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Logicube SuperSonix User Manual

Logicube SuperSonix® User’s Manual

Logicube, Inc.

Chatsworth, CA 91311

USA

Phone: 818 700 8488

Fax: 818 700 8466

Version: 1.3

MAN-SUPERSONIX

Date: 01/13/2011

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Page 1: ...Logicube SuperSonix User Manual I Logicube SuperSonix User s Manual Logicube Inc Chatsworth CA 91311 USA Phone 818 700 8488 Fax 818 700 8466 Version 1 3 MAN SUPERSONIX Date 01 13 2011 ...

Page 2: ...iption 8 2 GETTING STARTED FAST START 11 Applying power to the Logicube SuperSonix 11 Calibrating the Color Touch Screen 11 Connecting PATA IDE Drives 11 Connecting a SATA Drive 13 Connecting other types of drives 14 The user interface 15 Navigating Menu Options 16 Alphanumeric Keystroke Entry 16 Indicator Lights 16 3 CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS 19 Main Menu Screen 19 Miscellaneous 20 20 User Selec...

Page 3: ...tive Partitions Step by Step 31 Master Manager Mode 32 Master Manager Step by Step 32 Cloning Windows 7 34 Background Information 35 Windows 7 non OEM DVD Installation 35 Cloning Windows Vista 36 Vista Installations 36 Cloning Scenarios and how to handle them 37 A Simple Vista partition with logical drivers 37 Vista with RE Recovery Environment 37 XP Vista dual boot 38 Selective Partitions 38 Mast...

Page 4: ... to Capture a Drive 53 Improving Speed of Transfer 54 Logicube SAS Adapter 54 What s Included with the SAS Adapter 55 Installation Setup 55 Cloning with the SAS Adapter 56 Duplicating SAS to SATA or IDE 56 Duplicating SAS to SAS 57 Hashing SAS Master and Target Drives 58 Optional USB cloning 60 6 USB AND FIREWIRE PORTS 62 Introduction 62 Minimum requirements 62 How to use under Windows for Master ...

Page 5: ... 7 COMPACT FLASH CF CARD 75 Introduction 75 Inserting and Removing the Compact Flash 75 Connecting the CF Drive to Windows via USB 76 Connecting Through USB Mode 76 Removing USB devices 77 8 SOFTWARE LOADING INSTRUCTIONS 78 Logicube SuperSonix Software Updating Procedures 78 Loading Software Using the Compact Flash 78 GLOSSARY 79 FAQS 85 Troubleshooting Guide 88 11 INDEX 90 Technical Support Infor...

Page 6: ...o another a source drive typically referred to as the Master 1 and a destination drive known as the Target It is capable of copying data from the Master drive to the Target drive at speeds approaching 8 0 GB min The unit also has the capability to clone data to from a hard drive installed inside a PC through the USB port The unit can also access drives through a PCMCIA slot with the optional Logic...

Page 7: ...repairing hard drive data problems recovering weak or bad data sectors and securely erasing personal and confidential information Specifications Power Requirements 90 to 230VAC 47 to 63Hz Operating Temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Storage Temperature 0 to 60 C 32 to 140 F Relative Humidity 20 80 no condensing Net Weight Less than 1lb Dimensions 6 W x 9 D x 2 6 H Agency Approvals RoHs compliant FC...

Page 8: ...g Modes and Settings Omnidiagnostics Using the CloneCard Pro Using the USB FireWire Ports Compact Flash CF Drive Software Loading Instructions Reference Frequently Asked Questions Please read Module 1 Introduction and Module 2 Getting Started before attempting a drive cloning session It is recommended that you practice with test or scratch drives to fully appreciate all of the features System Desc...

Page 9: ...onix Two SATA cables one short and one long for attaching SATA drives to your Logicube SuperSonix One FireWire cable and one USB cable A System CompactFlash card for software updates Two CDs containing A backup copy of the software that is already pre installed on the Logicube SuperSonix and an electronic copy of this manual A CD boot disk that contains the USB Cloning software for copying drives ...

