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Forensic Labdock™ S5 and U5User ManualFeatures

• Easyattachmentandwrite-blockedaccessto2.5”and3.5”IDE/PATAandSATAharddrives.

• Write-blockedaccesstoUSBthumbdrives(U5modelonly).

• AccessSASdrivesviaaRedPort™SASwrite-blockedPCIehostbusadapter(S5modelonly).

• Convenientstoragecubbykeepsyourdrivesoutofthewayduringimaging.Aquietfankeepsthecubbycool.

• Recognizesandreportsthepresenceofahiddenarea(HPAorDCO)ontheharddrive.IncludedsoftwareutilitycanbeusedtoconfiguretheForensicLabDocktohandlethesehiddenareasinthewayyouprefer.

• EightlabeledLEDindicatorsreportreal-timeoperationalstatus.

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1 PRE-INSTALLATION STEPS

1.1 PACKAGE CONTENTSThefollowinglistcontainstheitemsthatareincludedinthe

completeconfigurationforthisdevice.PleasecontactCRUif

anyitemsaremissingordamaged:

Accessories U5 Model

S5 Model

ForensicLabDock 1 1

4-pinLegacyMolexpowercable 1 1

IDEcablefor3.5”drives(40-pinto40-pin) 1 1

SATAdata/powerconnector 1 1

USBA-typetoB-typecablewithbracket 1 0

USBB-typeto10-pinheadercable 1 0

Packetofscrews 1 1

QuickStartGuide 1 1

1.2 IDENTIFYING PARTSTakeamomenttofamiliarizeyourselfwiththepartsofthe

ForensicLabDock.Thiswillhelpyoutobetterunderstandthe

followinginstructions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS1Pre-InstallationSteps 2

1.1PackageContents 2

1.2IdentifyingParts 2

1.3LEDBehavior 3

1.4WarningsandNotices 3

2InstallationSteps 4

2.1ConfigureHPA/DCOMode 4

2.2InstalltheForensicLabDockIntoYourComputer 4

2.3ConnectingHardDrivestotheForensicLabDock 5

2.3.1SATAHardDrives 5

2.3.2IDE(PATA)HardDrives 5

2.3.3SASHardDrives(AvailableonlyonS5models) 6

2.3.4USBThumbDrives(AvailableonlyonU5models) 6

2.3.5USBDriveEnclosures(AvailableonlyonU5models) 6

2.3.6OtherTypesofDrives 6

3HotswappingwithMacandWindowsOperatingSystems 7

3.1MacOSX 7

3.2WindowsOperatingSystems 7

4UpdatingFirmware 8

5ForensicSoftwareUtility 8

6FAQ 8

7TechnicalSpecifications 9

Write-BlockedIDEConnector

DriveActivityLED

PowerLED

FRONT OF THE S5 MODEL

Write-BlockedeSATAConnector

SASPass-throughConnector

IDE/SATAWrite-BlockStatusLED

HardDriveCubby

PowerSwitch

Molexpowerconnector

HPA/DCOIndicator

FanFailIndicator

PowerFailIndicator

ErrorIndicator

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1.3 LED BEHAVIOR

LED COLOR STATE DESCRIPTION

Power Green Solid TheForensicLabDockispoweredon.

DriveActivity Amber SolidorBlinking

Theattacheddriveisbeingaccessed.

ErrorIndicator Red Solid

Theattacheddrivehasreached131°F/55°C,oranHPA/DCO-relateddiskcommandhasfailed.

PowerFailIndicator Red Solid

Thereisaproblemwitheitherthe+5Vor+12Vpoweroutputtotheattacheddrive.

HPA/DCOIndicator Amber Solid

AnHPAorDCOareahasbeendetected.Oncelit,itwillnotbeunlituntiltheLab-Dock’spoweriscycled.

FanFailIndicator Red Solid

Thecoolingfanhasstoppedworkingandneedsreplaced.PleasecontactCRUTechnicalSupport.

