F.R.E.D.

No firm in today's global economy can expect to remain at the forefront of the industry without utilizing the latest in available technology. Digital Forensics is no exception, and here at Forensic Digital Detectives, LLC we have deployed state of the art forensic hardware to deliver to our clients the most cutting edge and reliable service available on the market.

Introducing F.R.E.D., the latest in Forensic Data Acquisition and the Industry Standard. When collecting Forensic Data the utmost care is required to ensure no data is tampered with in the course of the investigation.. Utilizing a F.R.E.D. system allows us to not only collect digital evidence in a forensically sound manner, but also to analyze the data without any possibility of alteration.

F.R.E.D. systems are the ONLY forensic workstations which include the following integrated capabilities:

	- IDE Drive Hardware Write Blocker - SATA Drive Hardware Write Blocker - SCSI Drive Write Blocker - USB Write Blocker - Firewire Write Blocker
	FTK 2.1 RECOMMENDATION	FRED WITH RAID
Processor	Intel Quad Core	Intel i7 Quad Core Standard
RAM	4GB (32-bit) / 8GB (64-bit)	6GB Standard Upgradeable to 12GB
Storage (Database, Images, Index)	1.0TB	3.0TB (RAID 0)
Network Interface Card	Gigabit	Dual Gigabit
Hard Drive Speed	7200 RPM	10000 RPM
Drive Configuration	Drive Set 1 (OS): 150GB Drive Set 2: At minimum, Drive Set 2 must have RAID 0 (striping) using software RAID with at least 2-3 drives in the array.	Drive Set 1 (OS): 150GB Drive Set 2: Hardware RAID 0 capable solution. 3 x 1.0TB drives for 3.0 TB total storage space.

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