Page 10: ...ubjecting it to sharp jolts When in use place it on a flat surface Caution Keep the unit dry If you need to clean your Logicube SuperSonix use a lightly damp lint free cloth Avoid using soap or other cleaning agents particularly those containing bleach ammonia alcohol or other harsh chemicals Caution Do not attempt to service the Logicube SuperSonix Doing so may void the warranty If your unit requ...

Page 11: ...nit will count each time the square is tapped correctly It will count 1 5 2 5 etc 5 Once the screen has been calibrated it will reboot to the Main Menu Screen 6 The SuperSonix will retain the calibration setting until the next recalibration The Logicube SuperSonix is able to detect whether a PATA IDE or SATA drive is attached to the Master or Target position The unit is capable of cloning to from ...

Page 12: ...erSonix 3 Plug in the set of 9 cables to the connections found on the right side of the Logicube SuperSonix Note See Figure 3 Connecting a PATA IDE Target Drive 4 Connect the Target drive to these cables Note The internal drive is always referred to as the Master drive and the outside drive is always referred to as the Target drive 5 Connect the external power supply to the Logicube SuperSonix The...

Page 13: ...ecting a SATA Master Drive 2 Connect a Master hard drive and close the Logicube SuperSonix Make sure that Pin 1 is properly aligned 3 Plug in the long SATA cable to the connections found on the back of the Logicube SuperSonix Note See Figure 5 Connecting a SATA Target Drive 4 Connect the Target drive to this cable Note The internal drive is always referred to as the Master drive and the outside dr...

Page 14: ...r s Manual Figure 4 Connecting a SATA Master Drive Figure 5 Connecting a SATA Target Drive Connecting other types of drives Logicube sells specialized adapters that allow the following types of drives to be connected to the Logicube SuperSonix ...

Page 15: ...and 1 8 microSATA drives are supported with an optional cable available from Logicube Note SCSI drives cannot be connected directly to the Logicube SuperSonix The user interface The touch sensitive user interface UI has been designed with the professional in mind It is fast responsive and to the point which means it requires very few entries to achieve the desired result Wizard Mode functionality ...

Page 16: ...anumeric keyboard is used for labeling drive partitions in Master Manager Mode entering passwords and other functions Tapping ALT on the electronic keyboard at any time causes the display to switch between 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 _ A Z in capital letters and a z in lower case letters NOTE Drive partition labels must be 11 characters or less Indicator Lights The POWER indicator light remains on while t...

Page 17: ...nd all FAT FAT32 or NTFS partitions with limited user interaction Figure 7 Wizard Selection Menu Irrespective of which selection is made Windows Drive or Non Windows Drive the user will be prompted to select the location of the Master Drive See Figure 8 for an example of what you can expect to see on the display The BACK icon is available to go to the previous screen s and the WIZARD MAIN icon wil...

Page 18: ...to selecting Inside Drive or Outside Drive carefully to prevent your Master Drive from being accidentally overwritten This screen below represents what a typical clone process will look like during the clone This is a Wizard Mode example set for I want to clone a Windows Drive with Master Drive set to Inside Figure 9 ...

Page 19: ...onix User Manual 19 3 Cloning Modes and Settings Main Menu Screen The main menu screen appears when the Logicube SuperSonix is first powered up It displays the Title Screen and five icon driven menu options Figure 10 ...

Page 20: ...a FireWire to CF Connect via FireWire to Master Contrast Adjust The Up Down arrows allow the user to set the contrast range between 1 and 32 Firmware Upgrade Place the new Firmware on the root of the system CF card using the USB to CF or FireWire to CF icon The default Password for upgrading the firmware is logicube all in lower case The SuperSonix must not be turned off or interrupted during the ...

Page 21: ...are versions This is not something that will need to be updated frequently Tap the SCSI SAS icon under Miscellaneous to gain access to the icons used to update the Firmware BIOS Kernel and Software revisions of the Optional Logicube SAS Adapter BIOS Upgrade is used to upgrade the BIOS of the adapters PCB assembly Kernel Upgrade is used to upgrade the OS of the adapter The Application Upgrade is us...

Page 22: ...ep by Step instructions listed below to update SAS Adapter BIOS using the SuperSonix Kernel FPGA and Software are updated similarly 1 Disconnect the power supply cord from the Logicube SuperSonix 2 Locate the UDMA cable P N CBL 037B and attach the end labeled HDD SIDE into the SAS adapter port marked IDE CONNECTOR IN 3 Connect the other side of the UDMA cable labeled DUPLICATOR SIDE the external I...

