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DDI4 & DRE V4.70 is now available! All users with an active software update license can now install the new update. If your license is expired, renewal costs $350US per DDI4 for 1 year.
This version requires both the firmware and software to be updated, as described in the user manual and shown in this video (Windows 7/10 x64/x86 can all be used for updating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmunl_lBiCU.
DDI4 improvements:
Any storage device visible by motherboard BIOS can now be used as the Destination drive (whether it’s a USB drive, SATA drive, etc.). Note: this works well on most systems, but it’s possible some motherboards/BIOSes could present unexpected issues.
Maximum imaging speed increased from ~90MB/s to ~130MB/s when the Destination is a SATA drive connected directly to the motherboard. Note: most motherboards built on Intel Z97, Z170, Z270, or Z370 chipsets allow 130MB/s, but if you have an older board then it may not be capable of achieving this speed.
Major rework of communication over PCIe interface to improve stability, particularly with newer motherboards. “ATA Interface Issues!” errors should no longer happen, unless there is an issue with destination drive.
Major USB Add-on stability improvements. USB drives which suddenly fail to respond to all commands should now be correctly repowered.
Implemented error handling algorithm for headmap building. The process should no longer stop due to intermittent errors part of the way through.
Maximum read block size increased from 120 to 128 sectors.
Ctrl + Shift + t shows map statistics for selected area only.
Forensics Add-on: MD5 is now calculated for every range of good sectors, instead of stopping calculation at the first bad sector.
Minor bug fixes.
DRE Improvements:
New DRE Control Panel which shows the status of all DDIs on the network and allows sending automated emails when DDIs become idle.
DRE now shows the imaging speed graph, to better identify when the drive is degrading and/or going through a problematic area.
Improved file system scanning algorithms, finding more files on partitions with logical corruption.
Minor bug fixes.
DDI4 & DRE V4.70 is now available! All users with an active software update license can now install the new update. If your license is expired, renewal costs $350US per DDI4 for 1 year.
This version requires both the firmware and software to be updated, as described in the user manual and shown in this video (Windows 7/10 x64/x86 can all be used for updating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmunl_lBiCU.
DDI4 improvements:
Any storage device visible by motherboard BIOS can now be used as the Destination drive (whether it’s a USB drive, SATA drive, etc.). Note: this works well on most systems, but it’s possible some motherboards/BIOSes could present unexpected issues.
Maximum imaging speed increased from ~90MB/s to ~130MB/s when the Destination is a SATA drive connected directly to the motherboard. Note: most motherboards built on Intel Z97, Z170, Z270, or Z370 chipsets allow 130MB/s, but if you have an older board then it may not be capable of achieving this speed.
Major rework of communication over PCIe interface to improve stability, particularly with newer motherboards. “ATA Interface Issues!” errors should no longer happen, unless there is an issue with destination drive.
Major USB Add-on stability improvements. USB drives which suddenly fail to respond to all commands should now be correctly repowered.
Implemented error handling algorithm for headmap building. The process should no longer stop due to intermittent errors part of the way through.
Maximum read block size increased from 120 to 128 sectors.
Ctrl + Shift + t shows map statistics for selected area only.
Forensics Add-on: MD5 is now calculated for every range of good sectors, instead of stopping calculation at the first bad sector.
Minor bug fixes.
DRE Improvements:
New DRE Control Panel which shows the status of all DDIs on the network and allows sending automated emails when DDIs become idle.
DRE now shows the imaging speed graph, to better identify when the drive is degrading and/or going through a problematic area.
Improved file system scanning algorithms, finding more files on partitions with logical corruption.
Minor bug fixes.