U-Reach SAS-MS118 User Manual

SAS-MS118 (1:1)

SAS/SATA Duplicator

User Manual

V 1.1

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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. U­Reach 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 U­Reach 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, 7­Pass 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 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

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 re­use 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

FFFFFFF

FFFFFFF
FFFFFFF
FFFFFFF
FFFFFFF
FFFFFFF
FFFFFFF
FFFFFFF

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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

350G

250G

Whole HDD

Copy / Compare area

30G+60G= 90G

Copy / Compare area

500G

Copy / Compare area

100G+250G= 350G

150G

Undefine

150G

Undefine

150G

Undefine

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

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6.4.3 Erase Pattern

Enable to select overwrite data pattern mode during erase.



ONE Byte

[00] or a fixed character will be written into every byte.



Big Random Data

A random character to be written into every byte.
It will show [4M] while erase.

6.4.4 Wait HDD Time

You can select auto-start time after plugging in HDD, able to set 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

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connected target device(s).



No, Setting HPA

Do not copy the source device’s HPA data but set the targets HPA to be the

same as the source HDD.



Copy and Setting

Copy source HPA data and setting to the target.

6.4.6 Clear HPA at Erase



Clear HPA Setting

Erases the existing HPA in the connected target device(s).



Keep HPA Setting

Retains all HPA in 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 function executing from 1 to 20 seconds.

6.5 Restore Default

Restores system back to factory defaults.

[Transfer Speed]

UDMA 5

[Stop Motor Time]

8 Seconds

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Specifications

*Specifications subject to change without notice.

Product Name

SAS-MS118

Targets

1:1

Maximum Transfer

Speed

18 GB/min. *Actual performance is dependent
on HDD transfer speeds

Capacity

Supports the latest market available capacity.
Designed support capability up-to 18TB+.

Display

Monochrome LCD

Control 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 format.

Power Supply

12VDC

Temperature

Storage

-20˚C~85˚C

Working

5˚C~45˚C

Humidity

Storage

5%~95%

Working

20%~80%