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... Tuner Settings 25 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide iii Tuning your Intel SSD 16 About the Intel® SSD Optimizer 16 Intel® SSD Optimizer Requirements 16 Manually Running the Intel® SSD Optimizer 17 Scheduling the Intel® SSD Optimizer 17 Removing a Scheduled Intel® SSD Optimizer Session 18 5. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Contents 1. Updating Firmware ...21 Checking for Firmware Updates 21 Using Firmware Update ...21...
... Tuner Settings 25 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide iii Tuning your Intel SSD 16 About the Intel® SSD Optimizer 16 Intel® SSD Optimizer Requirements 16 Manually Running the Intel® SSD Optimizer 17 Scheduling the Intel® SSD Optimizer 17 Removing a Scheduled Intel® SSD Optimizer Session 18 5. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Contents 1. Updating Firmware ...21 Checking for Firmware Updates 21 Using Firmware Update ...21...
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Performing a Secure Erase 27 About Secure Erase...27 Secure Erase Requirements ...27 Deleting a Partition ...27 Running Secure Erase ...28 Creating a Partition ...29 9. Intel® SSD Optimizer 31 10. Drives...30 Troubleshooting - Obtaining More Information 32 Related Publications ...32 Reference Documents ...32 Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide iv September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Troubleshooting...30 Troubleshooting - Firmware Update 30 Troubleshooting - Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 8.
Performing a Secure Erase 27 About Secure Erase...27 Secure Erase Requirements ...27 Deleting a Partition ...27 Running Secure Erase ...28 Creating a Partition ...29 9. Intel® SSD Optimizer 31 10. Drives...30 Troubleshooting - Obtaining More Information 32 Related Publications ...32 Reference Documents ...32 Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide iv September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Troubleshooting...30 Troubleshooting - Firmware Update 30 Troubleshooting - Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 8.
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... Intel SSD • Check and tune your system settings for optimal Intel SSD performance, power efficiency, and endurance • View your system information and hardware configuration, such as central processing unit (CPU), chipset, controller name and driver version • Update the firmware on an Intel SSD • Run Secure Erase on a secondary Intel SSD September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide...
... Intel SSD • Check and tune your system settings for optimal Intel SSD performance, power efficiency, and endurance • View your system information and hardware configuration, such as central processing unit (CPU), chipset, controller name and driver version • Update the firmware on an Intel SSD • Run Secure Erase on a secondary Intel SSD September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide...
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... option on the home screen: Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 6 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US If updates or other drives (hard disk drives and non-Intel SSDs) installed in the Intel SSD Toolbox. Note: If a drive contains a partition or is installed as a cache, it appears as a separate drive on Intel SSDs. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Using the Home Screen The Intel SSD Toolbox home screen shows all information displayed...
... option on the home screen: Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 6 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US If updates or other drives (hard disk drives and non-Intel SSDs) installed in the Intel SSD Toolbox. Note: If a drive contains a partition or is installed as a cache, it appears as a separate drive on Intel SSDs. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Using the Home Screen The Intel SSD Toolbox home screen shows all information displayed...
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...-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Scanning for Drives Upon startup, Intel SSD Toolbox scans for all drives in the RAID array) or a RAID volume member (a specific drive in a RAID volume). Drives containing partitions If a drive contains a partition, the partition appears as a separate drive on the home screen without an assigned drive letter. Drives part of a RAID array using Intel® RST If a drive is the RAID volume (all available drives installed...
...-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Scanning for Drives Upon startup, Intel SSD Toolbox scans for all drives in the RAID array) or a RAID volume member (a specific drive in a RAID volume). Drives containing partitions If a drive contains a partition, the partition appears as a separate drive on the home screen without an assigned drive letter. Drives part of a RAID array using Intel® RST If a drive is the RAID volume (all available drives installed...
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... all data and consider replacing the SSD. Note: To update firmware on the selected Intel SSD. The Intel SSD Toolbox Firmware Update option does not update firmware on these SSDs. It is 25nm. For example: • If the number contains G1, the SSD is included with SMART enabled. Note: The Intel SSD Optimizer does not run on these SSDs. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Viewing Basic Drive Information Model On the home...
... all data and consider replacing the SSD. Note: To update firmware on the selected Intel SSD. The Intel SSD Toolbox Firmware Update option does not update firmware on these SSDs. It is 25nm. For example: • If the number contains G1, the SSD is included with SMART enabled. Note: The Intel SSD Optimizer does not run on these SSDs. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Viewing Basic Drive Information Model On the home...