USBWrite-BlockStatus Amber Solid TheattachedUSBde-

viceiswrite-blocked.*

IDE/SATAWrite-BlockStatus

Amber SolidTheattachedIDEorSATAdriveiswrite-blocked.

*ThisLEDappearsonlyontheForensicLabDockU5.

1.4 WARNINGS AND NOTICESPleasereadthefollowingbeforebeginninginstallation.

General Care

• ThemaincircuitboardoftheForensicLabDockissus-

ceptibletostaticelectricity.Propergroundingisstrongly

recommendedtopreventelectricaldamagetotheenclo-

sureorotherconnecteddevices,includingthecomputer

host.Avoidalldramaticmovement,tappingontheunit,

andvibration.

• Avoidplacingtheharddrivesclosetomagneticdevices,

highvoltagedevices,ornearaheatsource.Thisincludes

anyplacewheretheproductwillbesubjecttodirect

sunlight.DoNOTallowwatertomakecontactwiththe

driveortheForensicLabDock.

PowerConnector

REAR OF THE S5 FLDs MODEL

SATADataConnectorForFrontSATA/IDE

Connections

SATA&PATAFirmware

ConfigurationPort

SASPass-throughDataConnectortoRedPortHBACard

PowerConnector

REAR OF THE U5 MODEL

SATADataConnectorForFrontSATA/IDE

Connections

SATA&PATAFirmware

ConfigurationPort

Write-BlockedUSBPass-throughConnector

Write-BlockedIDEConnector

DriveActivityLED

PowerLED

FRONT OF THE U5 MODEL

Write-BlockedeSATAConnector

Write-BlockedUSBConnector

IDE/SATAWrite-BlockStatusLED

HardDriveCubby

PowerSwitch

Molexpowerconnector

HPA/DCOIndicator

FanFailIndicator

PowerFailIndicator

USBRemountButton

USBWrite-BlockStatusLED

ErrorIndicator

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• Beforestartinganytypeofhardwareinstallation,pleaseensurethatallpowerswitcheshavebeen

turnedoffandallpowercordshavebeendisconnectedtopreventpersonalinjuryanddamagetothe

hardware.

2 INSTALLATION STEPS

TheForensicLabDockrequiresaSATAdataconnectioninsideyourcomputer.TheU5modelalsorequiresaUSBdataconnectionforthewrite-blockedUSBport,andtheS5modelrequiresaSASconnectiontoaRedPortSASwrite-blockedPCIehostbusadapter(HBA).Ifyoudonotalreadyhavethenecessaryconnectorsinsideofyourcomputer,youmustaddanHBAcardwiththeappropriateconnectorsintoanemptyexpansionslotinsideyourcomputer.

2.1 CONFIGURE HPA/DCO MODETheForensicLabDockgivesyoutheabilitytoselectthewayhiddenareasonharddrives(HPAsandDCOs)

arehandled.TheForensicLabDockwillonlynotifyyoubydefaultofthepresenceofthesehiddenareasby

blinkingtheHPA/DCOLEDindicator.Othermodesallowyoutoviewtheinformationinthesehiddenareas.

Tochangemodes,followthestepsbelow.Ifthedefaultbehaviorissatisfactory,continuetoSection2.2.

a. ConnectaUSBcablefromyourcomputertothe“SATA&PATAFirmwareConfigonly”USBporton

therearoftheForensicLabDock.YoumayfindthiseasiesttodobeforeinstallingtheForensicLabDock

insideacomputer.

b. ConnectaSATApowercablefromthecomputer’spowersupplytotherearoftheForensicLabDock.

c. Flipthepowerswitchtothe1positiontopowertheForensicLabDockon.

d. DownloadandinstalltheForensicSoftwareUtility—afreesoftwareapplicationdesignedforusewith

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

e. OpentheForensicSoftwareUtilityandnavigatetotheHPA/DCOBehaviortab.

f. Selectthedesiredbehavior(leavetheminplace,removeHPAtemporarilybutignoreDCO,removeHPA

permanentlybutignoreDCO,orpermanentlyremovethemboth).

g. ClicktheSetHPA/DCOBehaviorbutton.

h. TurntheForensicLabDockoffandunplugitfromtheUSBandSATApowercables.

