U-Reach ImageExpress-IT300 User manual

HDD
Duplicator
ImageExpress-IT
User Guide
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Content
Chapter 1 - Product Introduction
1. Overview ........................................................................................................ 3
2. Features .......................................................................................................... 3
3. ProductOverview .......................................................................................... 4
4. FunctionTable ............................................................................................... 6
Chapter 2 - Function Introduction
1. Copy ............................................................................................................... 7
2. Compare ....................................................................................................... 7
3. Copy&Compare ......................................................................................... 7
4. Erase ............................................................................................................... 8
 4.1 QuickErase .............................................................................................. 8
 4.2 FullErase ................................................................................................... 8
 4.3 DoDErase ................................................................................................ 8
 4.4 DoDEraseComp ..................................................................................... 9
5. Utility ............................................................................................................... 9
 5.1 ShowHDDInfo. ........................................................................................ 9
 5.2 UpdateSystem ........................................................................................ 10
 5.3SystemInfo. .............................................................................................. 10
6. Setup .............................................................................................................. 11
 6.1 CopyArea ............................................................................................... 11
  6.1.1SystemandFiles
  6.1.2AllPartition
  6.1.3WholeHDD
 6.2 SkipError ................................................................................................... 13
 6.3 EraseMaster ............................................................................................ 13
 6.4 UnknownFormat .................................................................................... 13
  6.4.1Copyunknown
  6.4.2Skipunknown
 6.5 TransferRate ............................................................................................ 14
 6.6 ErasePattern ............................................................................................ 14
  6.6.1ONEByte
  6.6.24MBByte
 6.7 RestoreDefault ....................................................................................... 14
Chapter 3 - FAQ
FAQ ....................................................................................................................... 15
Chapter 4. Speci󺸾cation
Speci󺸾cation ....................................................................................................... 16

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Chapter 1 - Product Introduction
1. Overview
ThisHDDduplicatorITseriesisahigh-endindustrialstandardharddrive
duplicatorthatmakesHDDduplicationfastandeasy.Thereisnocomputeror
additionalsoftwarerequired.ThefulllineHDDduplicatorssupportfrom3targets
to30targets.Supporthighdatatransferspeedupto90MBpersecond,andit
takesoneminutetocopyaround5GBcontent.Thethreedifferentcopymodes
(SystemandFiles,AllPartitionandWholeHDD)cansatisfyvariousneedsof
duplication;"SystemandFiles"copymodeisfastcopymodetocopyonlydata
areainsteadofcopyingentiresourceHDD,itcangreatlysaveelapsingtime.
Applyingsmartpowercontroltechnology,Whencopying󺸾nished,themachine
willautomaticallycutoffthepowerofeachporttoprotectHDDduringremoval
fromtheduplicator.Thepowerofeachportwillbeonlybeoutputwhenthe
operationisstarted.BesidesQuick/FullErase,itprovideswithDoDEraseand
DoDEraseComp,whichcancompletelyerasethedatafromharddrives
complyingwithDepartmentofDefensestandard(DoD5220)andguarantee
thedatawascompletelydeleted.Aswellasthis,themodularizedinterface
canremarkablyreducethetimeofrepairandoperation.
2. Features
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●Threecopymodes:"SystemandFiles","AllPartition"and"WholeHDD"copy
modes.
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●Smartpowercontroltechnology,automaticaiiypoweroffwhenremovethe
HDDfromtheduplicator.
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●Highspeedofcopy,ittakesfor1minutearound4~5GB,8hoursfor2TB
Data.
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●SupportDoDErasetowipeoutdataef󺸾ciently.
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●Easy󺸾rmwareupdatingwithoutcomplexprocedure.
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●Instantpoweronandoff.Easytobootupwithoutwaitingtime.
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●Supportfullrangemodelsupto15targets.
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●Standalone,noPCorotherinstallationrequired.
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●Modularizedinterfacedesign,SATAandIDEswapable.
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●2.5"and3.5"SATAHDDco-exsitwithoutrequiringadditionaladaptor.