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... the NAND lithography of an Intel SSD: 1. Scroll down and view Model Number (Word 27-46): • If the number contains G1, the Intel SSD is based on the home screen. 2. The pie chart appears for Intel SSDs only with valid partitions only. The estimation shown is 50nm. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 9
... the NAND lithography of an Intel SSD: 1. Scroll down and view Model Number (Word 27-46): • If the number contains G1, the Intel SSD is based on the home screen. 2. The pie chart appears for Intel SSDs only with valid partitions only. The estimation shown is 50nm. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 9
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... security is frozen. If set to one , the security is locked. • Bit 3 indicates security frozen. If set to one , security is enabled. • Bit 2 indicates security locked. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Identifying the Security State of an Intel SSD To identify the security state of an Intel SSD: 1. Click Drive Details. 3. See the ATA-7 Specification for more information. If set to one , the security is supported. • Bit 1 indicates security enabled. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 10...
... security is frozen. If set to one , the security is locked. • Bit 3 indicates security frozen. If set to one , security is enabled. • Bit 2 indicates security locked. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Identifying the Security State of an Intel SSD To identify the security state of an Intel SSD: 1. Click Drive Details. 3. See the ATA-7 Specification for more information. If set to one , the security is supported. • Bit 1 indicates security enabled. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 10...
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... a specific value • Description Provides the name and bit information (if needed) for each piece of the selected drive. • Bit 0 indicates the Security Mode feature set to one , the security is frozen. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 11 If set supported. Select the drive on the selected drive. • Model Number (Word 27-45) Model of firmware installed on...
... a specific value • Description Provides the name and bit information (if needed) for each piece of the selected drive. • Bit 0 indicates the Security Mode feature set to one , the security is frozen. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 11 If set supported. Select the drive on the selected drive. • Model Number (Word 27-45) Model of firmware installed on...
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... selected drive. See the ATA specifications for a complete description of 100 to 1, or 200 to a .csv (comma-separated values) file. Your SSD or drive may not support some SMART attributes are shown below. Scroll down to view the SMART attributes supported by the manufacturer) and a normalized value. Descriptions of some of 100.) Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 12...
... selected drive. See the ATA specifications for a complete description of 100 to 1, or 200 to a .csv (comma-separated values) file. Your SSD or drive may not support some SMART attributes are shown below. Scroll down to view the SMART attributes supported by the manufacturer) and a normalized value. Descriptions of some of 100.) Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 12...
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...therefore, must be recovered using Error Correction Code (ECC). The threshold value is 10 percent availability. Airflow (Case) Reports the SSD case temperature in a slumber state. • If DIPM is in degree Celsius. However, hard disk drives can experience only a finite number.... Available Reserved Space AA Reports the number of errors encountered during Logical Block Address (LBA) tag checks within the SSD data path. Temperature - Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Start/Stop Count 04 For Intel SSDs, reports a fixed value of program fails. Program...
...therefore, must be recovered using Error Correction Code (ECC). The threshold value is 10 percent availability. Airflow (Case) Reports the SSD case temperature in a slumber state. • If DIPM is in degree Celsius. However, hard disk drives can experience only a finite number.... Available Reserved Space AA Reports the number of errors encountered during Logical Block Address (LBA) tag checks within the SSD data path. Temperature - Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Start/Stop Count 04 For Intel SSDs, reports a fixed value of program fails. Program...
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... data. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 16 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US If your computer uses Windows 7 and Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) 9.6 or later If your computer uses Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) driver version 9.6 or later, Intel SSD Optimizer is not required to the SSD. Intel® RST supports the Windows 7 Trim command, but...
... data. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 16 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US If your computer uses Windows 7 and Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) 9.6 or later If your computer uses Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) driver version 9.6 or later, Intel SSD Optimizer is not required to the SSD. Intel® RST supports the Windows 7 Trim command, but...
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... before manually running the Intel SSD Optimizer. To run the Intel SSD Optimizer if the Intel SSDs are in a RAID configuration, click Decline to run when a backup is on the computer to run the Intel SSD Optimizer one Intel SSD, you can apply the schedule to all supported Intel SSDs by clicking All Supported Intel SSDs. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 17 See Troubleshooting...
