Digital Intelligence's FRED

The Complete Forensic Hardware Solution

FRED systems are optimized for stationary laboratory acquisition and analysis. Simply remove the hard drive(s) from the suspect system and plug them into FRED and acquire the digital evidence. FRED will acquire data directly from IDE/EIDE/ ATA/SATA/ATAPI/SCSI I/SCSI II/SCSI III hard drives and storage devices and save forensic images to DVD, CD or or hard drives. FRED systems also acquire data from floppies, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, Compact Flash, Micro Drives, Smart Media, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, xD Cards, Secure Digital Media and Multimedia Cards. Furthermore, with the optional tape drive FRED is capable of archiving to or acquiring evidence from DLT-V4 tapes. With the RAID option FRED has an incredible 2.0 TB (2000 GB) of internal RAID storage. All FRED systems include the UltraBay, custom front panel connections, and removable drive trays so there is no need to open up the processing system to install drives or crawl around the back of the unit to attach devices.

The UltraBay - Integrated IDE, SATA, and SCSI Write Blockers

UltraBay The Digital Intelligence UltraBay can be used to acquire a forensically sound image of IDE, SATA, and SCSI drives using your choice of Forensic Imaging software. Your IDE, SATA, and SCSI drives may be connected and removed from the UltraBay without having to shut down the workstation or leaving the GUI. The UltraBay is exclusively available with Digital Intelligence FRED systems and is not available separately or from any other source.

Fast, Functional, and Flexible!

FRED systems come with two high capacity hard drives. One of these drives is used for your Operating System(s), forensic acquisition, processing tools and the other drive as a work drive for restoring and processing digital evidence. FRED comes pre-installed with a Triple-Boot Operating System (DOS 6.22, Win98 DOS, and Windows XP Pro) on the Primary Drive. Additionally, a fully-loaded, pre-configured Suse Linux installation image is also included on DVD for installation if desired. Both hard drives are supplied in shock-mounted removable drive trays. FRED Systems also come with integrated hot-swappable IDE and SATA bays to enable rapid installation and removal of evidence storage drives without the need for rebooting the system.

Network Functionality Built In

All FRED systems can be connected directly to a network (10/100/1000 Mb ethernet) for use as a standard workstation or file server when not processing or acquiring data.

Baseline F.R.E.D. Specifications

FRED's standard Core 2 Duo Processor is SIGNIFICANTLY faster than the Pentium D or even Pentium Extreme processors despite the fact it has a lower clock speed. Even the E6300 1.86 Ghz processor is about 11% faster (Sysmark 2004) than the Pentium D 3.4Ghz.

• 22 1/2" High (24 3/8" w/Wheels) , 9 1/4" Wide, 22 1/2" Deep - 70 lbs
• ATX Aluminum Server Case: 12 x 5¼", Dual Redundant 500W Power Supply
• Core 2 Motherboard with Intel X38 Chipset
• Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 CPU (Quad Processor), 2.40 Ghz, 1066 Mhz FSB (Upgradeable on Request)
• 2 x PCI-Express (x16), 1 x PCI-Express (x1), 2 x PCI (32), 1 x PCI-X Slots
• 4 GB DDR2-800 Dual Channel Memory
• Nvidia 8600 PCI-Express Video Card (512MB) with Dual Monitor Output
• Dual 10/100/1000 Mbs Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapters
• 8 Channel High Definition Audio Controller
• 6 port (6 Drives) Primary 3.0 Gb/s Serial ATA (SATA) Controller (RAID Capable)
• 4 port (4 Drives) Secondary 3.0 Gb/s Serial ATA (SATA) Controller with 2 Internal and 2 External (eSATA) Ports (RAID Capable)
• 1 Port (2 Drives) DMA 66/100/133 Parallel ATA (IDE) Controller
• 12 USB 2.0/1.x Ports (4 Front Mounted)
• 3 FireWire IEEE 1394a (400 MB/s) Ports (1 Front Mounted)
• 2 FireWire IEEE 1394b (800 MB/s) Ports (1 Front Mounted)
• Ultra 320 SCSI Controller (Narrow, Wide, Ultra, Ultra160, Ultra320)
• Digital Intelligence UltraBay Hardware Write-Blocker:
• Integrated IDE Drive Write Blocker
• Integrated SATA Drive Write Blocker
• Integrated SCSI Drive Write Blocker
• Digital Intelligence UltraBlock USB Write Blocker
• Digital Intelligence Integrated Forensic Media Card Reader - One Switchable Read-Only/Read-Write (MSC, MS Pro, SMC, CFC, MD, XD, SDC, and MMC Memory Card compatible)
• 2 x 500Gb 7200 RPM 3.0 Gb/s SATA Hard Drives in Shock-Mounted Trays
• 2 x Native Shock Mounted Serial ATA (SATA) Removable Hard Drive Bays
• 3 x HotSwap Shock Mounted Universal (IDE/SATA compatible) Removable Hard Drive Bays
• DVD ± RW/CD ± RW Dual-Layer Combo Drive
• 3½" Floppy Diskette Drive with Write Protect Switch
• Extendable/Retractable Imaging Workshelf with Integrated Cable Storage
• 104 key PS/2 Microsoft Keyboard
• Microsoft Intellimouse
• 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor with Built-in Speakers

FRED TAPE Option (add $950.00)

• DLT-V4 Internal Tape Drive (160GB Native / 320GB Compressed)
Note: A hot-swap SATA removable drive bay will be eliminated from the FRED configuration to accommodate this option.

FRED INTERNAL 2.0TB (1.5TB RAID5) Option (add $1,590.00)

• 4 channel PCI SATA RAID Controller
• 4 x 500 GB, 7200 RPM, 3Gb/s, SATA Hard Drives
  Note: Two hot-swap drive bays and the Integrated Multimedia Card Reader bay will be eliminated from the FRED configuration to accommodate this option.

FRED TAPE and INTERNAL 2.0TB (1.5TB RAID5) Option (add $2,540.00)

• Includes the FRED Tape and FRED RAID options above
  Note: All hot-swap bays and the Integrated Multimedia Card Reader bay are omitted from the FRED configuration to accomodate this option.

Toolbox Containing

• Adapters, Terminators, and Cables: All the necessary cables, adapters, and terminators to image and process internal/external SCSI drives, 1.8 inch IDE (iPod) drives, 2.5 inch IDE (laptop) drives, and 3½ and 5¼ inch IDE drives.
• Digital Camera: Useful to document your suspects environment and hardware.
• Security Screwdriver Set: A varied assortment of popular security bits for opening computer enclosures that may have been locked down in a corporate environment.

Software

• MS-DOS 6.22 (Pre-Installed & Configured)
• Microsoft Windows 98SE Standalone DOS (Pre-Installed & Configured)
• Microsoft Windows XP Pro (Pre-Installed & Configured)
• Suse Linux Professional (Pre-Configured)
• Norton GHOST
• Nero DVD/CD Authoring Software
• DriveSpy, Image, PDWipe, PDBlock, PART

Need More Performance?

Be sure to read about FRED SR, our Dual Xeon system, the highest performer in the FRED family of forensic workstations.