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• Highpoint (HPT37X HPT45X)
• Intel Software RAID
• JMicron JMB36x
• LSI Logic MegaRAID
• NVidia NForce
• Promise FastTrack
• Silicon Image Medley
• VIA Software RAID
RAID detection information is always shown in the drive tile for a given drive, regardless
of the viewing location within the user interface and what type of RAID is detected. Any
available detailed RAID information is provided in the Drive Details view, but that
information depends on which type of RAID system the drive is from. Whatever
information is available and displayed in the Drive Details screen is also captured in the
forensic log for any job that involves a detected RAID drive.
Note: RAID information is detected on both source and destination drives. In the case of
a clone of an SNIA DDF RAID source drive, there is a technical detail to be aware of that
is of forensic importance. This RAID type stores its RAID identification information
relative to the end of the drive. If the clone job did not utilize the Trim feature (to add a
DCO to the destination to make its size match that of the source drive), then the new
destination clone will not be detected as an SNIA DDF RAID drive. For this reason, it is
highly recommended to use the Trim feature when cloning any RAID source drive. Also,
note that a related issue can occur in the case of an SNIA DDF RAID drive that was
repurposed for use as a standard destination drive. In that case, if the destination drive
was not wiped before use, it will inaccurately show as an SNIA DDF RAID drive, since
the original RAID identification information would still be stored at the end of the drive.
Besides being good standard practice, for SNIA DDF RAID detection purposes, it is
highly recommended that destination drives be wiped before use as a forensic
destination drive.
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