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CRU® WiebeTech® Forensic UltraDockUser ManualFeatures

• Provideswrite-blockedaccesstoattacheddrives

• Fourseparatehostattachmentoptions(USB3.0,USB2.0,FireWire800,andeSATA)forcompatibilitywithvirtuallyanycomputer

• MultipleLEDsindicateoperationalstatus,includingdiskactivity,hiddenareadetection,errorstate,andthestatusofpowerinputandoutput

• LCDmenuallowsusertoconfiguresettingsandviewinformationonattacheddrives

• Detectsandindicateshiddenareas(HPAsorDCOs)foundonharddrives

• AbletotemporarilyorpermanentlyunhideHPAsandDCOs

• Aluminumcaseforruggeddurabilityandexcellentheatdissipation

• Compatiblewithforensicacquisitionandanalysissoftware

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1.2 IDENTIFYING PARTS

TakeamomenttofamiliarizeyourselfwiththepartsoftheForensic

UltraDock. This will help you to better understand the following

instructions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS1Pre-Installation 2

1.1PackageContents 2

1.2IdentifyingParts 2

1.3LEDBehavior 3

1.4WarningsandNotices 3

1InstallationSteps 3

2HowtoUsetheLCDInterface 3

3HPA/DCOHandling 4

4UpdatingFirmware 4

5ForensicSoftwareUtility 5

6TechnicalSpecifications 6

1 PRE-INSTALLATION

1.1 PACKAGE CONTENTS

Thefollowing listcontains the itemsthatare included in the

completeconfigurationforthisdevice.PleasecontactCRUif

anyitemsaremissingordamaged:

Accessories Quantity

ForensicUltraDock 1

ACadapterandpowercord 1

USB3.0cable 1

FireWire800cable 1

eSATAcable 1

SATAdriveattachmentcable 1

IDEcable 1

MolexMini-Fittolegacypowercable 1

Metaldriveplate 1

Packetofscrewsandbumpers 1

QuickStartGuideandWarrantyInfo 1

TOP VIEW

FanFailIndicator

Write-BlockIndicator

PowerOutputStatusLED

HPA/DCOIndicator

DriveAccessLED

LCDScreen

Navigationbuttons PowerSwitch

PowerInputStatusLED

ErrorLED

FRONT VIEW

AdminConfigPort

FireWire800Connectors

USB3.0Connector

eSATAConnector

REAR VIEW

eSATAConnector

MolexMini-FitPowerConnector

IDE/PATAConnector

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• Remove the drives before transporting the Forensic

UltraDocktopreventdamagetothedriveinterfaces.

FORENSIC DEVICE USER ADVISORYBeforeusingthistoolforaccessingsensitivedata,verifythewrite-

blockingfunctionoftheproduct.Youcandosobydownloadingand

installing the Forensic SoftwareUtility and following the instruc-

tionsinitsUserManualforperformingawrite-blocktest.SeeSec-

tion5fordownloadandsetupinstructions.

1 INSTALLATION STEPSa. Usetheprovidedscrewstoattachtheprotectivemetalplate

tothebottomofyour3.5”harddrive.Thisstepisoptional.The

purpose of the bottom plate is to provide protection to the

driveelectronicsofyourharddrive.

b. Ifyou’reattachinganIDE/PATAdrive,configurethejumperson

therearofthedrivetoMaster.Consulttheinstructionsonyour

harddrive’slabel.

c. ConnecttheForensicUltraDocktothedrive(oradapter),using

the IDE ribbonand theMolexMini-Fit to legacypowercable

for IDE/PATAdrivesor theunifiedSATAdata/powercablefor

SATAdrives.

d. Ifyou’reusinganadapter,connectthedrivetotheadapter.

e. Connect the eSATA, FireWire, or USB cable from your

computertothecorrespondingportontheForensicUltraDock.

f. ProvidepowertotheForensicUltraDock.Connecttheincluded

AC adapter or a SATA power cable from the inside of your

computercase.

g. Turnonthepowerswitch.

Youarenow ready touse theForensicUltraDock toaccess the

drive.

2 HOW TO USE THE LCD INTERFACEUse the LCD and 4-button navigation interface to view informa-

tion about the attached drive and the Forensic UltraDock. On

the4-buttoninterface,UpandDownallowyoutoscrollthrough

options,whileEnter selectsanoptionandBackgoesbacktothe

previousscreen.Thecontentsof themenuare listedon the fol-

lowingpage.

SIDE VIEW

DCPowerConnector

SATAPowerConnector

1.3 LED BEHAVIOR

LED COLOR STATE DESCRIPTION

PowerOut Green SolidTheForensicUltraDockispoweredonandoutputtingpower.

PowerIn Green Solid TheForensicUltraDockisconnectedtopower.

Write-Block Green Solid Write-Blockedmodeisenabled.

Error Red SolidThereisaproblemwiththeForensicUltraDock.PleasecontactTechnicalSupport.

DriveAccess Amber SolidorBlinking

Dataiscurrentlybeingaccessedfromtheattacheddrive.

