U-Reach SAS-MS118 User manual

SAS-MS118 (1:1)
SAS/SATA Duplicator
User Manual
V 1.1
EN

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Index
Product Disclaimer............................................................................................... 2
Warranty.............................................................................................................. 2
Piracy Statement.................................................................................................. 2
Preparation Tips before You Start ........................................................................ 3
Features ............................................................................................................... 3
Product Overview ................................................................................................ 4
Function Table ..................................................................................................... 5
Function Introduction .......................................................................................... 8
1. Copy................................................................................................................. 8
2. Compare .........................................................................................................10
3. Copy+Compare ...............................................................................................10
4. Erase ...............................................................................................................11
4.1 Quick Erase ...............................................................................................12
4.2 Full Erase...................................................................................................12
4.3 DoD Erase..................................................................................................12
4.4 DoD Erase & Compare...............................................................................12
4.5 7-Pass Overwrite .......................................................................................13
4.6 Secure Erase..............................................................................................13
5. Utility ..............................................................................................................13
5.1 Show Disk Info...........................................................................................13
5.2 Update System ..........................................................................................14
5.3 System Info................................................................................................15
5.4 Read Speed ...............................................................................................15
5.5 Write Speed ..............................................................................................15
6. Setup...............................................................................................................16
6.1 Copy Area..................................................................................................16
6.2 Skip Error ..................................................................................................19
6.3 Language...................................................................................................19
6.4 Advanced Setup ........................................................................................19
6.5 Restore Default .........................................................................................21
Specifications......................................................................................................22

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Product Disclaimer
U-Reach is not accountable for any incidental or consequential damages, which
includes, but not constrained to property harm, loss of time or data from use of
a U-Reach product, or any other damages attributable to product malfunction or
failure of (including without limitation, those attributable to: (1) reliance at the
materials provided, (2) costs of product replacement, (3) loss of use, data or
profits, (4) delays or business interruptions, (5) and any principle of legal
responsibility, arising out of or in reference to the use or overall performance (or
from delays in servicing or lack of ability to render service on any) U-Reach
product). U-Reach makes every effort to ensure proper operation of all products.
However, the customer is responsible to affirm that out of the U-Reach product
meets the customer’s quality requirement. The customer further acknowledges
that fallacious operation of U-Reach product and/or software program, or
hardware issues, can cause loss of data, defective formatting, or data loading. U-
Reach will make efforts to resolve or repair any issues recognized by customer
either within the warranty period or on a time and materials basis.
Specifications and features subject to change without notice or obligation.
Warranty
U-Reach provides a basic one-year parts and labor warranty for all of its
products (excluding cables, adapters, and other consumable items). An optional
extended warranty is also available for an added cost. Telephone and email
support is available for the life of the product as defined by U-Reach.
All warranties will be restricted and defined by the market region that customers
purchased from.
Piracy Statement
U-Reach accepts no responsibility for copyright infringement or misuse of any U-
Reach equipment. Copying all forms of data: audio, video, or software without
the permission of the copyright holder is illegal. It is the sole responsibility of the
user to ensure that the legal copyrights of the copyright owners are respected.

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Preparation Tips before You Start
Make sure to use stable power supply.
Please use in a clean & dry environment.
Please keep the environment well ventilated.
When the duplicator operates, it is normal for the machine to heat up.
Please do not move the duplicator during operation to ensure better
operation.
Please do not remove HDDs during operation to avoid damage.
Please use power supply of its original manufacturer to ensure working
safety.
Static electricity may cause duplication error. Please pay attention to the
duplicator environment and operators’ equipment. It is recommended to
purchase static electricity elimination equipment to avoid static electricity
shock when in high static electricity environment.
Features
Ultra-High Speed
Support Various Interface
High copy speed for duplication and
data comparison. Speed Transfers up
to 18GB/min.
Support 2.5" and 3.5" SAS/SATA
HDD, IDE HDD and SSD.
4 Kinds of Copy Areas
4 Erase Methods
Systems and Files, All Partitions,
Whole HDD, and Percentage Copy.
Quick Erase, Full Erase, DoD Erase, 7-
Pass Overwrite and Secure Erase.
Quick Copy Mode
Bad Sector Check
Quick copy mode copies only Data
and System area can highly increase
the copy efficiency.
Auto detects and shows the bad
sector quantity.
Auto Power Control System
Portable Design
Protect the HDD from damage during
hot removal from the duplicator.
Light weight for easy carry.

