CRU WiebeTech Forensic ComboDock User manual

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CRU®WiebeTech®Forensic ComboDock

User Manual

Features

• SelecteitherWrite-BlockedorRead-Writemodeonstartup

• CompatiblewithCRU’sForensicSoftwareUtilityapplication

• Fourseparatehostattachmentoptions(USB3.0,USB2.0,FireWire800,andeSATA)for

compatibilitywithvirtuallyanycomputer

• MultipleLEDsindicateoperationalstatus,includingdiskactivity,hiddenareadetection,

errorstate,andthestatusofpowerinputandoutput

• LCDmenuallowsusertoconguresettingsandviewinformationonattacheddrives

• Abletodetectandcreatehiddenareas(HPAsorDCOs)foundonharddrives

• Aluminumcaseforruggeddurabilityandexcellentheatdissipation

• Compatiblewithforensicacquisitionandanalysissoftware

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1.2 IDENTIFYING PARTS

TakeamomenttofamiliarizeyourselfwiththepartsoftheForensic

ComboDock.This will help you to better understand the following

instructions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1Pre-Installation 2

1.1PackageContents 2

1.2IdentifyingParts 2

1.3LEDBehavior 3

1.4WarningsandNotices 3

1InstallationSteps 3

2HowtoUsetheLCDInterface 4

3HPA/DCOHandling 5

4UpdatingFirmware 5

5ForensicSoftwareUtility 5

6TechnicalSpecications 6

1 PRE-INSTALLATION

1.1 PACKAGE CONTENTS

Thefollowinglistcontains the items that areincludedin the

completecongurationforthisdevice.PleasecontactCRUif

anyitemsaremissingordamaged:

Accessories Quantity

ForensicComboDock 1

ACadapterandpowercord 1

USB3.0cable 1

FireWire800cable 1

eSATAcable 1

SATAdriveattachmentcable 1

IDEcable 1

MolexMini-Fittolegacypowercable 1

Metaldriveplate 1

Packetofscrewsandbumpers 1

QuickStartGuideandWarrantyInfo 1

TOP VIEW

FanFail

Indicator

Write-Block

Indicator

PowerOutput

StatusLED

HPA/DCO

Indicator

DriveAccess

LED

LCDScreen

Navigation

buttons PowerSwitch PowerInput

StatusLED

ErrorLED

FRONT VIEW

Admin

CongPort

FireWire800

Connectors

USB3.0

Connector

eSATA

Connector

REAR VIEW

eSATA

Connector

MolexMini-Fit

PowerConnector

IDE/PATA

Connector

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anyplacewheretheproductwillbesubjecttodirectsun-

light.DoNOTallowwatertomakecontactwiththedrive

ortheForensicLabDock.

• Remove the drives before transporting the Forensic

ComboDocktopreventdamagetothedriveinterfaces.

FORENSIC DEVICE USER ADVISORY

Beforeusingthistoolforaccessingsensitivedata,verifythewrite-

blockingfunctionoftheproduct.Youcandosobydownloadingand

installing the Forensic Software Utility and following the instruc-

tionsinitsUserManualforperformingawrite-blocktest.SeeSec-

tion5fordownloadandsetupinstructions.

1 INSTALLATION STEPS

a. Usetheprovidedscrewstoattachtheprotectivemetalplate

tothebottomofyour3.5”harddrive.Thisstepisoptional.The

purpose of the bottom plate is to provide protection to the

driveelectronicsofyourharddrive.

b. Ifyou’reattachinganIDE/PATAdrive,congurethejumperson

therearofthedrivetoMaster.Consulttheinstructionsonyour

harddrive’slabel.

c. Connect the Forensic ComboDock to the drive (or adapter),

usingtheIDEribbonandtheMolexMini-Fittolegacypower

cableforIDE/PATAdrivesortheuniedSATAdata/powercable

forSATAdrives.

d. Ifyou’reusinganadapter,connectthedrivetotheadapter.

e. ConnecttheeSATA,FireWire,orUSBcablefromyourcomputer

tothecorrespondingportontheForensicComboDock.

f. Provide power to the Forensic ComboDock. Connect the

includedACadapteroraSATApowercablefromtheinsideof

yourcomputercase.

g. Turnonthepowerswitch.

h. 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thedefaultmode.