HPA/DCO Green Solid

Ahostprotectedarea(HPA)ordeviceconfigurationoverlay(DCO)hasbeendetectedontheattacheddrive.

1.4 WARNINGS AND NOTICES

Pleasereadthefollowingbeforebeginninginstallation.

General Care

• ThemaincircuitboardoftheForensicUltraDockissusceptibleto

staticelectricity.Propergroundingisstronglyrecommendedto

preventelectricaldamagetotheenclosureorotherconnected

devices, includingthecomputerhost.Avoidalldramaticmove-

ment,tappingontheunit,andvibration.

• Avoid placing the hard drives close tomagnetic devices, high

voltagedevices,ornearaheatsource.Thisincludesanyplace

where the productwill be subject to direct sunlight. DoNOT

allowwatertomakecontactwiththedriveortheForensicLab-

Dock.

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MENU ITEM SUBMENU ITEM ACTION

ViewDriveInfo DiskTemp Displaysthetemperatureoftheattacheddrive,displayedin°C.

Capacity(MB) Displaysthecapacityoftheattacheddrive,measuredinmegabytes.

Manufacturer Displaysthemanufactureroftheattacheddrive.

Modelnumber Displaysthemodelnumberoftheattacheddrive.

Serialnumber Displaystheserialnumberoftheattacheddrive.

Firmwarerev Displaysthefirmwarerevisionoftheattacheddrive.

HPAsize(MB) Displaysthesizeofthehostprotectedarea,ifany,ontheattacheddrive.Measuredinmegabytes.

DCOsize(MB) Displaysthesizeofthedeviceconfigurationoverlay,ifany,ontheattacheddrive.Measuredinmegabytes.

Diskhealth DisplaystheS.M.A.R.T.statusoftheattacheddrive.

Start/Stops Displayshowmanytimestheattacheddrivehasspunupandspundown.

Powercycles Displayshowmanypoweron/offcyclestheattacheddrivehasundergone.

Badsectors Displaysthenumberofbadsectorsreportedbytheattacheddrive.

ViewDockInfo ProductName Displaysthebrandnameoftheproduct(e.g.ForensicUltraDock)

UniqueID# Displaysthespecific,uniquenumberassignedtotheunitforidentification,akintoaserialnumber.

FirmwareVer.# DisplaystheversionofthefirmwarecurrentlyinstalledontheForensicUltraDock.

CreateHPA/DCO SetDCOSize ThisoptionisonlyavailableifnoHPAexistsonthedrive.ItallowsyoutosetanewsizefortheDCO.PressUporDowntosetanewsizefortheHPA,andEntertoconfirmthechoice.Thediskcapacityavailabletoacomputerwillbereducedbythisamount.Setthevalueto0tohavenoDCO.Valuesexceedingtheavailablecapacitywillnotbeaccepted.

SetHPASize AllowsyoutosetanewsizeforanHPA.PressUporDowntosetanewsizefortheHPA,andEntertoconfirmthechoice.Thediskcapacityavailabletoacomputerwillbereducedbythisamount.Setthevalueto0tohavenoHPA.Valuesexceedingtheavailablecapacitywillnotbeaccepted.

3 HPA/DCO HANDLINGTheForensicUltraDockwillchecktoseeifanyHPAs(hostprotectedareas)orDCOs(deviceconfigurationover-

lays)arepresentonstartup.IfanHPAorDCOisdetected,theForensicUltraDockwillindicatethatonehasbeen

foundandaskwhatyouwanttodowithit.UsetheUpandDownbuttonstoscrollthroughtheoptions,shown

below,andthenpressEntertoselectanoption.

DCO FOUND HPA FOUND

Keep DCO–LeavestheDCOinplace Keep HPA–LeavestheHPAinplace

Remove DCO–PermanentlyremovestheDCO,

exposinganyhiddendatawithinthatarea

Remove HPA Temp–TemporarilybypassestheHPAsothatdatawithinitcanbeaccessed

Remove HPA Perm–PermanentlyunhidestheHPA

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4 UPDATING FIRMWARECRUprovidesfreefirmwareupdatesfortheForensicUltraDockthroughourConfiguratorapplication.

Downloadithere:www.cru-inc.com/support/software-downloads/configurator-software-download/

Setup Instructions

ConnectthetheprovidedUSBmicro-Bcabletothe“Admin”portontheForensicUltraDockandconnecttheother

endtoyourcomputer.Then,turnontheForensicUltraDock.Finally,opentheConfiguratorapplication.

Ifyourproductisrunningoutdatedfirmware,youwillseeapromptaskingyoutoupdateonceyouopentheCon-

figuratorapplication.Followtheinstructionsontheprompttoupdatethefirmware.

5 FORENSIC SOFTWARE UTILITYTheForensicUltraDockiscompatiblewithCRU’sForensicSoftwareUtilityapplication.Thissoftwareallowsyou

toperformawrite-blocktestonyourForensicUltraDock,displaydetailsaboutattacheddrives,andsavethatdata

toafileforeasyinclusioninacasereport.

