All TIM users are advised to download and install this revision immediately. This release fixes one critical bug and a few minor bugs which are itemized below:

Critical Bug Fix

• Fixed critical bug in which images are created with corrupt .e01 chunk offset arrays when multiple jobs were scheduled using the "Immediate" scheduling option and the "EnCase .e01" file format. When importing these images into EnCase or FTK, the user will receive a CRC or decompression error.

Minor bug fixes

• Fixed incorrect wording of .e01 compression language in log files.
• Improved clarity of some error dialogs.
• Improved clarity of reporting read-only mode in the "Forensic Bridge Information" dialog box.

This is the first minor revision of the Tableau Imager (TIM). We've added some widely requested features and improvements such as destination file name customization, ability to create single DD image files, and more. The bug fixes and feature enhancements included in this release are itemized below:

New feature enhancements

• Added the ability to customize destination file name.
• Added the ability to create custom defaults for destination image path and file name using variables for data such as date & time, subject drive model and serial number.
• Added option to create a single DD image file with unlimited file size.
• Revised the destination path selection window, making it more user friendly and more reliable.
• Improved the clarity of the .E01 compression option descriptions, and also added a detailed description window that further explains the different compression options.
• Added extra options in the context-sensitive, right-click menus such as "Device Details", "Acquisition Status", and "Delete Acquisition".
• Added extra information to the log file such as bridge read-only status and elapsed job time.
• Made the disk information detail more consistent with Tableau Disk Monitor.

Bug fixes

• Removed erroneous requirement in TIM installer that required TFU to be installed.
• Suppressed the reporting of HPA and DCO capacities for non-ATA media.
• Fixed: .DMG files were not created with the proper extension.
• Fixed: Capacities were incorrectly reported as sectors in the log.
• Fixed: A TIM acquisition performed on a Windows 7 system would incorrectly report platform as Windows XP when importing images into EnCase.
• Fixed: Acquisition dialog size and position were sometimes not inherited.
• Fixed: The acquisition status window would not update in some cases.
• Fixed: The information dialog was not properly updated when cancelling or removing devices.
• Fixed: The elapsed time display would continue to increment when job was paused.
• Fixed: Subsequent uses of the "Pause/Resume" buttons on the status screen would not work properly.
• Fixed: The tab key sequence on certain screens was not intuitive.

We need your feedback (positive or negative) to make TIM a success, so please send your input to Tableau Support at support@tableau.com.

This is the first release of the Tableau Imager (TIM). Please keep the following important tips in mind while using this application:

• TIM only acquires media connected to a Tableau Forensic Bridge.
• TIM currently only performs physical acquisitions of the source drive.
• To start an acquisition, simply right-click the device you wish to image under the "Storage Devices" section and click "Acquire Device".
• To view further information about a device, double-click the device under the "Storage Devices" section.
• To interact with an active job, right-click the job under the "Acquisition Queue" section.
• To view the settings or status of an active job, or the log of a completed job, double-click the job in the "Acquisition Queue" section.
• As always, please remember to safely eject the Tableau device by using the "Safely Remove Hardware" utility located in your Windows system tray before powering down. If the Tableau device is not ejected properly before powering it down, communication between the device and the host over FireWire, USB, or eSATA may fail to function properly until you restart the computer.

We need your feedback (positive or negative) to make TIM a success, so please send your input to Tableau Support at support@tableau.com.