Logicube Network Card Omniclone Xi User Manual

Logicube Omniclone Xi™ User’s Manual  
Logicube, Inc.  
Chatsworth, CA 91311  
USA  
Phone: 818 700 8488  
Fax: 818 700 8466  
Version: 1.4  
Date: 2/20/06  
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TABLE OF CONTENTS  
Table of Contents  
LOGICUBE OMNICLONE XI™ USER’S MANUAL....................................I  
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION..............II  
TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................III  
1. INTRODUCTION TO THE LOGICUBE OMNICLONE XI...................1  
Features.......................................................................................2  
Using this guide............................................................................3  
System description.......................................................................3  
2. GETTING STARTED (FAST START)....................................................7  
Connecting Parallel (IDE, EIDE, UDMA) Drives ............................7  
Connecting Serial ATA (SATA) Drives..........................................8  
Connecting other types of drives...................................................8  
Touch Screen...............................................................................9  
Calibrating the Touch Screen .......................................................9  
Buttons.......................................................................................10  
Indicator Lights...........................................................................10  
Installing and Removing the Light Bar.........................................11  
3. CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS..................................................12  
Time/Date Settings.....................................................................12  
About Screen .............................................................................12  
Drives.........................................................................................13  
A Note About the Back Icon........................................................13  
Clever Clone™ Mode.................................................................14  
Clever Clone™ Step-by-Step......................................................14  
Selective Partitions™ Mode (Optional)........................................14  
Selective Partitions™ Step-by-Step............................................15  
Mirror Clone™ Mode..................................................................17  
Mirror Clone™ Step-by-Step.......................................................17  
Master Manager™ Mode (Optional)............................................18  
Master Manager™ Step-by-Step ................................................18  
DELL Optiplex™ Computers and Master Manager..................19  
Verify..........................................................................................20  
Verify Settings............................................................................20  
Speed ........................................................................................21  
Geometry...................................................................................22  
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CHS Translation Modes..............................................................22  
Security Identification Number (SID) Issues................................22  
Introduction ................................................................................23  
On Error (Optional)....................................................................23  
On Error Step-by-Step................................................................24  
Set Option..................................................................................24  
Set Option Step-by-Step.............................................................25  
Last Drive...................................................................................25  
Last Drive Step-by-Step..............................................................25  
Database....................................................................................26  
Password ...................................................................................26  
Setting a Password Step-by-Step ...............................................26  
Removing a Password................................................................26  
5. OMNIDIAGNOSTICS™ ......................................................................27  
Scan Target Mode......................................................................27  
Scan Target Mode Step-by-Step.................................................28  
Repair Target Mode....................................................................28  
Repair Target Mode Step-by-Step ..............................................29  
WipeClean™ Target Mode .........................................................29  
WipeClean™ Settings ................................................................30  
Wipeclean™ Target Step-by-Step ..............................................30  
6. THE DATABASE/BARCODE OPTION ...............................................32  
System Contents........................................................................32  
Compact Flash (CF) Files...........................................................32  
Breakdown of Config.txt..............................................................33  
Database.csv .............................................................................34  
Database Step–by-Step..............................................................35  
Database Settings Menu ............................................................36  
Creating a New Config List, Step-by-Step...................................37  
Barcode Scanner........................................................................38  
Barcode Scanner Settings..........................................................38  
7. USING THE USB PORT ......................................................................40  
Minimum requirements...............................................................40  
How to use under Windows (for Master Drive Management).......41  
Removing USB devices..............................................................41  
8. COMPACT FLASH (CF) CARD...........................................................43  
Inserting and Removing the Compact Flash................................43  
Connecting Through the Software Setup Menu...........................44  
Removing USB devices..............................................................44  
9. USER REPLACEABLE HARDWARE .................................................46  
Drive Cables...............................................................................46  
Proper Handling of Drive Cables.................................................47  
Drive Stations.............................................................................47  
Removal and Installation of a Drive Station.................................47  
Power Supply.............................................................................48  
Removal and Installation of the Power Supply ............................48  
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10. SOFTWARE LOADING INSTRUCTIONS .........................................49  
Loading Software Using the Compact Flash ...............................49  
Loading Software Through the Parallel Port................................50  
Host PC preparation...................................................................50  
Logicube Omniclone Xi™ Software Update ................................51  
11. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ...................52  
12. REFERENCE.....................................................................................58  
13. INDEX ...............................................................................................64  
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1. Introduction to the Logicube Omniclone Xi™  
Introduction  
Congratulations on your purchase of the Logicube  
Omniclone Xi™. You are now the proud owner of a  
state-of-the-art IDE/SATA disk cloning device. The  
Omniclone Xi™ is designed to be easy enough to  
be used by a novice, yet offers many professional  
features that are not available anywhere else.  
The Logicube Omniclone Xi™ copies the contents  
of one hard disk drive to one or more others1. The  
first drive is typically called the Master, while the  
subsequent drives are called Targets. It performs  
the copy at speeds that are typically 16 to 32 times  
faster than they would be on a PC. The Omniclone  
Xi™ first analyzes the partitions on the Master, then  
acts according to a user set mode. Depending on  
the mode, the unit will adjust structures to ensure  
the validity of the Targets. This process is called  
disk cloning.  
This manual covers the following Logicube  
products: OCX2i™, OCX5i™ and OCXi™. The  
OCX2i™ can clone two target drives, the OCX5i™  
can clone 5 target drives and the OCXi™ can clone  
ten target drives simultaneously.  
What Are Partitions?  
Partitions are areas on the drive that define a  
storage unit. Each partition is represented by a  
drive letter at the operating system level (e.g. C:,  
D:,...). For that reason, partitions are commonly  
called logical drives, or volumes. A partition is  
also associated with a file system, or a structure  
for laying out files on the partition. We will use these  
four words interchangeably throughout this manual.  
1The Logicube Omniclone XiŒ is available in 2, 5 and 10 Target drive configurations.  
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INTRODUCTION  
Hundreds of different types of file systems have  
been designed through the years. Only a handful  
are in common use. Among those are FAT16,  
FAT32, and NTFS.  
FAT16 – The file system used by DOS since  
version 3.3. This file system can be a maximum  
size of 2GB, and can be used under Win95/98,  
Win2000, and Windows NT. It is still a widely used  
file system. FAT is the acronym of File Allocation  
Table, with entries that are 16 bit wide, hence the  
FAT16 name.  
FAT32 – Supported by Win98, WinME and  
Win2000. Entries in the FAT are 32 bits each thus  
eliminating the 2GB limit and offering improved  
space efficiency.  
NTFS – In use by Windows NT, Win2000 and  
WinXP. Offers improved access speed, and some  
security and recoverability features.  
The Logicube Omniclone Xi™ is “aware” of the  
above three file systems and will clone them over  
“intelligently”.  
Features  
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Clones any IDE, EIDE or Serial ATA Drive.  
Data transfer rates in excess of 3.5 GB/min.  
Master and Target drives can be of different  
size, make and model.  
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Master drive can contain up to 24 partitions.  
Easy to read graphical interface.  
Calibrated touch screen for fast input of settings  
and data.  
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Status of unit is displayed by a light bar that can  
be seen from a distance.  
Automatically scales FAT16/32, NTFS  
4.0/5.0/6.0, and Windows 2000/NT/ME/XP  
partitions.  
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USB port connectivity for the Master drive.  
Optional diagnostics software for drive scanning  
and repairing, data recovery, and Department of  
Defense (DoD) specification data wiping.  
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User-replaceable drive station modules and  
power supply for ease of maintenance.  
Removable Compact Flash (CF) Drive.  
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Using this guide  
This user guide is made up of 11 sections:  
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Introduction  
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Getting Started (Fast Start)  
Cloning Modes and Settings  
Omnidiagnostics™  
The Database/Barcode Option  
Using the USB Port  
Compact Flash (CF) Drive  
User-replaceable Hardware  
Software Loading Instructions  
Frequently Asked Questions  
Reference  
Index  
Please read Modules 1. Introduction, and Module 2.  
Getting Started before attempting a drive cloning  
session. It is recommended that you practice with a  
scratch drive to fully appreciate all of the features.  
System description  
The complete Logicube Omniclone Xi™ system  
includes the following:  
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The Logicube Omniclone Xi™ unit.  
For the OCX2i™, three (3) 68-pin flat ribbon  
cables, three (3) drive power cables and three  
(3) SATA Cables are provided.  
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For the OCX5i™, six (6) 68-pin flat ribbon  
cables, six (6) drive power cables and six (6)  
SATA Cables are provided.  
For the OCXi™, eleven (11) 68-pin flat ribbon  
cables, eleven (11) drive power cables and  
eleven (11) SATA Cables are provided.  
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For the OCXi™ and OCX5i™: An AC power  
cord.  
For the OCX2i™: An external 12VDC – 5.5A  
power supply.  
A light bar that mounts on the back of the unit.  
NOTE: The OCX2i™ does not come with a  
light bar, though one can be purchased  
separately.  
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A bootable CD-ROM containing:  
A. A backup copy of the software that is  
already pre-installed on the Logicube  
Omniclone Xi™.  
B. Software update utilities necessary to load  
the software on the unit.  
C. Windows 98/ME drivers for connecting  
through the USB port.  
D. An electronic copy of this manual.  
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A 64MB Compact Flash (CF) Memory Card.  
This Card is inserted into the slot in the back of  
the unit.  
NOTE: It is highly recommended that the CF  
Card be left inside the Omniclone-Xi for optimal  
performance.  
This manual.  
NOTE: Please contact Logicube Technical Support  
at (818) 700-8488 X3 if any of the above pieces are  
missing.  
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Figure 1. Logicube Omniclone Xi™  
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Caution: Avoid dropping the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ or subjecting it to sharp  
jolts. When in use, place it on a flat surface.  
Caution: Keep the unit dry. If you need to clean your Logicube Omniclone Xi™,  
use a lightly damp, lint free cloth. Avoid using soap or other cleaning agents  
particularly those containing bleach, ammonia, alcohol or other harsh chemicals.  
Caution: Do not attempt to service the Logicube Omniclone Xi™! Doing so  
may void the warranty. If your unit requires service, please contact Logicube  
Technical Support for assistance.  
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2. Getting Started (Fast Start)  
Applying power to the Logicube Omniclone Xi™  
The Logicube Omniclone Xi™ is able to detect  
whether an IDE (parallel) or Serial ATA (SATA) drive  
is attached to the Master or Target positions. The unit  
is capable of cloning to/from a SATA drive to an IDE  
drive and vice versa (as well as IDE to IDE and SATA  
to SATA).  
NOTE: Never attach both an IDE and SATA drive to  
the same drive position. The unit can only handle one  
drive on each position.  
Before applying power perform the steps listed below.  
Connecting Parallel (IDE, EIDE, UDMA) Drives  
1. Locate the Master position on the top of your  
Omniclone-Xi™ unit. You will notice three  
connections: One for a flat cable (the drive data  
cable) and another for a small drive power  
cable. Above is the third connector for the  
Serial ATA cable.  
Note: The drive that is cloned from is always  
referred to as the Master drive and the drives that  
are cloned to are always referred to as the Target  
drives.  
2. Attach the 5” UDMA ribbon cable and the drive  
Power cable to the connectors.  
3. Connect the Master hard drive to the cables  
and verify that the drive’s jumper is set to Single  
Master.  
4. Follow steps 1 – 3 to attach drives to the Target  
positions of the Logicube Omniclone Xi™.  
5. Connect the AC Power Cord to the back of the  
Logicube Omniclone Xi™ and power-up the  
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unit. In 2 – 3 seconds, the main “Splash”  
screen appears.  
Connecting Serial ATA (SATA) Drives  
1. Locate the Master position on the top of your  
Omniclone-Xi™ unit. You will notice three  
connections: One for a flat cable (the drive data  
cable) and another for a small drive power  
cable. Above is the third connector for the  
Serial ATA cable.  
Note: The drive that is cloned from is always  
referred to as the Master drive and the drives that  
are cloned to are always referred to as the Target  
drives.  
2. Attach the 5” SATA cable to the SATA and  
drive power connectors.  
