Course Curriculum

    1. Introduction

    2. Intro to Hard Disk Analysis

    1. Required Files

    2. Disks Layout - MBR - Slides

    3. MBR Partitioning

    4. MBR Manual Analysis Set-Up

    5. MBR Structure

    6. MBR Partition Entry

    7. LBA Sector Conversion

    8. Exercise

    9. Cylinder-Head-Sector

    10. Lab #2.1 - Working with MBR Partitions

    11. Lab #2.1 - Working with MBR Partitions using 010 Editor (Solution)

    12. Lab #2.1 - Working with MBR Partitions using WinHex (Solution)

    13. Extended MBR Partitions

    14. Disks Layout - Extended MBR - Slides

    15. Lab #2.2 - Working with Extended Disk Partitions

    1. Disks Layout - GPT - Slides

    2. GPT Partitioning

    3. GPT Manual Analysis Set-Up

    4. GPT Structure

    5. Protective MBR

    6. Secondary GPT Header & Entries

    7. Lab #3.1 - Working with GPT Partitions

    8. Lab #3.1 - Working with GPT Partitions (Solution)

    9. Conclusion

    1. Required Files

    2. Lab #4.1 - Fixing Corrupted Disks

    3. Lab #4.1 - Fixing MBR Disk (Solution)

    4. Lab #4.2 - Fixing GPT Disk

    5. Lab #4.2 - GPT Disk (Solution)

    1. Resource(s)

About this course

  • $50.00
  • 32 lessons
  • 0.5 hours of video content

8 CPE Credits

After completing this course, you will earn:

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Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, you will learn the following.

  • Demonstrate the ability to understand how various disk partitions work and being able to identify unique identifiers for disks drives

  • Can analyze and parse raw disk structures

  • Apply concepts of disk structures to real world cases to assist in data recovery and reconstruction of disk layouts

Technical Requirements

To complete the hands-on labs of this track

  • Windows 10/11 operating system (recommended)

  • Internet Connection

  • 010 Editor here or HxD Editor here

  • X-Ways here or WinHex here

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