive Docking Station
USB to IDE SATA Standalone
Hard Drive Duplicator Dock
UNIDUPDOCK
Instruction Manual

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Table of Contents
Introduction..................................................................... 1
Packaging Contents.....................................................................1
System Requirements .................................................................1
Product View................................................................................2
Configuration Buttons..................................................................2
Installation....................................................................... 3
Hardware Installation...................................................................3
Driver Installation.........................................................................4
How to Use ...................................................................... 5
Menu Options ..............................................................................5
Duplicator (Copy) Mode...............................................................5
RAID Mode..................................................................................6
Available RAID Modes.................................................................6
RAID 1 Rebuild............................................................................7
Specifications.................................................................. 8
Technical Support........................................................... 9
Warranty Information...................................................... 9

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Introduction
The UNIDUPDOCK functions as both a convenient hard drive copying/
imaging solution and an external USB to SATA/IDE HDD docking
station for 2.5” (up to 500Gb) or 3.5” hard drives (up to 2 TB).
Packaging Contents
1 x UNIDUPDOCK duplicator dock•
1 x USB cable•
2 x 40-pin IDE ribbon cable (female/female)•
2 x LP4 molex adapter cable•
2 x 40 to 44-pin IDE adapter•
1 x Universal Power Adapter•
3 x Power Cords (NA/UK/EU)•
1 x Instruction Manual•
System Requirements
2.5” and/or 3.5” SATA and/or IDE hard drive(s)•
USB operation:• Microsoft Windows®2000/XP/Vista/7, Mac OS®X,
or Linux®

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Power connector
ON/OFF switch
USB connector
7+15 SATA
connector
40-pin IDE
connector
LP4 molex
connector
Built-in LCD screen
Configuration
buttons
Conguration Buttons
Button Function
Navigate Up
Navigate Down
ENT Enter
ESC Cancel
RESET Reset duplicator dock (soft)
MUTE Mute buzzer sounds
Product View

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Installation
WARNING: Hard drives require careful handling, especially when
being transported. If you are not careful with your hard disk, lost data
may result. Always handle your hard drive and storage device with
caution.
Hardware Installation
Plug the universal power adapter into a wall power outlet and into1.
the DC In connector on the duplicator dock.
If using a SATA hard drive as the source disk. gently slide the2.
hard drive into the 7+15 SATA connector labeled Source-1 on the
duplicator dock. Skip to step 6.
If using an IDE hard drive as the source disk, connect the IDE ribbon3.
cable (included) to the 40-pin connector labeled Source-2. The
connector is keyed to fit only one way.
Connect the LP4 molex cable (included) into the 4-pin connector4.
next to the 40-pin IDE connector. The connector is keyed to fit only
one way.

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Connect the IDE hard drive to the ribbon cable and LP4 molex5.
connector. If connecting a 2.5” IDE hard drive, attach the 40 to
44-pin adapter to the end of the ribbon cable and LP4 cable, then
connect the hard drive to the adapter.
NOTE: Only one Source disk and one Destination disk can be installed
at a time. Only connect an SATA or an IDE hard drive, not both.
Follow the same procedure for either an SATA or IDE hard drive for6.
the Destination side of the duplicator dock.
NOTE: SATA and IDE hard drives can be mixed, so one side can be
SATA while the other is IDE.
Slide the power ON/OFF switch on the side of the unit to the ON7.
position, to power up the unit.
Once the unit has booted up, use the configuration buttons and built-8.
in LCD display to configure and operate the duplicator dock.
If using as an external hard drive dock, connect the USB cable from9.
the duplicator dock to the computer’s USB port.
Driver Installation
No driver installation is required for any supported operating system,
as this hard drive dock is natively supported, so the drivers are already
installed.

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How to Use
Menu Options
Copy HDD
Perform a 1:1 sector clone from the Source disk to the Destination•
disk.
Compare HDD
Compares the sectors on the Source disk to the Destination disk.•
Used to ensure that the Copy operation was successful.
Pre-scan
Scans the Source disk for bad sectors.•
Erase
Erase all data/sectors on the Source disk.•
Rescan Bus
Rescans all the hard drive connectors on the duplicator dock.•
Source Size
Displays the capacity of the Source disk.•
Setup
System information and RAID mode setup.•
Duplicator (Copy) Mode
Use the <up> and <down> arrows on the duplicator dock to select
the Copy HDD mode and press the ENT button to activate. The LCD
screen will display transfer rates, progress percentage, amount of data
copied and a countdown timer.
NOTE: As the duplicator dock creates a 1:1 copy, the Destination disk
must be of equal or greater capacity than the Source disk.

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RAID Mode
Use the <up> and <down> arrows to navigate to the Setup Mode and
press the ENT button. Navigate to the “Change RAID Mode” option
and press ENT.
NOTE: Changing the RAID mode may result in data loss, so make sure
all important data is backed up, before attempting to change the RAID
mode.
Available RAID Modes
Mode Function
Normal Two independent disks
RAID0
Striped drives for maximum data transfer
rates. Combined capacity will be double the
smallest drive. No redundancy/backup.
RAID1 Mirroring a single drive to create two exact
copies.
JBOD Concatenate two drives to create a single
large disk.

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RAID 1 Rebuild
When operating in RAID1 mode, if one of the hard drives fails or is
removed, the duplicator dock will enter a failed state and a buzzer will
sound once per second.
Use the <up> and <down> arrows to display information on either
Drive1 (Source) or Drive2 (Destination).
Reconnect a hard drive to the appropriate Source of Destination side
and the duplicator dock will automatically prompt for a rebuild.
The progress of the rebuild will be displayed, including the transfer
speed, percentage complete and a countdown timer to completion.