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Chapter 1 - Product Introduction
3. Product Overview
A. System Overview
B. LCD Con󺸾guration
C. SATA module
Function
Time(mm:ss)
NumberoftargetHDD Totalsize
Copyprogress% Copiedprocessedsize
Copy x2 2047M
0:11 41% 860M
LCD
Forward
Con󺸾rm/OK
Cancel/Back
Backward
Yellow:Powering
Green:Pass
Red:Fail

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D. IDE module
E. How to assemble SATA module
①Unplugthecable
③SlightlypullouttheSATAmodule
②Unscrew

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4. Function Table
Function Description
1.Copy TocopysourceHDDtomultipletargetHDDs.Refertofunction6.Setupfor3differentcopy
modeselection.
2.Compare TocomparedatabitbybitbetweensourceandcopiedHDDs.
3.Copy+Compare ItmakescopyfirstandthencomparecopiedHDDwithsourceHDDtoensuredata
correctness.
4.Erase
Note:Function6.3canselectto
erasesourceHDDornot
4.1QuickErase
EraseHDD’sindextableonly,ittakesshorttimetoexecutethisfunction.
4.2FullErase
ErasethewholeHDDcontent.
4.3DoDerase
EraseHDDsthreetimescomplyingwithUSADepartmentofDefense(DoD)standard.
4.4DoDEraseComp
EraseHDDsthreetimescomplyingwithnUSADepartmentofDefense(DoD)standard
andbitbybittocheckifdataiscompletelyerased.
5.Utility
5.1ShowHDDinfo
ShowsHDD’sbasicinformationsuchasHDDmodelnameandcapacity
5.2UpdateSystem
5.2.1UpdateBIOS
Toupdatethesystem󺸾rmwareviatheHDD.
5.2.2FormatHDD
ToformattheHDDwitha2GBFATpartitioninorderto
quicklysave󺸾rmwareintheHDD.
5.3SystemInfo
Thisfunctionwillshowinformationoftheduplicatorsystem,includingcontrollermodel
numberandsoftwareversion.
6.Setup
6.1CopyArea
Setupcopymode.
6.1.1Systemand󺸾les
SettocopysourceHDD'sdataareaonly.
6.1.2ALLpartition
SettocopysourceHDD'sallpartitions.
6.1.3WholeHDD
SettocopythewholesourceHDD.
6.2SkipError
SettoignoreerrorofsourceHDDwhilecopying.(0-100SettoignoreerrorofsourceHDD.)
6.3EraseMaster
SetuptoerasesourceHDDor
not.
6.3.1Disable
DisableerasesourceHDD.
6.3.2Enable
EnableerasesourceHDD.
6.4UnknownFormat
6.4.1Copyunknown
Copyunknownareawhenthedevicecannotidentify
theformat.
6.4.2Skipunknown
Skipcopyunknownareawhenthedevicecannot
identifytheformat.
6.5TransferRate
SelectthepropertransferrateUDMA2-7.7isthefastest.
6.6ErasePattern
6.6.1ONEByte
Arandomcharactertobewrittenintoeverybyte.
6.6.24MBByte
Asetofrandomcharactertobewrittenintoasetof
area.
6.7RestoreDefault
Backtooriginalmanufacturersetting.

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1. Copy
ItcopiesdatafromsourceHDDtotargetHDD.Pleasemakesureyouhave
choosecorrectcopymodeyouliketouse,aboutthethreecopymodesplease
refertofunction[6.1CopyArea]fordetails.
2. Compare
ItisusedtocheckifthedataonsourceHDDisidenticaltotargetHDDafter
duplication.
3. Copy & Compare
Itmakescopy󺸾rstandthencomparecopiedHDDwithsourceHDDtoensure
datacorrectness.
Steps of Copy+Compare
① PluginaHDDintothesourceport,selectfunctionCopy/Compare /
 Copy+Compare.
② PluginthetargetHDDS,press tocon󺸾rm.
③ whenalltargetsareready,press tostartcopy.
④ When󺸾nishcopy,itshowthecopyreuslt.
Copy
Searching Source
Analyzing Source
Partition#1
Copy x1 8000M
1:00 10% 3000M
Function
Copytimeand%
TotaldataSize
Copieddatasize
Thedefaultsettingis"SystemandFiles".
Pass:1 Fail:0
Time 1:25
Quantitlyofcopy
pass
Copytime
Quantitlyofcopy
fail

