Logicube OmniSCSI User’s Manual Logicube, Inc. Chatsworth, CA 91311 USA Phone: 818 700 8488 Fax: 818 700 8466 Version: 2.
Table of Contents LOGICUBE OMNISCSI USER’S MANUAL ................................................ I TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................................................. I 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE LOGICUBE OMNISCSI ............................... 1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 1 Features .......................................................................................... 1 Using this guide .............
TABLE OF CONTENTS Master Manager Mode .................................................................. 11 Master Manager Step-by-Step ..................................................... 11 Optional Preference Settings ........................................................... 12 Verify ............................................................................................. 12 Verify Settings ............................................................................... 13 CHS Translation .......
1. Introduction to the Logicube OmniSCSI Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Logicube OmniSCSI Hard Drive Duplication device. With proper use, this system will accurately clone Hard Disk Drives for years to come The Logicube OmniSCSI duplicates or clones the contents of one hard drive onto another; a 1 source drive, typically referred to as the Master and a destination drive known as the Target. Features Clones most SCSI drives 2 Data transfer rates approaching 6.
INTRODUCTION System description The complete Logicube OmniSCSI system includes the following: The Logicube OmniSCSI unit Two (2) 68-pin flat ribbon cables and two (2) drive power cables are provided A System CompactFlash card for software updates An AC power cord A CD containing a backup copy of the software that is already preinstalled on the Logicube OmniSCSI This manual NOTE: Please contact Logicube Technical Support at (818) 700-8488 X3 if any of the above pieces are missing.
2. Getting Started (Fast Start) Applying power to the Logicube OmniSCSI The Logicube OmniSCSI is able to detect the capacity, C/H/S information and the partition table of any SCSI drive that is attached to the Master or Target positions. NOTE: Never “daisy chain” more than one SCSI drive to each Master or Target position. The unit can only handle one drive on each position. Before applying power, perform the following steps listed below. Connecting Drives to the OmniSCSI 1.
CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS Adapters for other types of SCSI drives Logicube sells specialized adapters that allow the following types of SCSI drives to be connected to the Logicube OmniSCSI: 80-pin Adapters for connecting drives with SCA-80 connectors. 50-pin Adapters for connecting drives with old-style SCSI-1 connectors. Power switch and Power button The Logicube OmniSCSI includes an On/Off switch and an On/Off button. One power switch is a rocker switch that is located on the unit’s power supply.
CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS “Shortcut” buttons (available at all times) START/STOP Button – Press it twice to begin a cloning operation using the current settings; press the START/STOP button in mid process to abort it. A single key stroke presents a preview screen where you can see the current setting, and decide whether to press it again to begin the capture, or back out to reconfigure. The “Help” (”?”) button provides context sensitive help and is active at all times.
3. Cloning Modes and Settings Main Menu Screen The main menu screen appears when the Logicube OmniSCSI is first powered up after it goes through the Self Test. It displays the Splash Screen and two menu options: About and Drives. About Screen Select the About Screen by highlighting “About” and pressing the Select button. It will display the serial number of your unit along with the software and firmware versions that are loaded.
CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS Cloning Using the OmniSCSI 4 The OmniSCSI can be in one of several modes of operation . To set a mode hit the “Set” button, navigate to the top icon and hit the “Select” button. You will 5 now see the following screen : You will notice the three tabs along the top of this screen labeled “Clone”, “Tools”, and “Diag”. You can navigate between the three tabs when the dashed rectangle is around the label of each tab.
CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS Clever Clone Mode Clever Clone automatically scales all FAT32 and NTFS partitions to fill the Target drive in its entirety, and makes all the necessary adjustments to ensure a valid and bootable Target drive. It can also scale FAT16 partitions up to 2GB. NOTE: When Clever Clone scales down an NTFS partition, it can only scale it to 55% of the original size and depending on the data on the Master drive, may not be able to fit in a smaller drive. Clever Clone Step-by-Step 1.
CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS Copy Methods Clever Clone – The default mode that lets the OmniSCSI determine the best (usually fastest) way to clone. It is denoted by the light bulb icon. It works with all FAT16/FAT32 and NTFS type 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.
CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS The following is an example of what may appear on the screen when using Selective Partitions Mode. In the example above, there are three partitions that have been selected for cloning. 6. Scroll to other partitions and repeat the above step. Note that it is OK to assign unique cloning modes to each selected partition. 7. Adjust the “Verify” and “CHS” settings as needed. (These settings are discussed later in this chapter). 8.
CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS Mirror Clone Step-by-Step 1. From anywhere in the menu system press the “Set” button to enter the Settings menu. 2. Scroll to the top icon and press the “Select” button. The Modes screen appears. 9 3. Scroll to the “Mirror” item and press “Select” again . 4. Adjust the “Verify” and “CHS” settings as needed. (These settings are discussed later in this chapter). 5. A screen appears asking you what percentage of the Master drive to clone.
CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS 5. Press the “Start/Stop” button twice to start cloning. You will be warned that continuing will modify your Destination drive. If you are ready to do this, choose “Yes” to continue. 6. Both drives will now power up. After a few seconds the unit will display a list of all partitions found on the drive on the Master position.. 7. Choose only one Source partition by placing the cursor by the desired partition.
CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS Engaging the verification feature slows the speed of cloning by a factor of two or more. If a bad sector is detected on the Targets (with Verify turned on), the cloning process will abort with an error message. IMPORTANT NOTE: This setting does not perform data verification. To use Verify, scroll to the Verify icon in the Settings Menu, and press the “Select” button. Verify is available in Clever, Selective and Master Manager modes.
CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS 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 OmniSCSI to “shave off” one or two cylinders from the total drive size when constructing the Target partition tables.
4. OmniDiagnostics™ Introduction The Logicube OmniSCSI has optional software packages that are not part of the standard 10 unit . Foremost of these is OmniDiagnostics, an optional feature that allows Target drives to be wiped clean of data. Enabling OmniDiagnostics All optional software packages are already inside your Logicube OmniSCSI (and are automatically updated when you install a newer software version). To use an option like Omnidiagnostics, it first needs to be enabled.
OMNIDIAGNOSTICS™ OmniDiagnostics Features Erase Target Mode The Erase 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. Erase writes a pattern over the whole Target drive 2 X n+1 times, where n is the selected number of iterations of all 0’s and all 1’s. The last pass then writes the chosen pattern to every byte of the drive.
OMNIDIAGNOSTICS™ 4. Scroll to the “Erase” item (in the Diag menu), and hit 11 “Select” again . 5. Adjust the “Passes” and “Value” settings as needed. (These settings are discussed in the previous section titled “Erase Settings”). 6. Press the Start/Stop button twice. 7. A message will appear stating that portions of your Target drive will be overwritten. If you are prepared to continue, choose “”. If you wish to abort the operation, choose “”. 8.
5. Software Loading Instructions Logicube OmniSCSI Software Updating Procedures New and improved software will appear from time to time on our web site at www.logicube.com. Loading Software through the CompactFlash card NOTE: Loading or updating software through the CompactFlash card requires the use of a CompactFlash card reader (or multi-card reader). Download the current OmniSCSI One to One software from the Logicube web site to your PC.
6. Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Q. How does the OmniSCSI determine the size of partitions on the Target drive? A. In the default CleverCopy mode, all known partitions (FAT16/FAT32/NTFS) are scaled proportionally to the ratio of Master/Target size. All unknown partitions (e.g. HPFS, UNIX etc.) are mirrored, that is they maintain their size. Please note that FAT16 partitions cannot exceed 2.1GB when scaled up, nor be smaller than 32MB when scaled down. Q.
FAQ’s With the Verify setting set, the OmniSCSI will abort the operation upon detecting the first bad sector. Q. Can you briefly explain the difference between Mirror Copy and Clever Copy? A. Mirror Copy merely copies all sectors in a given partition (or drive) from the beginning to the specified percentage. It does not look at drive structures, and can thus copy any type of known or unknown data.
FAQ’s Q: My cloning session always stops at a certain point with an “ERROR 120” or “ERROR 123” message. Why? A: “ERROR 120” occurs when a bad sector is encountered on the Master drive. “ERROR 123” usually occurs when Verify is turned on and a bad sector is found on the Target drive. Q: Why does the cloning session stop with an “Invalid MBR” error message? A: This error comes up when the partition table or boot sector contains corrupt data. Despite the error, the Master drive may still boot in a PC.
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INDEX Screen Contrast, 5, 6 Screen, About, 6, 15 Screen, Drive Info, 6 Screen, Main Menu, 6 Screen, Settings, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 16 Screen, Status, 17 SCSI Host Adapter, 3 SCSI ID, 3 Sector, bad, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21 Self-Test, 6, 15 Set button, 5 Setting, CHS Translation, 13 Setting, Enable Option, 15 Setting, Verify, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21 Software, Loading, 18 Switch, Power, 4 Technical Support, Logicube, 2, 6, 18, 23 Tools tab, 7 Unix, 19 UNIX, 19 User interface (UI), 4 Verify, 12, 19 Virus protecti
