Extension Modules
DiskSense 2 hardware unit was designed with the ability to be enhanced with hardware add-ons in mind. There is a PCI Express port on its back panel, which is labeled as EXTENSION. It allows to connect any Atola hardware extension modules.
Extensions supported for DiskSense 2 are:
The extensions can be ordered here.
Warranty for Extensions - 1 year from date of purchase.
SAS extension
Atola Insight Forensic allows to run most operations for a SAS drive plugged into DiskSense 2:
- Imaging at 800 MB/s
- Diagnostics, media scan
- Damaged drive support
- Hash calculation and verification
- Wiping
- Write protection
- Device utilities: disk editor, file recovery, compare (with pattern, image file or drives) etc.
- Current sensing, short circuit and overvoltage protection
- Hotplug for SAS drives
M.2 SSD extension for NVMe/SATA/PCIe
Only M key interface drives are supported with this extension. Here are the differences in M.2 NVMe, M.2 SATA and M.2 PCIe support:
| Features | M.2 NVMe | M.2 SATA | M.2 PCIe |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Insight operations | Partial (see below) | Partial (see below) | |
| Drive hotplug | |||
| Power management |
Supported M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD features:
- Imaging
- Diagnostics, media scan
- Damaged drive support
- Hash calculation and verification
- Wiping
- Write protection
- Device utilities: disk editor, media recovery, SSD trim, compare (with pattern, image file or drives) etc.
To image an NVMe drive with DiskSense unit (manufactred in 2014 - 2020), please follow this guide.
Apple PCIe SSD extension
This extension can process PCIe SSDs with custom proprietary M.2 interface found in Apple laptops:
- MacBook Pro, Late 2013 - 2015
- MacBook Air, 2013 - 2015
The following Insight operations and features are supported for the Apple drives:
- Imaging at 400 MB/s (24 GB/min)
- Diagnostics, media scan
- Damaged drive support
- Hash calculation and verification
- Wiping
- Write protection
- Device utilities: disk editor, media recovery, SSD trim, compare (with pattern, image file or drives) etc.
Thunderbolt extension
Thunderbolt extension enables Insight to work on MacBooks with the following interfaces:
- FireWire
- Thunderbolt 2
- Thunderbolt 3, 2016 - 2017 models
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:
- Imaging
- Hash calculation and verification
- Write protection
- Device utilities: file recovery, compare (with pattern, image file or drives) etc.
