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The Format Update Disk option allows you to format a connected SATA drive in a supported FAT32 file system. This drive can then be used to load firmware updates...

The Format USB Drive option allows you to format a connected USB drive in a supported FAT32 file system. This drive can then be used to load firmware updates to...

Set to Default allows you to restore all settings back to their factory default values. To reset your duplicator to its original default configuration: Power o...

The System Information option allows you to view information regarding your duplicator’s firmware version and build. To view your firmware version on your...

The Update Firmware function allows you to upgrade your Kanguru Hard Drive Duplicator to the latest firmware version. To update your firmware: Contact Kanguru...

The About Menu provides access to system based settings. This includes the following: Set to Default Restores the device back to its factory defaults....

Advanced Setup provides access to more specific settings that are more specialized. Commonly it is not recommended to alter these settings unless you are aware...

Not all drives are equal, and some drives will be slower than others due to max performance, health and other factors. Since the duplicator operates in a synchr...

Enabling Brief Verify Source will allow the duplicator to create a Source CRC value (for data only) and save it in the machine until the duplicator is turned of...

The Check Daisy Chain Connect option allows you to configure whether or not the duplicator checks for any other daisy chain connected duplicators during bootup....

Disk Verify Source will allow the duplicator to create a Source CRC value (for the whole disk) and save it in the machine until the duplicator is turned off. Af...

The Keep Last Partition setting is used to configure how Resize Copy functions when the Source drive has multiple partitions. Tap the ENT button to change this...

Some Linux file systems use a log-structure file system that allows for metadata to be written in between blocks of data. Normally this metadata isn’t cri...

The Max UDMA Mode option allows you to configure the maximum transfer speed allowed. Tap the ENT button to change this option. The Max UDMA Mode can be set as 0...

The MBR & HP Check is specifically used when copying drives from certain HP computers which need to have this function enabled for it to be successful. Tap the...

The Need Resize option configures the way that the Smart Copy operates. When you execute a Smart Copy operation, the system checks the capacity between the Sour...

The No MBR Check option will allow the duplicator to start a copy process without checking the MBR table. This is because some drives do not have a standard MBR...

The Partition Full Copy option allows you to run a hybrid Brief or Disk Copy. This type of copy is useful when duplicating a disk that contains hidden data or h...

The Partition Gap Copy option allows the duplicator to copy any gap data that resides between partitions when running Brief Copy. This is only required in rare...

The Partition Unused Copy option allows the duplicator to copy any unused partitions. Tap the ENT button to change this option. Disabled The duplicator wi...

Power Off Wait is the amount of time the system waits between completed functions and the powering off of the connected drives. Setting this too low may cause s...

Power On Wait is the amount of time the system waits between powering on the connected drives and executing a function. Setting this too low may cause some driv...

The Resize Last Partition setting is used to configure how Resize Copy functions when the Source drive has multiple partitions. Tap the ENT button to change thi...

The Set Command Retry Count option allows you to configure the number of times that the duplicator retries sending general ATA commands to the SATA port before...

The Set Compare Retry Count option allows you to configure the number of times that the duplicator retries sending ATA read commands to the SATA port before fai...

The Set Copy Retry Count option allows you to configure the number of times that the duplicator retries sending ATA write commands to the SATA port before faili...

The more duplicators you have connected through daisy chain, the longer it will take to initialize during bootup. The Set Daisy Chain Connect Time option allows...

The Set Error Retry Count option allows you to configure the number of times that the duplicator retries sending general error handling commands when it encount...

If Auto Kick Slow has been enabled, the Set Kick Time option will define the lowest speed that a drive can operate at. If a drive remains below this speed thres...

If Auto Kick Slow has been enabled, the Set Kick Time option will define the how long a drive can operate below the speed defined by Set Kick Speed before it is...

The more duplicators you have connected through daisy chain, the longer it will take to initialize during bootup. The Set Max Daisy Chain Count option allows yo...

The Set Password option allows you to enable a 4-digit password for the Setup menus, protecting the system against unauthorized setting changes. The default pas...

When the machine has major problem or a critical error, the Physical Retry Count is the number of times that the duplicator will reset the drives in an attempt...

Ratio Erase duplicates only a defined percentage of the Source drive. The Set Ratio Erase Length option allows you to define the percentage of length to be eras...

