Disk-sm-windows-x64-jun-2015-version-11.20.x5.10 High Quality May 2026

"disk-sm-windows-x64-jun-2015-version-11.20.x5.10"

  1. Identify the hardware: Run msinfo32 → Components → Storage → SCSI or use lsiutil (CLI) to confirm the RAID controller model.
  2. Extract driver details: Use pnputil /enum-drivers and search for “11.20.x5.10”. Note the .inf filename.
  3. Check for updates: Contact the OEM (LSI/Avago/Broadcom) and search their archive for version 11.20.x5.11 or 12.0 – many 2015-era drivers received critical bug fixes until 2017.
  4. Plan a storage virtualization layer: Use StarWind vSAN or Windows Storage Spaces (if OS is Server 2012 R2 or newer) to abstract physical disk management away from the legacy driver. This allows you to keep the driver for boot only while using modern tools for data volumes.

5.2 Anti-Forensic Artifacts

  • Some erasure tools leave metadata (logs, timestamps, drive serial numbers) in RAM or on unallocated clusters.
  • A 2015 tool might not have modern anti-forensic countermeasures, so its use can be detected by analyzing firmware logs (e.g., S.M.A.R.T. attribute 225 – Load/Unload cycles may show erasure passes).
  • Dynamic analysis: