StarTech.com SATDOCK4U3RE User Manual

4 Bay 1:3 USB 3.0/eSATA to SATA/IDE
Standalone Hard Drive Duplicator Dock

SATDOCK4U3RE

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Manual Revision: 04/05/2011

FCC Compliance Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment o and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to which the receiver

is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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Instruction Manual

Table of Contents

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

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

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

Front View .................................................................................................................................................... 2

Rear View ...................................................................................................................................................... 2

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

Hardware Installation (Docking Station/PC Mode) ....................................................................... 3

Hardware Installation (Duplicator) .....................................................................................................4

Driver Installation ...................................................................................................................................... 4

How to Use ..............................................................................................5

Menu Options ............................................................................................................................................. 5

Duplicator (Copy) Mode .........................................................................................................................6

Specications ..........................................................................................7

Technical Support ..................................................................................8

Warranty Information ............................................................................8

NOTE: Pressing the power button to turn o a hard drive
will momentarily restart the other drive bays. Ensure the
other drives are not being accessed when powering o
any of the drives.

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Introduction

The SATDOCK4U3RE USB 3.0 and eSATA Standalone 1-to-3 Hard Drive Duplicator
allows for a single SATA hard drive to be duplicated/cloned on up to three other SATA
drives simultaneously. It can also function as a regular 4-bay hard drive docking station
by connecting to a host computer system. Able to perform 1:3 sector duplication,
including HPA, from a single SATA drive onto three others simultaneously at a rate of
up to 72 MB/s, this duplicator can save time and eort. As an external dock, it can be
connected to your host computer through USB 3.0 or eSATA, providing data transfer
speeds up to 5 Gbps or 3Gbps respectively from the hard drives to your computer
system. Features Quick and Secure Erase functions and support for IDE hard drives with
an included SATA to IDE hard drive adapter (SAT2IDEADP).

Packaging Contents

• 1 x SATA Duplicator Dock

• 1 x USB 3.0 Cable

• 1 x eSATA Cable

• 1 x SATA to IDE Adapter

• 1 x 40-pin IDE Cable

• 1 x 44-pin to 40-pin IDE Cable

• 1 x SP4 to LP4 Power Cable

• 1 x Package of Mounting Screws

• 1 x Universal Power Adapter + 3 Power Cords

• 1 x Instruction Manual

System Requirements

• Available USB and/or eSATA* port(s) on computer system

*eSATA port requires Port Multiplier support

• Available AC electrical outlet

• Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008 R2/7 (32/64-bit), or
Apple® Mac OS® X, or Linux

*If using USB with the Apple Mac OS operating system, this device will function in USB 2.0 mode only as
USB 3.0 is not currently supported by Apple. eSATA is fully compatible.

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