3. Connect the Master hard drive to the cable.  
Note: SATA drives usually do not need to have a  
jumper set to Single Master.  
4. Follow steps 1 – 3 to attach drives to the Target  
positions of the Logicube Omniclone Xi™.  
5. Connect the AC Power Cord to the back of the  
Logicube Omniclone Xi™ and power-up the  
unit. In 2 – 3 seconds, the main “Splash”  
screen appears.  
Connecting other types of drives  
Logicube sells specialized adapters that allow the  
following types of drives to be connected to the  
Logicube Omniclone Xi™:  
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2.5” Laptop drives (also called Notebook drives).  
1.8” Laptop drives, (e.g. Toshiba iPod™ drives).  
Compact Flash (CF) Drives.  
Other specialized adapters are also available. If you  
are unsure about the type of drive that you have,  
please contact Logicube Technical Support for  
assistance.  
Note: SCSI drives and older IDE drives that are  
smaller than 500MB (unless LBA-enabled) are not  
supported by the Logicube Omniclone Xi™.  
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Power and Reset buttons  
The Logicube Omniclone Xi™ includes one On/Off  
switch and one reset button. The power switch is a  
rocker switch that is located on the unit’s power  
supply. The reset button is located on the back of the  
unit underneath the Compact Flash Drive slot.  
When the unit needs to be soft-booted (or power  
cycled), press the reset button and hold it in  
momentarily. Wait a couple of seconds and let go,  
the unit will reboot and be ready to use in a few  
seconds.  
NOTE: User settings are retained after the unit is  
restarted.  
The user interface  
The user interface (UI) has been designed with the  
professional in mind. It is fast, responsive, and to the  
point; which means it requires very few key strokes to  
achieve a desired action.  
NOTE: Please refer to Figure 6 as you read the  
information below.  
Touch Screen  
The Omniclone Xi™ features an LCD Touch Screen  
that allows the user to quickly input commands. This  
screen replaces many of the buttons that were  
present on older Logicube duplication products. The  
screen is bright and easy to read. It also emits an  
audible beep every time the touch screen is pressed.  
This lets the user know that the touch screen is active.  
Calibrating the Touch Screen  
There may be times when the user wants to  
recalibrate the Touch Screen. The procedure for this  
is very simple as outlined in the procedure below:  
1. Press the Reset button on the back of the unit  
and hold it in.  
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2. Press and hold the Set button, then release the  
Reset button.  
3. Hold the Set button until the unit boots to a  
screen that reads “Touchpad Calibration.  
Please touch square with finger (1/5)”.  
4. Look for a square at the top of the screen.  
Touch the square when it is located.  
5. Repeat the previous step four more times. The  
unit will count each time the square is pressed  
correctly. It will count (1/5), (2/5), etc.  
6. Once the screen has been calibrated, it will  
reboot to the Main Menu Screen.  
Buttons  
The Omniclone Xi™ features two “Shortcut” buttons  
that are located to the right of the touch Screen.  
These buttons are available at all times.  
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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.  
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SET Button – Press this button once to bring you  
to the settings screen where you can change  
capture modes and other settings of the unit.  
Indicator Lights  
The Omniclone Xi™ has indicator lights that are  
located on the User Interface panel as well as on the  
light bar. The lights are as follows:  
The POWER indicator light is a red LED located to the  
right of the Touch Screen. It remains on while the  
Logicube Omniclone Xi™ is receiving power.  
The STATUS indicator lights are located to the left of  
the Touch Screen as a series of green LED’s. Each  
Master and Target drive position has a corresponding  
Status indicator. These lights are lit during cloning  
operations and any operation that accesses the  
Master or Target drive. They will flash as data is  
transferred from one drive to the other.  
The GREEN light on the light bar is also a general  
Status indicator light. It will blink during a cloning or  
diagnostic operation. In addition, if the unit completes  
an operation successfully the green light will stay lit.  
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If an error occurs during cloning, the Status indicator  
lights on the front panel will shut off. If one of the  
drives caused the error to occur, the Status LED of  
the drive will remain lit.  
The AMBER light on the light bar lights up when the  
unit prompts the user to enter information during a  
cloning or diagnostic operation.  
The RED light will come on if a problem is  
encountered during cloning or any other operation. If  
this occurs, check the screen for an error message  
and instructions on what to do next.  
Installing and Removing the Light Bar  
The light bar is attached to the back of the Omniclone  
Xi unit and can be removed if desired. This will not  
affect the performance of the unit.  
1. To install the light bar on the OCXi or the  
OCX5i, it first needs to be attached to the back  
of the unit with four supplied thumb-screws.  
NOTE: The OCX2i does not come with a light  
bar, though one can be purchased separately.  
2. Attach the light bar’s power cable to the six-hole  
Molex™ connector that is located on the back  
of the unit to the right of the Compact Flash  
Drive slot.  
3. Light bar removal is the opposite of installation.  
Figure 2. Buttons and Interface  
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3. Cloning Modes and Settings  
Main Menu Screen  
The main menu screen appears when the Logicube  
Omniclone Xi™ is first powered up. It displays the  
Title Screen and the Time/Date. It also displays  
two menu options: About and Drives.  
Time/Date Settings  
The Omniclone Xi™ has a real-time clock that  
keeps track of the correct time and date. The time  
and date can be easily set by following this  
procedure:  
1. Touch the screen over the Time and Date. A  
numeric Keypad will come up.  
2. Type in a number from 1 to 23 for the hour,  
(the clock is set to “military time”. Touch OK  
when finished.  
3. Type in a number from 0 to 59 for the  
minutes. Touch OK when finished.  
4. Type in a number from 1 to 31 for the day.  
Touch OK when finished.  
5. Type in a number from 1 to 12 for the month.  
Touch OK when finished.  
6. Type in a number from 0 to 99 for the year,  
(the clock is set to a range of 2000 – 2099).  
Touch OK when finished.  
7. The Date and Time will now be set to the  
entered values.  
About Screen  
Select the About Screen by pressing the “About”  
icon. It will display the serial number of your unit  
along with the software and firmware versions that  
are loaded. In addition, the About screen lists all  
options currently enabled on the unit and provides  
contact information for Logicube Technical Support.  
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To return to the main menu, simply press the  
“Back” icon at any time.  
Drives  
Select the Drive Info screen by pressing the  
Drives” icon. The unit will then power up all of the  
drives that are attached. After 30 to 45 seconds,  
the unit will show a list of all the drives it has  
detected. If a drive is pressed on the Touch Screen,  
the unit will access the drive and report back the  
drive’s model number, capacity, geometry and other  
information.  
To see the drive’s partition information, press the  
See More” icon to display all of the partitions  
located on that drive.  
To return to the list of drives, you may press the  
Back” icon at any time. Pressing the Back icon  
again will go back to the Main Menu Screen.  
A Note About the Back Icon  
.The Back icon can be found in the lower left hand  
corner on most of the Touch Screens. Touching  
this icon will go back to the previous Settings  
screen or the Main Menu Screen.  
Cloning  
The Logicube Omniclone Xi™ provides several  
different modes of operation for cloning virtually any  
hard drive quickly and effectively. Here we will dis-  
cuss the most frequently used cloning modes, and  
provide step-by-step instructions for each.  
Clever Clone™ and Mirror Clone™ Mode come  
standard with the Omniclone Xi™. Selective  
Clone™, Master Manager™, NTFS Clever Clone™  
and Omnidiagnostics™ are options that can be  
purchased for the unit.  
We will also cover each of the other optional  
preference settings found under the Settings menu,  
and explain what they do and when to use them.  
NOTE: At the end of the chapter will be a special  
discussion on dealing with SID (Security  
Identification) issues under the Windows NT,  
Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating  
systems.  
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CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS  
NOTE: Each time the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ is  
rebooted the cloning mode and preference settings  
are saved from the last cloning session.  
Clever Clone™ Mode  
This is the default mode. It clones ALL partitions on  
the Master drive to the Target drives, automatically  
deciding the fastest method possible for each parti-  
tion found. It scales all known partitions (At this  
writing – FAT16/32, and NTFS2) to fill the Target in  
its entirety and makes all the necessary adjust-  
ments to ensure valid and bootable Target drives.  
NOTE: Any unrecognizable partition is  
automatically cloned with Mirror Clone mode. This  
includes non-Windows partitions like Linux, Unix,  
BSD and other partition types.  
Clever Clone™ Step-by-Step  
1. From anywhere in the menu system click the  
“Set” button to enter the Settings menu.  
2. Press the Cloning Mode icon that appears in  
the upper left-hand corner. A list of the  
available cloning modes appears.  
3. Press the “Clever” icon, the Clever Clone™  
settings screen will appear.  
4. Adjust the “Verify”, “CHS” and “SPEED”  
settings as needed. (These settings are  
discussed later in this chapter).  
5. You may now double-click the “Start/Stop”  
button to start cloning.  
NOTE: When Clever Clone™ scales down an  
NTFS partition, it can only scale it to 55% of the  
original size.  
Selective Partitions™ Mode (Optional)  
This is the most elaborate and most flexible mode.  
It allows the highest level of control over the cloning  
process.  
Selective mode allows you to select one or multiple  
partitions to clone. It also allows you to choose a  
2 NTFS ClevercopyŒ is an option that can be purchased for the Omniclone XiŒ.  
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unique copy method3 to use for each. The available  
methods are:  
Clever Clone™ – The default mode that lets the  
Omniclone Xi™ 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.  
NOTE: NTFS Clever Copy™ is an optional feature  
and will only be available if purchased and installed  
on your unit.  
Defragment – Forces the defragmentation of all  
partition data. This mode uses an advanced  
defragmentation algorithm to create a Target  
partition with no gaps and with contiguous files. It  
works with FAT16/FAT32. Defragmentation is a  
rather slow process and should be used only when  
a single copy is required of a given Master drive. In  
cases where multiple copies are desired, it is much  
better to use a defragmentation program on the PC  
for the Master and then move the Master drive onto  
the Omniclone Xi™.  
NOTE: Clever Copy™ mode will resort to the  
defragmentation method if the given partition is  
FAT16 and a cluster size change is required to  
create a valid Target partition.  
Partition Mirror – Simply streams over the full  
contents of the selected partition without allowing  
any partition scaling (Do not confuse this mode with  
the Mirror copy mode which mirrors the entire  
Master drive). This method is available for any  
partition type. This is the only method available to  
unrecognized partitions.  
Selective Partitions™ Step-by-Step  
1. From anywhere in the menu system click the  
“Set” button to enter the Settings menu.  
2. Press the Cloning Mode icon that appears in  
the upper left-hand corner. A list of the  
available cloning modes appears.  
3. Press the “Selective” icon, the unit will  
immediately power the Master drive and  
display the partition table.  
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4. On the right hand side you will see a  
designator for the partition type. Some  
examples are:  
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16 - FAT16 partition  
32 - FAT32 partition  
NT - NTFS partition  
Linux – Linux partition  
?? - unknown partition  
5. Touch the scroll icons to place the cursor by  
a given partition, and then touch the space to  
the left of the Volume Label multiple times to  
cycle among the 4 options. See Figure 7  
below.  
6. Scroll to other partitions and repeat Step 5.  
Note that it is OK to assign unique cloning  
modes to each selected partition.  
7. When finished, press the “Set” button. The  
Selective Clone™ settings screen will  
appear.  
8. Adjust the “Verify”, “CHS” and “SPEED”  
settings as needed. (These settings are  
discussed later in this chapter).  
9. You may now double-click the “Start/Stop”  
button to start cloning.  
NOTE: When multiple copies are required, all  
you need to do is change the TARGET drives,  
and hit “Start/Stop” twice. Your last selections  
are used. If the unit senses that the MASTER  
drive was changed (by reading the serial  
number of the MASTER), it will again return you  
to the selection screen, where you specify the  
method of copy for each partition.  
NOTE: If you wish to change the last used  
settings (and the MASTER drive did not  
change), follow the “Selective Clone Step-by-  
Step” instructions above.  