2.2 INSTALL THE FORENSIC LABDOCK INTO YOUR COMPUTERa. MounttheForensicLabDockintoanempty5.25”drivebayinsideofyourcomputer.Donotscrewit

intoplaceuntilallthecableshavebeenconnected.

b. ConnectaSATApowercablefromthecomputer’spowersupplytotherearoftheForensicLabDock.

c. AttachtheSATAdatacablefromyourcomputersystemtotherearoftheForensicLabDock.

d. Connecttheremainingopendataport(USBontheU5modelandSATAontheS5model)ontherearof

theForensicLabDocktoyourcomputersystem.ThereareseparatewaystoconnectforbothSATAand

USBdevices,whicharedetailedonthenextpage.

BothmodelscontainaUSBportthatisusedforfirmwareconfigurationonly.UsetheUSBportonthefarrightthatislabeled“ConnectUSBForFrontPanelUSBWriteBlocker”instead.

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ForUSB,therearethreewaystoconnect:

• Ifyourmotherboardhasanavailable10-pinUSBheader,usethe“USBB-typeto10-pinheader”

cable.

• UseaUSBB-typetoB-typecabletoconnecttoaUSBhostcard.

• UseaUSBB-TypetoA-typecableandattachtheA-typeendtoanavailableUSBportonyourcom-

puter.

ForSATA:

• ConnectaSATAdatacabletotherearoftheForensicLabDockandtheotherendtoanavailable

portonyourwrite-blockedRedPortSASHBAcard.

Connectingthepass-throughporttoanyhostotherthanaRedPortcardwillresultinthecorre-spondingfrontpanelportbecomingread/writeratherthanwrite-blocked.

e. UsetheprovidedscrewstosecuretheForensicLabDockintothe5.25”drivebay.

Usingscrewsotherthantheprovidedmountingscrewsmayputpressureonthedrivecubby,makingitdifficulttoinsertandremovedrivesfromit.Alwaysusetheprovidedmountingscrewswherepos-sible.

YourForensicLabDockisnowreadytouse!

2.3 CONNECTING HARD DRIVES TO THE FORENSIC LABDOCK

2.3.1 SATA Hard Drivesa. Inserttheharddriveintothecubby.Facethepoweranddataconnectionsideoutward.

b. AttachtheincludedSATAdata/powerconnectortotherearofthedrive.

c. Connectthe4-pinpowercableontheSATAdata/powerconnectortothepowerportonthefrontof

theForensicLabDock.

d. ConnecttheeSATAdatacableoftheSATAdata/powerconnectortothewrite-blockedeSATAport

nexttothepowerswitchonthefrontoftheForensicLabDock.

e. Flipthepowerswitchtothe1positiontopowertheForensicLabDockon.

2.3.2 IDE (PATA) Hard Drivesa. Inserttheharddriveintothecubby.Facethepoweranddataconnectionsideoutward.

b. Attachtheincludedappropriately-sizedIDEcableandtheincluded40-pinlegacyMolexpowercable

toyourharddrive.Bothconnectorsarekeyedtofitonlyoneway.

c. RemoveanyeSATAconnectorfromtheeSATAportnexttothepowerswitchonthefrontofthe

ForensicLabDock.IDE/PATAdrivescannotberecognizedifaSATAconnectionisdetected.

d. ConnecttheotherendsoftheIDEcableandthe40-pinlegacyMolexpowercabletotheappropriate

write-blockedportsonthefrontoftheForensicLabDock.

e. Flipthepowerswitchtothe1positiontopowertheForensicLabDockon.

