StarTech.com SATDOCK22R Instruction Manual

Serial ATA Hard Drive Dock

USB to SATA External Dual Hard

Drive Dock with Stand Alone

Duplicator

SATDOCK22R

Instruction Manual

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Table of Contents

Introduction ..................................................................... 1

Packaging Contents.....................................................................1

System Requirements .................................................................1

Installation ....................................................................... 3

Hardware Installation ...................................................................3

Driver Installation .........................................................................3

How to Use ...................................................................... 4

LED Status ..................................................................................4

Buzzer Status ..............................................................................4

Specifications .................................................................. 5

Technical Support ........................................................... 6

Warranty Information ...................................................... 6

1

Introduction

The SATDOCK22R Dual Drive SATA Hard Drive Duplicator functions
as both an external SATA hard drive docking station for 2.5” or 3.5”
SATA 1.5/3.0 Gbps hard drives and a convenient standalone hard drive
imaging solution, delivering an exact 1 to 1 disk copy.

Packaging Contents

1 x SATDOCK22R hard drive dock•

1 x Power Adapter with US, UK, EU power cords•

1 x USB type A-B cable•

1 x Instruction Manual•

System Requirements

Available USB 2.0 port•

Available AC Power Outlet•

Microsoft Windows•

®

2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista, Mac OS® X

or Linux

®

2

Installation

Drive
Ejection
Button

Power

button/LED

Duplicate/JBOD

Mode button

Duplicate

Start button

Duplicate

Progress LED

Drive
Power/
Activity

LED

Drive Bay

(Source)

Drive Bay

(Destination)

Top View

Rear View

DIN Power

connector

USB type B

connector

3

Hardware Installation

JBOD Mode

Connect the external power adapter to the Hard Drive Dock.1.

Install 1 or 2 hard drives into the dock in either drive bay.2.

The Mode button LED should be blue to indicate JBOD mode. Press 3.
and hold the Mode button for 3 seconds to switch modes.

Connect the USB cable from the hard drive dock to the computer 4.
system.

The operating system should now detect the hard drive(s) and 5.
make them available. The hard drives may need to be partitioned/
formatted using a disk management utility before you can access
them.

Duplicator Mode

Connect the external power adapter to the Hard Drive Dock. 1.

Install 2 hard drives into the dock. Make sure to place the drive 2.
with the data you want copied (Source) into the “Source” bay. The
destination disk (Destination) should be equal or larger in capacity
than the source disk.

The Mode button LED should be red to indicate Duplicator Mode. 3.
Press and hold the Mode button for 3 seconds to switch modes.

Once both drives are installed, press the Start button to begin 4.
duplication.

Driver Installation

Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS X, Linux kernel

No driver installation is required for these operating systems, as
this hard drive dock is natively supported, so the drivers are already
installed.

4

How to Use

LED Status

Name State Description

Drive Power/Activity

Blue Drive detected

Red No drive detected

Flashing Drive activity

PWR

Off Hard drive dock is powered off

On Hard drive dock is powered on

Mode

Blue JBOD mode

Red Duplicate mode

Buzzer Status

Mode Status Description

JBOD

Twice per second,
every 8 seconds

Drive is removed while powered
up. No drives present.

Duplicate

Long beep per
second, 3 times

Drive detection failure.

Duplicate

Twice per second, for
6 seconds

Drive duplication successfully
completed.

Duplicate Long and short beep Drive duplication error.

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Specications

Bus Interface

USB 2.0

External Connectors

1 x USB type B

1 x DIN power connector

Chipset

Acard ARC286

Hard Drive Bays

2

LEDs

1 x Power

1 x Mode

1 x Duplicate progress bar

Hard Drive Compatibility

2.5” and 3.5” SATA 1.5 and

3Gb/s up to 1.5TB in capacity

Maximum Data Transfer Rate

480Mb/s

Duplication Rate

72MB/s

Dimensions

144.8mm x 133.6mm x 75.3mm

Weight

550g

Compatible Operating

Systems

Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/

Vista, Mac OS X, Linux

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Technical Support

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Warranty Information

This product is backed by a one year warranty.

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materials and workmanship for the periods noted, following the initial
date of purchase. During this period, the products may be returned
for repair, or replacement with equivalent products at our discretion.
The warranty covers parts and labor costs only. StarTech.com does
not warrant its products from defects or damages arising from misuse,
abuse, alteration, or normal wear and tear.

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