Page 23: ... writing the value for Bios Revision is 150 Entering an incorrect revision value will cause the process to error out 12 Enter the current revision for the respective item you are updating If the revision number matches the excepted number the update process will begin automatically NOTE It is imperative that power be maintained throughout the SAS adapter update Do not remove power to the SuperSoni...

Page 24: ...pacity geometry if S M A R T is supported and other information Tap the More icon to display a list of partitions located on the selected drive The list will include file name type and size Return to the Drive Information menu by tapping the OK icon at any time From there you can select either Back or Main to return to the Main Menu Settings Figure 11 Mirror Clever Selective Master Manager and MD5...

Page 25: ... Md5 Values are 1368 06C7 231D DF0F A2B6 8B45 AA68 D983 Number of sectors calculated 100 1 To change the number of sectors that the calculation will be base upon tap the Total Sector Whole Drive icon shown in Figure 11b 1 Figure 11b 2 This will bring up a touchpad that will allow you to enter the maximum sector value for the calculation Once value is entered tap OK 3 Advanced IT users may choose t...

Page 26: ...A68 D983 expected MD5 1368 06C7 231D DF0F A2B6 8B45 AA68 D983 number of sectors calculated 100 About Screen Select the About Screen icon to view information about the SuperSonix The serial number of your unit along with the software and firmware versions currently loaded will be displayed The About screen also lists all options currently enabled on the unit and provides contact information for Log...

Page 27: ...a direct physical bit by bit copy of the Master drive It does not adjust any values or perform any translation from drive to drive It simply copies whatever percentage of the Master drive that is designated NOTE Any space left over on the Target drive will be seen as unallocated space For example if you are performing a 100 Mirror clone of a 40 GB drive to an 80 GB drive the remaining 40 GB of spa...

Page 28: ...ap OK 1 NOTE A User Attention Required message will appear asking Do you want to set to XX mirror copy 5 Tap YES to set the percentage to the requested value Tap NO to cancel this step and go back to the previous screen 6 Tap Start to begin the cloning process 7 The Logicube SuperSonix will notify you when cloning has completed You will see a message that reads Clone Successful Drive cloned succes...

Page 29: ...ns mode later in this chapter for more information on Selective Partitions Important Note In some OEM installations of Windows the Recovery or Utility partition s may be in a FAT FAT32 or NTFS file system Most of these Recovery or Utility partitions require to be cloned to the target drive exactly the same size or to the same sectors When these partitions are encountered it is recommended to use e...

Page 30: ...n It works with FAT16 FAT32 and NTFS partitions Mirror This setting clones the full contents of the selected partition without any partition scaling This setting is similar to 100 Clone mode which mirrors the entire Master drive NOTE Partition Mirror is available for any partition type and is the only method available to partitions that are unrecognized by CleverCopy mode Keep Size Uses the Clever...

Page 31: ... will display a list of all the partitions found on the Master drive 4 Note that to the right of each partition label you will see a designator for the partition type FAT16 FAT32 NTFS CQ Compaq partition Unknown partition 5 Select partitions to clone by tapping the respective partition s info bar within the partition list Repeated taps will cause the copy method to toggle between the different cop...

Page 32: ...tep NOTE To create a Master drive using Master Manager you must start with an unformatted drive Use the Erase All Partitions feature located within Master Manager preferences to erase any drive you intend to use for the creation of a Master Manager This step is only necessary if the drive has already been formatted and should be used carefully It is recommended that you remove drives with critical...

Page 33: ...rtitions that are too small to hold the amount of data selected from the Target drive will not appear on the LCD display Choose the Master partition you wish to overwrite or scroll down and select the Add New Partition option 7 Tap the OK icon when you are ready to begin cloning 8 The status screen will appear and cloning will begin 9 The Logicube SuperSonix will notify you when cloning has been c...

Page 34: ...cial instructions must be followed in order to successfully clone Windows 7 drives using CleverCopy mode with the OmniClone Xi Master Manager Mode At this time drives with the Windows 7 Operating System are not supported in the Master Manager mode SCENARIO 1 When the Master and Target drives are the same size With this scenario you can use CleverCopy mode to clone the Windows 7 hard drive Since th...