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4. Erase
Pleasechoosetheappropriateerasemethodwhenyouliketodisposeor
re-usetheHDDs.
4.1 Quick Erase
ThefunctionwillONLYerasetheindexoftheHDD.Itisthequickestwaytoerase
HDD.ItwilldamagethedatainHDD,pleasemakesureyouhavebackupall
importantdatabeforeusingthisfunction.
4.2 Full Erase
ThefunctionwillerasethewholesectorsonthetargetHDD.Itwilltakelonger
timethanquickerase.ItwilldamagethedatainHDD,pleasemakesureyou
havebackupallimportantdatabeforeusingthisfunction.
4.3 DoD Erase
ThisistocomplywiththeU.S.A.DepartmentofDefense(DoD5220)standard
tofullyerasetheHDDthreetimesbitbybittorewriteHDDtoguaranteethe
datawasdeleted.ItwilldamagethedatainHDD,pleasemakesureyouhave
backupallimportantdatabeforeusingthisfunction.
Steps of Erase:
① ShowinghowmanyHDDareready,press tostart.
② Erasing.
DoD Erase
1 ready
Function6.3EraseMasteristodetermineerasesourceHDDornot.
Thedefaultsettingis"DisableerasesourceHDD".
Thefunctioncanbestoppedwhileprocessingbypressing[ESC]for
about3~4seconds.
Erasing 1 HDD
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③ Showstheresultwhen󺸾nish.
4.4 DoD Erase Comp
BesidesDoDerase,thisfunctionwillalsoexecutecomparefunctiontomake
suretherandombitwascorrectlywritten.ThiswayoferaseistoeraseHDDover
eachsectorthreetimes:the󺸾rsttimewithzeros(0x00),secondtimewith0xFF
andthethirdtimewithrandomcharacters.Thereisone󺸾nalpasstocompare
randomcharactersbyreading.ItwilldamagethedatainHDD,pleasemake
sureyouhavebackupallimportantdatabeforeusingthisfunction.
5. Utility
5.1 Show HDD Info.
ThisfunctionwillshowHDD'sbasicinformationsuchasHDDcapacityandmodel
number.
Steps of Show HDD Info.:
① Selectfunction.
② ShowsHDDinformation.
Time: 1:30:09
Pass 1 Fail 0
DoD EraseComp Method:
**The erasing time of DoD Erase mode is three times longer than Full Erase mode, and the time of DoD EraseComp is four times longer than Full Erase mode.
Step1. 0×00 Step2. 0×FF Step3. Random Step4. Compare
20GB
40GB
20GB
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[5.Utility]
1.Show HDD Info.
[01] 149G
ST3060318AS
PortNo.
HDDmodel
number
HDDcapacity

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5.2 Update System
Youcanfollowthestepstoupdatesystem󺸾rmware:
① SelectFunction5.2.2
② DownloadtheBIOSfromPCtoyourHDD.
 FormatHDD
③ PluginHDDintoduplicator,selectfunction5.2.1toupdateBIOS.
5.3 System Info.
Thisfunctionshowsinformationoftheduplicatorincludesmodelnameand
󺸾rmwareversion.
HDDEnclosure PC
HDD
USB
Thepurposeofthisisbecause2GBFAtHDDPartitioncanspeedup
updateprocess.
[Update System]
2.Format HDD
Do FORMAT HDD#1
Confirm ?
[Update System]
1.Update BIOS
HDD Dupe 1-3
Ver:2.27.1
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6. Setup
6.1 Copy Area
6.1.1 System and Files
ItwillcopysourceHDD'sSystemandFilesinsteadofthewholeHDD.Thesystem
willanalyzethesourceHDDandidentifythedataareatocopy.Aslongasthe
sourceHDD'sdatawithinthetargetHDD'sspace,thecopywillbeprocessed.
6.1.2 All Partition
Thismodewillbitbybitcopyallofthepartitionsnomatterthereisdataexistor
not.ThecapacityoftargetHDDhastobebiggerthanthepartitionrequired
capacity.
SystemandFilesonlysupportsFAT,NTFSandEXT2/EXT3forquick
copy.
[Copy Area]
System and Files
[Copy Area]
ALL Partitions
Source HDD 320GB
Data : 20GB
Partition : 90GB
Target HDD 320GB
Only 20G data area will be copled, it takes 4 minutes.
The Target HDD will be exactly the same as source HDD
after copy.
Copy 20GB data
ares only!
20GB
320GB
90GB
30GB
Partition 1
Partition 2(Blank)
20GB
320GB
90GB
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6.1.3 Whole HDD
ItistocopythewholesourceHDD,nomatterofthecontent,format,partitionor
emptyspace.ThismodewilltakemuchmoretimetoduplicatethesourceHDD
completely.
Aftercopy,theremainingspaceinthecopiedHDDcanbeusedby
PCforfurtherpartitioning.
[Copy Area]
Whole HDD
Source HDD 320GB
Data : 20GB
Partition : 90GB
Target HDD 320GB
Only 120G partition area will be copled, it takes only 20
minutes. The target HDD will be exactly the same as
source HDD after copy.
Copy 120GB
Partition area
20GB
320GB
90GB
30GB
Partition 1
Partition 2(Blank)
20GB
320GB
90GB
30GB
Partition 1
Partition 2(Blank)
Source HDD 320GB
Data : 20GB
Partition : 90GB
Target HDD 320GB
Conpleted 320GB HDD will be copied, it takes about 70
minutes. The target HDD will be exactly the same as
source HDD after copy.
20GB
320GB
90GB
30GB
20GB
320GB
90GB
30GB Copy total
320GB
Partition 1
Partition 2(Blank) Partition 2(Blank)
Partition 1