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2.3.3 SAS Hard Drives (Available only on S5 models)a. Inserttheharddriveintothecubby.Facethepoweranddataconnectionsideoutward.

b. AttachtheincludedSATAdata/powerconnectortotherearofthedrive.

c. Connectthe4-pinpowercableontheSATAdata/powerconnectortothepowerportonthefrontof

theForensicLabDock.

d. ConnecttheeSATAdatacableoftheSATAdata/powerconnectortothe“SASPassThru”port

abovethe4-pinlegacyMolexpowerportonthefrontoftheForensicLabDock.

e. Flipthepowerswitchtothe1positiontopowertheForensicLabDockon.

2.3.4 USB Thumb Drives (Available only on U5 models)a. Plugthedeviceintothe“USBWriteBlocker”portonthefrontoftheForensicLabDock.

b. IfthedevicehasanOn/Offswitch,turniton.

c. Flipthepowerswitchtothe1positiontopowertheForensicLabDockon.

Ifthecomputerfailstorecognizethethumbdrive,cyclethethumbdrive’spower(butremovingandreinsertingitorswitchingitoffandonagain)andthenpresstheRemountbutton.

2.3.5 USB Drive Enclosures (Available only on U5 models)ThisfeatureisusefulforpreviewingthecontentsofaUSBdriveenclosuretodetermineifitcontains

digitalevidencethatyouneedtoacquire.Ifitdoes,youcanthendecidewhethertoacquiretheevi-

dencethroughtheUSBconnectionortoopenthedriveenclosureandattachthebareharddrivetothe

ForensicLabDockwithanIDEorSATAwrite-blockedconnection.

SupportedUSBdriveenclosureshavethefollowingcharacteristics:

• Areseenasasinglephysicaldevicebyyourcomputer’sOS

• ArepoweredbyanACadapteroranextraUSBbuspowercable

ConnectthedriveenclosuretotheForensicLabDock’s“USBWriteBlocker”portwithaUSBcableand

powertheenclosureon.ThenflipthepowerswitchontheForensicLabDocktothe1positiontopower

theForensicLabDockon.

2.3.6 Other Types of DrivesCompatibleSATAandPATAdriveadaptersareavailablethatallowtheForensicLabDocktoaccessto

2.5”PATA/IDE,Hitachi1.8-inch,Toshiba1.8-inch,MacBookAir2010,mSATA,PCIePATA,PCIeSATA,

orPCIeUSBdrives.

a. Connectthedrivetotheadapter.

b. Attachtheincluded4-pinlegacyMolexpowercabletotheadapterandtheotherendtothefrontof

theForensicLabDock.

c. ConnecttheappropriateSATAorIDEcabletothedriveadapterandtheotherendtotheForensic

LabDock.

d. Flipthepowerswitchtothe1positiontopowertheForensicLabDockon.

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3 HOTSWAPPING WITH MAC AND WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS

3.1 MAC OS XUnmountthevolumebeforepoweringdowntheForensicLabDockbydraggingthevolume’sicontothe

Trash,orbyselectingthevolumethenpressingCommand-E.Oncethevolumehasdisappeared,turnthe

ForensicLabDockoff.IfyouareusingaSASorSATAdevice,CRUrecommendsusingaSASorSATAhost

busadapter(HBA)cardthatsupportshotswapping.Otherwise,MacOSXwillnotsupporthotswapping

withSATAdevices.

IfyouareconnectingaUSBdevicetotheForensicLabDock,swapoutthenewdrive,turntheForensic

LabDockon,andMacOSXwillautomaticallydetectthenewdrive.

3.2 WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS

3.2.1 Hotswapping a SAS or SATA DeviceCRUrecommendsusingaSASorSATAhostbusadapter(HBA)cardthatsupportshotswappinginorder

toeasilyejectandremountdrives.