Figure 3: Selective Copy Modes  
Use the CleverCopy  
algorithm for this partition  
CleverCopy  
Defragment this partition  
on-the-fly (FAT16/32 only)  
Defragment  
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Simple partition mirror (no  
adjustments)  
Mirror  
Do not copy this partition  
None  
Mirror Clone™ Mode  
This mode simply makes a bit-by-bit mirror copy of  
the Master drive. It does not adjust any values. This  
mode is only recommended when all else fails and  
even then only between similar geometry drives. It  
is also recommended for non-Windows partitions  
like UNIX, LINUX and other such systems.  
NOTE: Drives in a RAID array have dynamic or  
striped partitions and also need to be Mirror Cloned.  
When cloning a multiple drive RAID array, each  
drive in the array needs to be Mirror cloned to an  
identical Target drive.  
You can dial the percentage of Master disk you  
wish to mirror. For example, setting to 50% will  
mirror the first 50% of the Master drive’s size.  
Mirror Clone™ Step-by-Step  
1. From anywhere in the menu system click the  
Set” button to enter the Settings menu.  
2. Press the Cloning Mode icon that appears in the  
upper left-hand corner. A list of the available  
cloning modes appears.  
3. Press the “Mirror” icon.  
4. A screen appears asking you what percentage  
of the Master drive to clone. Touch the numeric  
keypad to adjust this value from 0 – 100%. If a  
value of 99% or less is chosen for the FRONT of  
the drive, the unit will also ask for a percentage  
from the REAR of the drive. This value can be  
set to the total size of the remaining space.  
For example, if you were to enter 20 for the front  
and 30 for the back, Mirror Clone would copy the  
first 20% of the Master drive, skip over the next  
50% and clone the remaining 30%.  
5. You may now double-click the “Start/Stop”  
button to start cloning.  
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Master Manager™ Mode (Optional)  
This is a special mode that assists in the creation of  
Master drives. It lets the user choose exactly one  
partition from the drive in the Master position  
(referred to henceforth as the Source drive) and  
clone it to the drive in the Target 1 position (referred  
to henceforth as the Destination drive).  
The Master Manager is a useful tool to aid in the  
creation of a multi-partition Master drive. Many MIS  
technicians like to store multiple partitions (e.g. one  
for accounting, one for marketing, etc.) on a single  
Master drive. When a drive crash occurs or a new  
PC is to be configured, all the technician needs to  
do is select that partition and clone it. The tool is  
also useful to create backups of important  
partitions.  
The Omniclone Xi™ can hold up to 24 partitions on  
one Master drive. Drives over 250GB in size have  
been tested with Master Manager successfully.  
Master Manager prompts the user to select exactly  
one partition on the Source drive. It then prompts  
the user to either select an existing partition on the  
Destination drive to overwrite, or to add a new  
partition in the remaining unallocated space.  
WARNING: Please use this mode with care as the  
Destination Drive (your multi-partition master  
drive) is altered in the process.  
Master Manager™ Step-by-Step  
NOTE: To create a Master drive using Master  
Manager, you must start with an unformatted  
drive. (Use the Wipeclean™ Mode, FDISK or a  
third party tool to wipe out the intended drive’s  
partition table.)  
1. From anywhere in the menu system click the  
Set button to enter the Settings menu.  
2. Press the Cloning Mode icon that appears in  
the upper left-hand corner. A list of the  
available cloning modes appears.  
3. Press the “MMgr” icon, the Master  
Manager™ settings screen will appear.  
4. Adjust the “Verify” and “SPEED” settings as  
needed. (These settings are discussed later  
in this chapter).  
5. You may now double-click the “Start/Stop”  
button to start cloning. You will be warned  
that continuing will modify your Destination  
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drive. If you are ready to do this, choose  
“Yes” to continue.  
6. NOTE: When Clever Clone™ scales down  
an NTFS partition, it can only scale it to 55%  
of the original size.  
7. Both drives will now power up. After a few  
seconds the unit will display a list of all  
Source partitions.  
8. Touch the scroll icons to place the cursor by  
one single partition, and then touch the space  
to the left of the Volume Label multiple times  
to cycle among the 4 options. Master  
Manager uses the same cloning icons as  
Selective Clone Mode.  
NOTE: Please refer to Figure 7 above for  
descriptions on the different cloning options.  
9. Press the Start/Stop button. After a few  
seconds, the Destination partitions (if any)  
are displayed.  
10. Touch the Scroll icons to place the cursor by  
a Destination partition you want to overwrite,  
or scroll down to the “Add Partition” item.  
Touch the space to the left of the Volume  
Label to choose the desired partition or to  
add a new partition.  
11. Hit the “Start/Stop” button to begin cloning.  
DELL Optiplex™ Computers and Master Manager™  
DELL Optiplex™ computers have a unique partition  
table that consists of a hidden “DELL Utility” partition  
in addition to the boot partition. These partitions can  
be cloned with Master Manager Mode, but only in a  
specific way:  
1. When building a DELL Optiplex-compatible  
Master drive using Master Manager, the first  
partition cloned to the Destination drive should  
be a single Dell Utility partition.  
2. Every partition after that can be a normal,  
bootable partition. They can even come from  
different DELL Optiplex™ PC’s as the Dell Utility  
partition is the same from drive to drive.  
3. Once the Master drive is built, you can then use  
Selective Partitions to clone it to other DELL  
Optiplex™ computers by selecting the Dell Utility  
partition along with the desired boot partition.  
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Optional Preference Settings  
In addition the different cloning modes, there are  
preference settings that can be used to adjust the  
behavior of the cloning operation. Each of these  
preference settings is accessible through the  
Settings menu, which can viewed at any time from  
anywhere in the menu system by pressing the Set  
button.  
NOTE: Not all preference settings are available in  
every cloning mode.  
Verify  
The Verify preference allows you to choose whether  
the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ verifies the data  
copied to the Target drive. Verify also scans the  
Target drives for bad or weak sectors. With Verify  
activated, data written to the Target is read back  
sector by sector and compared against the original  
data on the Master. If a bad sector of data is  
detected, the cloning process is aborted.  
Verify Settings  
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No Verify (Default) - No data verification is  
performed.  
1% Verify - Only the first 1% of the data sectors  
are verified. This is faster but less thorough than  
using the All setting.  
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100% Verify - Every data sector on the Target  
drive to which data has been written is checked.  
NOTE: Logicube strongly recommends against  
using a hard drive that has been shown to have bad  
sectors as new defects are likely to develop.  
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Speed  
The speed setting provides the option to set the  
speed at which an operation will be performed at.  
UDMA-5 - The software performs a test procedure  
to determine the fastest setting that the drives will  
tolerate while streaming data from one to the other.  
When set to UDMA-5, all lower speed grades will  
be tested (UDMA 0-4, PIO 0-4).  
UDMA-4 - Force the unit to use at most this speed.  
Set the unit to this mode in some rare situations  
where one or more drives do not support the higher  
speeds, and “misbehave” during automatic speed  
benchmarking.  
UDMA-3 - Same as UDMA-4.  
UDMA-2 - Same as UDMA-4.  
UDMA-1 - Same as UDMA-4.  
UDMA-0 - Same as UDMA-4.  
PIO-Auto (PIO-4) – Force the unit to use this as the  
highest speed (PIO-4). Set the unit to this mode in  
some rare situations where one or more drives do  
not support higher speeds, and “misbehave” during  
speed benchmarking.  
PIO-Medium – This is a fixed value that almost all  
drives will tolerate. It will result in copying speeds  
from about 200 to over 500 MB per minute  
depending upon the characteristics of the drives.  
PIO-Slow – This is a speed value that all drives will  
be able to tolerate. It supports copying speeds from  
100 to over 300 MB per minute depending on the  
characteristics of the drives.  
NOTE: Use the MEDIUM or SLOW modes if you  
encounter drive “time-outs” or if you are cloning  
older drives. Many older 2.5” notebook drives  
require this setting.  
PIO-CPU – This is an extremely slow speed value  
that all drives will be able to tolerate. It supports  
copying speeds from 15 to 20 MB per minute.  
NOTE: CPU speed is designed for cloning DiskOn  
Modules, Compact Flash™ drives and other solid –  
state storage devices. It is only available in 100%  
Clone Mode.  
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Geometry  
This Mode sets the geometry (Cylinder, Head and  
Sector) translation used on the Target drive. CHS  
information is stored in the partition table of the  
hard drive and is used by the BIOS to determine  
from which partition to boot.  
The correct setting will depend upon the capacity of  
the Target drive and on the BIOS of the PC in which  
it will be used. Check with the hard drive and PC  
manufacturer to determine which CHS mode is best  
as different BIOS systems use different translation  
methods for large (over 528 MB) capacity drives.  
CHS Translation Modes  
Following are the CHS translation modes supported  
by the Omniclone Xi™:  
LBA (Default) – This CHS Mode will work for most  
hard drive and PC combinations and should be  
used unless otherwise indicated.  
Large – Also known as Extended CHS (ECHS)  
mode. It is used on all Compaq and Samsung  
computers, some IBM PC’s, IBM Thinkpad laptops,  
some newer Dell laptops, and possibly other  
computers. It should also be used whenever a  
Phoenix BIOS version 4.0 or earlier is encountered.  
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 Omniclone Xi™ to  
“shave off” one or two cylinders from the total drive  
size when constructing the Target partition tables.  
NOTE: It is important to use -1 or -2 settings for all  
Windows 2000 and Windows XP installations.  
These operating systems use the unallocated  
space to store certain tables required for Active  
Directory and sometimes for Dynamic Partitioning.  
NOTE: Most of the time, blocking out one cylinder  
is enough but two may need to be blocked out to  
achieve good results.  
Security Identification Number (SID) Issues  
The Windows NT, Windows 2000 (previously  
known as NT 5.0) and Windows XP operating  
systems attach a SID (Security Identification)  
number to all files and directories on the hard drive  
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for security and authentication purposes. The same  
SID numbers are found in the system registry in  
various locations.  
When such drives are cloned, the SID numbers get  
copied without change. If the Target drive  
participates in the same network as the Master,  
there will be a security breach, which will cause  
undesirable network behavior.  
To avoid this issue with Windows NT and Windows  
2000, we recommend a freeware SID changer  
called NewSID. The latest version can be down-  
way associated with SysInternals and cannot offer  
any technical support for NewSID. Other  
commercial SID changers can also be found at  
major software outlets.  
For Windows XP, you must use Microsoft’s Sysprep  
utility, which is available as a free download from  
No matter which solution you choose, install the  
SID utility on the Master drive prior to cloning. That  
way, every cloned Target will have immediate  
access to it. NewSID can even be configured to run  
when the Target drive is first booted.  
General Preferences  
Introduction  
Many of the settings that control overall functionality  
of the Omniclone Xi™ are located in the General  
Preferences screen. This screen can be accessed  
by touching the General Preferences icon located at  
the lower left-hand corner of any other Settings  
screen. General Preferences includes such  
functions as On Error, Set Option, Last Drive and  
other functions to be added later.  
On Error (Optional)  
The On Error setting is a feature that is part of the  
Omnidiagnostics™ option. It determines the  
behavior of the unit in the case where bad spots are  
detected on the Master drive. This setting has four  
options, which include:  
Abort - The default setting is Abort. This mode  
will cause the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ to halt  
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if an error such as a bad drive sector is  
encountered.  
Skip - Skip will allow the Logicube Omniclone  
Xi™ to continue by stepping over the bad  
sector.  
Retry - Retry option will instruct the Logicube  
Omniclone Xi™ to make several attempts to  
read data from the damaged area of the drive.  
Recover - Recover will attempt to recover as  
many bytes of data as possible from each bad  
sector that is encountered  
NOTE: data in any skipped sectors will NOT be  
copied to the Target drive.  
NOTE: The Omnidiagnostics™ option must be  
installed before the On Error settings can be  
accessed.  
On Error Step-by-Step  
1. From anywhere in the menu system, press the  
Set button to enter the Settings menu.  
2. Touch the “General Preferences” icon located  
in the lower left hand corner of the screen.  
3. Touch the On Error icon repeatedly to toggle  
between the different On Error setting options:  
Skip, Abort, Retry and Recover.  
4. After the On Error setting is chosen, exit the  
General Preferences screen by touching the  
Back icon. This will take you back to the  
previous Settings screen.  
