Extension Modules

The TaskForce Unit was built to have an opportunity of being widely enhanced with hardware add-ons. It contains PCI Express port on one of the side panels which is labeled as Extension. It allows to attach any Atola hardware extension supported by Atola TaskForce software.

You can place an order for any TaskForce unit extension here: Where to buy

Warranty for Extensions = 1 Year from date of purchase.

Currently supported extension modules are:

• Thunderbolt
• Apple PCIe SSD
• M.2 PCIe/SATA SSD

Support of extension modules will be activated later

Thunderbolt extension module

Thunderbolt extension enables TaskForce to work on MacBooks of all generations with the following interfaces (no SSD removal is necessary, the extension allows connecting TaskForce directly to MacBook):

• FireWire
• Thunderbolt 2
• Thunderbolt 3

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

• Imaging
• Hash calculation
• Damaged drive support
• Write protection

Apple PCIe SSD extension module

This extension can process the PCIe SSDs having the custom proprietary M.2 interface within Apple laptops:

• MacBook Pro, Late 2013 - 2015
• MacBook Air, 2013 - 2015

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

• Imaging
• Hash calculation
• Damaged drive support
• Write protection

M.2 PCIe/SATA SSD extension module

Only M key interface drives are supported by this module. Differences between M.2 SATA and M.2 PCIe support:

Features	M.2 SATA	M.2 PCIe
All TaskForce operations		Partial (see below)
Drive hotplug
Power management

M.2 PCIe SSD features supported:

• Imaging
• Hash calculation
• Damaged drive support
• Write protection

Please note that M.2 extension currently does not support NVMe drives.