Computer Forensics: Hard Disk and Operating Systems

Computer Forensics Computer Forensics: Hard Disk and Operating Systems (Ec-Council Press Series : Computer Forensics) by EC-Council

The Computer Forensic Series by EC-Council provides the knowledge and skills to identify, track, and prosecute the cyber-criminal. The series is comprised of five books covering a broad base of topics in Computer Hacking Forensic Investigation, designed to expose the reader to the process of detecting attacks and collecting evidence in a forensically sound manner with the intent to report crime and prevent future attacks. Learners are introduced to advanced techniques in computer investigation and analysis with interest in generating potential legal evidence. In full, this and the other four books provide preparation to identify evidence in computer related crime and abuse cases as well as track the intrusive hacker’s path through a client system. The series and accompanying labs help prepare the security student or professional to profile an intruder’s footprint and gather all necessary information and evidence to support prosecution in a court of law. Hard Disks, File and Operating Systems provides a basic understanding of file systems, hard disks and digital media devices. Boot processes, Windows and Linux Forensics and application of password crackers are all discussed.

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Data Storage: Hard Disk Drives

  • Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
    Showcases Hitachi’s hard disk drive technology including the Ultrastar, Deskstar, Travelstar, Endurastar, and Microdrive digital range.
    www.hitachigst.com
  • Castlewood Systems, Inc.
    Designs and manufactures ORB removable media drives.
    www.castlewood.com
  • Hutchinson Technology
    Supplier of suspension assemblies for hard disk drives.
    www.htch.com
  • Portable Hard Disk
    Parallel port adapter for PCMCIA 1.8′ removable Hard Disks and 2.5′ Hard Disk Drives and regular 3.5′ Hard Disk Drives.
    www.datafab.com
  • Logicube, Inc.
    Manufacturers of hard disk drive duplication and diagnostic products.
    www.logicube.com
  • BUSlink
    External hard drive for CD-RW or DVD plus RW.
    www.buslink.com
  • PMC Technologies, Inc.
    Manufacturer of Data Partner removable disk drive subsystems.
    pmctech.com
  • Prostor Systems
    InfiniVault Archive Appliance from ProStor Systems, features automated archiving and compliance via removable disk for small to medium enterprises.
    www.prostorsystems.com
  • FlexStar Technology, Inc
    Disk drive test equipment manufacturer offering solutions for every need, from single-port portable systems to multi-port production racks and environmental chambers.
    www.flexstar.com
  • Guzik Technical Enterprises
    Manufactures test equipment for the disk drive industry. The site is used for technical support.
    www.guzik.com
  • EasyDisk
    Offers EasyDisk portable USB hard drives in a wide range of capacities.
    www.easydisk.com
  • Hard Drive Data Recovery and Repair Labs
    Computer Solutions’ Hard Drive division has experience in Hard disk data recovery and repair. We’ve fixed drives hit by lightning, floods and even Dos 6.2.
    www.drivelabs.com
  • Digital Measurement Systems (DMS)
    Supplier of test equipment used to measure the magnetic properties of thin film media.
    www.dms-magnetics.com
  • Accurite Technologies Inc.
    Manufactures floppy drive alignment disks and testers, PCMCIA prototyping and development kits, extender cards, and floppy drive subsystems.
    www.accurite.com
  • Prostor Systems: RDX Storage Solutions
    RDX removable disk technology provides simple and safe removable storage solutions for home and small business data backup and recovery.
    www.rdxstorage.com
  • DataCity
    Provides removable hard drives and kits.
    www.datacity.com
  • Kieu’s Direct Source, Inc.
    Sells all major brands and models of hard drives and tape drives including Dell, IBM, Compaq, Exabyte, and more.
    www.kdsdrives.com
  • ThumbDrive
    Maker of USB flash memory hard drives to replace floppy and zip disks, compact flash, and smartmedia cards.
    www.thumbdrive.com.au
  • Kobe Precision
    Suppliers of substrates for disk drive manufacturers, as well as providers of wafer reclamation services for the semiconductor industry.
    www.kpi.com
  • Pockey Europe Ltd
    Offers portable hard disk drives, compatible with PC’s, Mac’s, and laptops.
    www.pockeyeurope.com
  • TTi, Inc.
    Testers for the harddisk drive industries.
    www.tti-us.com
  • Inter-Tech Corporation
    Producers of rugged hard drives for defense and industry.
    www.datamobile.com
  • Hard Drives 4 Less
    Specializes in new and refurbished hard disk drives for desktop PCs, workstations, servers, and laptops. Also sells PC cameras, internal modems, and disk controller cards.
    www.hd4less.com
  • Toli Packaging Industries
    Specializing in cleanroom compatible packaging containers for hard disk drives and electronics components.
    www.tolipackaging.com
  • Duplication Products Northwest
    DPN distributes Y-E Data industrial drives exclusively.
    www.dpninc.com
  • NEXDISK
    Manufactures a portable USB storage drive with plug and play simplicity for Windows, MAC, and Linux.
    www.nexdisk.com
  • Storage Solutions, Inc.
    Featuring Raid, backup, failover storage and storage fault tolerance for all networks, operating systems and computer solutions.
    www.ssi-usa.com
  • MemoryHead.com
    Offers computer memory and hard drive upgrades.
    www.memoryhead.com
  • Ontrac Data
    Servicing and selling floppy drives.
    www.floppydrive.com
  • Magretech, Inc.
    Offers new and refurbished magnetic disk heads, and repairs and spares for a variety of computer peripherals.
    www.magretech.com/index.html
  • SCSI Shop
    Specializes in various SCSI server equipment including hard disks, tape and DAT drives, and SCSI cards.
    www.scsishop.co.uk
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External Hard Disk Box

images11. An external hard disk box, used for installing a hard disk, wherein there is a first fastening hole and a second fastening hole on a bottom and two sides of the hard disk, the external hard disk box comprising: a lower cover having a receiving space for receiving the hard disk, wherein there is a first positioning portion that corresponds to the first fastening hole on the bottom surface of the receiving space; an upper cover covering the lower cover; and at least one positioning structure located on one side of the receiving space, wherein the positioning structure has a second positioning portion that corresponds to the second fastening hole.

2. The external hard disk box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the positioning structure is located on one side of the hard disk, the first positioning portion is plugged into the first fastening hole, and the second positioning portion is plugged into the second fastening hole.

3. The external hard disk box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the positioning structure is a flexible flake, the flexible flake has a side board, and the second positioning portion is located on the side board.

4. The external hard disk box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the positioning structure includes an external mask, a spring flake, and a pushing element, the external mask has a through hole that corresponds to the second positioning portion, one end of the spring flake is connected with the external mask, a second end of the spring flake is a free end and has the second positioning portion, and the pushing element is slidably located in the external mask and contacts the second end of the spring flake.

5. The external hard disk box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the positioning structure is a flexible element, one side of the flexible element bends to form a linking flake, one end of the linking flake is a free end and forms a pushing portion, and the pushing portion extends to form the second positioning portion.

6. The external hard disk box as claimed in claim 5, wherein the upper cover is slidably assembled with the lower cover, two leg columns extend from two sides of the bottom surface of the upper cover, and the leg column corresponds to the pushing portion.

7. The external hard disk box as claimed in claim 6, wherein there is a first wedged portion and a second wedged portion on the lower cover and the upper cover.

8. The external hard disk box as claimed in claim 5, wherein each of the flexible elements bends upwards to form at least one curved portion, and the curved portion pushes and contacts a bottom surface of the upper cover.

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