Modular Disk
Platform (MDP) |
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Data Clinics'
Modular Disk Platform is a hardware device that enables the user
to perform various manipulative functions on both working and
damaged hard disk drives.
At the heart of the MDP
is a programmable microcontroller that enables us to write various
disk handling utilities (or 'modules') which are then uploaded
to the MDP and executed by it.
It is our plan to continually
develop the MDP as a data recovery and disk manipulation tool,
ultimately developing it into a hard disk tool of note and reputation.
The MDP is developed
entirely in-house by Data Clinic.
Questions concerning
the MDP should be addressed to us here
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Modular Disk
Platform version 1
(click the photo for an enlargement)
Features:
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Timeline:
Autumn
2005 - Winter 2006
Discussion and feasibility study of a disk handling hardware tool. Fabrication
of PCBs and component sourcing, testing and proving.
Version 1 of the MDP is born! -
coding and implementation of modules begin...
Spring
2006
 Module 0
- Implementation of ATA 7 standard and various hardware and board i/o
functionality. Module 1 screenshot
Module 1
- Drive identification, drive self test & internal drive diagnostics.
Module 2 screenshot
Module 2
- Cloning: [a] Basic bit-level cloning ('forensic copying')
and [b] Cloning with Advanced Sector Handling (ASH)
disk reading technology developed in-house. Module
3 screenshot
Although still in its infancy,
these modules give the MDP sufficient capability to start working with
hard drives.
 May
20th and 21st 2006
First use of the MDP on non-Data Clinic media: 2 damaged hard drives
sent to us for data recovery. Both had failed to image on existing hardware
and software platforms. Using ASH (module 2), both drives were successfully
cloned and successfully recovered
Current work in progress
 Module
3 - NTFS filesystem support
Drive progress
monitoring
Please note that screenshots
provided may have changed as product is updated during development.
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Please check back regularly for updates ! **
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