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Protecting Your Digital Assets
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Forensic LabDock S5 and U5 User Manual
2.3.3 SAS Hard Drives (Available only on S5 models)
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 “SAS Pass Thru” port above
the 4-pin legacy Molex power port on the front of the Forensic LabDock.
e. Flip the power switch to the
1
position to power the Forensic LabDock on.
2.3.4 USB Thumb Drives (Available only on U5 models)
a. Plug the device into the “USB WriteBlocker” port on the front of the Forensic LabDock.
b. If the device has an On/Off switch, turn it on.
c. Flip the power switch to the
1
position to power the Forensic LabDock on.
If the computer fails to recognize the thumb drive, cycle the thumb drive’s power (but removing and
reinserting it or switching it off and on again) and then press the
Remount
button.
2.3.5 USB Drive Enclosures (Available only on U5 models)
This feature 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 following characteristics:
• Are seen as a single physical device by your computer’s OS
• Are powered by an AC adapter or an extra USB bus power cable
Connect the drive enclosure to the Forensic LabDock’s “USB WriteBlocker” port with a USB cable and
power the enclosure on. Then flip the power switch on the Forensic LabDock to the
1
position to power
the Forensic LabDock on.
2.3.6 Other Types of Drives
Compatible SATA and PATA drive adapters are available that allow the Forensic LabDock to access to
2.5” PATA/IDE, Hitachi 1.8-inch, Toshiba 1.8-inch, MacBook Air 2010, mSATA, PCIe PATA, PCIe SATA, or
PCIe USB drives.
a. Connect the drive to the adapter.
b. Attach the included 4-pin legacy Molex power cable to the adapter and the other end to the front of
the Forensic LabDock.
c. Connect the appropriate SATA or IDE cable to the drive adapter and the other end to the Forensic
LabDock.
d. Flip the power switch to the
1
position to power the Forensic LabDock on.
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