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SOLO 5 ENTERPRISE M.2 I7 - IT

Validated Speeds of 69GB/min* From 1 PCIe M.2 to another PCIe M.2
The new Image MASSter™ Solo 5 Enterprise Forensic takes the IM Solo-4 G3 Slim to a whole new level. Faster by far and more flexible than any other unit on the market, the new Solo 5 Enterprise Forensic is also less expensive. The new Solo 5 Enterprise Forensic shares the same footprint of the successful and established IMSolo-4 G3 Slim. Without compromising any of the IMSolo-4 G3 Slim’s features, the Solo 5 Enterprise Forensic offers two additional, unique 4-lane PCIe Expansion Ports, allowing it to acquire data at validated Speeds of 69GB/min from a PCIe M.2 storage device to another PCIe M.2. The new Solo 5 Enterprise Forensic is configured with an Intel i7™ processor. With a total of 17 I/O ports, the Solo 5 Enterprise Forensic has the capability of supporting the simultaneous acquisition of up to 16 storage devices, providing the user with maximum cost/performance flexibility for Forensic Data Acquisition and Analysis Operations. NOTE: This product has capability to add the ACC-5000-001 M.2 2-channel "M" key NVMe/PCIe drive module, but does not include that module. If you need M.2 "M" key NVMe drive capability, the ACC-5000-001 may be ordered and added at any time; if you need that capability immediately, please refer to the KIT-5001-307 which includes this module standard.
Features
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High-end Processing Power: The Image MASSter™ Solo 5 Enterprise units are supplied with a powerful INTEL™ CPU to handle today’s most demanding IT Acquisition tasks.
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Advanced SATA-3 Technology: Implements support for 6Gb/s SAS-2 and SATA-3 drives using 6Gb/s SATA-3 SAS Controller technology. The unit is designed to acquire today’s High Performance drives and prepares the user with the hardware necessary to take advantage of tomorrow’s hard drive speed improvements. The unit’s advanced Duplication Technology provides the capability of performing multiple operations simultaneously. Capture and Wipe standard SAS/SATA drives with speeds up to 32 GB/min, and M.2 drives with speeds up to 70GB/min
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PCIe Expansion Port: Allows expanding the unit’s capabilities to support M.2 storage devices, using the M.2 Adapter Module, SCSI drives using the optional SCSI Expansion Box, and allowing for future performance enhancement options.
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PCIe M.2 support: Two 4-lane PCIe Expansion Ports allows for data acquisition from one PCIe M.2 storage device to another at speeds up to 70 GB/Min. The unit’s M.2 Adapter Module supports varying M.2 form factor lengths of 30, 42, 60, 80 and 110 mm and is designed for easy and safe insertion and release of M.2 storage devices. The M.2 Adapter Module also supports U.2 SSD drives with optional 3rd Party Adapters.
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Hard Drive Support: Offers native support for SAS, SATA, Firewire, PCIe M.2 and USB 3.0 drives. Optional adapters are available to support IDE Drives*, Micro SATA*, e-SATA Drives*, 2.5”, 1.8” IDE Notebook Drives*, ZIF drives*, SATA M.2* and Flash media*.
*Available for purchase/Optional Adapters Required
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Multiple I/O Ports: The Solo 5 Enterprise offers a total of 17 I/O external ports for data acquisition. These include 4 SAS/SATA, 6 USB 3.0, 2 eSATA, 2 Firewire 800, 1 Firewire 400, and 2 PCIE expansion ports. Two SATA/SAS ports and 2 USB 3.0 ports are dedicated for the Source Drive Positions. Mixed Drive Interface support allows seizing data between different drive interface types (ie. Use IDE "Source" drive with a SATA "Target" drive). All "Source" Drive ports are write-protected by default to prevent altering “Source" Drive Data.
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Multi-Session Capability: Capture multiple Source drives simultaneously or run multiple operations simultaneously. With a total of 17 I/O ports, the Solo 5 Enterprise family has the capability of supporting the simultaneous acquisition of up to 16 storage devices.
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Multiple Operational Modes:
- “Intelligent Copy” copies only allocated files, greatly reducing copy time and automatically scales and formats partitions.
- “Percent of Disk” copies all sectors in a “mirror” format including unused sectors and is O/S independent.
- MultiMASSter-% allows archiving multiple Source drive loads onto 1 Target drive, using a segmented file format.
- VHD Capture allows archiving multiple Source drive loads onto 1 Target drive, using the VHD file format.
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Multiple Hash Verification Methods: The Image MASSter™ Solo 5 Enterprise IT supports SHA-1 and SHA-2 Hash Acceleration and Software based MD5 Hashing for “Mirror” Acquisition modes.
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Slide-Out System Drive: The unit offers an External, Slide-Out System drive for easy removal.
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External Storage: Images can be stored externally to a Shared Network folder, PCIe M.2 drive, e-SATA drive, USB drive or an ICS-JMR DFSS External Storage Module.
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Upload and Download Images to Network Storage Area: Images files can be uploaded and downloaded to a Network Storage Area allowing the user to take advantage of large storage platforms for the purpose of processing and archiving images. With the use of the Optional 10 Gigabit Ethernet connection, units can copy and upload at speeds exceeding 4GB/min.
