Only the result is convincing

The device makes at first sight a fairly solid impression. Delivery will be made, as indicated, including USB 3.0 cable and power supply, but lacks a manual.
Anyone wanting to use the docking station only read external drive, can get over with security. However, I wanted a hard drive cloning, and that is not intuitive for everyone ...

A written request via Amazon not brought me unfortunately short in the possession of a manual.

So you're looking through various search engines for "FREE GENE" and a manual, to be, however, noted a maximum with the result on the range of products on Amazon.

For me quite probable, but not really mandatory; is the source drive always hard drive slot 1 and the goal then getting the 2? The description of other devices from other manufacturers let me be quite sure that would probably be it. A residual uncertainty remains, so that I will perform the cloning process first with a rather unimportant and always secure electronic medium.

Of course, the device may not be connected via USB to a computer during cloning. That I did not know, but read in the manual of another manufacturer. I have tried it yet, with the result: Cloning is also here, if at all, only without connecting to a PC possible, since pressing the "Copy Button" at the back remains in the connected state without effect.

On the subject of pressing a "Copy-button": Not even press! Approximately Hold the button down for 4 seconds, otherwise nothing happens ...

But then something happens. The power indicator on the front panel of the device is no longer illuminated only blue, but a green running light signals from the bottom up "Here things happen" ... As exciting as a chaser. One can really enjoy, because now you look around 90 minutes this chaser.

After these 90 minutes, in which one wonders how long because well could take cloning a 2TB disk with approximately 50% of data, the status display changes in a kind of "flash", the standard luminous color "blue" permanently lights and about a "green" light joins, and then to dim again. Over the next 6 hours, I watch then how, at least subjectively, the flashing is becoming weaker and is transformed into a "green pulsing".

After about eight hours then a steady green light. If the device is now ready? Lieber again wait for an hour ... No change, probably finished.

During these 8 hours, I had time, lots of time. Other devices, and not really much expensive, provide status indicators that are unmistakable. Copying starts, 10%, 20%, 30%, ... and there is a manual where the topic is: Do not connect device while copying from HDD to a PC source in bay 1, bay 2 goal in copy Press button for about 4 seconds ...

Such a device can then also give times without running the risk of having to make nightly phone support. However, those who recognize themselves after reading this review to have received all the necessary information gets for a reasonable price a functioning device, because the result of cloning was correct to 100%.