Page 35: ...mended to create a bootable clone 1 Use Selective Partitions mode 2 The Logicube SuperSonix will report two or more partitions One of the partitions may be labeled Recovery They should be cloned as follows a Any partition except for the Operating System Recovery Utility System Restricted etc Mirror Keep Size may be used as a second option b N GB NTFS Operating System partition CleverCopy Backgroun...

Page 36: ...sta With the release of the Windows Vista operating system in late 2006 Microsoft has added some security features to protect the integrity of the partition These features can cause problems when cloning Vista with CleverCopy mode This section will discuss the best ways to clone Windows Vista hard drives These instructions apply to all flavors of Windows Vista Windows Home Basic Windows Home Premi...

Page 37: ...enarios and how to handle them A Simple Vista partition with logical drivers No extra treatment is required to clone a simple Vista partition Vista with RE Recovery Environment Assuming the RE partition is Hidden type 0x27 as is specified by Microsoft no special handling is required to yield bootable target drives The SuperSonix will detect and copy the hidden RE partition correctly followed by a ...

Page 38: ...rectly with Master Manager drives provided they have been built according to the directive defined at the beginning of the Master Manager section above It will also work correctly with Vista drives that have multiple partitions No special handling is required Master Manager In order to create a valid Master Manager drive with Vista partitions it is absolutely necessary to apply the Bcdedit treatme...

Page 39: ...sdevice boot enter Bcdedit set memdiag device boot enter Bcdedit set ntldr device boot enter this line is only necessary for drives with XP Vista dual boot setup 4 If typed correctly with admin rights the response will be successful in each case These commands change the BCD file in a way that allows Vista to boot even if some of the drive s geometry has changed It will not cause a rollback will n...

Page 40: ...e s geometry has changed It will not cause a rollback will not request the license key again or perform a SID change pass 6 Now shut down the computer and disconnect the Master drive Your Master drive is now ready for cloning 2 nd Option Sysprep Instructions This process rolls back the Master drive to the stage in the installation process just before entering the product license keys To run 1 Boot...

Page 41: ...ve Directory domain 5 The computer will turn off Remove the Master drive and do not boot it again Your Master drive is now ready for cloning Optional Preference Settings In addition the different cloning modes there are preference settings that can be used to adjust the behavior of the cloning operation Each of these preference settings is accessible within each cloning mode menu Cloning modes are...

Page 42: ...ations where one or both drives do not support the higher speeds and misbehave during automatic speed benchmarking UDMA 2 Same as UDMA 3 UDMA 1 Same as UDMA 3 UDMA 0 Same as UDMA 3 PIO Auto PIO 4 Force the unit to use this as the highest speed PIO 4 Set the unit to this mode in some rare situations where one or both drives do not support higher speeds and misbehave during speed benchmarking PIO Me...

Page 43: ...oot The correct setting will depend upon the capacity of the Target drive and on the BIOS of the PC in which it will be used Check with the hard drive and PC manufacturer to determine which CHS mode is best as different BIOS systems use different translation methods for large capacity drives CHS Translation Settings The following are the CHS modes supported by the SuperSonix LBA Default This CHS M...

Page 44: ...on Introduction The password protection feature locks the Logicube SuperSonix so that it cannot be used unless a password is entered When the password is enabled the unit will boot up to a Please Enter password to unlock the unit screen Once the correct password is entered with the electronic alphanumeric keypad the Logicube SuperSonix will come up to the Main Screen At that point all screens can ...

Page 45: ... password you created above again 6 The Logicube SuperSonix will now boot to a screen which prompts you to enter a password to unlock the unit If the correct password is entered the unit will display a Screen asking Do you want to permanently unlock the unit If YES is selected the unit won t require the password every time the unit s power is cycled If NO is selected the unit will require the pass...

Page 46: ... To use an option like OmniDiagnostics it first needs to be enabled To enable OmniDiagnostics on your Logicube SuperSonix contact Logicube to purchase a license key that is unique to your unit Once you have obtained the license key follow this procedure to enter it into your Logicube SuperSonix 1 From the main menu tap the Miscellaneous icon 2 From inside the Misc Menu tap the Install Options Icon...