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“On the fly” Drive Image Encryption*: With built-in Hard Drive Encryption support, target drive’s “mirror” format data can be secured utilizing the NIST approved AES-256 Encryption standard.
* This process is NOT compatible with the DiskCypher product line
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ICS-JMR Digital IT Storage Solutions (DFSS): The Image MASSter™ Solo 5 Enterprise supports the use of the Optional ICS-JMR DFSS Modules to provide additional Storage capacity.
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LinkMASSter Option: The LinkMASSter Option allows the IT Professional to acquire data from unopened computers using the Ethernet interface.
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Preview Source Data: Preview Source Drive’s data utilizing third party applications or using the unit’s built-in O/S utilities. The unit’s preview capability allows previewing Word, Excel, PDF, text or multimedia (pictures, video and audio) files prior to acquiring data.
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Logs and Auditing: Store and print detail operational Event Log and Audit Trail information. The Audit Trail is saved in a PDF format using 128-bit password encryption protection.
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Convenient and Easy Upgrades: Easily updates Software through the USB port. Free Software Updates are provided periodically.
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8” Full Color Touch screen: Built-in touch screen eliminates the need of connecting an external monitor, mouse or keyboard.
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Lock Setting: Provides lock setting for secure operation.
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Image Restore: Restore a previously captured DD or E01 Image to a fully bootable 100% working copy.
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Optional SCSI Expansion Box: The Image MASSter™ Solo 5 Enterprise is designed with built-in support to connect the optional SCSI Expansion Box module, providing the capability to capture data from SCSI drives and additional devices which have interfaces not natively available on the Image MASSter Solo 5 Enterprise unit. The Expansion Box includes the following hardware: 1) SCSI Ultra320 PCI-Express card allowing acquiring data from 2 SCSI Source drives simultaneously. 2) PCI-Express to Express Card 34 Reader for connecting a broad range of Express Card compliant cards**.
* The Optional External Multi-Output Power Adapter is required to power more than 1 external drive.
**Express Cards are not supplied with the Expansion Option.
ABOUT ICS
ICS is now the data duplication and forensic analysis division of ICSIQ (2022).
ICS is the pioneer in the disk drive duplication market, having first introduced this technology to the world in 1990. Protected by a US Patent, the unique system based on ICS's innovative and ground-breaking technology was the first automatic hard drive formatting and software pre-loading system that quickly became an industry standard. It is now the tool for most PC manufacturers and system integrators.
ICS is the leader in the design and production of creative solutions that help companies in both the manufacturing and business environment. With its strong engineering division and creative software development staff, ICS takes pride in bringing high-quality, forward-thinking products to the market.
ICS has gained international name recognition for 24 years of customer service and providing its customers with cutting edge solutions. In the mid-nineties, when computer felony began to surge and become a serious factor in overall crime, ICS began to collaborate with law enforcement agencies and became the predominant supplier of computer forensic systems for law enforcement personnel ranging from local police departments to Federal and International agencies. Today, government agencies worldwide consistently use and depend on ICS's products.
About IT Products
The ICS Image MASSter product line offers an efficient solution for all hard drive cloning needs. As the size of the installed images on hard disk drives has increased tremendously, the option to replicate these images via network has increasingly become a time-consuming burden on the IT resources and network. ICS's standalone products offer much higher speeds and increased productivity. Coupled with keeping pace with fast moving disk drive technology, our products provide an ideal solution for duplicating these drives.
ICS has now taken the disk drive duplication to an even higher level by applying 24 years of experience and dedication in this field. The Image MASSter products showcased on the following pages exhibit ICS's continued commitment to provide IT departments and service centers worldwide with highly reliable products employing state-of-the art designs to support the constantly evolving hard disk drive duplication market.
ICS provides an array of technologically advanced products to meet all of your duplication needs. The products range from units that clone a single drive to models that can duplicate up to eight drives at a time. The Image MASSter units support all types of interfaces from IDE, SATA and SCSI to Firewire 800 and USB 2.0. ICS further supports customers by providing customized solutions whether it is a specialized unit design or the ability to clone proprietary software.
Forensic Products
ICS is a widely known and well-respected industry leader in Computer Forensic Data Acquisition. In the mid-nineties ICS introduced innovative forensic tools based on its patented technology of capturing data at high speeds, to fight surging computer-based crimes such as identity theft, child pornography, etc. The forensic products developed by ICS have been designed as a result of close consultation and cooperation with various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and other parts of the world.
As illustrated in the following pages, ICS now offers state-of-the-art technology in its latest computer forensic hard drive data capturing products. These products are based on knowledge accumulated over the last 24 years, providing basis for highly reliable designs and sound engineering, and are produced in U.S.-based manufacturing facilities. These products support all the latest forensic analysis tools available in the market, including Encase by Guidance Software and FTK by Access Data and I Look, thus allowing the capture and acquisition of data and analysis at speeds previously unknown in the industry. ICS forensic products, on the strength of their innovative and creative designs, have forged a new standard by which others are judged in helping the efforts of law enforcement agencies and corporate security departments. Today these products are being used by both Federal and Local Law Enforcement Agencies and Private Corporations in the US, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan and India.
