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Protecting Your Digital Assets

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© 2015, 2017 CRU Acquisition Group, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 

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 other-

wise), or otherwise used through any means without the prior express written permission of CRU.

Use of the full Forensic LabDock v5 product is subject to all of the terms and conditions of this User Manual and the above referenced License. 

CRU

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, Forensic LabDock™, and RedPort™ (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 significant 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 fitness 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 modification, 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 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 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 modifications 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 opera-

tion.” 

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. Operation 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: A9-000-0047 Rev 1.4

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Summary of Contents for Forensic Labdock S5

Page 1: ...Write blocked access to USB thumb drives U5 model only Access SAS drives via a RedPort SAS write blocked PCIe host bus adapter S5 model only Convenient storage cubby keeps your drives out of the way during imaging A quiet fan keeps the cubby cool Recognizes and reports the presence of a hidden area HPA or DCO on the hard drive Included software utility can be used to configure the Forensic LabDock...

Page 2: ...1 Package Contents 2 1 2 Identifying Parts 2 1 3 LED Behavior 3 1 4 Warnings and Notices 3 2 Installation Steps 4 2 1 Configure HPA DCO Mode 4 2 2 Install the Forensic LabDock Into Your Computer 4 2 3 Connecting Hard Drives to the Forensic LabDock 5 2 3 1 SATA Hard Drives 5 2 3 2 IDE PATA Hard Drives 5 2 3 3 SAS Hard Drives Available only on S5 models 6 2 3 4 USB Thumb Drives Available only on U5 ...

Page 3: ...Care The main circuit board of the Forensic LabDock 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 i...

Page 4: ...abDock inside a computer b Connect a SATA power cable from the computer s power supply to the rear of the Forensic LabDock c Flip the power switch to the 1 position to power the Forensic LabDock on d Download and install the Forensic Software Utility a free software application designed for use with the Forensic LabDock www cru inc com support software downloads forensic software utility e Open th...

Page 5: ...ORENSIC LABDOCK 2 3 1 SATA Hard Drives a Insert the hard drive into the cubby Face the power and data connection side outward b Attach the included SATA data power connector to the rear of the drive c Connect the 4 pin power cable on the SATA data power connector to the power port on the front of the Forensic LabDock d Connect the eSATA data cable of the SATA data power connector to the write bloc...

Page 6: ...ature is useful for previewing the contents of a USB drive enclosure to determine if it contains digital evidence that you need to acquire If it does you can then decide whether to acquire the evi dence through the USB connection or to open the drive enclosure and attach the bare hard drive to the Forensic LabDock with an IDE or SATA write blocked connection Supported USB drive enclosures have the...

Page 7: ... task bar to find the correct icon Windows will indicate when it is safe to turn the Forensic LabDock off Reconnect a new drive to the Forensic LabDock turn it on and your system will automatically detect the new drive If you do not have an HBA installed follow these steps a For the Windows 8 product family press WINKEY X then select Device Manager from the menu that pops up For Windows 7 Vista an...

Page 8: ...ccessible by the BIOS or OS Data can be hidden behind an HPA or DCO CRU forensic devices can alert you if there is an HPA or DCO so that you are aware of it and can take the necessary steps to retrieve the hidden data 6 2 WHY IS IT NECESSARYTO UPDATETHE FIRMWARE OF MY CRU FORENSIC DEVICE Firmware relates to the programs and data that control electronic products Firmware is enhanced over time usual...

Page 9: ...IDE PATA connector One 1 USB SAS combo connector only USB is active on the U5 model only SAS is ac tive on the S5 model Rear Data Connectors One 1 write blocked SATA connector One 1 write blocked USB connector U5 model only One 1 SAS connector S5 model only One 1 USB connector for firmware configuration HPA DCO Handling Four modes of operation selectable using the Forensic Software Utility applica...

Page 10: ...or 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 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 mo...

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