Page 47: ...e will cause the Logicube SuperSonix to halt if an error such as a bad suspect drive sector is encountered Skip This is the default setting Skip will allow the Logicube SuperSonix to continue by stepping over the bad sector Retry Retry option will instruct the Logicube SuperSonix to make several attempts to read data from the damaged area of the drive Recover Recover will attempt to recover as man...

Page 48: ...ion to detect bad or weak spots on the Target drive When a suspect area of the drive is detected a sector by sector analysis is performed If a given sector is read incorrectly one or more times out of 10 tries it is considered to be weak If it is read incorrectly 10 times out of 10 it is considered to be bad Any drive that shows weak sectors should be returned to the manufacturer or retired due to...

Page 49: ...can cause data corruption Use this setting only when data loss is not an issue 6 Tap the Start icon to begin scanning A status screen will appear 7 When finished the Logicube SuperSonix will notify you if the scan was successful and provide a summary report containing the number of Bad Sectors Weak Sectors and Weak Spots 8 After reviewing the summary tap the OK ilogiccon to return to the Scan Targ...

Page 50: ...eviewing the summary tap the Back icon to return to the main menu WipeClean Target Mode The WipeClean Target mode erases all data on the Target drive This may be required when discarding drives that contain sensitive information to which you do not want others to have access e g financial information trade secrets etc WipeClean writes a pattern over the whole Target drive 2 X n 1 times where n is ...

Page 51: ...f6 The DoD default 0x00 0xff Random The Random setting will fill the Target drive with a pseudo random pattern Wipeclean Target Step by Step 1 From within the Settings Menu tap the Diagnostics icon 2 Locate and tap the WipeClean Target icon 3 You will now see preference settings for Passes Value and Speed Adjust these as needed for each setting 4 Tap the Start icon 5 A message will appear stating ...

Page 52: ...ed The CloneCard Pro is a real time saver when a laptop drive needs to be cloned and it is undesirable to remove the internal hard drive from the PC It is designed to work in both PCMCIA 16 bit and CardBus 32 bit systems In general the user would boot the laptop from the supplied CD ROM and run a client program This client program detects the PCMCIA chipset inside the laptop and will enable commun...

Page 53: ...of the PCMCIA slots on the laptop you are about to clone make sure to remove all other PCMCIA cards 2 Insert the CD ROM into the laptop CD drive 3 Turn laptop on Ensure that the laptop is set to boot from a CD ROM This is done through the setup screens that typically can be accessed by pressing F2 F10 or DEL key during initial boot consult your laptop manual regarding how to set the boot order 4 T...

Page 54: ...Enable to decrease PCI cycle time PCI delay transaction Disable to decrease PCI cycle time PCI dynamic bursting Set to yes Enable 32 bit access to hard drive We test for that and if available we use it to improve transfer speed so no action is required on behalf of the user NOTE Some of these settings may not be present on your machine Also some of these settings may cause other peripherals to not...

Page 55: ...ion Setup 1 Disconnect the power supply cord from the Logicube SuperSonix 2 Locate the IDE ribbon cable P N CBL 037B and plug the end labeled HDD SIDE into the SAS adapter port marked IDE CONNECTOR IN 3 Connect the other side of the ribbon cable labeled DUPLICATOR SIDE to the external IDE port on the SuperSonix 4 Locate the cable labeled CBL 002B and connect the end with the large white plug to th...

Page 56: ...o be captured 2 Insert the power supply cord to turn on the Logicube SuperSonix The LED located on top of the SAS adapter near the RESET button will illuminate green indicating the adapter is receiving power correctly 3 At this point you can perform a drive info check to verify that the SuperSonix recognizes the SAS drive connected through the SAS adapter 4 Perform a normal Outside to Inside Mirro...

Page 57: ...r 100 Mirror clones the Target SAS drive should be at least as large as the drive to be captured NOTE Cloning of HPA and DCO areas are not supported NOTE Master Manager Selective Partitions WipeClean Repair and CleverCopy are not currently supported NOTE Both drives will turn on during a Drive Info Check or during any operations NOTE Cloning data to a SAS drive in the Master position is not suppor...

