December 14, 2009

Components and potential evidence

Central processing units (CPUs) Often called the ‘chip’, it is a microprocessor located inside the computer. The microprocessor is located…

Computer systems and potential evidence

A computer system typically consists of a base unit, sometimes called a central processing unit (CPU), data storage devices, a…

Common computer forensics cases

Computer forensics is the generic name that we use for the analysis and reporting on our findings from the forensic…

How to choose RAID level

There are three factors that may influence your choice of RAID level: usability (redundant data), performance and cost. If you…

Dynamic disk management

We may manage disk through Disk Management of Computer Management. Disk Management supports not only basic disk, but also dynamic…

Dynamic disk Characteristics

Compared to basic disk, dynamic disk has following characteristic: It may change disk capacity at random. You can change the…

RAID Background and more basic things

Norman Ken Ouchi at IBM was awarded U.S. Patent 4,092,732 titled “System for recovering data stored in failed memory unit”…

Realization of RAID

RAID can be implemented either in dedicated hardware or custom software running on standard hardware. Additionally, there are hybrid RAIDs…