The Tableau Forensic Universal Bridge (T356789iu) is an integrated write-blocker that mounts in a drive bay of a forensic workstation and supports forensic acquisitions of SATA, USB 3.0, PCIe, SAS, FireWire 800, and IDE. See below for items included with this product.
A portable version of this product is also available: SiForce Tableau Forensic Acquisition Unit (FAU).
Features
- Mounts in one 5.25” half-height drive bay
- Color LED indicators for “Write Block” or “Read/Write” mode visibility
- USB 3.0 host computer connection
- Two SATA power connectors
- Read/write mode capabilities for all device ports via internal DIP switch
- Free Tableau firmware updates
T356789iu:
- Tableau Forensic Universal Bridge [T356789iu]
- Tableau Molex to 3M Drive Power Cable – 8″ [TC2-8-R2]
- Tableau Unified SATA/SAS Signal and Power Cable (3M-style) – 8″ [TC4-8-R2]
- Tableau IDE Cable – 8″ [TC6-8]
- Tableau USB 3.0 A-to-B Cable – 6′
- Tableau FireWire 800 9-pin to 9-pin Cable – 6′ [TC7-9-9]
Note: The PCIe port on the Universal Bridge must be used in combination with one of the Tableau PCIe Adapters:
Tableau PCIe Card SSD Adapter (TDA7-1),
Tableau PCIe M.2 SSD Adapter (TDA7-2),
Tableau PCIe Adapter for Apple SSD (TDA7-3),
Tableau PCIe U.2 SSD Adapter Cable (TDA7-4), or
Tableau Apple 2016+ PCIe SSD Adapter (TDA7-7).
All of the above Tableau PCIe adapters are available separately, or together as a kit which includes all Tableau PCIe adapters, a 4″ PCIe cable and custom holding bag: Tableau PCIe Adapter Kit Bundle (TKDA-PCIE-5PC). TKDA-PCIE-5PC is the newer version of TKDA7-3PC-BNDL.
| Host side connector |
One USB 3.0 Standard-B connector DC input: Two SATA 15-pin (male) connectors for input DC power |
| Front Side write-blocked Connectors |
One PCIe custom data + power connector (for Tableau PCIe cable) One SATA/SAS data connector (SAS Gen. 1, SATA Gen. 2) One SATA (Gen. 3) data connector One USB 3.0 Standard-A connector One FireWire800 9-pin connector One IDE signal connector One DC Out 3M 4-pin drive power connector (for IDE, SAS, SATA & PCIe) |
| DIP Switch | The 4-position DIP switch (located on the rear of the unit) configures user-selectable options that aren’t required for normal operation. See the Forensic Bridge DIP Switch Configuration Guide for more information |
| Status LEDs | Six LEDs: Power, Device (detect), Host (detect), Activity, Write-block (closed lock), Read-Write (open lock) |
| Host OS Compatibility |
Microsoft Windows version 7, 8, 10 Macintosh OS X Most modern Linux distributions (Note: Linux distributions have varying levels and quality of support for USB 3.0) |
| Warranty | One year parts and workmanship from date of purchase |