Page 58: ... clone Two icons like to ones in Figure 17 will be displayed Figure 17 5 Tap the Percentage icon to change the percentage of the Master drive to clone Use the electronic keypad to adjust the value between 1 and 100 and press OK NOTE A User Attention Required message will appear asking Do you want to set to XX mirror copy 6 Tap YES to set the percentage to the requested value 7 Tap Start to begin t...

Page 59: ...lue of the Master drive To change the number of sectors that the calculation will be base upon Tap the Total Sector Whole Drive icon shown in Fig 19 Figure 19 3 This will bring up a touchpad that will allow you to enter the maximum sector value for the calculation Once value is entered press OK 4 Tap Start to begin the calculation 5 To verify the SAS target matches the Master drive tap the Verify ...

Page 60: ...01B9A0 Serial WD WCARW3590618 MD5 Verified SUCCESSFULLY calculated MD5 1368 06C7 231D DF0F A2B6 8B45 AA68 D983 expected MD5 1368 06C7 231D DF0F A2B6 8B45 AA68 D983 number of sectors calculated 100 Optional USB cloning In order to use the USB port located on the Logicube SAS Adapter the USB cloning option must have been purchased and the feature enabled on the cloning device to which the adapter is...

Page 61: ...ection for your device To clone a USB thumb drive connect the USB thumb drive directly into the SAS connector labeled USB PORT and proceed to step 1 of the Duplicate Using SuperSonix section above NOTES The RESET button on the side of the SAS adapter located next to the USB PORT is not active at this time and is reserved for future enhancements USB functionality via the SAS adapter is tied to the ...

Page 62: ...Management mode and cloning mode FireWire connectivity is supported for Drive Management mode Drive cloning through FireWire will be supported in a future software update Minimum requirements A Logicube SuperSonix unit with integral USB FireWire ports A 586 or better PC compatible computer with CD ROM drive An active USB port and or an active FireWire 1394 port Microsoft Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Vi...

Page 63: ...n98 or above 3 With power applied to SuperSonix connect the USB cable provided to a PC USB slot on one end Do not attach the other end to the SuperSonix yet 4 From the Main Screen of the SuperSonix tap the Miscellaneous Icon 5 Tap the USB FireWire Icon 6 Tap the USB to Master Icon The SuperSonix will now power up the chosen drive 7 After a few seconds a prompt will appear Engaging Master Drive to ...

Page 64: ...an be accessed by your Operating System will be assigned a Drive Letter FireWire Connection to Windows for Drive Management Figure 23 FireWire Port on Logicube SuperSonix Please refer to Figure 23 above 1 Make sure that the desired drive is attached to the SuperSonix 2 Make sure your PC is running Win98 or above 3 With power applied to SuperSonix connect the FireWire 1394 cable provided to a PC Fi...

Page 65: ...e physically disconnecting the USB cloning adapter and or shutting down power to the Logicube SuperSonix the unit has to be properly unmounted from Windows To do that 1 Locate the USB icon in the system tray typically at the bottom right of screen 2 Click the icon once 3 Wait for Windows to bring up a message that it is safe to remove the device Different versions of windows will behave slightly d...

Page 66: ...le to the USB port on the computer 8 Boot the PC using the USB Cloning Software CD ROM The CD ROM is configured to load the USB drivers and run our client application Please note that on some computers you can select to boot via CD ROM through one of the Function keys For example F12 while other computers require you to go into BIOS and set the CD ROM to boot first 9 The CD will boot to a menu tha...

Page 67: ...sage above reboot the computer and try one of the other choices seen in step 9 11 Press any key to continue The Solitaire Turbo USB Client software should load and the Solitaire Turbo USB Client screen should appear NOTE The USB port you are using must be enabled There are some computers or specialized devices that have the USB ports disconnected or disabled If the computer and CD ROM configuratio...

Page 68: ...r PCDrive drive Click the Back button to access the drive inside the SuperSonix Click the Select button to access the drive inside the computer The unit will then access the drive selected and report back the drive s model number capacity geometry and other information Scroll down to the end of the drive information list to access the See more option Click the Select button to display all of the p...

