HDD Docking & Clone Station
User Manual | English |
Benutzerhandbuch | Deutsch |
Manuel Utilisateur | Français |
Manuale d’uso | Italiano |
LINDY No. 42797
www.lindy.com
Tested to Comply with FCC Standards
For Home and Office Use!
© LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED &
OverviewEnglish
The LINDY USB & eSATA HDD Docking & Clone Station can be used as both a dual HDD SATA docking station and a HDD cloning station.
The HDD Cloning function should be used standalone and creates a bit by bit clone of the source HDD onto the target HDD.
The HDD Docking function can be used when connected via USB 2.0 or eSATA, allowing easy data transfer between the computer and HDDs.
For correct operation via eSATA, an eSATA II 3Gbps port with full support for the port multiplier function and the latest available drivers is mandatory! When transferring large volumes of data it is recommended that the eSATA connection is used due to the superior transfer rate.
FeaturesEnglish
•Connects 2 SATA HDD/SSDs to a computer using a single connector
•Accepts 1.8/2.5/3.5” HDD/SSDs with 22 pin SATA combo interface. For Micro and Slim SATA and IDE drives, adapters and adapter cables are available from LINDY separately (No.33500).
•Computer connection either via USB or eSATA
•SATA II/1.0a 1.5/3.0Gbps Interface, compatible with SATA 6Gb/s drives
•USB 2.0 High Speed Interface, Plug and Play
•Compatible with Windows 2000/XP/Server 200x/Vista/7, OS X 9.2+, Linux up to date versions (drivers included, native support)
Package Contents | English |
1x SATA Docking & Cloning Station with 3.3V support for SSDs
1x Power Supply
1x Power Cord
1x USB cable A/B
1x eSATA cable
1x This Manual
RED LED: Powered on
BLUE LED 1 | BLUE LED 2 |
Source / Master | Target / Second |
HDD Activity | HDD Activity |
POWER | DC/IN | DUPLICATE button |
switch | Socket |
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Important!
Please ensure the DC Plug is inserted to match the outline shown above, with the arrow facing the bottom of the socket
Installation and Use | English |
•Connect the power supply, as shown on the first page on this manual
•If you want to clone HDDs we suggest not to connect the Docking Station to your computer
•For normal docking station operation connect the Docking Station to your computer either by USB or eSATA cable
•Add the HDDs to the docking station and press the power switch ON
•Wait until the drivers are loaded by the operating system – you should then see the drives in the file manager program
•HDDs may need to be partitioned / formatted using your operating system disk management utility before you can access them.
•Before unplugging HDDs make sure data transfer processes are completed and that the activity light is not lit.
Using the CLONE function | English |
•Install the source and target HDDs into the labelled appropriately bay
•The target HDD must be of equal or larger capacity than the source
HDD
•Make sure target HDD is empty and not partitioned
•Press the power switch ON. The centre LED will light up red
•Press the DUPLICATE button. The centre LED will begin flashing red
•Wait 5 seconds until the flashing stops and press the DUPLICATE button again to confirm
•The activity LEDs will light up blue during the whole duplication process. Do not switch OFF or unplug the HDDs!
•When the duplication process is completed all LEDs will go out and the Clone Station will switch off.
Trouble Shooting | English |
If you are experiencing problems with eSATA please make sure to use fully compatible eSATA II ports with full support for the port multiplier function and having installed the most up to date drivers!
Please also switch on the docking station only after the system has fully booted up and follow the installation procedure as described above.
In case this does not work your operating system, drivers and computer may not support the eSATA hot plug function correctly. In this case try to update your hardware drivers or to boot with the docking station and HDD connected and switched on.
