Tableau's T335 Forensic Drive Bay Controller provides three independent bridges, two SATA and one IDE, each of which can be configured for read-only or read-write operation at system build time.

The T335 is designed to be mounted in a 5.25" half-height drive bay on the front of a forensic workstation or tower. The T335 is specifically designed to work in conjunction with SATA and IDE removable drive trays, which should be mounted in close proximity to the T335 in the host computer.

Working in conjunction with the removable drive bays, the T335 uses patent pending technology to sense when each drive bay is turned ON or OFF, automatically recognizing the insertion and removal of hard disks from the system.

In a typical system, one SATA and one IDE channel will be set for read-only mode and the remaining SATA channel will be set for read-write mode. In this way, the operator can use a write-blocked SATA or IDE drive bay to image a subject device, using the remaining SATA drive bay to write a copy of the image.

The T335 also includes an active FireWire800 hub and an active USB 2.0 hub, each with two connectors on the front of the unit. These front-mounted FireWire and USB connections are designed to give users convenient, front access to these high-speed ports, eliminating the need for a separate front-mount hub.