Question 1

If two drives are mounted, will Windows see both drives?  Or will it only see 1 that is connected to the "source" slot.

Accepted Answer

If two drives are put into the thing, and it is NOT in 'clone' mode, both drives will be seen by Windows as individual drives.

If it IS in 'clone' mode, neither drive will be seen by Windows. The thing does not need to be plugged into a computer to clone one drive to another.

Putting the thing into 'clone' mode is by means of a physical hardware slide switch, so can't be done accidentally.

Question 2

I understand this unit will clone drives, but, when it's attached to computer via USB, will I just be able to copy files to any drive I insert in either slot? Can I install two empty harddrives and copy information from my desktop OS harddrive to either drive?

Accepted Answer

Generally speaking, it becomes a regular USB drive when attached to a computer, so the answer is yes.  Anything further depends on the software you are using.

Question 3

Can you clone a 2.5" to a 3.5" or vice versa?

Accepted Answer

Yes .. the capacity of the target drive must exceed the total capacity of the source as the copy is a mirror image.  I cloned an old 80GB SATA to an 120GB ssd using the clone function built into the hardware.  The SSD only showed 80GB but worked perfectly as a replacement for the SATA it was cloned to.

Question 4

Can this be set up for RAID 0 on the unit itself?  So that the OS only sees one drive and the data is mirrored by the device?

Accepted Answer

Sorry, no. You would have to use RAID software on the connected computer to do that.

In my experience, that method is fraught with problems when done on an external device like this.

If you need an external RAID 0, you should buy hardware that supports that standalone. This is not that.

Question 5

will this work under Win 10?

Accepted Answer

I am running both Win7and Win10 and it works well for both.  I have not used the stand alone clone function but have used the dual dock and also the Acronis True Image for cloning.  No difference between operating systems.

Question 6

if you have two hard drives inserted will they both be mounted on an OS X 10.11.1 desktop?

Accepted Answer

Yes they will will both be mounted. Be sure the docking station is in "PC" mode via the switch by the power button. I can confirm it functions on OSX 10.10.5 and would expect 10.11 to behave the exact same.

Question 7

This looks perfect for my needs, as a dock to mount 2 drives on my mac or to clone (awesome that I can do it without using my mac). I have been matching the size of my drives (i.e. 1TB backed up to 1TB). The drives are mostly home movies I transferred from 8mm.
1.) will it clone if the source drive is full? Or do I need to keep it to 90% or something?
2.) each time it clones, does it recopy the whole drive or is it like CCCloner and only copy changes?

Accepted Answer

I cannot say for certain since I cannot find the answer inside the documentation. That being said I do believe the clone option overwrites the entire disk. I base that simply on the amount of time the process takes. So as a standalone I think it will use the rewrite option. Of course when connected to PC/Mac you have the ability to use third party software that makes it possible only to insert updates from the source disk.

Question 8

Has anyone used this unit with Samsung Pro or EVO SSDs and had it work?  My USPEED unit won't handle them.

Accepted Answer

I haven't had any issue. You may need to RMA.

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