Apple Tableau T35i SATA-IDE User Manual

FORENSIC COMPUTERS

Tableau T35i SATA/IDE Bridge

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USER GUIDE

F O REN S IC C OMP U T E R S RES E A R C H AND D E V E L O P M EN T

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Table of Contents

C H A P T E R 1

Tableau T35i SATA/IDE Bridge 4
Tableau IDE Ribbon Cable 4
8” Red SATA Flat Cable 4
Female to Female Molex® Power Cables (6” or 12”) 4
SATA 15-pin to Female Molex® Power Cable 4
Tableau 1.8 IDE Notebook Adapter 4
Tableau 2.5 IDE Notebook Adapter 5

C H A P T E R 2

TABLEAU T35I SATA/ IDE BRIDGE 6

INTRODUCTION 7
BRIDGE OVERVIEW 7
CONFIGURATION SWITCHES 10
NOTES 14

Tableau T35i SATA/IDE Bridge

he T35i is designed to mount directly in a forensic workstation. Internally the T35i connects
to the workstation through a high-performance FireWire800 connection. Externally, the
T35i can be connected to SATA or IDE hard disks one at a time for write-blocked forensic
acquistions.

Contents

In the T35i SATA/IDE bridge there are three categories of items that make up the system: the T35i
SATA/IDE bridge, the cables and the adapters.

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Tableau T35i SATA/IDE Bridge

The T335 is designed to be mounted in a 5.25" half-height drive bay on the
front of a forensic workstation or tower. The T335 is specifically designed to
work in conjunction with SATA and IDE removable drive trays, which
should be mounted in close proximity to the T335 in the host computer.
(PN: T335)

Tableau IDE Ribbon Cable

The TC6-8 IDE ribbon cable is a high-quality, 80-conductor IDE cable with
standard high-density 40-pin IDE connectors at each end. There are pull tabs
at each end to make the cable more rugged. (PN: TC6-8)

8” Red SATA Flat Cable

The eight inch SATA cable is a standard SATA signal cable for use with the
Tableau T3u SATA Bridge or the T35e SATA/IDE Bridge. (PN: TC3-8)

Female to Female Molex® Power Cables (6” or 12”)

The TC2-8 or female to female Molex® power cable is designed to conduct
power from a Tableau T3u, T35e, T4, or T5 forensic bridge to a subject hard
drive. (PN: TC2-8)

SATA 15-pin to Female Molex® Power Cable

The TC5-8 or SATA 15-pin to female Molex® cable is an eight inch power cable with a
4-pin female Molex® connector on one end (white) and a 15-pin SATA style
power connector at the other end (black). The TC5-8 is intended to conduct
power from a Tableau T3u or a Tableau T35e to a subject SATA hard drive.
(PN: TC5-8)

Tableau 1.8 IDE Notebook Adapter

The Tableau 1.8 IDE Hard Disk adapter allows the user to connect to a 1.8 IDE
Notebook hard drive to a 40-pin IDE cable. The Tableau 1.8 IDE Hard Disk
adapter also has a 50-pin male laptop drive connector and a 4-pin standard Molex®
power connection. (PN: TDA5-18)