Extension Modules

DiskSense hardware unit was designed with the ability to be enhanced with hardware add-ons in mind. There is a PCI Express port on its side panel, which is labeled as EXTENSION. It allows to connect any Atola hardware extension modules.

Extension port location

Extension modules supported for DiskSense unit are:

The extensions can be ordered here.
Warranty for Extensions = 1 Year from date of purchase.



SAS extension

Extension for SAS drive imaging

Atola Insight Forensic allows to run most operations for a SAS drive plugged into DiskSense:

There are a few functions that are not available for SAS drives by their nature: Host Protected Area (HPA), Device Configuration Overlay (DCO), Security Features, and SSD Trim. Firmware recovery is also not supported.
Forensic SAS drive acquisition
Forensic imaging with 10Gb speed

10GBit Ethernet extension module

Technical specifications:

The module accelerates the following operations executed with image files: Imaging, File Recovery, Compare, Write from File.

Forensic imaging with 10Gb speed

M.2 SSD extension for SATA/PCIe

Only M key interface drives are supported with this extension. Here are the differences in M.2 SATA and M.2 PCIe support:

M.2 SSD forensic imaging
Features M.2 SATA M.2 PCIe
All Insight operations Partial (see below)
Drive hotplug
Power management

Supported M.2 PCIe SSD features:

To image an NVMe drive with DiskSense unit (manufactred in 2014 - 2020), please follow this guide.

Forensic acquisition of Apple PCIe SSD

Apple PCIe SSD extension

Apple SSD forensic imaging

This extension can process PCIe SSDs with custom proprietary M.2 interface found in Apple laptops:

The following Insight operations and features are supported for the Apple drives:

Forensic acquisition of Apple PCIe SSD

Thunderbolt extension

Forensic imaging of MacBook SSDs

Thunderbolt extension enables Insight to work on MacBooks with the following interfaces:

No SSD removal is necessary: the extension allows connecting insight directly to a MacBook.

Insight supports the following operations and features on MacBooks when connected through Thunderbolt extension:

Forensic acquisition of MacBooks

For DiskSense units (manufactured in 2014 - 2020), check out this page about Extensions.