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Product Overview
A. System Overview
B. LCD Configuration
Yellow: Powering
Green: Pass
Red: Fail
Backward
Forward
Confirm / OK
Cancel / Back
Copy
x1 2047M
0:11
0:11 41% 860M
Function
Time (mm:ss)
Copy Progress %
Copied Processed
size (Target)
Target HDD
Total size (Source)

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Function Table
Function
Item & Description
1. Copy
Copies source device to connected target device(s). Refer
to function 6.1 Copy Area for 4 different copy modes.
2. Compare
Verifies target device(s) bit-by-bit to the master device.
3. Copy +Compare
Automated task of first duplicating and then verifies all the
data, bit-by-bit.
4. Erase
4.1 Quick Erase
Erases the index table only.
4.2 Full Erase
Erases the entire device capacity. Conforms to NIST 800-88
Standards.
4.3 DoD erase
3-Pass erase to the entire device capacity. Conforms to
DoD5220.22-M Standards.
4.4 DoD EraseComp
3-Pass erase to the entire device capacity and verifies.
Conforms to DoD5220.22-M Standards.
4.5 7-Pass Overwrite
7-Pass erase to the entire device capacity. Conforms to
DoD5220.22-M(ECE) Standards.
4.6 Secure Erase
Performs by sending ATA commands to the device(s)
requiring complete purging of data by its internal methods,
which conforms to NIST 800-88 standards. If you interrupt
the secure erase process, your device(s) will be unusable.
5. Utility
5.1 Show Disk info
Displays connected device(s) detail information.
5.2 Update
system
5.2.1 Update BIOS
Updates system firmware from source
port.
5.2.2 Create Update HDD
Formats HDD with a 2GB FAT partition for
the operator to save the new firmware in.

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5.3 System Info
This function displays information of the duplicator system,
including controller model number and firmware version.
5.4 Read Speed
This function will perform a full reading speed test on the
desired, connected device(s).
5.5 Write Speed
This function will perform a full writing speed test on the
desired, connected device(s).
6. Setup
6.1 Copy Area
(Copy Modes)
6.1.1 System and Files
Copies only data and skips empty spaces.
Supports only NTFS, FAT16/32,
HFS/HFS+/HFSX, and EXT2/3/4.
6.1.2 All Partitions
Copies all data and partitions excluding
proprietary formats
6.1.3 Whole HDD
Copies all data and partitions including
proprietary formats.
6.1.4 Percentage (%)
Copies the defined capacity percentage
that operators set. (0%-99%)
6.2 Skip Error
Skips the defined numeration that operators set to skip the
source device’s bad sectors. (0-65535 or unlimited)
6.3 Language
To select preferred language. English or Japanese
6.4
Advanced
Setup
6.4.1
Unknown
Format
Copy Unknown
Copies unknown formats.
Skip Unknown
Skips unknown formats.
6.4.2
Erase
Master
6.4.2.1 Disable
Disables source port
sanitization.
6.4.2.2 Enable
Enable source port
sanitization.

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6.4
Advanced
Setup
6.4.3
Erase
Pattern
6.4.3.1 One Byte
Writes a random character
per byte.
6.4.3.2 Random Data
Writes a set of random
characters into a set of
area.
6.4.4 Wait HDD Time
Enable operators to set a time delay for
the HDD motor to spin up. (Push “OK” to
Start or delay from 3-30 seconds)
6.4.5
Copy HPA
Area
No, keep HPA
No, clear HPA
No, setting HPA
Copy and Setting
6.4.6
Clear HPA at
Erase
Clear HPA Setting
Keep HPA Setting
6.4.7 Transfer Rate
Transfer speeds selectable from UDMA 2
through UDMA 7.
6.4.8 Stop Motor Time
Enable operators to define the amount of
seconds for the HDD motors to spin down
to a stop. (1-20 seconds)
6.5 Restore Default
Restores system back to factory defaults.
*Above functions and features subject to change without notice.

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Function Introduction
1. Copy
It copies data from source HDD to target HDD. You can set following settings
before copy. (You can check more detail in ”6. Setup”.)
I. Set Copy Area of Source HDD → 6.1 Copy Area
II. Set Copy Unknown Format Area → 6.4.1 Unknown Format
Start to copy
Step 1: Prepare Source & Targets
Prepare a source HDD and target HDDs.
(It’s strongly recommended the source and target are the same capacity.)
Caution
Various adapters are required to copy device with different
interfaces, e.g. IDE, eSATA, mSATA, and etc.
Step 2: Place Source & Targets
Place source HDD at source port, target HDDs to Target port.
Step 3: Enter Function "1.Copy"
Use ▲▼ to select "1.Copy", and then press "OK". Duplication will start to
proceed.
Note
If the user set “6.4.4 Wait HDD Time” at 3-30 seconds, the
machine will start duplicating automatically after HDDs initialize.
If the user set “wait key to start,” need to press “OK" to start.

