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The following English, Japanese and Chinese software updates for PC-3000 and Data Extractor are released today:

• PC-3000 Express/UDMA-E/Portable Ver. 6.4.14
• Data Extractor Ver. 5.7.7
• Data Extractor RAID Edition Ver. 5.7.7
• PC-3000 SSD Ver. 2.5.8

The PC-3000 Software Updates ensure that your tools always keep pace with the latest advances. Recent versions of PC-3000, Data Extractor and PC-3000 SSD bring a variety of enhancements, including new modes and features, a wider range of supported drives and processes to be run in the background, and much more!

SHORT LIST OF THE MAIN ENHANCEMENTS:

PC-3000 HDD (Express, UDMA, Portable)

WD Marvell

• The “Upload Dir into HDD RAM” for active utility action in DE has been added;
• The uploading of the module 02 has been added in “Upload Dir into HDD RAM” mode;
• Quick access toolbar has been changed, it now updates at any Dir reading. If the Dir has not been read, an access to copies 0,1 is enabled.

Hitachi-IBM-ARM

• The size of ROM image has been corrected, the hanging during the utility start for 7220ALA3, HUA7220ALA3, 7210CLA3, HUA7220CLA3,5C10CLA3 families has been fixed;
• The ROM size has been corrected to 256k for 7220ALA3, HUA7220ALA3, 7210CLA3, HUA7220CLA3, 5C10CLA3 drive families.

Data Extractor

• A new format of DE_Storage data image has been added. This format uses compressing procedure for data, HASH sum and check sum. New format is fast and compact;
• Significantly optimized and accelerated (x10 times) report building procedure based on marked files and folders settings;
• A lot of different processes can now be run in the background.

VMFS file system

• Added initial support of VMFS 6;
• Added a new method of file systems structure analysis.

UFS1(2) file system

• Added support of Big Endian — representing numbers in metadata.

Data Extractor RAID Edition

• A new method to auto detect the “Unknown” blocks in matrix for the whole table has been added;
• New ability to run a RAW recovery in the background for all RAID members has been added.

PC-3000 SSD

Phison

• New family of Phison PS3110 controllers is available now in support list of PC-3000 SSD.

Toshiba

• New family of Toshiba TC58NC1000 controllers is available now in support list of PC-3000 SSD!

DETAILED LIST OF ENHANCEMENTS

PC-3000 HDD (Express, UDMA, Portable)

WD Marvell

• The “Upload Dir into HDD RAM” for active utility action in DE has been added;
• The uploading of the module 02 has been added in “Upload Dir into HDD RAM” mode;
• Quick access toolbar has been changed, it now updates at any Dir reading. If the Dir has not been read, an access to copies 0,1 is enabled;
• Added the support of modules with preset size in sectors and bytes (previously in bytes only) in ROM and ROM modules extraction parsing algorithm;
• Fixed “No SATA connection” error during the HDD restart when initiated by the “Restart” command;
• Partially marked microzones in “Zones and heads inactivation” mode are now highlighted;
• Added the possibility to verify sector-by-sector module writing;
• Improved the popup dialog of hiding the defect after a logical scan;
• The possibility to block the SA access when writing commands in Boot ROM mode;
• The search for predefined marks in “Zones and heads inactivation” mode has been added;
• The utility status bar has been improved, an indication of the last techno error has been added.

Hitachi-IBM-ARM

• The size of ROM image has been corrected, the hanging during the utility start for 7220ALA3, HUA7220ALA3, 7210CLA3, HUA7220CLA3,5C10CLA3 families has been fixed;
• The ROM size has been corrected to 256k for 7220ALA3, HUA7220ALA3, 7210CLA3, HUA7220CLA3, 5C10CLA3 drive families.

Fujitsu

• Password removing has been adapted for PC USB Terminal III (MHT – MJA).

PC-3000 Kernel

• The “View” menu and an the opportunity to place the “Tools” menu modes in two panels have been added;
• An option to set up the placement of mode tabs in utility window has been added.

PC-3000 Tools

• Search in profiles now includes the search in expelled ones;
• Profiles list synchronization procedure has been optimized for PC-3000 processes;
• Markers highlighting has been added to HEX editor;
• Mode for replacing values has been added to HEX editor.

