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Mysteries of SSD serial numbers – how to find them using Windows and Linux.

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How to find the serial number for SSD devices using Windows and Linux

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Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Prerequisites: basic understanding of digital forensics concepts.
basic understanding of Windows command line
basic understanding of Linux command line

In this video, we will look at how to obtain the serial number of a Samsung T7 portable SSD, a SATA M.2 SSD, and a NVMe M.2 SSD using Windows and Linux.

Video timeline
00:00 intro
00:26 Samsung portable SSD T7 (Windows)
03:51 Samsung portable SSD T7 (Linux)
07:29 Western Digital SATA SSD M.2 (Windows)
09:48 Western Digital SATA SSD M.2 (Linux)
12:56 Western Digital NVMe SSD M.2 (Windows)
15:10 Western Digital NVMe SSD M.2 (Linux)
17:26 Conclusions – Windows suck, Linux works much better
18:34 BONUS: more Windows tools – Device Manager, Wiebetech Writeblock validation utility, AccessData FTK Imager

🔨 Gear mentioned in this video:

CRU Wiebetech WriteBlocking Validation Utility :
https://www.cru-inc.com/support/software-downloads/writeblocking-validation-utility/

FTK Imager:
https://accessdata.com/product-download/ftk-imager-version-4-5

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