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The information below shows on LCD during duplication.
Copy Process
(if there is any bad sector)
Step 4: Completion!
The copy result (Pass/Fail), total copy time and bad sectors will show on
monitor.
Copy result
Pass
Fail
Note
The default setting of error counter is 0. If users want to adjust
the accepted error sectors of the HDD, you can set "6.2 skip
error".
Copy 224M
0:02 85% 190M
Function
Total Data
Copied Data
Copied Time
Copy Process
Bad Sector R:0
0:01 48% W:1
Source bad sector
Target bad sector
Copied
Time
Copy Process
Pass 0:05
No Bad Sector!
Fail 0:05
Bad Sector R0 W1
Total copy time

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2. Compare
It is used to check if the data on source HDD is identical to target HDD after
duplication.
Start to compare
Step 1: Prepare Source and Targets
Prepare the source HDD and target HDDs to compare after duplication is
completed.
Step 2: Place Source and Targets
Place the source HDD to Source port, target HDDs to Target port.
Step 3: Enter "2.Compare"
Use ▲▼ to select “2.Compare” then press “OK”. Data compare will proceed.
Step 4: Completion!
The result (Pass/Fail) and time will show on LCD after comparison completes.
Caution
The user is responsible to verify the targets’ quality. Please pick
a few completed targets for testing in a mass production
environment for QC.
3. Copy+Compare
It makes copy first and then compare copied HDD with source HDD to confirm
the accuracy.
Note
It is recommended to execute Compare after Copy to confirm
the accuracy. Can use the function “3. Copy+Compare”.

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4. Erase
Please choose the appropriate erase method when you like to dispose or re-
use the HDDs. You can set following settings before erase:
(You can check more detail in ”6. Setup”.)
I. Set Erase mode
II. Set Erase Master → 6.4.2 Erase Master
III. Set Erase Pattern → 6.4.3 Erase Pattern
Caution
It will erase the data in the HDD, please make sure you backup
all important data before using this function.
Start to erase
Step 1: Prepare HDDs
Prepare HDDs for disposal.
Step 2: Place HDDs
Insert HDDs for disposal into target ports.
Note
Function "6.4.2 Erase Master" is to determine erase source HDD
or not.
Step 3: Enter function "4. Erase"
Use ▲▼ to select the mode of erasing method, and then press "OK". Data
Erase will proceed.
Note
During erasing, press ▲▼ to view the status of each port. Press
“OK”to see the details for each port.
There are several erase methods:
(1) Quick Erase (2) Full Erase (3) DoD Erase (4) 7-Pass Overwrite
(5) Secure Erase
HDD Duplicator
4. Erase

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4.1 Quick Erase
The function will ONLY erase the index of the HDD. It is the quickest way to
erase HDD.
4.2 Full Erase
The function will erase the whole sectors on the target HDD. It will take a
longer time than quick erase.
4.3 DoD Erase
This is to comply with the U.S.A. Department of Defense (DoD5220) standard
to fully erase the HDD three times bit-for-bit to overwrite HDD data and
guarantees data not recoverable. This DoD erase method will erase HDD over
each sector three times: the first time with zeros (0x00), second time with FF
(0xFF) and the third time with random characters.
4.4 DoD Erase & Compare
Besides DoD erase 3 times, this function will also execute comparison to make
sure the random bit is correctly written.
DoD EraseComp Method:
00000000
00000000
00000000
00000000
00000000
00000000
00000000
00000000
00000000
00
FFFFFFF
FFFFFFF
FFFFFFF
FFFFFFF
FFFFFFF
FFFFFFF
FFFFFFF
FFFFFFF
FFFFFFF
FFFFFFF
FFFFFFF
FFFFFFFF
########
########
########
########
########
########
########
########
########
####
########
########
########
########
########
########
########
########
########
#####
Step1. 0 x 00
Step2. 0 x FF
Step3. Random
Step4. Compare
[02] 74.5G
Erase (3) [4M] 5.2G
Port No.
Total capacity
Erased capacity
Erase No.
*The third times of erase.
Erase pattern

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Note
1. The erasing duration of DoD Erase mode is 3 times longer
than full erase mode.
2. The duration of DoD EraseComp is 4 times longer than full
erase mode.
4.5 7-Pass Overwrite
The mode fully erases the HDD for 7 times bit-by-bit to overwrite HDD data
and guarantees data not recoverable. The 7-Pass Erase mode spends 7 times
longer than 1-Pass erase mode.
4.6 Secure Erase
The international authorized high standard Secure Erase function. It overwrites
every single track on the hard drive with "00". Even HPA/DCO or other data
area which are not able to load, can be erased all together. Follow NIST800-88.
Note
If you want to cancel executing work of Copy/Compare/Erase,
you can press “ESC” for few seconds to stop the task.
Caution
The user is responsible to verify the targets’ quality. Please pick
a few completed targets for testing in a mass production
environment for QC.
5. Utility
5.1 Show Disk Info.
This function will show HDD's S.M.A.R.T information. After selecting the port,
press ▼to check detail information.
Model Number
To show HDD’s model number.
Version of Firmware
To show HDD’s firmware version.
Serial Number
To show the serial number of HDD.