Ratio Erase erases only a defined percentage of the Source drive. The Set Ratio Erase Start option allows you to define the starting point. The percentage of th...

Ratio Copy duplicates only a defined percentage of the Source drive. The Set Ratio Length option allows you to define the percentage of length to be duplicated....

Ratio Copy duplicates only a defined percentage of the Source drive. The Set Ratio Start option allows you to define the starting point. The percentage of the d...

The Set SATA Physical Retry Count option is used when the duplicator recognizes a major problem with a drive or a critical error at the hardware level that is u...

Logging capability is a useful function of the iStorage Kanguru Hard Drive Duplicator. The logging feature can be used to keep track of duplication and/or disk...

Before you can run the Kanguru Control Manager software, you will first need to connect the KanguruClone HDD Duplicator to your computer using the provided Seri...

Data capacity can be calculated in a number of different ways. It is common practice to round off 1KB of data as 1000 bytes, but in reality 1KB is made up of 10...

In order for the duplicator and computer to communicate, you must open a COM port between the two for sending and receiving information. Once the Control Manage...

In addition to providing logging information, the Control Manager software can be used to execute functions on your KanguruClone duplicator directly from your c...

By default, the Control Manager’s Control Center display is formatted in a 5x5 grid. If you have multiple duplicators connected together in a daisy chain...

You can view specific information regarding your duplicator’s hardware and firmware version by clicking on the Machine Info Menu. This information is usef...

The Control Manager software contains three separate windows for viewing duplication information: Control Center Quick View Summary Each window will display i...

The Quick View displays much of the same information as the Control Center view, but organizes the information into a spreadsheet format. Quick View provides mo...

Unlike the Control view and Quick View windows which only provide you information about the current operation, the Summary view window provides a record of all...

Each block in the Control Center page’s grid represents a port on the duplicator. The corresponding port number is displayed in the lower, left corner of...

In addition to displaying the log information on screen, digital copies are automatically saved to your computer. A folder is created in the ‘Save Path&rs...

Kanguru Clone 15 target and 23 target HDD Duplicators can operate individually as standalone systems. They can also be linked together to create a system of sep...

The Diagnostic Setup menu will allow you to choose which disk diagnostic tests are enabled to run when executing the Disk Diagnostic function. Press the UP and...

Using a Source HDD as the Source is the simplest and most convenient way to perform the duplication process. IMPORTANT! Connect all Source and Target hard drive...

The KanguruClone hard drive duplicator allows you to turn a standard hard drive into a Storage Center. You can load images of your Source HDDs directly to the S...

Now that you have loaded an image file on the Storage Center, you can begin the copy process: Make sure the Storage Center is connected to the Source port. Con...

Before you can utilize a Storage Center, you need to format a drive using the duplicator. To format a hard drive as a Storage Center: Power on the duplicator....

Once you have formatted a hard drive to act as a Storage Center, you can use the duplicator to load images of your Source HDD’s to the Storage Center. To...

KanguruClone Duplicators provide the ability to duplicate a Source drive to multiple Target drives at the same time. There are two duplication methods that a...

Question Answer Do all Target hard drives have to be the same capacity? Same Brand? If you select Disk copy or Brief copy, the Target hard drives mu...

Place the KanguruClone where there is proper ventilation. Avoid using the KanguruClone in environments with high temperatures. Make sure that sufficient power...

The 15 Target and 23 Target HDD Duplicators have the ability to kick slow functioning drives from a copy/compare/erase operation. KanguruClone HDD Duplicators d...

You can configure some settings in the Advanced Setup menu that will allow the duplicator to automatically kick any drives that meet a specific, defined criteri...

During a copy, compare or erase operation, you can view the performance of each individual drive by pressing the Up or Down buttons. The Target Drive Indicator...

Logging capability is a useful function of the Kanguru HDD Duplicator. The logging feature can be used to keep track of duplication and/or disk wipe jobs when l...

Logging your duplicator’s operations using a USB flash drive is the simplest method, however it is not recommended for auditing purposes. This is because...

Users with a computer running Windows operating systems can connect the Kanguru Clone HDD Duplicator to their PC for robust logging. The Control Manager softwar...

Main Copy Menu is the default menu you have access to when you power the duplicator on. This location is where all operations on the device are able to be exec...

The Disk Diagnostic feature allows you to run a series of tests to verify the health of the Target drives connected to the duplicator. If you are experiencing a...