Downloadithere:www.cru-inc.com/support/software-downloads/forensic-software-utility/

Setup Instructions

Connect theForensicUltraDocktoyourcomputerwithanattacheddriveasyounormallywouldandturn the

ForensicUltraDockon.ThenopentheForensicSoftwareUtility.

ForinformationonHPA/DCOhandling,seeSection3.

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For more information, visit the CRU web site.

www.cru-inc.com

6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSProductModels ForensicUltraDock(Model:FUDv5.5)

U.S.PatentNo. 8,090,904

DriveInterfaceTypes&Speeds

PATA/IDE:upto133MB/sSATA(witheSATAcable):upto6Gbps

HostInterfaceTypes&Speeds

eSATA:upto6GbpsUSB3.0:upto5GbpsFireWire800:upto800MbpsUSBMicro-B:upto480Mbps(Adminconfigurationonly)

DriveTypesSupported 2.5”and3.5”rotationalandsolidstateSATAdrives3.5”rotationalIDE/PATAdrives2.5”rotationalIDE/PATAdrives*,Hitachi1.8”drives*,Toshiba1.8”drives*,MacBookAir2010*,MacBookAir2011*,mSATA*,miniPCIePATA*,miniPCIeSATA*,miniPCIeUSB**RequirestheappropriateCRUSATAorPATAadapter

HostDataConnectors One(1)USB3.0connector(backwardscompatiblewithUSB2.0)One(1)eSATAconnectorTwo(2)FireWire800connectors

SupportedOperatingSystems

Windows10,8,7,andVistaWindowsServer2012and2008productfamiliesMacOSX10.4.xorhigher(USB3requires10.8orlater)Linuxdistributionsthatsupporttheconnectiontypeused

Compliance EMIStandard:FCCPart15ClassA,CEEMCStandard:EN55022,EN55024RCM

ProductWeight 0.4pounds(0.18kg)

ProductDimensions 2.95”x4.33”x1.06”(75mmx110mmx27mm)

TechnicalSupport YourinvestmentinCRUproductsisbackedupbyourfreetechnicalsupportforthelifetimeoftheproduct.Contactusthroughourwebsite,cru-inc.com/supportorcallusat1-800-260-9800or+1-360-816-1800.

©2015,2017CRUAcquisitionGroup,LLC.ALLRIGHTSRESERVED.

ThisUserManualcontainsproprietarycontentofCRUAcquisitionGroup,LLC(“CRU”)whichisprotectedbycopyright,trademark,andotherintellectualpropertyrights.

UseofthisUserManualisgovernedbyalicensegrantedexclusivelybyCRU(the“License”).Thus,exceptasotherwiseexpresslypermittedbythatLicense,nopartofthisUserManualmaybereproduced(byphotocopyingorotherwise),transmitted,stored(inadatabase,retrievalsystem,orotherwise),orotherwiseusedthroughanymeanswithoutthepriorexpresswrittenpermissionofCRU.

UseofthefullForensicUltraDockproductissubjecttoallofthetermsandconditionsofthisUserManualandtheabovereferencedLicense.

CRU®andWiebeTech®(collectively,the“Trademarks”)aretrademarksownedbyCRUandareprotectedundertrademarklaw.ThisUserManualdoesnotgrantanyuserofthisdocumentanyrighttouseanyoftheTrademarks.

Product WarrantyCRUwarrantsthisproducttobefreeofsignificantdefectsinmaterialandworkmanshipforaperiodoftwoyearsfromtheoriginaldateofpurchase.CRU’swarrantyisnontransferableandislimitedtotheoriginalpurchaser.

Limitation of LiabilityThewarrantiessetforthinthisagreementreplaceallotherwarranties.CRUexpresslydisclaimsallotherwarranties,includingbutnotlimitedto,theimpliedwarrantiesofmerchantabilityandfitnessforaparticularpurposeandnon-infringementofthird-partyrightswithrespecttothedocumentationandhardware.NoCRUdealer,agent,oremployeeisauthorizedtomakeanymodification,extension,oradditiontothiswarranty.InnoeventwillCRUoritssuppliersbeliableforanycostsofprocurementofsubstituteproductsorservices,lostprofits,lossofinformationordata,computermalfunction,oranyotherspecial,indirect,consequential,orincidentaldamagesarisinginanywayoutofthesaleof,useof,orinabilitytouseanyCRUproductorservice,evenifCRUhasbeenadvisedofthepossibilityofsuchdamages.InnocaseshallCRU’sliabilityexceedtheactualmoneypaidfortheproductsatissue.CRUreservestherighttomakemodificationsandadditionstothisproductwithoutnoticeortakingonadditionalliability.

FCC Compliance Statement: “ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCrules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.”

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Opera-tionofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferenceinwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceatthisownexpense.

IntheeventthatyouexperienceRadioFrequencyInterference,youshouldtakethefollowingstepstoresolvetheproblem:

1) Ensurethatthecaseofyourattacheddriveisgrounded.2) UseadatacablewithRFIreducingferritesoneachend.3) UseapowersupplywithanRFIreducingferriteapproximately5inchesfromtheDCplug.4) Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

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