NOTE: The Omniclone Xi™ checks the Master  
drive for bad or weak sectors during any cloning  
operation. It will not check the Target drives  
unless the Verify setting is set to 1% or 100%.  
Set Option  
All optional software packages are already inside  
your Logicube Omniclone Xi™ (and are  
automatically updated when you install a newer  
software version). To use an option like NTFS  
Clevercopy, Selective Clone, Master Manager or  
Omnidiagnostics™, it first needs to be enabled.  
To enable OmniDiagnostics™ on your Omniclone  
Xi ™, contact Logicube to purchase a license key  
that is unique to your unit. Once you have obtained  
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the license key, follow this procedure to enter it into  
your Logicube Omniclone Xi ™.  
Set Option Step-by-Step  
1. From anywhere in the menu system, press the  
Set button to enter the Settings menu.  
2. Touch the “General Preferences” icon located  
in the lower left hand corner of the screen.  
3. Touch the Set Option icon, a numeric keypad  
will come up. Type in the 7-digit code that you  
received from Logicube. Press OK when  
finished.  
4. If the code is typed in correctly, a message  
reading “Option Enabled” will appear. The unit  
will then reboot itself.  
5. If the code is entered incorrectly, the display will  
go back to the General Preferences screen.  
6. If you cannot enter the code, exit the General  
Preferences screen by touching the Back icon.  
This will take you back to the previous Settings  
screen.  
Last Drive  
This setting allows the user to determine the  
maximum number of Target drives that can be  
cloned on the Omniclone Xi™ unit at one time. For  
example, an OCXi that normally clones 10 Target  
drives can be set to clone 5 drives. The first 5  
Target positions would be active while the  
remaining Target positions would be turned off.  
This reduces the cloning time slightly because the  
unit knows not to access drive positions that are not  
used.  
Last Drive Step-by-Step  
1. From anywhere in the menu system, press the  
Set button to enter the Settings menu.  
2. Touch the “General Preferences” icon located  
in the lower left hand corner of the screen.  
3. Touch the Last Drives icon, a numeric keypad  
will come up. Type in the maximum number of  
drives that you wish to clone. The number can  
range from 1 to 10. Press OK when finished.  
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4. Exit the General Preferences screen by touching  
the Back icon. This will take you back to the  
previous Settings screen.  
Database  
Password  
This setting is covered in Chapter 6: The  
Database/Barcode Option.  
This setting is used to set a password that  
restricts access to the Omniclone Xi™ unit. If a  
password is set, then every time that the unit is  
rebooted a password prompt will come up. As  
long as the user enters the correct password the  
unit will boot to the Main Splash Screen.  
Setting a Password Step-by-Step  
1. From anywhere in the menu system, press the  
Set button to enter the Settings menu.  
2. Touch the “General Preferences” icon located  
in the lower left hand corner of the screen.  
3. Touch the Password icon. If a password is not  
already set then an alphanumeric keypad will  
come up.  
4. Enter a password that is nine characters or less.  
Do not use spaces or unusual characters.  
5. Touch the OK key when done, the unit will  
reboot itself to the Password Entry Prompt.  
6. Type in the password to access the Main Splash  
Screen.  
Removing a Password  
A password can only be removed by reloading the  
software on the Omniclone Xi™ unit. Please refer  
to Chapter 10: Software Loading Instructions for  
more details.  
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5. OmniDiagnostics™  
Introduction  
OmniDiagnostics™ is a powerful set of features  
that aid in the recovery and repair of drives with bad  
or weak data sectors, and in the secure erasure of  
sensitive data.  
NOTE: OmniDiagnostics™ is an option that can be  
purchased for your Omniclone Xi™ unit. Please  
contact Logicube if you wish to purchase any of the  
option packages.  
OmniDiagnostics™ Features  
Scan Target Mode  
Scan Target mode scans the Target drives for weak  
and bad data sectors. It uses the Read-Verify  
command of the ATA specification to detect bad or  
weak spots on the Target drives. When a suspect  
area of the drive is detected, a sector-by-sector  
analysis is performed.  
If a given sector is read incorrectly one or more  
times out of 10 tries, it is considered to be weak. If it  
is read incorrectly 10 times out of 10, it is  
considered to be bad.  
Any drive that shows weak sectors should be  
returned to the manufacturer or retired due to the  
higher risk of potential data loss.  
When using Scan Target mode there are two levels  
of scanning speed to choose from:  
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Fast (Default) – This is the fastest.  
Thorough – This is the most thorough.  
The Thorough operation writes patterns to some  
sectors, which can cause data corruption. Use this  
setting only when data loss is not an issue.  
Scan Target Mode Step-by-Step  
1. From anywhere in the menu system, press the  
Set button to enter the Settings menu.  
2. Press the Cloning Mode icon that appears in the  
upper left-hand corner. A list of the available  
cloning modes appears.  
3. Press the “Scan” icon, the Scan Target™  
settings screen will appear.  
4. Adjust the “SPEED” setting as needed.  
5. You may now double-click the “Start/Stop”  
button 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. When finished, the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ will  
notify you and display a list of the scanned  
drives along with bad or weak sectors found on  
each drive.  
7. After reviewing the summary, touch the Back  
icon to return to the main menu.  
Repair Target Mode  
Repair Target mode scans Target drives using a  
Logicube exclusive algorithm in an attempt to repair  
all weak and bad sectors encountered. Please note  
that this process can take a long time.  
The Repair Target operation directly manipulates  
the contents of the Target drive with no effort being  
made to retain the original data. It does not prompt  
the user when a bad sector is reallocated so any  
data on a repaired sector is lost.  
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Repair Target Mode Step-by-Step  
1. From anywhere in the menu system, press the  
Set button to enter the Settings menu.  
2. Press the Cloning Mode icon that appears in the  
upper left-hand corner. A list of the available  
cloning modes appears.  
3. Press the “Repair” icon, the Repair Target™  
settings screen will appear.  
4. You may now double-click the “Start/Stop”  
button 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.  
5. When finished, the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ will  
notify you and display a list of the scanned  
drives along with bad, weak and repaired  
sectors found on each drive.  
6. After reviewing the summary, touch the Back  
icon to return to the main menu.  
WipeClean™ Target Mode  
The WipeClean™ Target mode erases all data on  
the Target drives. 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.  
WipeClean™ 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.  
For example, if you set the Value to “0xff” and the  
number of iterations (the value of n in the above  
formula) to 1, WipeClean™ will perform a total of  
three passes, first writing all 0’s then again writing  
all 1’s. Then one more pass will be made that  
leaves a repeating “FF” pattern.  
By default, WipeClean™ is set to erase data  
according to Department of Defense (DoD)  
specification M-5220. This setting is 3 passes and  
a final pattern of “0xF6”.  
Set the number of passes to 0 for a single pass of  
the chosen pattern. This method is acceptable for  
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quickly wiping a drive where removal of sensitive  
information is not an issue.  
WipeClean™ Settings  
The following settings are used in configuring  
WipeClean™ Target mode:  
Passes – Determines how many passes of all 0’s  
and all 1’s are written to the drive. The default is 1  
for compliance with DoD M-5220.  
Value – Select the value to be written on the last  
pass. The options are 0xf6, 0x00, 0xff, and Random  
(DoD default). (The Random setting will fill the  
Target drive with a pseudo random pattern.)  
Speed – The speed can be manually set from  
UDMA 5 to PIO-SLOW.  
NOTE: The unit will run at the fastest possible  
speed as long as a drive is attached to the Master  
position. This should not be an actual Master drive  
as a pattern will be written to part of the drive and it  
will be rendered unbootable.  
If no drive is attached to the Master position the unit  
will still wipe the Target drives, but it will run at  
speeds ranging from 60 – 100 MB/min.  
Wipeclean™ Target Step-by-Step  
1. From anywhere in the menu system, press the  
Set button to enter the Settings menu.  
2. Press the Cloning Mode icon that appears in the  
upper left-hand corner. A list of the available  
cloning modes appears.  
3. Press the “WipeOut” icon, the Wipeclean  
Target™ settings screen will appear.  
4. Touch the “Passes” icon to set the number of  
passes. Use the numeric keypad to enter the  
number of passes. Press OK when finished.  
5. Touch the “Value” icon to scroll through the  
different patterns.  
6. Touch the “Speed” icon to choose the best  
speed, if necessary.  
NOTE: The unit will automatically adjust itself to  
the best speed for the attached drives.  
7. Press the Start/Stop button twice.  
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8. A message will appear stating that portions of  
your Target drive will be overwritten. If you are  
prepared to continue, choose “<Yes>”. If you  
wish to abort the operation, choose “<No>”.  
9. If “<Yes>” is chosen, a second message will  
appear stating that you are about to erase the  
Target. If you wish to continue, choose “<Yes>”.  
If you want to abort the operation, choose  
“<No>”.  
10. If “<Yes>” is chosen, the WipeClean™ Target  
operation will begin and a status screen will  
appear.  
11. The Logicube Omniclone Xi™ will notify you  
when erasing is complete. Press the Back icon  
to return to the main menu.  
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6. The Database/Barcode Option  
Introduction  
The Logicube Database/Barcode Option gives your  
Omniclone Xi™ the ability to record vital cloning  
information and store it on the Compact Flash (CF)  
drive. This information is stored in a format that is  
easily read by most database programs (i.e.  
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, dBase, etc.).  
The information is gathered from the cloning  
session, drive firmware and the optional Barcode  
Scanner.  
NOTE: The Database/Barcode option can be  
purchased for your Omniclone Xi™ unit. Please  
contact Logicube if you wish to purchase any of the  
option packages.  
System Contents  
When the Logicube Database/Barcode option is  
purchased, it comes with the following items:  
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A Barcode Scanning Wand, (this plugs into the  
PS/2 connector in front of the Omniclone-Xi™).  
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A User’s Manual for the Barcode Scanner.  
A User’s Manual for the DataBase™ option.  
A sheet that contains the code to unlock the  
Logicube DataBase™ option.  
NOTE: Step-by-step instructions for unlocking  
the option are discussed under “Set Option” on  
page 25.  
Compact Flash (CF) Files  
The Logicube Database/Barcode option adds two  
files to the Compact Flash (CF) drive. The two files  
are Config.txt and Database.csv.  
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Breakdown of Config.txt  
Information collected by the Database option is  
governed by a “Config List”. This list contains all  
of the items that the Database will record. It also  
indicates whether or not the Barcode Scanner is  
used. Config lists can be created with the  
Omniclone-Xi™, (or from a text editor like  
Notepad.exe). The lists are stored together in a file  
called Config.txt. This file is stored on the CF  
drive.  
A Config List with all of the options chosen looks  
like the list below:  
[Title]  
IncludeHeaders  
UnitSN  
UnitFirmware  
Scan1-OperatorBadge  
Scan2-BatchNo  
Scan3-Location  
Time  
Date  
MasterModel  
MasterSerial  
TargetModels  
TargetSerials  
Mode  
Outcome  
[Title] - This is a user-entered name for the Config  
List. The name should be 18 characters or less.  
IncludeHeaders – If this line is included, it tells the  
database to put headers as the first line of data in  
the Database.csv file.  
UnitSN – This is the serial number of the  
Omniclone-Xi™ unit.  
UnitFirmware – This is the Omniclone-Xi’s current  
Firmware.  
Scan1-UserEnteredName1 – This is the first line of  
information collected by the Barcode Scanner (i.e.  
Operator’s Badge Number). The entered name  
needs to be 18 characters or less.  
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Scan2- UserEnteredName2 – This is the second  
line of data collected by the Barcode Scanner (i.e.  
Batch Number). The entered name needs to be 18  
characters or less.  
Scan3- UserEnteredName3 – This is the third line  
of information collected by the Barcode Scanner  
(i.e. Location Number). The entered name needs to  
be 18 characters or less.  
Time – This records the time that the cloning  
session completed. The time comes from the  
Omniclone-Xi’s own internal clock.  
Date – This records the date from the unit’s internal  
clock.  
NOTE: Please refer to “Time/Date Settings” in  
Chapter 3: Cloning Modes for more information  
on how to set the internal clock.  
MasterModel – This line records the Model  
Number of the Master drive.  