Data Extractor

• A new format of DE_Storage data image has been added. This format uses compressing procedure for data, HASH sum and check sum. New format is fast and compact;
• New GREP search mode with UNICODE support has been added (supports Win7+);
• New method to export only marked files and folders into the report has been added (for DEViewer);
• Support for WFS0.x file system has been added;
• Highly accelerated operations with maps (union, intersection, etc.);
• Significantly optimized and accelerated (more than 10 times) submap building process based on legend and heads map settings;
• Significantly optimized and accelerated (x10 times) report building procedure based on marked files and folders settings;
• Work with attributes map and heads process has been optimized;
• An option to use Virtual machines has been added;
• The request option to unmark on saving the files has been disabled in the Data Extractor settings;
• Chains map mechanism has been updated (now the scroll option behaves properly);
• Support of special map (sq3 format) has been added into multi-pass reading mode;
• List of devices automatic refresh process on the Task creating stage is now optional and has a dedicated "refresh" button;
• Internal drives in Source/destination devices of DE task settings now have physical number and Partition latter (if assigned);
• S/N number for USB-drive receiver has been added to the Data Extractor task info;
• Hot-keys for first sector and file opening procedures has been changed;
• The order of file and folder saving has been changed. The process saves a subdirectory while the subdirectory content is being extracted.

A lot of different processes can now be run in the background:

• A process of copy creating;
• A process of copy creating by the map;
• Saving files, log-file has been made separately for different process (for simultaneously running common and background processes);
• Analysis of NTFS, FAT, ExFAT, XFS, UFS, HFS+, ReiserFS;
• Scan of MFT table;
• Search and (or) analysis of file systems structures;
• GREP search;
• RAW recovery;
• Snapshots using legend and heads map became available for Encrypted drives.

RAW recovery

• Added a method of deleting results with recalculate size of remaining files;
• Added new fields for export in CSV format ('name'; creation, renew and access dates);
• Added the display of a drive name.

NTFS File System

• “Structure analyses” method and other related methods of analysis have been improved;
• Added using @bitmap file to determine partition size after creating virtual partition from RAW recovery results (by MFT regions containing 0 record).

VMFS file system

• Added initial support of VMFS 6;
• Added a new method of file systems structure analysis.

UFS1(2) file system

• Added support of Big Endian — representing numbers in metadata;
• Added support of SPARSED – files;
• Fixed error that occurred with 2 TB and more partitions.

EXT2/3 File system

• Added support of SPARSED – files.

FAT File System

• Enhanced algorithm of partition analysis;
• Improvements and bug fixes.

XFS File System

• Fixed error that occurred when some folders are opened.

HFS+ File System

• The partition analysis has been improved. HardLinks are supported now.

Data Extractor RAID Edition

• A new method to auto detect the “Unknown” blocks in matrix for the whole table has been added;
• Options for candidate search in interactive parameters detection has been added (searching in possible blocks, possible strings, within the whole table);
• New mode for simultaneous statistics display of all RAID members has been added (you can run this mode in RAID creation window);
• New ability to run a RAW recovery in the background for all RAID members has been added (you can run this mode in RAID creation window).

PC-3000 SSD

Phison

• New family of Phison PS3110 controllers is available now in support list of PC-3000 SSD! Officially supported models:
  
  • Smartbuy Revival
  • Smartbuy Firestone
  • Smartbuy Ignition 4
  • Patriot Blast
  • Kingston SSDNow UV300
  • Kingston SSDNow KC400
  • Kingston HyperX Savage
  • All other PS3110-based SSD!
• The algorithm of translator building for PS3109 drives in case of 2 LUNs per chip has been added;
• The algorithm of translator building for PS3109 drives in case when the dump of each of the chips is a separate logical element has been added.

Toshiba

• New family of Toshiba TC58NC1000 controllers is available now in support list of PC-3000 SSD! Officially supported models:
  • OCZ (Toshiba) Trion 100
  • OCZ (Toshiba) Trion 150
  • Toshiba Q300

Samsung SSD

• SSD selection for the controller in the PC-3000 menu has been added;
• Changes and improvements in Samsung Utility Interface;
• Confirmation settings have been added;
• Changes in dialog boxes in the editor of defects window;
• The status bar view has been unified with other PC-3000 utilities.

Silicon Motion

• Repairing functions have been added for SM2246XT based drives;
• Repairing functions have been added for SM2246EN based drives;
• Repairing functions have been added for SM2256K based drives;
• Algorithm of translator building for SM2246XT controller based drives has been improved.