Page 69: ...ecessary changes The rest of the settings are explained later in this document in the section called Optional Preference Settings 7 Click the START STOP button Clone Now A confirmation screen will appear showing the percentage selected and the direction Turbo PC will copy from the SuperSonix to the computer while PC Turbo will copy from the computer to the SuperSonix If you need to change any sett...

Page 70: ...own arrows through the other settings and make any necessary changes The rest of the settings are explained later in this document in the section called Optional Preference Settings 6 Click the START STOP button Clone Now A confirmation screen will appear showing the percentage selected and the direction Turbo PC will copy from the SuperSonix to the computer while PC Turbo will copy from the compu...

Page 71: ... or XP The 4 00 950 and 4 00 950a versions of Windows 95 Windows NT 3 x and 4 0 and all versions of MS DOS are incompatible with FAT32 partitions 1 From the Main Menu Screen click the SET button to enter the Settings menu 2 The arrow should be pointing to Mode Use the green arrow buttons to scroll to Direction 3 Set the direction by clicking the SELECT button based on how you want to clone the dri...

Page 72: ...hile PC Turbo will copy from the computer to the SuperSonix If you need to change any setting click the BACK button Otherwise click the SELECT button to begin the cloning process 10 A confirmation screen will appear stating Continuing will overwrite your Turbo drive or PC local drive depending on which direction was chosen Are you sure 11 Click the SELECT button for Yes or click the BACK button fo...

Page 73: ...l setting 100 Verify Every data sector on the Target drive to which data has been written is checked Direction The Direction preference setting allows you to switch the cloning direction between the SuperSonix labeled as Turbo on the Solitaire Turbo USB Client and the computer s hard drive labeled as PCDrive on the Solitaire Turbo USB Client Turbo PC will copy from the SuperSonix to the computer P...

Page 74: ...s It should also be used whenever a Phoenix BIOS version 4 0 or earlier is encountered LBA 8 5 and Large 8 5 These settings force all partitions to remain below the 8 GB mark This is useful with Legacy motherboards that cannot support drives larger that 8 5 GB LBA 1 LBA 2 Large 1 and Large 2 These settings instruct the Logicube SuperSonix or Solitaire Turbo USB Client to shave off one or two cylin...

Page 75: ...F functions will be posted there To load new software from the CF Drive please refer to the procedure Loading Software Using the Compact Flash which is found in Chapter 8 Software loading Instructions Inserting and Removing the Compact Flash Please refer to Figure 24 below 1 At the bottom of the Logicube SuperSonix is a Compact Flash CF slot Make sure that it is clear 2 Hold the CF Drive so that t...

Page 76: ...hrough the USB Port One is via USB Mode and the other is through the Software Setup Menu Connecting Through USB Mode 1 Make sure your PC is running in Windows 98 or above 2 Please remove both IDE and or SATA cables from the Target Drive connectors at the back of the Logicube SuperSonix unit 3 Connect the USB cable provided to a PC USB slot on one end Do not attach the other end to the Logicube Sup...

Page 77: ...mpted to install drivers At the have disk prompt please point the PC to the drivers floppy provided and the installation should complete smoothly 9 The CF Drive is now visible on Windows as an external drive You can copy software update files or anything else to from the drive Removing USB devices Before physically disconnecting the USB cloning adapter and or shutting down power to the Logicube Su...

Page 78: ... computer sSonix bin simply needs to be copied to the root directory possibly overwriting the older version that s already there Another file called ssfpga rpd also needs to be on the root directory of the Compact Flash Card NOTE If a reader is not present the Logicube SuperSonix itself in conjunction with the USB cable can be configured to behave like a CF reader writer Please refer to Connecting...

Page 79: ...e normal or default translation mode used by a PC for hard drives that are 504 MB or smaller in capacity CHS is the only translation mode available in older BIOS generally any made prior to 1994 It will only show a maximum drive size of 504 MB no matter how large it s true capacity Cloning Hard Drive The process of copying the contents of one hard drive to another with the intent of making an exac...

Page 80: ...d data access times and more efficient use of hard drive space Fragmentation occurs naturally over time as files are created deleted and modified Some operating systems come with a utility for defragmenting drives Third party defragment utilities are also available DMA Direct Memory Access A method of transferring data from one computer device to another directly through main memory without passin...