MasterSerial – This line records the Serial Number  
of the Master Drive.  
TargetModels – This line records the Model  
Number of each Target drive connected to the  
Omniclone-Xi.  
TargetSerials - This line records the Serial Number  
of each Target drive connected to the Omniclone-  
Xi.  
Mode – This line records the Cloning Mode used  
(i.e. Clever, Mirror, etc.)  
Outcome – This records whether or not the cloning  
session was completed successfully. It will either  
say PASS or FAIL.  
Database.csv  
The Logicube DataBase™ option writes all of the  
collected information to a file named Database.csv.  
The “csv” extension stands for “comma separated  
values” and is a common database format. It can  
be read by most database programs (i.e. Microsoft  
Excel, Microsoft Access, dBase, etc.). This file is  
stored on the Compact Flash (CF) drive.  
A typical .CSV file opened in a text editor looks  
something like this:  
TEST, Date, MasterModel, TargetModels-1, TargetModels-2, TargetModels-3,  
TargetModels-4, TargetModels-5, TargetModels-6, TargetModels-7,  
TargetModels-8, TargetModels-9, TargetModels-10, Mode, Outcome, 5/18/05,  
WDC WD400BB-22HEA1, ST380023AS, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA,  
Mirror, SUCCESS  
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We can see from this example that a Master drive  
was cloned to a single Target drive on May 18,  
2005. Mirror Clone mode was used and the cloning  
session completed successfully.  
NOTE: The database.csv file will continue to  
receive data from cloning sessions until it is  
renamed or deleted, at which point a new  
database.csv file will be created. If you need to  
change Config Lists, make sure that you rename or  
remove the old database.csv file from the CF drive.  
Database Step–by-Step  
NOTE: This procedure goes from attaching the  
Barcode Scanner to choosing a Config List to  
running the cloning session and collecting the  
database.csv file. It is a basic rundown of the  
Database process. Details such as the menu  
options and the Barcode Scanner will be discussed  
later in the chapter.  
1. Attach the Barcode Scanner to the PS/2 Port  
on the front of the Omniclone-Xi unit.  
2. Insert the Compact Flash (CF) Drive in the  
CF Slot and power up the unit.  
3. From the Main Screen, press the Set button.  
4. Touch the General Preferences icon in the  
Lower left-hand corner of the screen.  
5. Touch the Database icon. This will open the  
Database Settings Menu.  
NOTE: If the Database/Barcode option is not  
enabled, a warning message will appear and the  
Database Menu will not open.  
6. Touch the Select Config icon. It will bring up  
all of the Config Lists that are stored in the  
Config.txt file that is on the CF Drive.  
7. Touch the desired Config List. A check mark  
will appear next to it. Touch OK.  
NOTE: Once a Config List is chosen, the name of  
the list will appear at the top of the Database Menu.  
8. Touch the Database icon to set it to ON, (the  
default is OFF).  
9. Touch the Back icon twice to go back to the  
Cloning Settings Menu. Change the settings  
as desired.  
10. Press START/STOP to begin cloning.  
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11. When the cloning Session is finished, the unit  
will write data to the database.csv file. If one  
or more “Scan” lines are in the Config List,  
then the User will be prompted to use the  
Barcode Scanner.  
Fig 3. Barcode Scan Prompt  
12. When prompted, aim the Barcode Scanner at  
the Barcode to be read. Hold the scanner at  
an angle about 6 – 8 inches from the  
barcode. Hold down the trigger until the  
Scanner beeps.  
13. After the data is collected, the unit will stop  
with a “clone successful” message.  
14. At this point the database.csv file can be  
copied from the CF drive and imported into  
the database program of your choice. Use  
USB Mode to gain access to your CF drive.  
Database Settings Menu  
The Logicube DataBase™ Menu is made up of six  
different settings:  
Select Config – This setting allows the user to  
choose a Config List from the Config.txt file. A  
checkmark appears next to the selected list.  
On the Config.txt file itself, the active list is denoted  
by an asterisk ( * ) located next to the list title.  
Database Off/On – This setting tells the  
Omniclone-Xi to run the Database function during  
the next cloning session. It will continue to do so  
until the setting is turned off.  
Printer Menu – This setting prints the collected  
data through a printer that is connected to the  
parallel port of the Omniclone-Xi™. When opened,  
this setting will prompt the user to enter the number  
of entries to be printed. For example, if 20 clones  
have been performed with the database turned on,  
the user can select any number of entries up to 20.  
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NOTE: Any standard printer can be used as long  
as it is able to print from plain ASCII codes.  
Manage Database – This allows the user to delete  
one or more Config Lists from the Config.txt file.  
Create Config – This setting allows the user to  
create a new Config List. Once the list is finished, it  
is saved to the Config.txt file.  
Creating a New Config List, Step-by-Step  
1. From the Main Screen, press the Set button  
to go to the Settings Menu, then touch the  
General Preferences icon, followed by the  
Database icon. Once in the Database Menu,  
touch the Create Config. icon.  
2. Touch the checkbox next to each line of data  
you want to add to the Config List. When the  
line is selected, a checkmark will appear.  
3. When the “Scan1”, “Scan2” or “Scan3” lines  
are chosen, an alphanumeric keypad will  
come up on the touch screen. Enter a label  
for the Scan line and touch OK when  
finished. This label is later used in the Scan  
prompt that appears at the end of the cloning  
session.  
NOTE: Pressing the ALT button on the  
alphanumeric keypad will bring up lower-case  
letters. Pressing ALT again will bring up numbers  
as well as special characters ($, %, &, etc.).  
Pressing ALT again goes back to capital letters.  
4. Once the desired lines have been chosen,  
touch OK to go to another alphanumeric  
keypad. Enter a title for the Config List.  
NOTE: Config List names as well as Scan Line  
labels can be 18 characters or less (including  
spaces).  
5. Once a name has been entered, touch OK to  
go back to the Database Settings screen.  
NOTE: Config Lists can also be created or  
modified with a Text Editor in a PC (i.e.  
Notepad.exe for Windows). Make sure that the  
correct formatting is followed if this method is  
used.  
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THE DATABASE/BARCODE OPTION  
Barcode Scanner  
The Barcode Scanner is used to enter data that is  
not accessible from inside the Omniclone-Xi™ unit.  
The data could include things such as an Operator  
Badge number or other data that is in barcode form.  
As of this writing, the Barcode scanner wand that  
ships with the Database/Barcode option is a CCD-  
LR (Long Range) Scanner made by Wasp  
Technologies (Model # WLR-7100).  
Barcode Scanner Settings  
The Barcode Scanner is designed to plug into the  
Omniclone-Xi™ and work without any special  
settings. However, there are a few basic settings  
available to customize the Barcode Scanner.  
To use the settings below, just scan them with the  
Barcode Scanner while it is plugged into the  
Omniclone-Xi™ unit and powered up. The scanner  
will emit a double-beep when it reads the barcode.  
NOTE: The DataBase™ function does not need to  
be running for the Barcode scanner to scan Factory  
Settings.  
Factory Default – Scan this barcode to set your  
Barcode scanner back to the factory default  
settings.  
Autosense Stand Mode – Scan this barcode to  
enable the “Hands-Free Autosense” feature of your  
Barcode Scanner. This allows the user to use the  
scanner without pressing the trigger or holding the  
wand. Scan the Factory Defaults barcode above to  
disable the feature.  
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NOTE: A hands-free stand is available from Wasp  
Technologies.  
Beep Settings – These settings change the volume  
level of the “beep” that the scanner emits when it  
successfully reads a barcode.  
Enable Bar Code Symbiologies – This setting  
allows your scanner to read all types of barcodes  
(i.e. UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13, etc.). This setting  
may be necessary if you are utilizing an unusual  
barcode type.  
NOTE: Advanced barcode settings are available in  
the User’s Manual that is included with your  
Barcode Scanner. It is not advised to use these  
settings as they may interfere with the functionality  
of the Barcode Scanner on the Omniclone-Xi™.  
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7. Using the USB Port  
Introduction  
The integral USB port on your Logicube Omniclone  
Xi™ provides connectivity of your CF drive or  
Master hard drive (the unit’s Master drive) to any  
USB-enabled PC. Both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 are  
supported.  
USB connectivity is available for the Master drive  
only. It allows the drive to connect to Windows as  
an external USB drive. If the Master partition is  
readable by Windows it will receive a drive letter  
and then can be accessed through Windows like  
any other drive.  
Minimum requirements  
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A Logicube Omniclone Xi™ unit with integral  
USB port.  
A 586 or better PC compatible computer with a  
floppy or CD-ROM drive.  
An available USB port on the PC. USB 1.1 and  
USB 2.0 are automatically supported.  
Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP  
operating system (for drive access under  
Windows).  
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A floppy disk or CD-ROM with Windows  
98/98SE USB drivers installed. No drivers need  
be installed for ME/2000/XP.  
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USING THE USB PORT  
How to use under Windows (for Master Drive Management)  
1. Make sure a Master drive is properly attached to  
your Logicube Omniclone Xi™.  
2. Make sure your PC is running Win98 or above.  
3. Connect the USB cable (provided) to a PC USB  
slot on one end. Do not attach the other end to  
the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ yet.  
4. Set the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ to USB mode:  
5. From anywhere in the menu system, press the  
Set button to enter the Settings menu.  
6. Press the Cloning Mode icon that appears in the  
upper left-hand corner. A list of the available  
cloning modes appears.  
7. Press the “USB Mode” icon, The Logicube  
Omniclone Xi™ will power up the Master drive.  
A prompt will appear saying that it is safe to  
attach the USB Cable.  
8. Attach the USB cable to the Logicube  
Omniclone Xi™. You should now see some  
activity on your PC screen, which depends on  
the operating system.  
9. If running ME/2000/XP your drive will  
automatically be mounted and drive letters  
assigned to all recognizable partitions.  
10. If running 98/98SE you will be prompted to  
install drivers. At the “have disk…” prompt  
please point the PC to the drivers folder of the  
CD-ROM (provided), and the installation should  
complete smoothly.  
11. The Master Drive is now visible on Windows as  
an external drive. Any partitions that can be  
accessed by your Operating System will be  
assigned a Drive Letter.  
Removing USB devices  
Before physically disconnecting the USB cloning  
adapter and/or shutting down power to the  
Logicube Omniclone Xi™, the unit has to be  
properly "unmounted" from Windows. To do that:  
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1. Locate the USB icon in the system tray (typically  
at the bottom right of screen).  
2. Click the icon once.  
3. Wait for Windows to bring up a message that it is  
safe to remove the device. (Different versions of  
windows will behave slightly differently).  
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8. Compact Flash (CF) Card  
Introduction  
The Logicube Omniclone Xi™ comes with a 64MB  
Compact Flash (CF) Drive that is inserted in a CF  
slot at the back of the unit. This little drive is used  
mostly for loading software on the Logicube  
Omniclone Xi™, but it has other functions such as  
storage for the Database/Barcode Option.  
NOTE: It is highly recommended that the CF Card  
be left inside the Omniclone-Xi for optimal  
performance.  
NOTE: Please check our website periodically at  
posted there.  
To load new software from the CF Drive, please  
refer to the procedure “Loading Software Using  
the Compact Flash” which is found in Chapter 9:  
Software loading Instructions.  
Inserting and Removing the Compact Flash  
1. At the back of the Logicube Omniclone Xi™  
is a Compact Flash (CF) slot. Make sure that  
it is clear.  
2. Hold the CF Drive so that the Logicube label  
faces up.  
3. Slide the CF Drive into the CF slot. As it  
slides into place, the eject button will slide  
out.  
4. To remove the CF Drive, simply press in the  
eject button. The drive will slide out.  
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Connecting the CF Drive to Windows via USB  
This is necessary to load new software files to the  
CF Drive. The CF drive is connected through  
Windows via the Software Setup Screen.  
Connecting Through the Software Setup Menu  
USB connectivity is available for the CF drive  
through the Software Setup Screen. This screen  
resides in the unit’s Firmware and is not affected by  
the software.  
1. Make sure your PC is running in Windows 98 or  
above.  