YouarenowreadytousetheForensicComboDock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

SIDE VIEW

DCPower

Connector

SATAPower

Connector

1.3 LED BEHAVIOR

LED COLOR STATE DESCRIPTION

PowerOut Green Solid

TheForensic

ComboDockis

poweredonand

outputtingpower.

PowerIn Green Solid

TheForensic

ComboDockis

connectedtopower.

Write-Block Green Solid Write-Blockedmodeis

enabled.

Error Red Solid

Thereisaproblem

withtheForensic

ComboDock.Please

contactTechnical

Support.

DriveAccess Amber Solidor

Blinking

Dataiscurrentlybeing

accessedfromthe

attacheddrive.

HPA/DCO Green Solid

Ahostprotected

area(HPA)ordevice

congurationoverlay

(DCO)hasbeen

detectedonthe

attacheddrive.

1.4 WARNINGS AND NOTICES

Pleasereadthefollowingbeforebeginninginstallation.

General Care

• ThemaincircuitboardoftheForensicComboDockissus-

ceptibletostaticelectricity.Propergroundingisstrongly

recommendedtopreventelectricaldamagetotheenclo-

sureorotherconnecteddevices,includingthecomputer

host. Avoid all dramatic movement, tapping on the unit,

andvibration.

• Avoidplacingthe harddrivesclose tomagnetic devices,

highvoltagedevices,ornearaheatsource.Thisincludes

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beingused.MakesurethattheForensicComboDockisinRead-WriteModebeforeattemptingtoformatadrive

attachedtoit.Note that formatting a drive will erase all data on the drive, so be sure to back up your data

before beginning this operation.

2 HOWTO USE THE LCD INTERFACE

Usethe LCD and 4-button navigationinterfacetoview informationabout theattached driveand the Forensic

ComboDock.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.

MENU ITEM SUBMENU ITEM ACTION

ViewDriveInfo DiskTemp Displaysthetemperatureoftheattacheddrive,displayedin°C.

Capacity(MB) Displaysthecapacityoftheattacheddrive,measuredinmegabytes.

Manufacturer Displaysthemanufactureroftheattacheddrive.

Modelnumber Displaysthemodelnumberoftheattacheddrive.

Serialnumber Displaystheserialnumberoftheattacheddrive.

Firmwarerev Displaysthermwarerevisionoftheattacheddrive.

HPAsize(MB) Displaysthesizeofthehostprotectedarea,ifany,ontheattached

drive.Measuredinmegabytes.

DCOsize(MB) Displaysthesizeofthedevicecongurationoverlay,ifany,onthe

attacheddrive.Measuredinmegabytes.

Diskhealth DisplaystheS.M.A.R.T.statusoftheattacheddrive.

Start/Stops Displayshowmanytimestheattacheddrivehasspunupandspun

down.

Powercycles Displayshowmanypoweron/offcyclestheattacheddrivehas

undergone.

Badsectors Displaysthenumberofbadsectorsreportedbytheattacheddrive.

ViewDockInfo ProductName Displaysthebrandnameoftheproduct(e.g.ForensicComboDock)

UniqueID# Displaysthespecic,uniquenumberassignedtotheunitfor

identication,akintoaserialnumber.

FirmwareVer.# Displaystheversionofthermwarecurrentlyinstalledonthe

ForensicComboDock.

Mode DisplayswhethertheForensicComboDockisrunninginWrite-

BlockedorRead-Writemode.

CreateHPA/DCO SupportedinR/W

ModeOnly

AppearswhentheForensicComboDockisinWrite-Blockedmode.

