WiebeTech Forensic ComboDock FCDv6, Manual

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Page 2: ...d to make any modification extension or addition to this warranty In no event will CDSG or its suppliers be liable for any costs of procurement of substitute products or services lost profits loss of information or data computer malfunction or any other special indirect consequential or incidental damages arising in any way out of the sale of use of or inability to use any CDSG product or service ...

Page 3: ...tifying Parts 5 1 5 LED Behavior 6 2 Setup 8 3 How to Use the LCD Interface 10 4 Menu Structure 11 5 DCO HPA and AMA Management 13 5 1 Create an DCO HPA or AMA 13 5 2 Remove a DCO HPA or AMA 13 6 Forensic Software Utility 15 7 Product Support 16 Appendix A Technical Specifications 17 Forensic ComboDock FCDv6 User Manual 3 ...

Page 4: ...at flame direct sunlight dampness moisture rain vibration shock dust or sand 4 To avoid overheating this product should be operated in a well ventilated area 5 Remove the drives before transporting the product to prevent damage to the drive interfaces 6 A damaged cable or device may malfunction and or overheat and become a fire hazard 1 2 HOW WRITE BLOCKING WORKS Write blocking works through a pro...

Page 5: ...uantity USB Type A to Type C cable 1 SATA drive attachment cable 1 IDE Cable 1 Molex Mini Fit to legacy power cable 1 Quick Start Guide 1 1 4 IDENTIFYING PARTS Top Front Forensic ComboDock FCDv6 User Manual 5 ...

Page 6: ...Blocked mode is enabled Error Red Solid Lights only if there is a problem with the Forensic ComboDock Please contact Technical Support See Section 7 Product Support page 16 Drive Activity Amber Solid or Blinking Data is currently being accessed from the attached drive 1 Forensic ComboDock FCDv6 User Manual 6 ...

Page 7: ... Accessible Max Address configuration AMA has been detected on the attached drive Power Out Green Solid The Forensic ComboDock is powered on and outputting power to the attached drive Power In Green Solid The Forensic ComboDock is connected to power 1LED behavior depends upon the attached drive s firmware Forensic ComboDock FCDv6 User Manual 7 ...

Page 8: ...wer adapter to the Forensic ComboDock You may alternatively connect a SATA power cable from the inside of a computer to the SATA Power In port on the side of the Forensic ComboDock 6 Turn on the power switch 7 The Select Mode screen will display on the top LCD panel Press the Up or Down buttons to select between Write Blocked or Read Write modes and then press Enter Write Blocked will always be th...

Page 9: ...oDock to access the drive If the hard drive is already formatted it can be used right away If the hard drive is brand new or its format is not compatible with your computer the drive will need to be formatted before being used Make sure that the Forensic ComboDock is in Read Write Mode before attempting to format a drive attached to it CAUTION Formatting a drive will erase all data on the drive so...

Page 10: ...ce on the top of the Forensic ComboDock FCDv6 to view information about the attached drive On the 4 button interface Up and Down allow you to scroll through options while Enter selects an option and Back goes back to the previous screen Forensic ComboDock FCDv6 User Manual 10 ...

Page 11: ...w many power on off cycles the attached drive has undergone Bad sectors The number of bad sectors reported by the attached drive ATA ACS Ver Displays the ATA ACS command set version used by the attached drive to communi cate with the host Includes an option to view a table View Dock Info Product Name Displays the product s name Unique ID Displays the product s unique ID number Firmware Ver Display...

Page 12: ...disk capacity available to a computer will be reduced by this amount Values exceeding the available capacity will not be accepted Cycle the power on the dock when complete Set AMA size Allows you to create a new AMA configuration If a hidden area of any kind already exists the Forensic ComboDock will ask if you would like to remove it instead The Forensic ComboDock will indicate that this process ...

Page 13: ...ther you wish to create an DCO HPA or AMA DCO Use the Up or Down buttons to navigate to Set DCO Size and press Enter HPA Use the Up or Down buttons to navigate to Set HPA Size and press Enter AMA Use the Up or Down buttons to navigate to Set AMA Size and press Enter 5 A screen will appear indicating that data transfers will stop if you continue Press Enter to continue 6 Press Up or Down to set a n...

Page 14: ...like to do with it Use the Up and Down buttons to select an option and then press Enter If a DCO is found choose Remove DCO to permanently unhide the DCO If an HPA is found choose Remove HPA Perm to permanently unhide the HPA or Remove HPA Temp to temporarily unhide the HPA The HPA will be hidden again once the drive is power cycled If an AMA is found choose Remove AMA to permanently unhide the AM...

Page 15: ...e that data to a file for easy inclusion in a case report Download it here wiebetech com software forensic software utility Follow these instructions to use the Forensic ComboDock with the Forensic Software Utility 1 Connect an included USB cable from your computer to the USB Type C port on the rear of the Forensic ComboDock 2 Turn on the Forensic ComboDock 3 Open the Forensic Software Utility app...

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Page 17: ...r mSATA Mini PCIe PATA with PATA Adapter mPCIe Mini PCIe SATA with PATA Adapter mPCIe Mini PCIe USB with PATA Adapter mPCIe Sector Size Compatibility SATA 512n and 512e type drives incompatible with 4Kn type drives Data Connectors One 1 USB 3 Type C connector Power Connectors One 1 barrel connector One 1 SATA power connector Supported Operating Systems Windows 11 10 and 8 1 macOS 10 15 Catalina or...

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