2. Connect the USB cable (provided) to a PC USB  
slot on one end. Do not attach the other end to  
the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ yet.  
3. Boot The Logicube Omniclone Xi™ while  
holding down the Start/Stop button. The unit  
will boot to the Software Setup Menu.  
4. Use the Select button to Scroll down to “Engage  
CF to USB”. Press the Start/Stop button.  
5. A prompt will appear saying that the unit is in  
USB Mode.  
6. Attach the USB cable to the Logicube  
Omniclone Xi™. You should now see some  
activity on your PC screen, which depends on  
the operating system.  
7. If running ME/2000/XP your drive will  
automatically be mounted and a drive letter will  
be assigned to it.  
8. If running 98/98SE you will be prompted to  
install drivers. At the “have disk…” prompt  
please point the PC to the drivers floppy  
(provided), and the installation should complete  
smoothly.  
9. The CF Drive is now visible on Windows as an  
external drive. You can copy software update  
files, or anything else to/from the drive.  
Removing USB devices  
Before physically disconnecting the USB cloning  
adapter and/or shutting down power to the  
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Logicube Omniclone Xi™, the unit has to be  
properly "unmounted" from Windows. To do that:  
1. Locate the USB icon in the system tray (typically  
at the bottom right of screen).  
2. Click the icon once.  
3. Wait for Windows to bring up a message that it is  
safe to remove the device. (Different versions of  
windows will behave slightly differently).  
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9. User Replaceable Hardware  
Introduction  
Many of the components that make up the Logicube  
Omniclone Xi™ are designed to be removable by  
the user. This includes drive cables, drive stations  
and even the power supply itself. This is beneficial  
in a production setting where a company cannot  
afford to send in an entire 10-Target duplication unit  
to repair one drive station. Instead, Logicube can  
ship a new drive station module and the user can  
install it in less than one minute.  
NOTE: Users who operate the Omniclone Xi™ unit  
in a large production setting are advised to keep  
spare cables, drive stations and even an extra  
power supply handy in case of emergency.  
Drive Cables  
The UDMA, power and SATA Cables that connect  
Master and Target drives to the Omniclone Xi™ are  
designed to withstand up to 500  
insertions/extractions. This means that through  
proper handling, the cables can be pulled off and  
attached to 500 different drives before the heads  
start to wear out. Improper handling of the cables  
can cause this number to go down significantly.  
Because the drive cables have a significant shelf  
life, they are considered consumable items and are  
not covered under the same warranty as the  
Omniclone Xi™ unit. Please contact Logicube  
Sales if you need to purchase replacement cables.  
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Proper Handling of Drive Cables  
UDMA Cables – When removing the cable from a  
drive, be sure to pull on the white tab that is  
attached to the head. DO NOT pull on the cable  
itself as this will diminish cable life.  
Power cables – Remove the cable from the drive  
by gripping the white plastic head firmly and pulling  
straight out. Do NOT pull on the wires as this will  
damage the cable.  
SATA Cables – Remove the cable from the drive  
by gripping the black plastic head firmly and pulling  
straight out. DO NOT twist or pull by the cable as  
this will shorten cable life.  
Drive Stations  
The “Drive Stations” of the Omniclone Xi™ refer to  
the connection plates of each Master and Target  
position. These plates are very rugged and able to  
withstand thousands of cloning sessions. However,  
damaged or incorrectly connected drives can  
damage the Drive Station. When this occurs, the  
station can be easily replaced by the user.  
Replacement Drive Station Modules are available  
from Logicube. Please contact Logicube Sales for  
more information.  
Removal and Installation of a Drive Station  
1. Turn off the power to the unit and unplug the  
power supply cord.  
2. Remove the drive and any cables from the  
non-functional Drive Station.  
3. Loosen the two thumb-screws located on  
either side of the Drive Station.  
4. Pull straight up on the thumb-screws, the  
Drive Station should come right out.  
5. Installation of the Drive Station is the  
opposite of removal.  
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Power Supply  
The OCXi and OCX5i models have an internal  
power supply that can also be replaced by the user.  
When it is determined that the power supply needs  
to be replaced, please follow the procedure below:  
Replacement Power Supplies are available from  
Logicube. Please contact Logicube Sales for more  
information.  
NOTE: The Omniclone OCX2i uses a separate  
power supply that is not physically connected to the  
unit.  
Removal and Installation of the Power Supply  
1. Remove the AC Power Cord from the power  
supply.  
2. Remove the two screws located on either  
side of the Power Supply.  
3. Turn the unit over and remove the six screws  
that hold the power supply to the bottom of  
the unit.  
4. Lift up on the power supply module to remove  
it from the unit.  
5. Disconnect the cable harness from the main  
circuit board.  
6. Installation of the Power Supply is the  
opposite of removal.  
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10. Software Loading Instructions  
Logicube Omniclone Xi ™ Software Updating Procedures  
New and improved software will appear from time to  
time on our web site at www.logicube.com. It is  
possible to update the operating software in the  
field by a user.  
Two common ways are available:  
1. Using the Compact Flash card  
2. Using a parallel port connection  
NOTE: Logicube provides a floppy disk that  
contains a backup copy of the Logicube Omniclone  
Xi™ software. This software is already loaded on  
your unit.  
Loading Software Using the Compact Flash  
The new software (a single file always called  
ocx.h86) has to be placed on the root directory of  
the Compact Flash (CF). If a CF reader/writer is  
available on your computer, ocx.h86 simply needs  
to be copied to the root directory, possibly  
overwriting the older version that’s already there.  
Another file called ocxcfldr.h86 also needs to be on  
the root directory of the Compact Flash Card.  
NOTE: If a reader is not present, the Logicube  
Omniclone Xi™ itself, in conjunction with the USB  
dongle can be configured to behave like a CF  
reader/writer. Please refer to “Connecting  
Through the Software Setup Menu” in Chapter 7:  
Compact Flash (CF) Drive.  
Once the new ocx.h86 file is present on the CF, it is  
a simple matter to make it “re-flash” the unit:  
1. Remove the Master Drive from the unit if it is  
connected.  
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2. Boot The Logicube Omniclone Xi™ while  
holding down the Start/Stop button. The unit  
will boot to the Software Setup Menu.  
3. Use the Select button to Scroll down to  
“Engage CF to USB”. Press the Start/Stop  
button.  
4. . The status lights should light up for 15 – 20  
seconds, then start to blink.  
5. After about 30-40 seconds the unit will re-  
boot to the new software.  
6. Check the version and date of this software  
by pressing the “About” icon at the main  
menu screen.  
Loading Software Through the Parallel Port  
This is a legacy method to load software, and  
should only be used in situations where the CF  
method cannot be used.  
A host PC with an EPP 1.9 capable parallel port is  
required to successfully load new software on to the  
Logicube Omniclone Xi™ with the parallel port  
connection.  
The host PC must also contain a partition that can  
be accessed when booted from a floppy diskette  
(i.e. a FAT16 or a FAT 32 type partition). Please  
verify that the host PC has a compatible port by  
examining the port configuration in the PC BIOS.  
Host PC preparation  
If running Windows 9.x, reboot and press F8 and  
then select "Command prompt only". The PC will  
boot into DOS.  
1. Create a temporary directory on the host PC.  
2. Copy the following software update files to the  
temporary directory: update.exe, ocx_load.h86,  
ocx.h86. You can copy them from the supplied  
Software Update diskette or from files  
downloaded from www.logicube.com.  
Once the above has been accomplished, perform  
the following:  
1. Attach the parallel cable between the host PC  
and Logicube Omniclone Xi™.  
2. Change to the new temporary directory and run  
"update.exe" (or "update bidi" if Bi Directional  
mode is used) and then follow the instructions  
below.  
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Note: Windows 2000 and NT that have NTFS file  
systems cannot be used since NTFS is not  
accessible through DOS. The file systems that are  
compatible include FAT16 and FAT32. One  
possible workaround for this is to configure the boot  
diskette to create a RAMDRIVE and then copy and  
run the update files from that drive.  
Logicube Omniclone Xi™ Software Update  
Note: Make sure the update is running on the PC  
and the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ is connected to  
the host PC via the supplied parallel cable.  
1. Remove the Master Drive from the unit if it is  
connected.  
2. Boot The Logicube Omniclone Xi™ while  
holding down the Start/Stop button. The unit  
will boot to the Software Setup Menu.  
3. Use the Select button to Scroll down to “Load  
SW to P.Port”. Press the Start/Stop button.  
4. Follow any LCD on-screen prompts. The PC  
should indicate that the software update is  
loading. The update will run for one to three  
minutes after which the Logicube Omniclone  
Xi™ will restart.  
5. Check the version and date of this software by  
pressing the “About” icon at the main menu  
screen.  
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FAQ’s  
Q. By comparison my Logicube Omniclone Xi™ appears to be operating slower than other units.  
A. Make sure that your unit is using the latest software. Visit http://www.logicube.com/ and go to  
the support page to view the latest software level and if necessary download the software for  
your system.  
Q. Drive information as displayed on the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ Drive Info screen does not  
agree with the label fixed to the target HDD. Example: The number of cylinders displayed is  
different than the label  
A. Drive labels will only show Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors for a maximum of 8.5GB (example:  
16383, 16, 63.) The actual drive parameters will be displayed both in drive information, and in  
the printed session report. Most of the newer drives only have an LBA (Logical Block  
Addressing) value printed on the label showing the drive's capacity in sectors  
Q. Cloning data to or from a Western Digital HDD is not working properly.  
A. Most Western Digital drives require that the jumpers be removed for a capture to work. The  
exception to this statement is for the Western Digital “Xpert” series Hard Drives (an older  
manufactured version), where the jumper is set to the master position.  
Q. I’m trying to update my Logicube Omniclone Xi™ with the latest software but I cannot get my  
PC to communicate with the unit.  
A. The PC must be set up to communicate in the Bi-directional mode through the BIOS setup.  
Refer to your PC user manual. Also, you could try to update the unit using the Compact  
Flash card. Instructions on how to do that are available elsewhere in this manual.  
Q: Do Target drives have to be formatted and partitioned prior to cloning?  
A: No. Target drives do not need to be formatted, partitioned or otherwise modified prior to  
cloning. The Logicube Omniclone Xi™ disregards everything on the Target drive, reformatting  
and partitioning it during cloning.  
Q: Are NT 4GB FAT16 partitions (also known as “NT FAT”) supported by the Logicube  
Omniclone Xi™?  
A: Yes, through Mirror Clone™ mode only.  
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Q: Can the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ clone partitions created with file systems such as UNIX,  
LINUX and HPFS?  
A: Yes, but results are guaranteed only if they are cloned between identical Master and Target  
drives. However, partitions of some versions of UNIX will self-repair upon the first boot.  
Q: Can the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ defragment a partition?  
A: Yes. Refer to Chapter 4: Cloning Modes and Settings for information on using Selective  
Partitions to defragment a FAT partition while cloning.  
Q: Can the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ clone between dissimilar drives?  
A: Yes. For Master drives that contain FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS partitions, the Logicube  
Omniclone Xi™ will take care of all the necessary adjustments to ensure that a Target drive of  
any size will be valid and bootable. Many combinations of Master and Target drives sizes up to  
300 GB were tested and found to be valid.  
Unknown partition types, however, are cloned in mirror mode and typically require very similar if  
not identical Master and Target drives to guarantee a successful clone.  
Q: Can I clone to/from drives larger than 8.5 Gigabytes?  
A: Yes. The Omniclone Xi™ was designed to support drives larger than 137 GB in capacity.  
However, note that some PC's cannot "see" drives larger than 8.5 GB due to BIOS limitations.  
Q: Can I clone from a larger drive to a smaller drive?  
A: Yes, as long as the data content of each Master partition is able to fit into the scaled down size  
of the corresponding Target partition. Otherwise, an error message will be displayed indicating  
that the Solitaire Turbo™ is unable to fit the data onto the Target drive.  
The error "Cannot fit data to Target" can also be caused by a badly fragmented Master drive. In  
such cases, defragmenting the Master will generally resolve the issue.  
Note that an NTFS partition can only be scaled down by approximately 55% due to the master file  
table (MFT) that resides in the center of the partition.  