Ifyouhaveahostbusadapter(HBA)cardthatsupportshotswappinginstalled,unmountthevolume

beforepoweringitdownbyleft-clickingontheUSB plug iconwiththegreencheckmarkonthe

Desktoptaskbarandthenselectingtheproperdevicefromthemenuthatpopsup.Youmayhaveto

clickontheShow Hidden Icons arrowonthetaskbartofindthecorrecticon.Windowswillindicate

whenitissafetoturntheForensicLabDockoff.ReconnectanewdrivetotheForensicLabDock,turnit

on,andyoursystemwillautomaticallydetectthenewdrive.

IfyoudonothaveanHBAinstalled,followthesesteps:

a. FortheWindows8productfamily,pressWINKEY + X,thenselectDevice Managerfromthemenu

thatpopsup.

ForWindows7,Vista,andtheWindowsServer2008and2012productfamilies,right-clickonthe

Computer buttonintheStartMenuandselectManage.IntheleftpaneoftheComputerManage-

mentwindowthatopens,left-clickonDevice Manager.

b. ExpandtheDisk drives section.

c. PowerofftheForensicLabDockbyturningthepowerswitchtothe0position.

d. InDeviceManager,clicktheScan for hardware changes buttoninthetoolbar.Notethatthe

targetdrivehasdisappearedfromthelistofdrives.

e. ConnectanewdrivetotheForensicLabDockS5.

f. TurnthepowerswitchontheForensicLabDockS5tothe1positiontoturntheuniton.

g. InDeviceManager,clicktheScan for hardware changes buttoninthetoolbaragain.Thenew

volumewillnowappear.

3.2.2 Hotswapping a USB DeviceUnmountthevolumebeforepoweringitdownbyleft-clickingontheUSB plug iconwiththegreen

checkmarkontheDesktoptaskbarandthenselectingtheproperdevicefromthemenuthatpops

up.YoumayhavetoclickontheShow Hidden Icons arrowonthetaskbartofindthecorrecticon.

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WindowswillindicatewhenitissafetoturntheForensicLabDockoff.Reconnectanewdrivetothe

ForensicLabDock,turniton,andyoursystemwillautomaticallydetectthenewdrive.

4 UPDATING FIRMWARECRUprovidesfreefirmwareupdatesfortheForensicLabDockthroughourConfiguratorapplication.

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

Ifyourproductisrunningoutdatedfirmware,youwillseeapromptaskingyoutoupdateonceyoulaunchthe

Configuratorapplication.Followtheinstructionsontheprompttoupdatethefirmware.

5 FORENSIC SOFTWARE UTILITYTheForensicLabDockiscompatiblewithCRU’sForensicSoftwareUtilityapplication.Thissoftwareallowsyou

toperformawrite-blocktestonyourForensicLabDockandmodifyitsHPAandDCOhandlingbehavior.Italso

includestheabilitytodisplaydetailsaboutattachedwrite-blockersanddrivesandallowsyoutosavethatdata

toafileforeasyinclusioninacasereport.

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

ForinformationonHPA/DCOhandling,seeSection2.1.

6 FAQ

6.1 WHAT IS AN HPA AND A DCO?AHostProtectedArea(HPA)andDeviceConfigurationOverlay(DCO)arereservedareasonaharddrive

thatarenotaccessiblebytheBIOSorOS.DatacanbehiddenbehindanHPAorDCO.CRUforensic

devicescanalertyouifthereisanHPAorDCOsothatyouareawareofitandcantakethenecessarysteps

toretrievethehiddendata.

6.2 WHY IS IT NECESSARY TO UPDATE THE FIRMWARE OF MY CRU FORENSIC DEVICE?Firmwarerelatestotheprogramsanddatathatcontrolelectronicproducts.Firmwareisenhancedover

time,usuallytoaddnewfeaturesorincreasecompatibility.Updatingfirmwarecanimprovethefunctionality

anddependabilityofyourproduct.IfyourCRUforensicdeviceisusingoutdatedfirmware,CRU’sConfigu-

ratorapplicationcanrecognizethisandimplementup-to-datefirmwareonyourdevice.SeeSection4ofthis

manualformoreinformation.

