Duplicating from a storage center, Formatting a hard drive as a storage center, Loading a master hdd image to the storage center – Kanguru 5HD-SATA User Manual

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5.2 Duplicating From a Storage Center

The KanguruClone hard drive duplicator allows you to turn a standard hard drive into a Storage

Center. You can load images of your Master HDDs directly to the Storage Center providing you with

a convenient way to store common Source files.

5.2.1 Formatting a hard drive as a Storage Center

First you need to format a hard drive as a Storage Center:

1. From the Main menu, hold the ‘SET’ button to enter the SETUP menu.

2. From the SETUP menu, tap the ‘SET’ button to navigate to the ADVANCED SETUP option

and then tap the ‘RUN’ button to enter the ADVANCED SETUP menu.

3. From the ADVANCED SETUP menu, tap the ‘SET’ button to navigate to the FORMAT

SOURCE operation.

4. Connect the hard drive that you want to use as a Storage Center to the Source port on the

duplicator.

5. Tap the ‘RUN’ button to execute the FORMAT SOURCE option.

6. A confirmation screen appears. Tap the ‘RUN’ button to proceed with formatting the hard drive

as a Storage Center or tap the ‘SET’ button to cancel.

Caution! Formatting will erase any data currently stored on the hard drive.

Once the format has completed, tap any button to return to the ADVANCED SETUP menu. Your hard

drive has now been formatted as a Storage Center. You can now load images of Master HDD’s to the

Storage Center for convenient duplication.

Note: A hard drive formatted as a Storage Center will not be recognized when connected directly to

a computer. The Storage Center uses a proprietary format not recognized by most operating systems.

5.2.2 Loading a Master HDD image to the Storage Center

Once you have formatted a hard drive to act as a Storage Center, you can load images of your Master

HDD’s to the Storage Center. To load a Master HDD image to the Storage Center:

1. Make sure your Storage Center is connected to the Source port and that the Master HDD is

connected to any other target port.

2. From the Main menu, tap the ‘SET’ button to navigate to LOAD. You will see the following

screen:

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Duplicating From a Storage Center

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