Verify will check all connected drives and determine if they are readable. The verification operation will check any drive connected to a Target port and verifi...

The KanguruClone can copy hard drives in one of five ways: SMART mode, Brief mode, Resize mode, Disk mode and Ratio mode. After the Copy operation has been comp...

Brief mode copies only the sectors that contain data and skips any blank sectors (including information hidden in sub channels). This mode supports the followin...

Disk mode copies drive sector by sector from the Source to the Target(s), and supports all major OS formats (DOS/Windows/Mac/Linux). This mode is the slowest co...

The Ratio Copy operation allows you to copy a defined percentage of the Source hard drive. The Source hard drive is divided in 1000 units. You must define the b...

Resize mode is used to copy between Source and Target drives of different capacities. Resize copy supports the following file systems: FAT, FAT32, NTFS. If the...

SMART mode checks the Source and Target drives and determines which copy mode is the most efficient and automatically operates in that mode. First the duplicat...

Erase deletes all information on any drive connected to the duplicator. The KanguruClone duplicator offers the following erase options: Quick Erase Overwr...

Disk Erase deletes all data on any connected Target drives by writing zeroes to all sectors on the drive. Disk Erase will ensure that all data previously saved...

Disk Wipe deletes all information on any connected Target drives by writing zeros into each sector of the hard drive, sector by sector. The Wipe permanently rem...

Secure Erase is a set of firmware commands available on many ATA drives. These commands are used as a secure method of data sanitization by completely overwriti...

The Quick Erase operation will delete the partition table from any connected Target drives. Without the partition table, the drive will appear as a blank, unfor...

Ratio allows you to erase a defined percentage of the target drives. You must define the beginning and ending percentages before using this operation. To define...

Secure Erase is a set of firmware commands available on many ATA drives. These commands are used as a secure method of data sanitization by completely overwriti...

Load Image creates and saves a drive image to a Storage Center drive. A Storage Center drive is a drive that has been formatted to store Source drive images. Th...

The Self Diagnostic feature allows you to run tests to verify the health of the duplicator and of any connected drives. If you are experiencing a high rate of f...

The Main Setup menu provides access to general duplication options for compatibility and function. Items such as HPA and DCO check which make duplicating Windo...

The Brief copy mode is usually the fastest duplication method available. However Brief mode only supports a handful of file systems. The ADV. BRIEF MODE operati...

The Brief+Ratio option allows you to enable Brief+Ratio copy. Tap the ENT button to change this option. Disabled Brief+Ratio is disabled. When a Brief cop...

If you are experiencing issues when running Brief Copy, disabling the Brief Immediate function may improve the chance of a successful duplication. Tap the ENT b...

The Burn In option allows the you to enable a continuous Copy, Compare, Verify, Erase or Load function to stress test for endurance, reliability and stability o...

The duplicator has a built-in capacity check function which will check the capacity of the Source hard drive and the Target hard drive(s) during Disk or Brief c...

A Device Configuration Overlay (DCO), is a partition on the hard drive that is not normally visible to an operating system. The DCO can report to the system tha...

Enhance Erase+Copy allows you the ability to fully erase all Target drives prior to performing any copy process. Tap the ENT button to change this option. D...

The Erase Source port option allows you to configure whether the system erases the disk connected to the Source port when running any Erase process. Tap the ENT...

Some legacy or poorly compatible hard drives may not support data transmission using the UDMA standard. In certain specific scenarios, the system can be configu...

The Host Protected Area (HPA), sometimes referred to as the Hidden Protected Area, is a partition on the hard drive that is not normally visible to an operating...

The Keep Capacity option allows you to lock the amount of free space on the Target drives so the total disk capacity appears the same as the Source drive. Tap...

The Keep LED Result option allows you to configure whether the LED status lights remain on after a duplication completes. Tap the ENT button to change this opti...

The duplicator has a built-in capacity check function which will check the model of the Source drive and the Target drive(s) during Disk or Brief copy processes...

The No Button Sound option allows you to enable or disable the audible tone that sounds when you tap or hold a button. Tap the ENT button to change this option....

The Optimize Log Table option can be enabled to help improve Brief Copy performance when duplicating Linux drives by building a more extensive data map prior to...

The Read Transfer Size setting allows you define the data transfer block size for each ATA read command. Generally, larger transfer block sizes are better for d...

