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| There is a risk when plugging USB devices or other writeable storage media into a conventional operating system that the OS will write to the device, meaning a clean dump of the original media cannot subsequently be made. To enable as clean as possible a dump to be preserved - even in the case of used devices it is good to avoid making any further changes. | There is a risk when plugging USB devices or other writeable storage media into a conventional operating system that the OS will write to the device, meaning a clean dump of the original media cannot subsequently be made. To enable as clean as possible a dump to be preserved - even in the case of used devices it is good to avoid making any further changes. Note that the write-protect switches that some SD cards doesn't actually prevent writes - if it works, it just tells the reader to not write to the card - not all readers will comply with this. |
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| This method uses a forensics-oriented Linux distribution which defaults to blocking all devices in read-only mode to ensure as secure as possible an environment (without using a hardware write blocker) for imaging of writeable storage media. | This method uses a forensics-oriented Linux distribution which defaults to blocking all devices in read-only mode to ensure as secure as possible an environment (without using a hardware write blocker) for imaging of writeable storage media. |
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| **Important Notes** | |
| * Unopened games should have their ROM and save data dumped **before** attempting to play them. This avoids inadvertent modification of the data and helps preserve the game in its unused/"factory" state. Note in your submission whether the physical media was sealed and include a photo of the cart/packaging in its sealed state, if possible. | |
| * You should clean the physical media's electrical contacts before trying to dump it, and dump it twice, checking if both dumps match. | |
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| ===== Methods ===== | ===== Methods ===== |