Goblin HDD Image Maker User Guide V 1.
Content Index Chapter 1. Product Overview Chapter 6. Utility Function 1. Overview 2. Features 3. System Overview A. Appearance B. Package Content C. Connecting HDD A. SATA HDD B. eSATA HDD 4. Function Table 1. Show Disk Info 1-1. Model Number 1-2. Version of Firmware 1-3. Serial Number 1-4. Device Power Cycle 1-5. Power-on Hours 1-6. Reallocation Event Count 1-7. Off-Line Scan Uncorrectable Sector Count 1-8. Seek Error Rate 1-9. Temperature 2. System Info. 3.
Product Overview Chapter 1. Product Overview 1. Overview Goblin HDD Image Maker combines functions all in one, to copy, to backup, to restore by just using fast keys, which easily saves a lot of costs, times, and rooms. Goblin Series offer high transfer speed (16G/min) which run much faster, suitable especially for MIS people. Goblin can copy several hard disks as images to ONE big master HDD. Also, it restores the selected images back to the original hard disks.
Product Overview 2. Features ☉☉ MIS & IT professional usage for HDD image backup and restore. ☉☉ Backup up to 100 HDD-images into 1 big HDD. ☉☉ Supporting HDD capacity up to 32TB (HS268). ☉☉ Select image to restore back to its original HDD. ☉☉ Support to backup data and system only and skip empty area, which saves copying time & storage capacity. ☉☉ Support quick copy for all major formats: Linux (ext2, ext3, ext4), Windows (NTFS, FAT16, FAT32, FAT64), Mac OS (HFS, HFS+, HFSX).
Product Overview 3. System Overview A. Appearance Red: Fail Green: Pass Yellow: Powering Source Connector Target Connector Backward Forward Comfirm / OK Cancel / Back Function Connector Indicator Key Item Description Source connector To connect left side to source HDDs. Target connector To connect right side to target HDDs. Red (Fail) Red light on, to indicate bad section or error being discovered. Green (Pass) Green light on, to indicate work passing.
Product Overview C. Connecting HDD A. SATA HDD Source Target Goblin More than Ghost HDD Goblin 1.Copy HDD Source Target UP DOWN OK HDD ESC B. eSATA HDD Source Target Goblin More than Ghost HDD HDD Goblin 1.
Function Table 4. Function Table Function 1. Copy 2. Compare 3. Copy+Compare 4. Image Manager Sub-Item Description 1. HDD ▶ Image To backup source HDDs as images to "Big Master target HDD". 2. Image ▶ HDD To restore images from "Big Master target HDD" back to the original HDDs. 3. HDD ▶ HDD To copy HDDs exactly the same from source to target. 1. HDD ▶ Image To compare between the source HDDs and the target "Big Master target HDD". 2.
Function : Copy Chapter 2. How to Start to Backup HDD? There are 2 backup modes: (1) HDD image backup Backup several source HDDs as several images to "Big Master target HDD". Source HDD Target : Big Master HDD HDD1 HDD2 image image HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD3 image Goblin More than Ghost HDD Goblin 1.Gopy Source HDD 3 Target UP DOWN OK ESC (2) One to one HDD duplication Copy the target HDD as exactly as the source HDD. Source HDD Target HDD Goblin More than Ghost HDD HDD HDD Goblin 1.
Function : Copy 1. Start to Backup Backup your HDD as an image. Source HDD Target : Big Master HDD HDD1 HDD2 image image HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD3 image Goblin More than Ghost HDD Goblin 1.Gopy Source HDD 3 Target UP DOWN OK ESC Connect hard disks into source port to backup as image. Connect "Big Master" hard disk to the target port. Press " " to start to backup. 1 Select function table 1.Copy >> 1.HDD -> Image. Press " " to start copying from source disk to target disk. [Copy] 1.
Function : Copy 2. Start to Backup HDD to Another HDD. This makes HDDs backup exactly the same from source to target. Source HDD Target HDD Goblin More than Ghost HDD HDD HDD Goblin 1.Gopy Source Target UP DOWN OK ESC Connect a source hard disk into source port; connect a hard disk to backup into the target port. Press " " to start to backup. 1 Select function table 1.Copy >> 3.HDD -> HDD. Press " " to start to copy from hard disk to hard disk. [Copy] 3.