6.3 MY FORENSIC LABDOCK WORKS GREAT WITH SATA DRIVES BUT I AM HAVING COMPATIBILITY ISSUES WITH IDE/PATA DRIVES. WHAT SHOULD I DO?First,checktomakesuretheSATAdata/powerconnectorisunpluggedfromtheSATAoutputport.IDE/

PATAdrivescannotberecognizedifaSATAconnectionismadewiththeSATAoutput.Next,checkto

makesurethe4-pinlegacyMolexpowercableispluggedintotheIDE/PATAdrive.Ifthepowerandhost

connectionaresecurelyattachedtothedrive,thentheIDEcablemaybefaulty.ContactTechnicalSupport

forfurtherinstructions.

6.4 HOW SHOULD I SET MY IDE/PATA HARD DRIVE JUMPER SETTINGS?Trythe“Master”configurationonyourharddrivefirst.Someharddriveshavetwodifferent“Master”

settingsoneforwhenthereisasecondary“slave”drivepresentandoneforwhenthereisnoslavedrive

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present.Choosethesettingwithnoslavepresent.Theremaybesomedrivesthatwillnotworkwitheither

ofthesesettings.Thenextchoiceis“CableSelect”.Ifthisdoesnotwork,tryusingnojumpers.Ifyou’re

unsurehowtochangethejumperconfiguration,checkthemanualthatcame:withyourharddriveorthe

manufacturer’swebsite.Somedrivesalsohavetheinformationprintedonthelabel.

6.5 CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORTStillneedhelp?PleasecontactourTechnicalSupportteamthroughwww.cru-inc.com/support.Orcallustoll

freeat(800)260-9800ordirectlyat(360)816-1800.

7 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSProductModels ForensicLabDockS5,ForensicLabDockU5

InterfaceTypes&Speeds

eSATA:upto6GbpsIDE/PATA:upto133MB/sUSB(U5Modelonly):upto480MbpsSAS(S5Modelonly):upto6Gbps

FrontDataConnectors

One(1)eSATAconnectorOne(1)IDE/PATAconnectorOne(1)USB/SAScomboconnector(onlyUSBisactiveontheU5model;onlySASisac-tiveontheS5model)

RearDataConnectors

One(1)write-blockedSATAconnectorOne(1)write-blockedUSBconnector(U5modelonly)One(1)SASconnector(S5modelonly)One(1)USBconnectorforfirmwareconfiguration

HPA/DCOHandling

Fourmodesofoperation(selectableusingtheForensicSoftwareUtilityapplication):1.LeaveHPAandDCOinplace2.RemoveHPAtemporarilybutignoreDCO3.RemoveHPApermanentlybutignoreDCO4.PermanentlyremoveHPAandDCO

SupportedOperatingSystems

Windows8.1,8,7,andVistaWindowsServer2012,2008,and2003productfamiliesMacOSX10.4.xornewerLinuxdistributionsthatsupporttheconnectiontypeused

ComplianceEMIStandard:FCCPart15ClassA,CEEMCStandard:EN55022,EN55024CE

ProductWeight 1.55lbs(0.703kg)

ProductDimensions 6.81inx5.79inx1.65in(173mmx147mmx42mm)

TechnicalSupportYourinvestmentinCRUproductsisbackedupbyourfreetechnicalsupportforthelife-timeoftheproduct.Contactusthroughourwebsite,www.cru-inc.com/supportorcallusat1-800-260-9800or+1-360-816-1800.

Protecting Your Digital AssetsTM For more information, visit the CRU web site.

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

UseofthefullForensicLabDockv5productissubjecttoallofthetermsandconditionsofthisUserManualandtheabovereferencedLicense.

CRU®,ForensicLabDock™,andRedPort™(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,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredopera-tion.”

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferenceinwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceatthisownexpense.

IntheeventthatyouexperienceRadioFrequencyInterference,youshouldtakethefollowingstepstoresolvetheproblem:

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

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