Question 1

Will this copy Operating System as well in addition to data from old HDD to new SSD?

Accepted Answer

Copy’s everything as long as the drive is the same size or bigger

Question 2

can this device clone from one bay to another without a computer? 
can this machine be connected to a computer to browse the files on drive 1/2? 
how does this device connect to a computer if it can?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and Yes. USB SuperSpeed 3.0 Type (of USB S.S.3.0) F <> USB SuperSpeed Type-A M.

Question 3

Will this support HDs regardless if formatted with AHCI or legacy IDE mode, without modifying the format?

Accepted Answer

Since the docking station performs a direct disk to disk clone operation it shouldn't matter which hardware is used as a controller.  AHCI is a hardware controller that allows access to SATA drives and has nothing to do with how the drive has been formatted.  Just make sure that the "new" drive has the same or larger capacity than the drive you are copying and everything should work.  I have cloned several SATA mechanical drives to both mechanical and solid state drives with no problem.

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