The Real Time Messaging option allows you to configure how the duplicator sends information about the duplication process to a connected PC used in Logging Usin...

The SATA Speed option allows you to Select the data transfer mode. Tap the ENT button to change this option. Auto The system auto-selects the SATA speed m...

The Scan Size setting is used to define how the duplicator builds a data map of the Source drive image into flash memory. The device scan performance is based o...

The Set HDD Wipe option allows you to configure the number of wipe cycles that are executed when you run the Disk Wipe operation. The Disk Wipe operation can be...

The Set SMART Check option allows you to configure whether the system runs a SMART check before starting a copy process. You can configure what level of SMART c...

The Set UART Control option must be enabled in order to execute commands remotely via the Control Manager software. Tap the ENT button to change this option....

The Set Write Pattern setting is used to define the data that you want written to all sectors of your drives during a Disk Erase operation. The Write Pattern c...

The SHA256 Check option allows you to configure whether the system checks for a matching SHA256 hash between the Source and Target drives when duplication compl...

The Show Binary Base option allows you to change whether capacities are displayed in decimal form (e.g. 1KB=1000 bytes) or in binary form (e.g. 1KB = 1024 bytes...

The Show Checksum option allows you to configure whether the disk checksum is displayed on the LCD screen when duplication is finished. Tap the ENT button to ch...

The Show EXE Speed option allows you to enable or disable whether the duplicator will display the current data transfer speed during operation on the LCD screen...

The Show EXE Time option allows you to enable or disable whether the total execution time for an operation is displayed on the LCD screen. The total execution t...

The Skip Read Error option allows you to enable or disable error skipping during Disk, SMART, Brief, and Resize modes. Tap the ENT button to change this option....

If Set SMART Check is enabled, you can configure what level of SMART check performed. Tap the ENT button to change this option. There are 3 levels of SMART ch...

The Source Power Off option allows you to configure whether the system turns off power to the Source drive after a process is completed. Tap the ENT button to c...

Total Copy Count keeps track of the total number of successful and unsuccessful duplications produced by the system. This is a running count that includes all c...

The Transfer Size setting allows you define the data transfer block size for each ATA write command. Generally, larger transfer block sizes are better for dupli...

Turbo Mode refers to the ability to write to multiple storage devices simultaneously, which can speed up the writing process. It is commonly known as the "Join...

The Verify Checksum option allows you to configure whether the duplicator will compare the checksum value of the Source against the Target drives when duplicati...

The Verify Source Check option allows you to configure whether the system checks the Source’s CRC to ensure that the source data is healthy before startin...

If your storage device has had its capacity locked—for example, a 160GB hard drive being restricted to 80GB—activating the Verify Unlock parameter w...

To make it easier to navigate to the desired setting the Setup menus has been broken out into 5 setup menus: Main Setup The Main Setup menu provides acces...

All HDS-PRO Duplicators feature a One Touch button. The One Touch button simplifies operations by allowing you to press one button to start and clear jobs. The...

Model KCLONE-7HDS-PRO KCLONE-15HDS-PRO KCLONE-23HDS-PRO LCD Screen 20 x 2 Characters back-lit LCD 20 x 2 Characters back-lit LCD 20 x 2 Char...

Storage Centers which can then be used to store multiple hard drive images for convenient access to your most commonly used Source drives. Within Storage Cente...

The Copy Storage Source option allows you to make a duplicate of your Storage Center drive. Tap the ENT button to change this option. Disabled The system...

The Delete Image File option is used to delete a specific image file that has been saved to the Storage Center. To select an image file name: Power on the dupl...

The Load Full Image option allows you to control how image files are saved to a Storage Center during a Load operation. Tap the ENT button to change this option...

The Make Storage Center option allows you to format a normal drive as a Storage Center drive. Storage Centers which can then be used to store multiple hard driv...

The Select Image File option is used to select an image file when the Skip Select Image option is enabled. If Skip Select Image is enabled, the image file selec...

The Skip Select Image option allows you to set whether the duplicator asks you to select an image file when it recognizes that the drive connected to the Source...

Problem Possible Cause Solution The KanguruClone will not start or there is no display on the LCD screen. The power cable is damaged or not connec...

Kanguru Solutions designed the Kanguru Clone’s menu system with the professional in mind. The menu system is fast, responsive, and easy to navigate. This...