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DP-2025-10-001 Date: April 17, 2026 Examiner: [Your Name/Team Name] Subject: Forensic Analysis of USB Drive (Kingston DTX/16GB) – Evidence Item Q-USB-01

The final two bytes of any bootable MBR or VBR (Volume Boot Record) should be 55 AA (in hex). In DiskProbe, look at offset 0x1FE and 0x1FF of sector 0. If those bytes are missing, the BIOS will not recognize the drive as bootable. You can manually type 55 and AA into the hex editor and save the sector. diskprobe

For the system administrator recovering a bricked server, the forensic analyst examining a legacy drive, or the cybersecurity student learning how the boot process actually works, DiskProbe is an invaluable educational and practical tool. You can manually type 55 and AA into

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