Q: Can I clone to/from laptop drives?  
A: Yes. Logicube sells 2.5" drive adapters, and can provide adapters to many of the special drive  
connections on the market. Please call for availability.  
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Q: How does the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ handle Windows NT Security Identification (SID)  
duplication issues?  
A: The Logicube Omniclone Xi™ does duplicate the SID. Because of this, it is recommended that  
a SID changer be installed on the Master drive so that the first time the newly cloned Target is  
booted-up, all SID's will be replaced with fresh ones.  
There are a number of SID changer utilities available. A freeware SID changer is available at  
www.sysinternals.com for download. Note that Logicube assumes no responsibility for this or any  
third party software, and can only provide limited support in its use.  
Q: How does the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ handle bad sectors encountered on the Master and  
Target drives during cloning?  
A: On the Master drive, if OmniDiagnostic™ has been installed and its Recover feature has been  
enabled, the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ will attempt to recover the data from any bad sectors  
encountered.  
If OmniDiagnostic™ has not been installed or its Recover feature has not been enabled, the  
Logicube Omniclone Xi™ will immediately skip over any bad sectors on the Master drive. Note  
that several attempts will be made to correctly read the sector before skipping.  
On the Target drive, with the Verify setting enabled, the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ will also skip  
over any bad sectors. If the Verify setting is disabled, the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ will not detect  
bad sectors on the Target and the cloning procedure will continue regardless.  
Note that newer drives perform automatic bad sector reallocation on their own and will, therefore,  
rarely show a bad sector.  
Q: Can I clone drives with virus protection software installed?  
A: Yes, but remember to decline the "repair" of the target drive should a virus protection program  
complain about an altered master boot record, etc.  
Q: How does the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ determine the size of partitions to create on the  
Target drive?  
A: In the default Cleve Clone mode, all known partition types (i.e. FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS) are  
scaled proportionally to the ratio of Master/Target size. Note, however, that FAT16 partitions will  
not exceed 2.1 GB when scaled up, nor be smaller than 32 MB when scaled down.  
All unknown partitions (e.g. HPFS, UNIX, etc.) are mirrored, that is they maintain their size.  
Q: What is the difference between 100% (Mirror) Clone™ and Clever Clone™?  
A: 100% Clone™ simply copies the user-designated percentage of all sectors on a hard drive  
starting from sector one. It does not look at drive structures and thus can copy any type of known  
or unknown partition.  
Clever Clone™ analyzes the drive structures prior to cloning and only copies sectors that are  
occupied by useful files and data. It also adjusts the various drive structures to assure a valid and  
fully partitioned target drive. For these reasons, Clever Clone™ is the default cloning mode, and  
recommended for use wherever possible.  
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Q: Can the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ correctly clone hard drives with dual boot configurations,  
even in conjunction with NTFS?  
A: Yes. The Logicube Omniclone Xi™ will clone a FAT16 followed by either an NTFS or another  
FAT16 partition correctly and adjust all the necessary structures so that dual booting is possible.  
It will also correctly handle dual boot configurations that use the same partition.  
Troubleshooting Guide  
Q: Why do I sometimes see transfer speeds that exceed 3.5 GB/min and then other times as slow  
as 200 MB/min?  
A: There are many factors that determine transfer speed. For example, the speed of the cloning  
operation is governed by the slowest drive being used. If an older drive is used as either Master  
or Target, chances are it cannot sustain a high data transfer rate. Newer drives have faster  
electronics and lager on-drive caches that allow them to reach transfer rates of 33 MB/sec or  
more.  
The type of cloning operation performed can also affect transfer speeds. When cloning FAT16  
partitions, it is sometimes necessary to change the cluster class of the partition. In such cases,  
the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ utilizes a more complex method of ensuring it creates a valid Target  
drive.  
With OmniDiagnostic™ installed and its Recover feature enabled, the Logicube Omniclone Xi™  
will attempt to recover data from bad or weak sectors found on the Master drive. This is a time  
consuming operation that could cause the overall cloning speed to drop significantly.  
Q: The Logicube Omniclone Xi™ does not recognize my Master/Target drive.  
A: Make sure that the drive jumpers are set to Master/Single. Drive jumper settings can be found  
at the drive manufacturer’s web site. Also, check the condition of the power and data cables; they  
are rated for a maximum of 500 insertions. New cable sets can be ordered from Logicube.  
Q: My Target drive will not boot. Why?  
A: Please check several things:  
First, make sure that the correct CHS Mode was selected for the Target drive. This will depend  
upon the capacity of the Target drive and on the BIOS of the PC in which it will be used. Check  
with the hard drive and PC manufacturers to determine which CHS mode is best as different  
BIOS systems use different translation methods for large (> 528 MB) capacity drives. See  
Chapter 4: Cloning Modes and Settings for more information on the CHS Mode preference  
setting.  
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Also check and make sure that the first partition selected for cloning on the Master drive consists  
of a bootable operating system. It is possible to select a data-only partition to be cloned.  
However, if it becomes the first partition on the Target, a PC will not consider that drive to be a  
valid boot drive.  
Finally, scan and check the Master drive for possible problems using a hard drive utility such as  
Window’s Scandisk or Chkdsk. Some problems may not show up with casual booting of the  
Master, but things such as cross-linked clusters can cause serious cloning errors.  
Q: All but the first partition is missing from the Target drive. How did that happen?  
A: This is usually the result of having the wrong CHS translation mode for the Target drive being  
used. See Chapter 4: Cloning for information on selecting a CHS mode.  
Q: Why do I have un-partitioned free space at the end of my Target drive?  
A: This typically occurs when the Master drive has FAT16 partitions only and the Target is much  
larger than the Master. FAT16 partitions cannot scale up to more than 2.1GB each. FAT32 and  
NTFS partitions do not suffer from this limitation and will always be scaled up to fill the target  
drive.  
This can also happen if Mirror Clone™ is used to clone from a small drive to a larger Target drive.  
Q: I receive the error: "Drive error– either the speed setting is too high, or a bad sector was  
encountered". What is causing this?  
A: This error is typically the result of using slower (older) drives, or using drives that have weak or  
bad sectors. Defragmenting the master drive or adjusting the Speed setting to a slower mode can  
sometimes resolve this error.  
Q: Why do I receive a ''Not Enough Memory'' error when running Scandisk or Defragment on  
cloned Windows 9.x systems?  
A: This issue only applies to FAT32 partitions. The error occurs because both Scandisk and  
Defragment cannot handle the increased number of clusters that exist when Targets larger than 8  
GB have been cloned from Master drives smaller than 8 GB.  
To prevent the problem from occurring, change the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ default Clever  
Clone™ mode to Selective Partitions™. Then select the Defragment copy method for the  
partition(s) you wish to clone. This will resize the clusters and reduce their number.  
Q: Why does my cloned Windows 2000 or Windows XP partition boot to a blue screen?  
A: The CHS mode for cloning needs to be set to LBA-1 or LARGE-1. If one of these was used,  
then set the CHS mode to LBA-2 or LARGE-2. You may also need to set the Speed option to a  
lower setting.  
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Q: Why do I get the error “Can’t fit data to Target” when cloning between drives of the same size?  
A: The drives may be from different manufacturers and the Target actually somewhat smaller  
than the Master. Also, the Master drive may have some data at the very end of the partition. This  
would prevent it from scaling down.  
We recommend that you use a defragment utility on the Master drive before cloning it to the  
Target again.  
Q: My cloning session stops with the error “Error initializing/writing NTFS data.” Why?  
A: This error means that NTFS Clever Clone™ has encountered corrupt data in the boot sector,  
MFT or Volume Bitmap of the Master drive. The drive may still boot in a PC, however.  
Q: My cloning session always stops at a certain point with a “Drive not ready” error message.  
Why?  
A: The Master drive may have too many bad sectors for the unit to skip over. In rare cases,  
sectors can also be too damaged for the unit to skip over. Please refer to the Scan Target and  
Repair Target section of Chapter 5: OmniDiagnostics™.  
Note that if Verify is set to 1% or 100%, the bad sector(s) may be 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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Glossary  
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)  
Built-in software on a motherboard that contains the  
instructions required for a PC to boot, control the  
hard drives, keyboard, monitor and serial  
communications, and perform other low level  
functions.  
CHS (Cylinder, Head, Sector)  
The normal or default translation mode used by a  
PC for hard drives that are 504 MB or smaller in  
capacity. CHS is the only translation mode available  
in older BIOS (generally any made prior to 1994). It  
will only show a maximum drive size of 504 MB no  
matter how large it’s true capacity.  
Cloning, Hard Drive  
The process of copying the contents of one hard  
drive to another with the intent of making an exact  
duplicate.  
Cluster  
The smallest logical measurement of file storage  
space on a hard drive. Every file stored on a drive  
takes up one or more clusters of storage. The  
clusters associated with a file are kept track of in  
the drive’s File Allocation Table (FAT). The  
maximum number of available clusters on a drive  
depends on the available size of the FAT table.  
CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Checking)  
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A method of checking for errors in data transmitted  
from one device to another, e.g. from one hard  
drive to another. With CRC the sending device  
applies a 16- or 32-bit polynomial to a block of data  
to be transmitted and then appends the result to the  
block. The receiving device applies the same  
polynomial to the data block and compares that  
result with the original. If the two values agree, then  
the data has been transmitted without error. If the  
values don’t match, then the sender is notified to  
resend the block of data.  
CRC ensures detection of 99.998% of all possible  
errors.  
Defragment  
The process of taking noncontiguous fragments of a  
data file stored on a hard drive and rearranging  
them into one contiguous group, resulting in  
reduced data access times and more efficient use  
of hard drive space.  
Fragmentation occurs naturally over time as files  
are created, deleted, and modified. Some operating  
systems come with a utility for defragmenting  
drives. Third party defragment utilities are also  
available.  
DMA (Direct Memory Access)  
A method of transferring data from one computer  
device to another directly through main memory  
without passing it through the CPU.  
EIDE (Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics)  
A high-speed electronic interface used for  
transferring data between a computer and the  
computer's hard drive. The theoretical maximum  
IDE transfer rate is 16.6 MB/sec depending on the  
hard drive speed, the transfer mode and the  
operating system.  
FAT (File Allocation Table)  
A table that an operating system uses to locate data  
stored on a hard drive. The FAT system for DOS  
4.0 and above, and for older versions of Windows  
95 is called FAT16. The FAT table for Windows 95  
OSR2 or newer, Windows 98 and Windows ME is  
called FAT32. FAT16 allows for a maximum of  
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65,536 clusters while FAT32 allows for enough  
clusters to support up to two terabytes of data.  
Geometry, Hard Drive  
Hard drive geometry is the set of physical  
characteristics that belongs to a particular drive,  
specifically:  
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The number of platters and cylinders  
The number of tracks per cylinder  
The number of sectors per track, and  
The size of each sector (in bytes)  
IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics)  
An electronic interface used for transferring data  
between a computer and the computer's hard drive.  
Most new computers use an advanced version of  
IDE called Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics  
(EIDE).  
Large  
Also called Extended CHS (ECHS) in some BIOS  
versions, Large is a BIOS translation mode that  
extends the 504 MB drive size barrier of the  
standard CHS mode to 4.2 GB.  
LBA (Logical Block Addressing)  
A translation mode that converts the cylinder, head,  
and sector specifications of a hard drive into logical  
addresses that can be processed by the BIOS. LBA  
supports drives up to 32 GB or larger depending  
upon the limitations of the BIOS. To use, it must be  
supported by both the BIOS and the drive.  
Master Drive, Logicube Omniclone Xi™  
The hard drive from which the Logicube Omniclone  
Xi™ is copying data to the Target drive. The Master  
drive is commonly the one placed inside the  
Logicube Omniclone Xi™.  
Not to be confused with IDE Master/Single Drive.  
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Master/Single Drive, IDE  
The primary or controlling device connected to an  
IDE interface. The second device connected to an  
IDE interface is called the Slave drive. Whether a  
device is the Master or the Slave is determined by  
jumper settings on the device, itself.  
Not to be confused with Logicube Omniclone Xi™  
Master Drive.  