Function : Copy 3. Notice before Copy Before copying, please pay attention to the following setting and notice before start backup. 1 Set copying area of HDD: The copying area setting will relate to space needed in big master HDD. Selecting appropriate area can have better efficiency in duplication time and save HDD storage space.. There are four copying method for your selection: ① System and Files, ② All Partition, ③ Whole HDD and ④ Percentage.
Function : Copy ③ Whole HDD (Support all format) Source: 320GB Partition: 160G Data contained: 50G data Whole HDD 320G Target: 500GB Big Master HDD Image Used Space 320G ④ Percentage (%) Source: 320GB 0~25%: 80G Data contained: 50G data Percentage(%) Target: 500GB Big Master HDD Image Used Space 80G 2 Format Big master HDD: For the first time to assign a HDD as a BIG MASTER HDD, you need to format it by Goblin first. ◦ Make sure the hard disk has no important file. Use function 4.
Function : Copy ＊ When using Image Manager, the BIG MASTER HDD needs to be connected to the target side. Notice • The Goblin Big master HDD is a special format which cannot be identified by PC. • The Goblin Big master HDD can save up to 100 HDD images as long as the space is enough. • Please check your Goblin model specification and make sure the maximum supported HDD capacity.
Function : Copy Chapter 3. How to Restore Image to Original HDD? Connect Goblin Big Master HDD into source port; connect empty hard disks to be restored to the target port. Press " " to start to restore. Source : Big Master HDD HDD1 HDD2 image image Target HDD HDD3 image HDD 1 HDD 2 Goblin More than Ghost HDD Goblin 1.Gopy Source Target UP DOWN OK ESC HDD 3 1 Select function table 1.Copy >> 2.Image->HDD. Press " from source image disk to target disk. " and start to copy [Copy] 2.
Function : Compare Chapter 4. How to Confirm Accuracy? 1. Check the copy accuracy by compare This function will bit-for-bit compare source disks with target disks to ensure the copied disks are identical to source disks. Goblin More than Ghost Source HDD HDD Goblin 2.Compare Source Target UP DOWN OK Target HDD ESC 1 Insert source disks into source port and target disks into target port. 2 Using " " and " " to select function table 2.Compare >> sub-item.
Function : Compare 2. Copy & Compare in One Step This function will copy first and automatically compare srart once the copying process has been finished. Goblin More than Ghost Source HDD HDD Goblin 3.Copy+Compare Source Target UP DOWN OK Target HDD ESC 1 Insert source disks into source port and target disks into target port. 2 Using " " and " " to select function table 3.Copy+Compare >> sub-item. Press " " to start to copy and compare between source and target in one step. [Copy+Compare] 1.
Function : Manage Image Chapter 5. How to Manage Image HDDs This function will manage Image HDDs into target port. There are 5 modes to choose, ① Show HDD info., ② Show Image files, ③ Rename Image files, ④ Delete Image file and ⑤ Format target HDD. Notice When using Image Manager, the BIG MASTER HDD needs to be connected to the target port. Goblin More than Ghost HDD Goblin 4.Image Manager Source Target UP DOWN OK BIG MASTER HDD ESC 1. System HDD Info.
Function : Manage Image Select function table 4.Image Manager >> 2.Show Image Info. and press " " to check information such as image names, used amount, etc. HDD Goblin 4.Image Manager [Image Manager] 2.Show ImageInfo Select Image: A001 2442M Image file File 1 capacity Select Image: A002 2M Image file File 2 capacity 3. Rename Image This function enables to change Images names of target hard disks up to 8 characters at most. Select function table 4.Image Manager >> 3.
Function : Manage Image 5. Format HDD #2 Insert one HDD into the target port. Make sure the HDD has no important data inside. Goblin More than Ghost HDD [Image Manager] 5.Format HDD #2 Source Target UP DOWN OK ESC Select function table 4.Image Manager >> 5.Format HDD #2 to create the BIG MASTER HDD format. Press " " to check information such as image names, used amount, etc. HDD Goblin 4.Image Manager [Image Manager] 5.
