Sandberg USB 3.0 Hard Disk Cloner

[Item no. 133-74] Rev. 18.03.19

 

1 Introduction

The Sandberg USB 3.0 Hard Disk Cloner is the perfect solution for when you need to copy, read and write large amounts of data quickly and easily. The USB 3.0 connection enables you to achieve impressive data transfer speeds of up to 5 Gbit/sec. The cloner has two SATA slots, so you can connect two hard disks to your PC at the same time. The two SATA slots also allow you to clone the contents of one hard disk to another, without any PC connection at all.

 

 

2 Connection

  1. Fit a 2.5¡± or 3.5¡± SATA hard disk into the cloner so that the hard disk¡¯s connector fits the SATA connectors in the base of the slots on the cloner.
  2. Connect the cloner to a mains socket via the enclosed power supply. The power supply is connected to the cloner¡¯s ¡°DC¡± connector.
  3. Connect the cloner to your computer using the enclosed USB cable.

 

 

3 Installation

3.1 Installation in Windows

  1. Switch on the cloner using the ¡°On/Off¡± button.
  2. The connected hard disks are now shown in the drive list on the computer. You can use these drives in the same way as any other drive on your computer.

3.2 Installation in Mac OS

  1. Turn on the cloner by pressing the ¡°ON¡± button.
  2. The dialog box ¡°Do you want to use ¡°(null)¡± for backup with Time Machine?¡± appears.
  3. Click ¡°Cancel¡± if you do not want to use the hard disk for backup. A new drive is created on your computer. You can use this drive in the same way as any other drive on your computer.
  4. Click ¡°OK¡± if you want to use the hard disk for backup with the Time Machine software. Read about the program¡¯s functions in the documentation for your Mac computer.

 

 

4 Hard disk cloning

The cloner enables you to clone an entire hard disk. Cloning takes place entirely without the use of a computer. Follow the instructions below.

4.1 Cloning

  1. Insert the hard disk that is to be cloned from into slot A of the cloner.
  2. Insert the hard disk that is to be cloned to into slot B of the cloner.
    NB: The hard disk being cloned to must have at least the same capacity as the hard disk being cloned from.
  3. Switch on the cloner using the ¡°On/Off¡± button.
  4. Hold down the ¡°Clone¡± button for 2-3 seconds until the 4 %-lights on the front of the cloner begins to flash. Then release the button, and press short one more time to confirm. The cloning process will begin.
    IMPORTANT: All data on the hard disk in slot B will be deleted and overwritten with data from the hard disk in slot A.
  5. You can monitor the cloning process using the light on the front of the cloner. The light moves from left to right (25%-100%). As the process progresses, the lights on the left-hand side will remain constantly lit and there will only be movement on the right-hand side. Once cloning is complete, all the %-lights will be constantly lit.

4.2 New partition

Free space on the hard disk being cloned to will not be allocated, which means this space cannot be used for data without the unallocated area being converted into a new partition. This is done in Windows as follows:

  1. Open Disk Management in the Windows Control Panel. There are different paths to this depending on your Windows version. Windows 7 Enterprise: Control Panel -> System and Security -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk Management. Other versions: Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Administration -> Disk Management.
  2. Highlight the hard disk¡¯s unallocated area as shown below:



  3. Right-click and select ¡°New partition/volume¡±. Follow the instructions on the screen to allocate the desired size and drive letter etc. to the partition. We recommend selecting primary partition, maximum possible capacity and formatting in NTFS file format.
  4. Formatting begins, after which the partition is completed and can be accessed like any other drive.

 

 

5 Troubleshooting


5.1 My computer does not detect the hard disk(s) connected

  • Check that the hard disk is partitioned (if necessary, see section 4.2 on partitioning hard disks).
  • Check that the cloner is receiving power and is switched on with the ¡°On/off¡± button.
  • Check that the hard disk has been pushed fully into place onto the SATA connectors in the cloner.
  • Try connecting to a different USB port on the computer.


5.2 Cloning will not start

  • Check that the hard disk being cloned to (target disk) has at least the same capacity as the hard disk being cloned from (source disk). NOTE that although the specification may show that the hard disks have the same capacity, the formatted capacity may be different. It is therefore the formatted capacity of the target disk that must be at least the same as on the source disk. If there is not enough space on the target disk, cloning cannot take place.
  • Check that the hard disk being cloned to is partitioned (if necessary, see section 4.2 on partitioning hard disks).
  • Remember to hold down the ¡°CLONE¡± button for long enough, i.e. 2-3 seconds until the light on the front of the cloner begins to flash.
  • Check that both hard disks are fully functional. If necessary, connect the hard disk directly to a PC to check this.


5.3 The capacity of the hard disk I have cloned to appears smaller than the real capacity

  • Free hard disk capacity is not allocated initially. To use this area of the hard disk, it is necessary to create a partition, cf. section 4.2.

If you need further help or assistance with your Sandberg product, you can visit the website
http://helpdesk.sandberg.it.

Have fun with your Sandberg USB 3.0 Hard Disk Cloner!