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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 
 

Summary of Contents for SAS-MS118

Page 1: ...SAS MS118 1 1 SAS SATA Duplicator User Manual V 1 1 EN ...

Page 2: ... 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 ...

Page 3: ...peration 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 par...

Page 4: ...urchase 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 Perc...

Page 5: ... 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 ...

Page 6: ...5220 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 ...

Page 7: ... 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 se...

Page 8: ... 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 ...

Page 9: ...ngly 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...

Page 10: ... 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 ...

Page 11: ... 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 HD...

Page 12: ...ta 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 Pres...

Page 13: ...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 FF...

Page 14: ... 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 Ut...

Page 15: ... 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...

Page 16: ...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 t...

Page 17: ... 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 ...

Page 18: ... 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 ...

Page 19: ...ample 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 ...

Page 20: ...lows 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...

Page 21: ...the waiting time from 3 to 30 seconds The default is 15 seconds 6 4 5 Copy HPA Area This function has 3 HPA copy modes to select from No keep HPA Do not copy the source device s HPA Retains existing HPA in the connected target device s No Clear HPA Do not copy the source device s HPA and erases the existing HPA in the Wait HDD Time 15 seconds 02 74 5G Erase 00 5432M 02 74 5G Erase 4M 5432M 3535353...

Page 22: ...n connected device s while erasing all non HPA areas 6 4 7 Transfer Rate Transfer speeds selectable from UDMA 2 through UDMA 7 If a high failure rate is experienced with copy or compare Try to reduce the UDMA Mode 6 4 8 Stop Motor Time When the system finishes executing functions the motor won t stop running immediately This function is used to set the time of motor stopping after finishing functi...

Page 23: ...ontrol Panel 4 push buttons UP DOWN OK ESC Compatible HDD All major brand of 2 5 3 5 SAS SATA and IDE HDD and SATA SSD Duplication Mode Systems Files Whole HDD All Partitions Percentage Copy Erase Mode Quick Erase Full Erase DoD Erase 7 Pass overwrites Secure Erase Support Format System and Files Supports FAT NTFS Linux Ext2 3 4 and Mac HFS HFS HFSX All Partitions Whole HDD Percentage Supports all...

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