Kanguru KCLONE-1HD-MBC, User Manual

Page 1: ...Kanguru Mobile Clone 1HD SATA User Manual Model no KCLONE 1HD MBC Copyright 2011 All Rights Reserved ...

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Page 3: ...ef Mode 12 3 2 Resize Mode 12 3 3 Full Mode 12 4 DEFINING COPY AND OR COMPARE 13 4 1 Set Copy Functionality 13 4 2 Set Compare Functionality 13 4 3 Set Copy Compare Functionality 13 5 DUPLICATION 14 5 1 Duplicating From a Master HDD 14 5 2 Duplicating From a Storage Center 15 5 2 1 Formatting a hard drive as a Storage Center 15 5 2 2 Loading a Master HDD image to the Storage Center 15 5 2 3 Duplic...

Page 4: ...ource 24 8 ADVANCED SETUP MENU 25 8 1 Device Info 25 8 2 System Info 26 8 3 Set to Default 26 8 4 HPA Check 27 8 5 No Capacity Check 27 8 6 Max UDMA Mode 27 8 7 Skip Read Error 28 8 8 Load Full Image 28 8 9 Total Copy Count 28 8 10 Update Firmware 29 9 ERROR CODE LIST 30 10 FAQ 30 11 TROUBLESHOOTING 31 12 WARRANTY INFORMATION 32 13 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 33 ...

Page 5: ... system including DOS Win98 Win2K Win NT Win XP Win Vista Win 7 Linux Mac and many more 3 Copy Operations Brief Copy Copies only sectors with data compatible with most major file systems Resize Copy Copies HDDs with different capacities Full Copy Sector for sector duplication Post duplication Compare Secure Disk Wipe Read Verify diagnostic Supports HPA Host Protection Area copy Load images to a St...

Page 6: ...onnection Interface 2 5 3 5 SATA 3 5 PATA Transfer rate Up to 6GB min LCD Screen 20 x 2 Characters back lit LCD Input Device 2 Push Buttons Dimensions 6 2 x 4 x 1 5 Weight 2 lbs Power Supply 110 220V 60W Operating Temperature 41ºF 95ºF Relative Humidity 20 80 ...

Page 7: ...uplicator IDE Power Source IDE SATA IDE Power Target IDE SATA Parts and Functions IDE data connection SATA data power connection IDE power connection IDE data connection SATA data power connection IDE power connection SET button RUN button LCD Display Power port ...

Page 8: ...er may cause faulty operation The KanguruClone supplies power to drives during a duplication session There is no need to connect an external power source to the drives The unit can supply up to 1 5A at 12V and up to 1A at 5V to each drive Note the drives are not powered until you execute an operation It is OK to connect and disconnect Master or Target drives while the Kanguru Mobile Clone is power...

Page 9: ...9 1 5 Function Diagram Function Diagram ...

Page 10: ...sed in two ways Tap the button is pressed and released immediately If the BTN SOUND option is enabled see section 7 3 Button Sound on page 23 a Tap will be accompanied by a short audible tone Hold the button is pressed and held for 2 seconds If BTN SOUND option is enabled see section 7 3 Button Sound on page 23 a Hold will be accompanied by a short audible tone followed by a higher pitched tone No...

Page 11: ...Main menu hold the SET button to enter the SETUP menu SETUP SET COPY Tap the SET button to navigate through the different SETUP menu options Tap the RUN button to select configure an option While in the SETUP menu hold the SET button to return to the Main menu 2 1 3 The Advanced Setup Menu The ADVANCED SETUP menu contains advanced options for configuring the way your duplicator operates From the S...

Page 12: ...ing file systems FAT FAT32 exFAT NTFS EXT2 EXT3 EXT4 HFS HFS JFS XFS Note If the Source is not formatted as a supported file system then the duplicator will automatically switch to FULL mode 3 2 Resize Mode RESIZE mode is used to duplicate from a smaller Source drive to larger capacity Target drives The Resize mode first runs a BRIEF copy and then expands the resulting partition on the Target driv...

Page 13: ...OMPARE is enabled BRIEF and FULL modes will execute a Compare process comparing the data between the Source and Target drives and confirming that they are identical The SET COMPARE option is disabled by default To change the SET COMPARE option 1 From the Main menu hold the SET button to enter the SETUP menu 2 Tap the SET button to navigate to the SET COMPARE option It should not be marked by defau...

Page 14: ...s see chapter 3 Duplication Modes on page 12 The screen will display the following BRIEF COPY 2 Once you have selected the copy mode tap the RUN button to execute it The duplication process begins as the system initializes the connected disks BRIEF COPY POWER ON 3 Once all connected disks have been detected and initialized the duplication process begins During duplication the screen will display t...

Page 15: ...ton to proceed with formatting the hard drive as a Storage Center or tap the SET button to cancel Once the format has completed tap any button to return to the SETUP menu Your hard drive has now been formatted as a Storage Center You can now load images of Master HDD s to the Storage Center for convenient duplication Note A hard drive formatted as a Storage Center will not be recognized when conne...

Page 16: ...15 4 When you have completed naming the image file hold the RUN button and the duplicator will begin loading an image of your Master HDD to the Storage Center Note If the image file name you enter already contains an image file previously loaded on the Storage Center the system will overwrite the previously saved file LOAD 001 15 94G 33 44 Size of Source data IMG file name Percentage completed 5 W...

Page 17: ...or labaled TARGET 8 Tap the RUN button to execute Once all connected disks have been detected and initialized the duplication process begins WARNING Do not remove any drives while duplication is in progress Wait for duplication to finish before removing a drive If you wish to interrupt the current process tap the RUN or SET button at any time Note If you receive the following error message NO DATA...

