The Forensic Duplicator provides forensic (write-protected source drive) disk-to-file or disk-to-disk duplication for IDE to IDE, IDE to SATA, SATA to SATA and SATA to IDE hard disk drives.
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Forensic Duplicator User Guide
Forensic Duplicator
SKU: D6000
The Forensic Duplicator
v2.20 Firmware Enhancements (May 11, 2010)
Added support for EnCase .e01 Disk-to-File images.
Added support for the following localized languages: German, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. Please note that only TD1 units manufactured after July, 2009 are equipped with the LCD module that supports multi-language characters. All TD1 units with a serial number range of 01D15000 and higher are equipped with this module.
Reorganized Setup menu.
v2.10 Firmware Enhancements (August 14, 2009)
Support added for FAT32 long filenames.
Support added for entering/editing information via an attached USB keyboard.
Added new UI prompts for editing case name and image filenames.
Added expanded options for configuring alert notification behavior.
Added user-selectable EL backlight timeout configuration.
Improved performance of source disk error recovery.
v2.00 Firmware Enhancements (November 17, 2008)
Logs can now be saved to a USB mass storage device (e.g., a thumb drive) attached to either of the Forensic Duplicator's USB ports.
Logs can now be printed to a USB printer device attached to either of the Forensic Duplicator's USB ports.
Logs now include the Forensic Duplicator serial number.
The duplication status screen now shows multiple performance metrics: instantaneous transfer rate in bytes/second, instantaneous transfer rate in GB/min, average transfer rate in GB/min, total elapsed time and estimated time to completion.
Voltage and current monitoring for source and destination drives.
Low-voltage warning for power supply.
Increased Disk-to-File duplication (imaging) speed.
Wipe transfer rate has been unified with duplication / hashing transfer rate.
Date and time have been added to the main menu.
Engineered and built to the same quality, durability, and performance standards as
Tableau’s write-blockers and hardware accelerators, the Forensic Duplicator is an intelligent alternative to higher-priced disk imaging solutions. The Forensic Duplicator supports hashed (SHA-1 & MD5) duplication of IDE or SATA HDD’s at sustained transfer speeds of up to 6 GBytes per minute.
The Forensic Duplicator is designed for easy, one-button operation. Upon source (write-protected) and destination drive (writeable) connection and power-up, the Forensic Duplicator will verify drive and device information. To start duplication, simply push the enter button. Imaging will begin based upon the user presets entered during initial device setup. Or if you prefer, use the control keys and LCD to select from a menu of available functions. Once duplication begins, progress information is displayed on the 80 character LCD.
The Forensic Duplicator provides the flexibility of cloning (disk-to-disk) or imaging (disk-to-FAT32 file system) hard drives. Source and destination drives may be any combination of SATA or IDE. The Forensic Duplicator supports 1:1 drive duplication and will prompt users when spanning multiple destination drives.
In addition to fast drive duplication, user selectable functions include FAT32 Disk Formatting, Disk Wiping, Disk Blank Check, Display Disk Information, Hash Disk Drives (MD5 or SHA-1), View & Print Logs, and Setup Device Information.
Key Features (v1.0 Firmware):
Disk to Disk Duplication 
Disk to DD File Duplication (FAT32, with the ability to span multiple destination disks)
Source Hashing (without duplication)
Drive-speed/real-time MD-5 and SHA-1 Hashing (simultaneous) for duplication and hashing
Destination Wiping (ATA Security Erase, 1-pass wipe, and 3-pass wipe)
Destination Disk Formatting
Source and Destination Blank Check (both automatic and menu-driven)
HPA/DCO Support (ability to defeat/remove HPA and/or DCO)
Native SATA or IDE on the source and destination
80 Character User Interface
2 USB Ports for Printing and/or Saving Reports to Thumb Drives (Planned for Rev 2)
1 Firewire Port for Fast Firmware Updates
Upgradeable Firmware Offers Expanded Features
Included With the Forensic Duplicator
TD1 Forensic Duplicator
TP3 High Output Power Supply
TC2-8 Molex Power Cable (x2)
TC6-8 IDE Signal Cable (x2)
TC6-2 2" IDE Signal Cable
TC5-8 SATA Power Cable (x2)
TC3-8 SATA Signal Cable (x2)
TDA5-18 1.8" Drive Adapter
TDA5-25 2.5" Drive Adapter
TDA5-ZIF Drive Adapter
TDA3-1 MicroSATA Adapter
TD1 Quick Start Guide
Performance
One of the primary design goals for the Forensic Duplicator was to achieve data path transfer rates of 100 MB/s (6 GB/m). The test results below (using rev 1.0 firmware) show that they have been successful in hitting the data transfer path design goals. The speed of the Forensic Duplicator is drive limited. Below are the results of our Data Path Transfer Rate Benchmark testing.
Test Configuration
Western Digital (WD3000GLFS) VelociRaptor Source and Destination Drives
Drive space for the purpose of testing was set to 10.737GB
Testing was performed on the entirety of the 10.737 GB data space
MD5 and SHA-1 hashing were left ON for all tests
Wipe Destination Test
TEST #
ELAPSED TIME
CALCULATED DATA RATE
DISPLAYED DATA RATE
1
112 Sec
95.9 MB/s
96.4 - 97.0 MB/s
2
111 Sec
96.7 MB/s
96.4 - 97.0 MB/s
3
111 Sec
96.7 MB/s
96.4 - 97.0 MB/s
Hash Source Test
TEST #
ELAPSED TIME
CALCULATED DATA RATE
DISPLAYED DATA RATE
1
108 Sec
99.4 MB/s
99 - 100 MB/s
2
108 Sec
99.4 MB/s
99 - 100 MB/s
3
108 Sec
99.4 MB/s
99 - 100 MB/s
Disk to Disk Duplication Test
TEST #
ELAPSED TIME
CALCULATED DATA RATE
DISPLAYED DATA RATE
1
111 Sec
96.7 MB/s
97.6 MB/s
2
111 Sec
96.7 MB/s
97.6 MB/s
3
111 Sec
96.7 MB/s
97.6 MB/s