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Device Power Cycle
To show the count of HDD's turning on and off.
Power-on Hours
To show the total hours of HDD powering-on.
Reallocation Event Count
To show the count of reallocating event.
When the HDD fails to save data, it will need to redefine the location to store
data. Therefore, more count of reallocation event represents more error times.
Off-Line Scan Uncorrectable Sector Count
To show the sector volume that is uncorrectable when scanned off-line. The
more the uncorrectable sector volume is, the more serious the HDD's damage
is.
Seek Error Rate
To show the error rate of searching for data. It can represent the damage rate
of data stored in the HDD.
Temperature
To show the temperature of HDD.
5.2 Update System
Step 1: Create an Update HDD
Place a SDD/HDD to the duplicator. Select function "5.2 Create Update HDD".
Step 2: Format BIOS HDD
Click "OK" to format the BIOS hard disk. One FAT, 2GB partition will be
formatted in HDD. That would reduce searching time, and speed up firmware
update.
Caution
The data saved in this HDD will be erased.
[Update System]
2. Create Update HDD
Do FORMAT HDD#1
Confirm ?

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Step 3: Download Firmware
Connect the BIOS HDD to PC. Download the latest firmware from PC and save it
to HDD. Unzip BIOS, and save it to the root directory.
Step 4: Enter "Update BIOS"
Place the BIOS HDD into source port. Enter function "5.2.1 Update BIOS".
Update will take about a minute to complete.
Caution
Please do not disrupt during BIOS update, otherwise it would
cause irretrievable error on duplicator. We are not held
responsible for any damages.
5.3 System Info.
This function shows information of the duplicator includes model name and
firmware version.
5.4 Read Speed
To measure the reading speed of the HDD by reading the whole HDD.
5.5 Write Speed
To measure the writing speed of the HDD by writing the whole HDD.
[Update System]
1. Update BIOS
HDD Dupe 1-1
Ver: 2.35.9

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6. Setup
6.1 Copy Area
Users can set copy area of source HDD. Appropriate copy area can greatly
reduce operation time and have better efficiency. There are four copy modes
with different copy areas:
6.1.1 System and Files (Quick Copy data area only)
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 is within the target HDD’s space, the copy will be
processed. FAT16/32/64, NTFS, ext2/3/4, HFS+, HFS, HFX are supported for this
copy mode.
4 Copy Area
System and Files
Whole HDD
ALL Partitions
Percentage (%)
System and Files
Whole HDD
ALL Partitions
Percentage (%)
Target
Source
%

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6.1.2 ALL Partitions
Copy all of the partitions area bit-by-bit no matter if there is data that exists or
not. The capacity of target HDDs have to be bigger than the partition required
capacity.
6.1.3 Whole HDD
Copies the whole source HDD, no matter of the content, format, partition or
empty space. This mode does not analyze the data.
[Copy Area]
ALL Partitions
[Copy Area]
Whole HDD

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6.1.4 Percentage (%)
Copy the selected percentage range of source HDD.
How to select the proper copy area?
Example: There are two partitions in one 500G HDD.
[Copy Area]
Percentage
100G
250G
60G Data
30G Data
System and files
All Partitions
500
G
350G
250G
Whole HDD
Copy / Compare area
30G+60G= 90G
Copy / Compare area
500G
Copy / Compare area
100G+250G= 350G
150G
Undefine
d
150G
Undefine
d
150G
Undefine
d
500G
100G
250G
100G

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6.2 Skip Error
This function sets the number of error you like to skip during copy / compare /
erase process. The default is 0. You can choose 0-65535 or unlimited.
6.3 Language
Select preferred language. You can select English or Japanese.
6.4 Advanced Setup
6.4.1 Unknown Format
This function allows you to select if you want to copy the unknown format area.
This function will only affect Quick Copy.
Copy Unknown
Copy all the unknown area if device cannot identify the format during copy.
Skip Unknown
Skip the unknown area if device cannot identify the format during copy.
6.4.2 Erase Master
It is set to allow erase source HDD or not. Please make sure of this setting
before you execute DoD erase. The default setting is ”Disable”.
[Skip Error]
0
[Unknown Format]
Copy Unknown
[Erase Master]
Disable