Course Curriculum

  • 01

    Introduction to Disks, Volumes, and Partitions

    • Introduction

    • Intro to Hard Disk Analysis
  • 02

    MBR Disk Layout

    • Required Files

    • Disks Layout - MBR - Slides

    • MBR Partitioning

    • MBR Manual Analysis Set-Up

    • MBR Structure

    • MBR Partition Entry

    • LBA Sector Conversion

    • Exercise

    • Cylinder-Head-Sector

    • Lab #2.1 - Working with MBR Partitions

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

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

    • Extended MBR Partitions

    • Disks Layout - Extended MBR - Slides

    • Lab #2.2 - Working with Extended Disk Partitions
  • 03

    GPT Disk Layout

    • Disks Layout - GPT - Slides

    • GPT Partitioning

    • GPT Manual Analysis Set-Up

    • GPT Structure

    • Protective MBR

    • Secondary GPT Header & Entries

    • Lab #3.1 - Working with GPT Partitions

    • Lab #3.1 - Working with GPT Partitions (Solution)

    • Conclusion
  • 04

    Fixing Disk Structures

    • Required Files

    • Lab #4.1 - Fixing Corrupted Disks

    • Lab #4.1 - Fixing MBR Disk (Solution)

    • Lab #4.2 - Fixing GPT Disk

    • Lab #4.2 - GPT Disk (Solution)
  • 05

    Resources

    • Resource(s)

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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