NTFS (New Technology File System)  
The standard file system of the Windows NT  
operating system. It offers a number of  
performance, extendibility, and security improve-  
ments over the File Allocation Table (FAT).  
Partitions created using NTFS are not accessible  
from other operating systems such as DOS.  
Parallel Port  
An interface for connecting to a computer or an  
external device such as a printer. Often called a  
Centronics interface after the company that  
engineered the original specification.  
A newer standard is the Enhanced Parallel Port  
(EPP), which supports bi-directional communication  
and transfer rates up to ten times faster than a  
standard parallel port.  
Partition  
A way of dividing physical hard drive space into  
logically separate segments, which an operating  
system treats as individual hard drives. Partitioning  
is particularly useful when multiple operating  
systems are loaded on one drive. For example,  
creating one partition for Windows NT, another for  
UNIX and so on.  
PIO (Programmed Input/Output)  
A method of transferring data between two devices  
in which all data passes through the CPU. A newer  
alternative to PIO is Direct Memory Access (DMA).  
See also UDMA.  
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QWERTY  
Refers to the arrangement of the keys on a  
standard English computer keyboard. The name  
derives from the first six characters located on the  
top row of the keyboard.  
RAM Disk  
RAM that has been configured to appear to a  
computer as a hard drive. Files on a RAM disk can  
be accessed just as files on a physical drive.  
However, RAM disks lose their contents once the  
computer has been turned off or rebooted. Also  
known as a RAMDISK or RAMDRIVE.  
Sector  
The smallest physically divisible area of a hard  
drive where data can be written to, or read from.  
The first sector, (known as the master boot record,  
the partition sector, or the partition table) tells the  
computer vital information about the drive such as  
how many partitions it has.  
SID (Security ID)  
A security feature in the Windows NT and Windows  
2000 operating systems comprising of a unique  
alphanumeric character string used to identify a  
user or a group of users on a network. When a user  
attempts to access a resource on the network, the  
user’s SID is checked to determine if they have the  
correct permissions to perform the requested  
action.  
Slave Drive, IDE  
The secondary device connected to an IDE  
interface. See Master/ Single Drive.  
SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting  
Technology)  
A diagnostic utility built into some modern hard  
drives that constantly monitors the media, electronic  
components and mechanical components. If  
something is encountered that indicates a problem,  
SMART is capable of notifying the user.  
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Target Drive, Logicube Omniclone Xi™  
The hard drive to which the Logicube Omniclone  
Xi™ copies the contents of the Master drive. The  
Target drive is commonly the one connected  
externally to the Logicube Omniclone Xi™.  
Translation Mode, CHS  
A way of logically representing the physical  
geometry of a hard drive such that the BIOS of a  
computer can interface with it. The type of  
translation mode supported by the BIOS will  
determine the maximum size a drive can be. The  
most common translation modes are CHS, Large  
and LBA.  
UDMA (Ultra Direct Memory Access)  
A high-speed method of transferring data between  
a hard drive and a computer’s memory. Ultra  
DMA/33 protocol transfers data at a rate of up to  
33.3 MBps, twice the rate of standard DMA.  
USB (Universal Serial Bus)  
A high-speed serial interface for connecting  
external peripherals to a computer. USB 1.x  
supports data transfer rates of up to 12 Mbps  
(Megabits per second). USB 2.0 supports data  
rates of up to 480 Mbps. USB 2.0 is fully backward  
compatible with USB 1.x, both using the same  
cables and connectors.  
Wiping, Data  
The process of securely erasing information from a  
hard drive using a utility that writes a defined or  
random pattern of data one or more times onto  
every sector.  
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Active Directory, 22  
Drive, CD-ROM, 40  
Add Partition, 19  
Alphanumeric Keypad, 26, 37  
bad sector, 20, 28  
BIOS, 22, 49, 51, 52, 54, 57, 59, 62  
BIOS, Phoenix, 22  
Drive, Compact Flash (CF), 9, 11, 21  
Drive, EIDE, III, 2, 7, 58, 59  
Drive, IDE, III, 1, 2, 7, 8, 58, 59, 60, 61  
Drive, Jumper Setting, 7, 8, 51, 54, 60  
Drive, Master, 59  
BSD, 14  
Button, BACK, 12, 13, 28, 29  
Drive, Master/Single, 59, 60  
Drive, older, 21, 54  
Button, Reset, 9, 10  
Drive, S.M.A.R.T., 61  
Button, SELECT, 13, 24, 44, 49, 50  
Button, SET, 10, 18, 20, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30,  
35, 37, 41  
Drive, SCSI, 1  
Drive, Serial ATA (SATA), III, 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 45,  
46  
Button, START/STOP, 10, 44, 49, 50  
Cable, Drive power, 3  
Drive, Slave, 61  
Drive, Target, 62  
Cable, IDE, 3  
Drives, logical, 1  
Cable, SCSI, 3  
Drives, SCSI, 1, 8  
Chkdsk, Microsoft Windows, 55  
Clever Clone, 15  
Clever CloneŒ, III, 13, 14, 15, 19, 53, 55, 56  
Clock, 12, 34  
Clone, 1, 2, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24, 25,  
35, 36, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57  
Cloning, 1  
Dual Boot, 54  
Dynamic Partitioning, 22  
Erase Œ Target Mode, 18  
Error, Not Enough Memory, 55  
FAT16, 2  
FAT32, 2  
FDISK, 18  
Cluster, partition, 57  
Compact Flash (CF) Slot, 35, 43  
Compaq computers, 22  
Config List, IV, 33, 35, 36, 37  
Connector, MolexŒ, 11  
Cylinders, 22, 51, 59  
File system, 1, 2, 50, 52, 60  
Geometry, Drives, III, 13, 17, 22, 59, 62  
Hard Drive, Western Digital, 51  
HDD, Hard Disk Drive, 51  
HPFS, 52, 53  
IBM ThinkpadŒ Computers, 22  
Icon, BACK, III, 13, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 35  
Icon, Drives, 25  
Icon, General Preferences, 23, 24, 25, 26, 35, 37  
Icon, Scroll, 19  
Indicator Lights, III, 10, 11  
Interface, Graphical, 2  
Defragment, 15  
Defragment (Defrag), 15, 16, 52, 55, 56, 58  
DELL laptop Computers, 22  
DELL OptiplexŒ computers, III, 19  
Disclaimer, Liability Limitation, II  
Disclaimer, Liability Limitations, II, III  
Disk, Floppy, 4  
Keypad, Alphanumeric, 26, 37  
Laptop Drives, 1.9, 8  
DiskOn Modules, 21  
Display, LCD, 9, 50  
Laptop Drives, 2.5, 8, 52  
Large, 22  
Department of Defense, 29  
DoD, Department of Defense, 2, 29, 30  
DoD, Specification M-5220, 29, 30  
Drive Bay, 2, 45, 46  
Drive letter, 1  
Drive Station, IV, 45, 46  
Large 8.5, CHS Translation Setting, 22  
LARGE, CHS Translation Setting, 22, 55, 59, 62  
LARGE-1, CHS Translation Setting, 22  
LARGE-2, CHS Translation Setting, 22  
LBA, 22  
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LBA 8.5, CHS Translation Setting, 22  
LBA, CHS Translation Setting, 8, 22, 51, 55, 59,  
62  
QWERTY, 61  
RAID Array, 17  
RAMDRIVE, 50, 61  
LBA-1, CHS Translation Setting, 22, 55  
LBA-2, CHS Translation Setting, 22, 55  
License key, 24  
Light Bar, III, 2, 4, 10, 11  
Light, Amber (Light Bar), 11  
Light, Error, 11  
Recalibrate Touch Screen, 9  
Repair Target Mode, IV, 28, 29, 56  
Samsung Computers, 22  
Scan Target Mode, IV, 27, 28, 56  
Scandisk, Microsoft Windows, 55  
Scanner, Barcode, IV, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39  
Scratch drive, 3  
Screen, About, III, 12  
Light, Green (Light Bar), 10  
Light, Power, 10  
Light, Red (Light Bar), 11  
Light, Status, 10, 49  
Linux, 14, 16, 17, 52  
Screen, Drive Info, 13, 51  
Screen, Main Menu, 12, 49, 50  
Screen, Settings, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24,  
25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 37, 41  
Screen, Status, 31  
Screen, Touch, III, 2, 9, 10, 13, 37  
Screws, Thumb, 11, 46  
Sector, 61  
Logical drives, 1  
Master ManagerŒ, III, 13, 18, 19, 24  
Menu, Software Setup, IV, 44, 48, 49, 50  
Mirror (100%) CloneŒ, III, 13, 14, 17, 21, 35,  
51, 53, 55  
Mirror CloneŒ, III, 13, 17, 51, 55  
NewSID.exe, 23  
NT FAT, 51  
Sector, bad, 20, 24, 27, 28, 53, 54, 55, 56  
Sector, weak, 20, 24, 27, 28, 54  
Security Identification Number (SID), IV, 13,  
22, 23, 53, 61  
NTFS, 2  
NTFS Clever CloneŒ, 13, 56  
OCX2iŒ, 1, 3, 4, 11, 47  
OCX5iŒ, 1, 3, 4, 11, 47  
OCXiŒ, 1, 3, 4, 11, 25, 47  
OmniDiagnosticsŒ, IV, 24, 27, 32, 56  
OmniSCSI One-to-OneŒ, 1, 3  
OmniSCSI-2Œ, 1, 3  
Setting, CHS Translation, IV, 22, 62  
Setting, Database, 26, 32, 34, 35, 36, 38  
Setting, DataBase, 26, 32, 34, 35, 36, 38  
Setting, Last Drive, IV, 23, 25  
Setting, On Error, IV, 23, 24  
Setting, Password, IV, 26  
Setting, Set Option, IV, 23, 24, 25, 32  
Setting, Speed, 21, 55  
OmniSCSI-4Œ, 1, 3  
OmniSCSIŒ, Logicube, 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 15, 18, 24  
On Error, Abort, 23, 24  
On Error, Recover, 24, 53, 54  
On Error, Retry, 24  
Setting, Verify, III, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 27, 53, 56  
Software, Loading, V, 43, 48, 49  
Speed benchmarking, 21  
Speed, PIO-Auto, 21  
On Error, Skip, 24  
Speed, PIO-CPU, 21  
Option, Database/Barcode, IV, 26, 32, 35, 38  
Optional Preference Settings, 20  
Parallel Port, V, 49, 60  
Speed, PIO-Medium, 21  
Speed, PIO-Slow, 21  
Speed, UDMA-0, 21  
Partition Mirror, 15, 17  
Speed, UDMA-1, 21  
Partition, Drive, 15, 19, 60  
Partition, Dynamic, 17  
Speed, UDMA-2, 21  
Speed, UDMA-3, 21  
Partition, FAT16, 2, 14, 15, 16, 49, 50, 51, 52,  
53, 54, 55, 58  
Speed, UDMA-4, 21  
Speed, UDMA-5, 21  
Partition, FAT32, 2, 15, 16, 50, 52, 53, 55, 58  
Partition, NTFS, 2, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 24, 50, 52,  
53, 54, 55, 56, 60  
Partition, Partitions, 1, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19  
Partition, Striped, 17  
Switch, Power, 9  
Sysprep, Microsoft, 23  
Technical Support, Logicube, 4, 8, 12, 56  
Unix, 14, 17, 52, 53, 60  
USB 1.x, 40, 62  
Partition, Unknown (??), 16, 52  
Partitions, III, 1, 14, 15, 19, 52, 55, 60  
Password Protection Feature, 23  
PC (computer), 1, 15, 18  
USB 2.0, 40, 62  
USB Port, IV, 2, 3, 4, 40  
User interface (UI), 9  
Virus Protection Software, 53  
Volumes, 1  
Position, Master, 18  
Power Cord, AC, 7, 8, 47  
Power Supply, IV, 2, 4, 9, 45, 46, 47  
Warranty, Parts and Labor, II, III  
Website, Logicube, 43, 48, 49, 51  
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REFERENCE  
Win2000, 2  
Win95/98, 2  
Win98, 2  
Windows NT, 2  
WipeCleanŒ Target Mode, IV, 18, 29, 30, 31,  
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