Theothertwosubmenuoptionsaredisabled.

SetDCOSize ThisoptionisonlyavailableifnoHPAexistsonthedrive.Itallows

youtosetanewsizefortheDCO.PressUporDowntosetanew

sizefortheHPA,andEntertoconrmthechoice.Thediskcapacity

availabletoacomputerwillbereducedbythisamount.Setthevalue

to0tohavenoDCO.Valuesexceedingtheavailablecapacitywillnot

beaccepted.

SetHPASize AllowsyoutosetanewsizeforanHPA.PressUporDowntoset

anewsizefortheHPA,andEntertoconrmthechoice.Thedisk

capacityavailabletoacomputerwillbereducedbythisamount.

Setthevalueto0tohavenoHPA.Valuesexceedingtheavailable

capacitywillnotbeaccepted.

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3 HPA/DCO HANDLING

TheForensicComboDock will checkto seeifanyHPAs(host protected areas) orDCOs(deviceconguration

overlays)arepresentafteryouhaveselectedWrite-BlockedorRead-Writemodeonstartup.IfanHPAorDCOis

detected,theForensicComboDockwillindicatethatonehasbeenfoundandaskwhatyouwanttodowithit.Use

theUpandDownbuttonstoscrollthroughtheoptions,shownbelow,andthenpressEntertoselectanoption.

DCO FOUND HPA FOUND

Keep DCO–LeavestheDCOinplace Keep HPA–LeavestheHPAinplace

Remove DCO–PermanentlyremovestheDCO,

exposinganyhiddendatawithinthatarea

Remove HPA Temp–TemporarilybypassestheHPA

sothatdatawithinitcanbeaccessed

Remove HPA Perm–PermanentlyunhidestheHPA

4 UPDATING FIRMWARE

CRUprovidesfreermwareupdatesfortheForensicComboDockthroughourConguratorapplication.

Downloadithere:www.cru-inc.com/support/software-downloads/congurator-software-download/

Setup Instructions

ConnectthetheprovidedUSBmicro-Bcabletothe“Admin”portontheForensicComboDockandconnectthe

otherendtoyourcomputer.Then,turnontheForensicComboDock.Finally,opentheConguratorapplication.

Ifyourproductisrunningoutdatedrmware,youwillseeapromptaskingyoutoupdateonceyouopentheCon-

guratorapplication.Followtheinstructionsontheprompttoupdatethermware.

5 FORENSIC SOFTWARE UTILITY

TheForensicComboDockiscompatiblewithCRU’sForensicSoftwareUtilityapplication.Thissoftwareallowsyou

toperformawrite-blocktestonyourForensicComboDock,displaydetailsaboutattacheddrives,andsavethat

datatoaleforeasyinclusioninacasereport.

Downloadithere:www.cru-inc.com/support/software-downloads/forensic-software-utility/

Setup Instructions

ConnecttheForensicComboDocktoyourcomputerwithanattacheddriveasyounormallywouldandturnthe

ForensicComboDockon.ThenopentheForensicSoftwareUtility.

ForinformationonHPA/DCOhandling,seeSection3.

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For more information,

visit the CRU web site.

www.cru-inc.com

6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

ProductModels ForensicComboDock(Model:FCDv5.5)

U.S.PatentNo. 8,090,904

DriveInterfaceTypes&

Speeds

PATA/IDE:upto133MB/s

SATA(witheSATAcable):upto6Gbps

HostInterfaceTypes&

Speeds

eSATA:upto6Gbps

USB3.0:upto5Gbps

FireWire800:upto800Mbps

USBMicro-B:upto480Mbps(Admincongurationonly)

DriveTypesSupported 2.5”and3.5”rotationalandsolidstateSATAdrives

3.5”rotationalIDE/PATAdrives

2.5”rotationalIDE/PATAdrives*,Hitachi1.8”drives*,Toshiba1.8”drives*,MacBookAir2010*,

