Anyone know how to find out the RLL method used by a physical drive?
Anyone know how to find out the RLL method used by a physical drive?
OS? I am looking for some answers as we speak.
WindowsXP, but if there is a portable solution that would be great.
Last edited by abachler; 10-11-2008 at 05:54 PM.
I'd expect in reasonably modern hard drives (as in those designed for SCSI/IDE/ATA/SATA etc in the last 15 years or so), that the Run Lenght Limit is part of the firmware of the drive itself. You may find some information leading to it within the identication information for the particular device, but I'm not sure what purpose it would serve to know this.
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Forensic recovery of data. I'm trying to pick up a new skill set.
I don't think you can determine it trivially unless the manufacturer specifies it. Have a look at the IDE standard for "Device Informtation" or some such.
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Mats
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OK, so if it can't be determined in software, I will just have to use a relational database referencing the drives model number.