Function : Utility Chapter 6. Utility Function 1. Show Disk Info The function will show basic information of both source and target HDDs. There are 9 items to choose ① Model Number, ② Version of Firmware, ③ Serial Number, ④ Device Power Cycle, ⑤ Power-on Hours, ⑥ Reallocation Event Count, ⑦ OffLine Scan Uncorrectable Sector Count, ⑧ Seek Error Rate and ⑨ Temperature. 1 Select function table 5.Utility >> 1.Show Disk Info.
Function : Utility 1-3. Serial Number This function is to show the serial number of connected HDD. Serial No: 1109 20PCK404GLJ2GN0J [Disk Info.] 3.Serial Number 1-4. Device Power Cycle This function is to show the count of power cycle of connected HDD. [Device Power C] 869 [Disk Info.] 4.Device Power C 1-5. Power-on Hours This function is to show the total power-on hours of HDD operation. [Power-on Hours] 57 [Disk Info.] 5.Power-on Hours 1-6.
Function : Utility 1-8. Seek Error Rate This function is to show the error rate of searching for data. It can represent the damage rate of data stored in connected HDD. [Seek Error Rat] 0 [Disk Info.] 8.Seek Error Rat 1-9. Temperature This function is to show the temperature of connected HDD. 2. System Info. The function will show Goblin system information. There are 4 items to show its information ① System version, ② System number, ③ Build number, ④ FPGA number. Select function table 5.Utility >> 2.
Function : Utility Select function table 5.Utility >> 3.Update System >> 2.Create Update HDD >> Do FORMAT HDD#1 and press " ". HDD Goblin 5.Utility [Utility] 3.Update System [Update System] 2.Create Update Do FORMAT HDD#1 Confirm ? FORMAT complete! Notice The purpose of creating a 2GB FAT partition is because 2GB FAT HDD partition can speed up the update process. Step 2: Update BIOS Download the BIOS from the PC and save to BIOS HDD. Plug the HDD into source port of Goblin. 1 Select function table 5.
Function : Utility Chapter 7. Setup Function 1. Set Copying Area of HDD This function is to select coping mode you would like to use. Appropriate copying area selected can greatly reduce operation time and have better efficiency. Select function table 6.Setup >> 1.Copy Area and press " " to enter the settings. 2. Skip Error Set the volume of errors that is acceptable to skip during the copying process. If it is very critical for content correctness, it is strongly recommended to keep the Skip Error as 0.
Function : Utility 1 Select function table 6.Setup >> 4.Advanced Setup. [Utility] 4.Advanced Setup HDD Goblin 6.Setup 2 Press " " to start update process. 4-1. Copy or Skip Unknown Format This function is used to select if copying the areas with unknown format. Set whether copy or skip all the unknown area even if the format is not identified. Select function table 6.Setup >> 4.Advanced Setup and press " " to enter selection.
Function : Utility 5. Restore to Default Setting The function is to go back to the manufacturer’s default setting, once when you confirm to clear. 1 Select function table 6.Setup >> 5.Restore Default. [6.Setup] 5.Restore Defaul HDD Goblin 6.Setup 2 Press " " to enter clearing process. Press " " again to confirm restore; Press " " to cancel. All parameter will be set to default after pressing " " button at the first warning message.
Appendix A. FAQ Appensdix A. FAQ Error Message Possible Reasons HDD Too Small! Big Master HDD has no enough Go to function 4.Image Manger >> 2.Show space. Image Info. to check HDD capacity. Target Hard Disc is not formatted 1. You have formatted before. Go to function 4.Image Manger >> 5.Format 2. Ch eck i f yo u are u s i n g Bi g HDD #2 to format Big Master HDD. Master HDD. Warning: No Device Exist Check the format or connect it again. Go to Source or Target HDDs cannot be function 4.
Appendix B. Specification Appendix B. Specification Product Name Carry Goblin HDD Image Backup Marker Product Number LS120 HS268 Source to Target duplication 1 to 1, HDD to Image, Image to HDD, HDD to HDD Compatible HDD SATA/IDE/mSATA/eSATA/SDD/iVDR/Raid HDD Transfer Speed 7.
