- To clone your M.2 NVMe make sure the AC1502 is NOT connected to a PC/laptop.
- Insert the M.2 drive that needs to be cloned in the AC1502 M.2 slot marked (Source)
- Insert the M.2 drive you want to clone the data too in the M.2 slot marked (Target)
- Connect the power supply to the USB-C port marked (power) and insert the power supply to the power socket.
- Turn on the AC1502 by pressing the power button on the back
- Press and hold the clone button on top of the AC1502 5-10 seconds LEDs will start blinking and release the button.
- To confirm the cloning process press the clone to start cloning.
- Wait for the cloning process to finish (100% LED is fully lit).
Please note!: The target HDD/SSD should have at least the same capacity as the source HDD/SSD or larger, otherwise the clone process cannot be executed.
Example of not working setup:
- Source hard drive has a capacity of 4TB
- Target hard drive has a capacity of 1TB
Example of proper working setup:
- Source hard drive has a capacity of 4TB
- Target hard drive has a capacity of 8TB
Note: When the AC1502 makes a clone of your source hard drive it means that it will make an "exact" copy of that hard drive. Keep in mind that if any data was already stored on the "target" drive it will be erased and replaced by all of the data from the source hard drive!.
This method is not the same as manually copying data. The new hard drive will contain the same partitions including stored data as the source hard drive.
This could result in having unallocated space, when using a much larger target hard drive compared to the source hard drive. Below is an example.
Example:
Source hard drive has a capacity of 4TB, including 2 partitions of each 2TB.
Target hard drive is a new 8TB hard drive.
After the cloning the 8TB hard drive will contain 2 partitions of each 2TB leaving 4TB as unallocated space. To make this space available for use, enter the disk manager settings in Windows, select the unallocated space from the 8TB hard drive and make a new volume.