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DIBS® Advanced
Forensic WorkstationDIBS® Advanced Forensic Workstation

SPECIFICATIONS

  • Intel Pentium 4 630 3GHz socket 775 processor and motherboard
  • 1GB PC2-4200 DDR2 RAM
  • 120 GB forensic hard drive, in removable sub-frame, with 2 partitions
  • 80GB work/data drive in removable sub-frame
  • Forensic software fully installed and configured on the forensic drive primary partition
  • External USB2 write protected interface for copying/analysing suspect drives
  • External USB2 hard drive enclosure for copying/analysing suspect drives
  • DVD±RW/RAM dual layer drive
  • 2.5" - 3.5" notebook drive adaptor
  • Built-in audio and speakers
  • 3.5" 1.44MB floppy disk drive
  • SVGA on board video
  • 17" TFT flat screen "non-glare" monitor
  • Positive action keyboard, mouse, ATX middle tower case, and all connecting cables

Software - installed on the forensic drive

  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Access Data The Forensic Toolkit
  • Password Recovery Toolkit
  • Registry Viewer
  • DVD CD Authoring software
  • Various forensic analysis utility programs

 

Computer Forensic Laboratory
DIBS® equipment is in use in forensic laboratories throughout the world.

Computer Forensic Laboratory
Comes complete with Access Data Ultimate Toolkit fully installed and configured - highly efficient and easy to use forensic software for the analysis of all types of Windows drives.

 

DIBS® Advanced Forensic Workstation

Advanced Forensic Equipment That's Easy And Intuitive To Use

  1. Description
  2. Recommended Areas of Use
  3. Forensic Soundness
  4. Compatibility
  5. Advantages
  6. Hardware and Software Included
  7. Price and Ordering
  8. Equipment Variations
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1. Description

The DIBS® Advanced Forensic Workstation is a highly developed and versatile item of forensic equipment and yet it remains easy and intuitive to learn and use. It provides copying and analysis of drives using Windows XP operating system. The custom designed unit uses standard components and sub-assemblies of the highest quality,configured in such a way as to maintain maximum evidential integrity. Hardware and software modifications are tailored to the needs of forensic investigation, enabling the investigator to accurately and efficiently perform computer forensic analysis.

At the heart of the unit is an Intel Pentium 4 3GHz processor and motherboard with 1GB RAM. The comprehensive suite of forensic software programs supplied by Access Data are fully installed and configured on the forensic analysis drive. Complex analysis tasks are easily performed with the click of a mouse.

There is also a further large partition that can be used for storing data, work in progress and for individual case analysis. In addition a second working hard disk is provided in a removable bay. This is ideal for specific case analysis and makes the equipment very versatile in use.

The DIBS® Advanced Forensic Workstation is supplied complete with two external interfaces connected by USB2 ports. One of these interfaces is hardware write protected and the other can be used for both read and write operations. This makes them ideal for safely copying and analyzing suspect hard drives.

The unit is supplied complete with all connectors, a DVD/CD drive and a 17" TFT flat screen "non-glare" monitor.

The DIBS® Advanced Forensic Workstation is a comprehensive and adaptable piece of equipment supplied fully installed and configured with all the software required to immediately commence computer forensic analysis.

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2. Recommended Areas of Use

The DIBS® Advanced Forensic Workstation is designed for use in the laboratory. It can be used to both copy and analyse suspect hard drives.

A mobile version, the DIBS® Mobile Forensic Workstation is ideal for use in the field.

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3. Forensic Soundness

The DIBS® Advanced Forensic Workstation is dedicated forensic equipment that is used solely for the forensic analysis of suspect computer data. The basic development and design was completed nearly 10 years ago. Refinements have continued to be made as computer technology and forensic techniques have advanced. The result is a piece of equipment that can be used with confidence that maximum levels of evidential integrity and security are being maintained.

The DIBS® Advanced Forensic Workstation is ideal for use under standard operating procedures. The less skilled analyst can quickly learn basic functions, whilst the more technically advanced can customise the unit to meet the demands of the complex investigation.

Forensic workstations should be operated and maintained in a secure environment. It is preferable that they are stand alone units and are not connected to a network or to the Internet. This ensures maximum evidential integrity and security.

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4. Compatibility

Good forensic practice dictates that important analysis results should always be checked by the use of more than one type of software. The DIBS® Advanced Forensic Workstation is designed to work with all the major forensic software packages.

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5. Advantages

  • Supplied complete and ready to use with all software fully installed and configured on the two forensic analysis drives
  • Technically advanced but easy, practical and intuitive to use with full graphical interfaces for all software
  • Reliable copying and analysis of any size and most types of media
  • Full training available
  • The most widely used complete systems regarded as 'the standard'
  • Designed by forensic analysts for forensic analysts
  • Portable, hardwearing and dependable
  • Transportable as check in baggage
  • Ongoing development, support and technical advice
  • DIBS® equipment accepted in court throughout the world
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6. Hardware and Software Included

Hardware

  • Intel Pentium 4 630 3GHz socket 775 processor and motherboard
  • 1GB PC2-4200 DDR2 RAM
  • 120 GB forensic hard drive, in removable sub-frame, with 2 partitons
  • 80GB work/data drive in removable sub-frame
  • Forensic software fully installed and configured on the forensic drive primary partition
  • External USB2 write protected interface for copying/analysing suspect drives
  • External USB2 hard drive enclosure for copying/analysing suspect drives
  • DVD±RW/RAM dual layer drive
  • 2.5" - 3.5" notebook drive adaptor
  • Built-in audio and speakers
  • 3.5"1.44MB floppy disk drive
  • SVGA on board video
  • 17" TFT flat screen "non-glare" monitor
  • Positive action keyboard, mouse, ATX middle tower case, and all connecting cables

Software - installed on the forensic drives

  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Access Data The Forensic Toolkit
  • DIBS® Mycroft High Speed Search Engine
  • Access Data The Forensic Toolkit
  • Password Recovery Toolkit
  • Registry Viewer
  • DVD CD Authoring software
  • Various forensic analysis utility programs
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7. Price and Ordering

Price: Please call for latest price
Availability: Normally 10 working days from placement of order

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8. Equipment Variations

In order to maintain the highest quality of equipment supplied it may be necessary to vary the specifications of the DIBS® Advanced Forensic Workstation from those detailed above. Where variations occur the functionality of the equipment shall be equal to or higher than that specified above.

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Site Last Updated: July  2008