Page 81: ...HS ECHS in some BIOS versions Large is a BIOS translation mode that extends the 504 MB drive size barrier of the standard CHS mode to 4 2 GB LBA Logical Block Addressing A translation mode that converts the cylinder head and sector specifications of a hard drive into logical addresses that can be processed by the BIOS LBA supports drives up to 32 GB or larger depending upon the limitations of the ...

Page 82: ...ginal specification A newer standard is the Enhanced Parallel Port EPP which supports bi directional communication and transfer rates up to ten times faster than a standard parallel port Partition A way of dividing physical hard drive space into logically separate segments which an operating system treats as individual hard drives Partitioning is particularly useful when multiple operating systems...

Page 83: ...ea of a hard drive where data can be written to or read from The first sector known as the master boot record the partition sector or the partition table tells the computer vital information about the drive such as how many partitions it has SID Security ID A security feature in the Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating systems comprising of a unique alphanumeric character string used to identify ...

Page 84: ... common translation modes are CHS Large and LBA UDMA Ultra Direct Memory Access A high speed method of transferring data between a hard drive and a computer s memory Ultra DMA 33 protocol transfers data at a rate of up to 33 3 MBps twice the rate of standard DMA USB Universal Serial Bus A high speed serial interface for connecting external peripherals to a computer USB 1 x supports data transfer r...

Page 85: ...maximum of 8 5GB example 16383 16 63 The actual drive parameters will be displayed both in drive information and in the printed session report Most of the newer drives only have an LBA Logical Block Addressing value printed on the label showing the drive s capacity in sectors Q Cloning data to or from a Western Digital HDD is not working properly A Most Western Digital drives require that the jump...

Page 86: ...o be valid Unknown partition types however are cloned in mirror mode and typically require very similar if not identical Master and Target drives to guarantee a successful clone Q Can I clone from a larger drive to a smaller drive A Yes as long as the data content of each Master partition is able to fit into the scaled down size of the corresponding Target partition Otherwise an error message will...

Page 87: ...f the target drive should a virus protection program complain about an altered master boot record etc Q How does the Logicube SuperSonix determine the size of partitions to create on the Target drive A In the default Cleve Clone mode all known partition types i e FAT16 FAT32 and NTFS are scaled proportionally to the ratio of Master Target size Note however that FAT16 partitions will not exceed 2 1...

Page 88: ... drive will not boot Why A Please check several things First make sure that the correct CHS Mode was selected for the Target drive This will depend upon the capacity of the Target drive and on the BIOS of the PC in which it will be used Check with the hard drive and PC manufacturers to determine which CHS mode is best as different BIOS systems use different translation methods for large 528 MB cap...

Page 89: ...GE 1 If one of these was used then set the CHS mode to LBA 2 or LARGE 2 You may also need to set the Speed option to a lower setting Q Why do I get the error Can t fit data to Target when cloning between drives of the same size A The drives may be from different manufacturers and the Target actually somewhat smaller than the Master Also the Master drive may have some data at the very end of the pa...

Page 90: ...AT32 28 Firewire 1394 61 63 Geometry Drives 24 38 39 42 80 83 Hard Drive Western Digital 84 HDD Hard Disk Drive 6 84 HPFS 85 86 Icon Back 26 33 47 49 Indicator Lights 16 Laptop Drives 1 8 15 Laptop Drives 2 5 15 85 Large 8 5 CHS Translation Setting 43 LARGE CHS Translation Setting 43 80 83 88 LARGE 1 CHS Translation Setting 43 LARGE 2 CHS Translation Setting 43 LBA 43 LBA 8 5 CHS Translation Setti...

Page 91: ...curity Identification Number SID 38 39 40 82 85 86 Set button 16 Setting CHS Translation 42 43 83 Setting Direction 28 29 31 32 42 47 Setting Enable Option 45 Setting On Error 46 Setting Speed 41 53 88 Setting Verify 28 32 47 88 Slot PCMCIA 6 51 Software Loading 74 77 Speed benchmarking 41 Speed PIO Auto 41 Speed PIO Medium 41 53 Speed PIO Slow 41 Speed UDMA 0 41 Speed UDMA 1 41 Speed UDMA 2 41 Sp...

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