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NVMe WriteBlocker

User Manual

Summary of Contents for NVMe WriteBlocker

Page 1: ...NVMe WriteBlocker User Manual ...

Page 2: ...uthorized 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 ...

Page 3: ...4 1 1 What s in the Box 4 1 2 Safety Information 4 1 3 Identifying Parts 5 1 4 LED Behavior 5 2 Setup 6 3 Menu Structure 7 4 Troubleshooting 9 5 Product Support 11 Appendix A Technical Specifications 12 NVMe WriteBlocker User Manual 3 ...

Page 4: ...rce it 2 The circuit boards within this product are susceptible to static electricity Proper grounding is strongly recommended to prevent electrical damage to the product or other connected devices including the computer host 3 Avoid placing this product close to magnetic devices high voltage devices or in an area exposed to heat flame direct sunlight dampness moisture rain vibration shock dust or...

Page 5: ...id Write blocking mode is not enabled Do not attach drives to the unit Please contact Technical Support page 11 Error Red Solid A drive error has been detected Drive Activity Amber Flickering The attached SSD is being accessed by your computer Hidden Area Detection Green Solid Lights only if a hidden area has been detected on the SSD Power Output Green Solid Indicates the presence of 12V and 5V po...

Page 6: ...te ports on the NVMe WriteBlocker 4 Connect the NVMe WriteBlocker to the host computer with one of the included USB cables 5 Turn on the power switch The connected drive will power up and then after a short standby message appears the NVMe WriteBlocker main menu will appear on the LCD screen NOTE The screen on the NVMe WriteBlocker will only move off of the Standby screen when there is a host conn...

Page 7: ...d on Avail spare Displays the remaining spare capacity available on the attached SSD Life span used Displays an estimated percentage of how much of the attached SSD s life span has been used A value of 100 indicates the estimated endurance of the attached SSD has been con sumed It does not indicate a drive failure Read commands Displays the number of read commands issued Read data MB Displays the ...

Page 8: ... NVMe ver Displays the NVMe specification version used by the attached SSD NVMe WriteBlocker User Manual 8 ...

Page 9: ...e to be part of the model name Some manufacturers use characters other than a space such as an underscore Others leave out the space entirely Manufacturers may even implement it in dif ferent ways across different drive models or versions of firmware If you need to record the drive s manufacturer and model for a report use the information on the drive s label instead of the NVMe WriteBlocker s LCD...

Page 10: ...ed to test NVMe specific commands and there may be anomalies in the drive or product descriptions I M USING A THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE APP TO VIEW INFORMA TION ABOUT THE DRIVE WHY IS IT SHOWING INFORMATION ABOUT THE NVME WRITEBLOCKER IN SOME OF THE DATA FIELDS FOR DRIVE INFO The NVMe WriteBlocker uses a bridge chip that presents itself to the host as a drive It may therefore substitute some of its own...

Page 11: ...in CRU and WiebeTech products is backed up by our free technical support for the life time 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 NVMe WriteBlocker User Manual 11 ...

Page 12: ...indows 10 and 8 1 Windows Server 2019 2016 and 2012 product families macOS 10 14 Mojave or newer Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu LTS1 Weight 0 18 g Dimensions Width 110 mm Length 75 mm Height 27 mm Compliance EMI Standard FCC Part 15 Class B EMC Standard EN55024 EN55032 CE RoHS RCM 1The EXT4 file system is not supported when used in conjunction with Linux See Section 4 Troubleshooting page 9 f...

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