MacBookAir2011*,mSATA*,miniPCIePATA*,miniPCIeSATA*,miniPCIeUSB*

*RequirestheappropriateCRUSATAorPATAadapter

HostDataConnectors One(1)USB3.0connector(backwardscompatiblewithUSB2.0)

One(1)eSATAconnector

Two(2)FireWire800connectors

SupportedOperating

Systems

Windows10,8,7,andVista

WindowsServer2012and2008productfamilies

MacOSX10.4.xorhigher(USB3requires10.8orlater)

Linuxdistributionsthatsupporttheconnectiontypeused

Compliance EMIStandard:FCCPart15ClassA,CE

EMCStandard:EN55022,EN55024

RCM

ProductWeight 0.4pounds(0.18kg)

ProductDimensions 2.95”x4.33”x1.06”(75mmx110mmx27mm)

TechnicalSupport YourinvestmentinCRUproductsisbackedupbyourfreetechnicalsupportforthelifetimeofthe

product.Contactusthroughourwebsite,cru-inc.com/supportorcallusat1-800-260-9800or+1-360-

816-1800.

ThisUserManualcontainsproprietarycontentofCRUAcquisitionGroup,LLC(“CRU”)whichisprotectedbycopyright,trademark,andotherintellectualpropertyrights.

UseofthisUserManualisgovernedbyalicensegrantedexclusivelybyCRU(the“License”).Thus,exceptasotherwiseexpresslypermittedbythatLicense,nopartof

thisUserManualmaybereproduced(byphotocopyingorotherwise),transmitted,stored(inadatabase,retrievalsystem,orotherwise),orotherwiseusedthroughany

meanswithoutthepriorexpresswrittenpermissionofCRU.

UseofthefullForensicComboDockproductissubjecttoallofthetermsandconditionsofthisUserManualandtheabovereferencedLicense.

CRU®andWiebeTech®(collectively,the“Trademarks”)aretrademarksownedbyCRUandareprotectedundertrademarklaw.ThisUserManualdoesnotgrantanyuser

ofthisdocumentanyrighttouseanyoftheTrademarks.

Product Warranty

CRUwarrantsthisproducttobefreeofsignicantdefectsinmaterialandworkmanshipforaperiodoftwoyearsfromtheoriginaldateofpurchase.CRU’swarrantyis

nontransferableandislimitedtotheoriginalpurchaser.

Limitation of Liability

Thewarrantiessetforthinthisagreementreplaceallotherwarranties.CRUexpresslydisclaimsallotherwarranties,includingbutnotlimitedto,theimpliedwarranties

ofmerchantabilityandtnessforaparticularpurposeandnon-infringementofthird-partyrightswithrespecttothedocumentationandhardware.NoCRUdealer,agent,

oremployeeisauthorizedtomakeanymodication,extension,oradditiontothiswarranty.InnoeventwillCRUoritssuppliersbeliableforanycostsofprocurement

ofsubstituteproductsorservices,lostprots,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CRUproductorservice,evenifCRUhasbeenadvisedofthepossibilityofsuchdamages.Innocase

shallCRU’sliabilityexceedtheactualmoneypaidfortheproductsatissue.CRUreservestherighttomakemodicationsandadditionstothisproductwithoutnotice

ortakingonadditionalliability.

FCC Compliance Statement: “ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCrules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcause

harmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.”

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedto

providereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcan

radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Opera-

tionofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferenceinwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceatthisownexpense.

IntheeventthatyouexperienceRadioFrequencyInterference,youshouldtakethefollowingstepstoresolvetheproblem:

1) Ensurethatthecaseofyourattacheddriveisgrounded.

2) UseadatacablewithRFIreducingferritesoneachend.

3) UseapowersupplywithanRFIreducingferriteapproximately5inchesfromtheDCplug.

4) Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

PartNumber:A9-000-0056Rev1.2

FOROFFICEORCOMMERCIALUSE

1000SETechCenterDrive,Suite160,Vancouver,WA98683

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