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Protecting Your Digital Assets
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CRU WiebeTech Forensic ComboDock User Manual
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 HOW TO 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 firmware 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 configuration 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 specific, unique number assigned to the unit for
identification, akin to a serial number.
Firmware Ver. #
Displays the version of the firmware 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 confirm 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 confirm 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.