Page 18: ...e that you back up any important data before executing the Erase operation Only hard drives connected to TARGET will be erased Any hard drives connected to the side of the duplicator labaled SOURCE will not be affected by the Erase operation To Erase a hard drive 1 From the Main menu tap the SET button to navigate to ERASE ERASE 2 Connect your hard drive to the side of duplicator labeled TARGET Ta...

Page 19: ...ems on a hard drive Make sure that you back up any important data before executing the Wipe operation Only hard drives connected to the side of duplicator labeled TARGET will be erased Any hard drives connected to the side of the duplicator labaled SOURCE will not be affected by the Wipe operation To Wipe a hard drive 1 From the Main menu tap the SET button to navigate to WIPE WIPE 2 Connect your ...

Page 20: ...hard drives for duplication 1 From the Main menu tap the SET button to navigate to VERIFY VERIFY 2 Connect your hard drive to the side labled TARGET Tap the RUN button to begin the Verify process The following screen will be displayed during verification VERIFY 1 08 Percentage Completed 3 Once the verification process has completed the following screen will be displayed VERIFY 100 00 SUCCESS Tap t...

Page 21: ...de has not been formatted as a Storage Center Tap the RUN button to format the hard drive connected to the Source side as a Storage Center or tap the SET button to cancel 5 The duplicator will ask you to input a file name for the image Enter a file name Please Input 000 SEL IMG FILE a The file name consists of three digits The digit furthest to the right will be blinking indicating that it is curr...

Page 22: ... a Copy operation Copy disabled FULL BRIEF or RESIZE modes will not perform a Copy operation Note To perform a Copy Compare operation set both the SET COPY and SET COMPARE options to enabled 7 2 Set Compare The SET COMPARE option allows you to enable or disable the Compare operation Tap the RUN button to change this option s setting The Compare operation is not supported by RESIZE Compare disabled...

Page 23: ...the RUN button to increase the digit by one Repeat this step as necessary 4 When you have completed selecting an image file hold the RUN button to confirm your selection 7 5 Delete Image File DEL IMG FILE is used for deleting an image file that has been saved to a Storage Center SETUP 000 DEL IMG FILE To delete an image file 1 From the SETUP menu tap the SET button to navigate to the DEL IMG FILE ...

Page 24: ...Storage Center 1 Connect the hard drive you want to format as a Storage Center to the side of the duplicator labaled SOURCE 2 In the Advanced Setup menu navigate to FORMAT SOURCE and then tap the RUN button to format the hard drive 3 You will receive a message asking you to confirm formatting the drive Tap the RUN button to proceed or tap the SET button to cancel Caution Formatting the hard drive ...

Page 25: ...s you to view information about any hard drives currently connected to the duplicator To view device information 1 From the ADVANCED SETUP menu tap the SET button to navigate to the DEVICE INFO function 2 Tap the RUN button to begin viewing the device information Once the connected hard drives have been initialized you will see the following S 1250263728 6 5 WDC WD6402AAEX 00Z3A Source S or Target...

Page 26: ...et to Default SET TO DEFAULT allows you to restore all settings back to their factory default values To reset your duplicator to its original default configuration 1 From theADVANCED SETUPmenu tap the SET button to navigate to the SETTO DEFAULT function 2 Tap the RUN button The screen will display a message asking you to confirm the reset Tap the RUN button to confirm or tap the SET button to canc...

Page 27: ...ive and the Target hard drive s during Full or Brief copy processes and determine whether the drives capacities are the same Tap the RUN button to change this option s setting No Capacity Check is disabled default When a Full or Brief copy process is executed the system will check the capacity between the Master and Target hard drive s to determine whether the capacity is the same If the capacity ...

Page 28: ... on page 21 Tap the RUN button to change this option Disabled default The system will analyze the Source s file system before building the image If the Source s file system is recognized as FAT NTFS EXT1 2 3 4 the image will be a Brief image based on the file system and data area If the Source s file system is unrecognized the image will be a Full sector by sector image Enabled When executing a Lo...

Page 29: ...licator s Source port 5 From theADVANCED SETUPmenu tap the SET button to navigate to UPDATE FIRMWARE and then tap the RUN button 6 Once the system has confirmed the firmware file a message will be displayed on the screen asking you to confirm the firmware update Tap the RUN button to proceed or tap the SET button to cancel 7 Wait for the firmware update process to complete 8 Once the firmware upda...

Page 30: ...drives with different RPM speeds be cloned together A Yes the machine will adjust to hard drives with different RPMs Q How does the duplicator handle multiple partitions on the Master drive A The machine will auto detect how many partitions in the source hard drive and then copy it but you are unable to select a specific partition to copy Q How does the duplicator handle multiple partitions of var...

Page 31: ...e not set in the correct position Make sure that all the hard drive jumpers are set to the Master or Cable Select position The hard drive may be faulty Make sure that the Master hard drive is not broken and does not have errors The hard drive s format is not supported by Brief Copy or Resize Copy When executing a Brief Copy or Resize Copy make sure that the format of the Master hard drive is suppo...

Page 32: ...in three 3 working days of receipt of merchandise Please refer to the RMA Procedure section of this manual if your duplicator needs servicing 1 year warranty on labor After 1 year a 30 00 service charge will be applied to all duplicator RMAs Shipping back to the customer is covered during the first year of purchase After 1 year the customer is responsible for shipping both ways Kanguru Solutions d...

Page 33: ...ays upon assignment Any return without a valid RMA number will be returned to the customer at their expense STEP TWO Ship and Insure your Duplicator Kanguru Solutions strongly recommends you fully insure the duplicator for shipping Kanguru Solutions is not responsible for if the package is lost or damaged in transit We suggest using a shipping company that utilizes a tracking feature to verify pro...

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