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Chapter 2 - Function Introduction
6.2 Skip Error
Thisfunctionsetsthenumberoferroryouliketoskipduringcopyprocess.
6.3 Erase Master
ItissettoallowerasesourceHDDornot.Pleasemakesurethissettingbefore
youexecuteerasefunction.
6.4 Unknown Format
Thisfunctionallowsyoutoselectifyouwanttocopytheunknownformatarea.
6.4.1 Copy unknown
Copyalltheunknownareaifdevicecannotidentifytheformatduringcopy.
6.4.2 Skip unknown
Skiptheunknownareaifdevicecannotidentifytheformatduringcopy.
[Skip Error]
0
IftheHDDisverycriticalforcontentcorrectness,itisstrongly
recommendedtokeeptheSkipErrortobe"0".
[Erase Master]
Disable
[Erase Master]
Enable
[Unknown Format]
Copy Unknown
[Unknown Format]
Skip Unknown

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6.5 Transfer Rate
YoucanselectthebesttransferratefromUDMA2toUDMA7foryourHDD
duplicationprogress.IfyouarenotconfidentontheHDDqualityoryoufind
ahighfailurerateoncopyorcompare.Itisrecommendedtoslowdownthe
UDMAmode.
6.6 Erase Pattern
Selectdifferenterasemethod.
6.6.1 ONE Byte
Arandomcharactertobewrittenintoeverybyte.
6.6.2 4MB Byte
Asetofrandomcharactertobewrittenintoasetofarea.
6.7 Restore Default
Selectandgobacktothemanufacturer'sdefaultsetting.
[Erase Pattern]
ONE Byte
[Erase Pattern]
4MB Byte
[Transfer Rate]
UDMA 5

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Chapter 3 - FAQ
Q1: CanIchangetheHDDmobilerackbymyown?
A1: IfitisnecessarytochangeHDDmobilerackbyyourown,itis
stronglyrecommendedtofollowtheinstructionofmanufacturer.
Manufacturerisnotresponsiblefortheproblemofcopy
qualitywhichcausedbychangingtherackwithoutfollowing
manufacturer’sdirection.

Q2: Doesitneedwaitingtimeforbootonandshutdown?
A2: Thissystemsupportsinstantpoweronandoff,noneedofwaiting
time.Thus,youcanturnitoffwhenitisnotinuse.
Q3: CanIinterruptthecopytaskwhileitisnot󺸾nished?
A3: Yes,theprogram(copy,compareanderase)canbestoopwhile
itisprocessingbypressing[ESC]forabout3~4seconds.
Q4: CanIcopy2.5"SATAHDD?
A4: Yes,TheSATAmodulerackcanbeappliedonboth2.5"and3.5"
HDDwithoutanyadditionaladaptor.
Q5: CanIcopyIDEHDD?
A5: Yes,anadditionalIDEmodulerackrequired.
 Pleasecontactyourlocalagentfortheaccessories.
Q6: WillitbesafeifIremovetheHDDrightaftercopyprocess?
A6: Yes,thedevicewillautomaticallycutoffpowerofeachportto
protectHDDduringremovalfromtheduplicator.Thepowerof
eachportwillbeonlybeoutputwhentheoperationisstarted.
Q7: CanIcopySSDHDD?
A7: Yes,butitwilldependonifyourSSDinterfacecanbesupported.

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Chapter 4. Speci󺸾cation
ProductName ImageExpress-IT
ProductNumber IT300 IT700 IT1100 IT1500
Target 1:3 1:7 1:11 1:15
HDDInterface SATA,IDE(Optional)
Display MonochromeLCD
ControlButton 4PushButtons
CompatibleHDD AllMajorBrandOf2.5"/3.5"andSATASSD
DuplicationModeVS
SupportFormat
Systemand󺸾les FAT,NTFS,Linux
AllOartition AllFormat
WholeHDD AllFormat
Capacity MaximumTo2TB
PowerSupply 220W,AdjustableVoltage100V~240V,50/60Hz.
Temperature
Storage 5℃ ~45℃
Working -20℃ ~85℃
Humidity
Storage 20%~80%
Working 5%~95%
Option IDEModule
Safety FCC,CE