... before manually running the Intel SSD Optimizer. To run the Intel SSD Optimizer if the Intel SSDs are in a RAID configuration, click Decline to run when a backup is on the computer to run the Intel SSD Optimizer one Intel SSD, you can apply the schedule to all supported Intel SSDs by clicking All Supported Intel SSDs. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 17 See Troubleshooting...
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View the Intel SSD Firmware table and check if the selected Intel SSD is available, download and install Intel SSD Toolbox. 6. Using Firmware Update The Firmware Update option updates the selected Intel SSD to open applications except Intel SSD Toolbox. 3. If a newer firmware version is running the latest firmware version. 5. To update the firmware on the home screen. 4. Close all open the Intel Download Center. 4. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Updating Firmware Checking for Firmware Updates If your system once the update is complete...
View the Intel SSD Firmware table and check if the selected Intel SSD is available, download and install Intel SSD Toolbox. 6. Using Firmware Update The Firmware Update option updates the selected Intel SSD to open applications except Intel SSD Toolbox. 3. If a newer firmware version is running the latest firmware version. 5. To update the firmware on the home screen. 4. Close all open the Intel Download Center. 4. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Updating Firmware Checking for Firmware Updates If your system once the update is complete...
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... the command). Note: This service appears on the similar Prefetch feature available in mobile systems, DIPM is available and can be disabled. With DIPM, link management is handled by the SSD (the SSD knows best how long a specific command might take to complete and is not installed. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 22 September 2011 Order Number...
... the command). Note: This service appears on the similar Prefetch feature available in mobile systems, DIPM is available and can be disabled. With DIPM, link management is handled by the SSD (the SSD knows best how long a specific command might take to complete and is not installed. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 22 September 2011 Order Number...
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Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Performing a Secure Erase About Secure Erase Secure Erase permanently deletes all data on an Intel SSD. CAUTION: Secure Erase is an unrecoverable operation that contains the partition. 3. Secure Erase is no possibility to keep any of the SSD, but also the reserve data area, rendering data remnants virtually unrecoverable. See your system documentation for instructions. • The...
Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Performing a Secure Erase About Secure Erase Secure Erase permanently deletes all data on an Intel SSD. CAUTION: Secure Erase is an unrecoverable operation that contains the partition. 3. Secure Erase is no possibility to keep any of the SSD, but also the reserve data area, rendering data remnants virtually unrecoverable. See your system documentation for instructions. • The...
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...-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 28 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Click Erase. The Intel SSD Toolbox home screen appears and scans the system for the removal of the SECURITY FREEZE LOCK state, the Intel SSD Toolbox sends the STANDBY IMMEDIATE command to the SSD, which results in this operation. A progress bar shows the status of the SSD. Once the Intel SSD is not removing the SECURITY FREEZE LOCK state. If a Secure Frozen...
...-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 28 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Click Erase. The Intel SSD Toolbox home screen appears and scans the system for the removal of the SECURITY FREEZE LOCK state, the Intel SSD Toolbox sends the STANDBY IMMEDIATE command to the SSD, which results in this operation. A progress bar shows the status of the SSD. Once the Intel SSD is not removing the SECURITY FREEZE LOCK state. If a Secure Frozen...
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... the Intel SSD. When complete, create an active partition and format the SSD. 8. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 7. For more information or instructions for other operating systems, see the documentation for preparing an SSD after performing a Secure Erase. Click Next. 6. These instructions can be helpful for your operating system. 1. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 29...
... the Intel SSD. When complete, create an active partition and format the SSD. 8. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 7. For more information or instructions for other operating systems, see the documentation for preparing an SSD after performing a Secure Erase. Click Next. 6. These instructions can be helpful for your operating system. 1. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 29...
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... the home screen • Reboot the system and restart the Intel SSD Toolbox If the problem persists, contact Intel. Drives Drive does not appear on the home screen If a drive installed in the Intel SSD Toolbox can be used to update the firmware on the drive. Troubleshooting - Drive Health or Estimated Life Remaining does not appear for a selected drive Drive Health and Estimated Life Remaining information appears for a selected...
... the home screen • Reboot the system and restart the Intel SSD Toolbox If the problem persists, contact Intel. Drives Drive does not appear on the home screen If a drive installed in the Intel SSD Toolbox can be used to update the firmware on the drive. Troubleshooting - Drive Health or Estimated Life Remaining does not appear for a selected drive Drive Health and Estimated Life Remaining information appears for a selected...
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... part of the Intel SSD to run on the selected SSD. • If the SSD is supported by the Intel SSD Optimizer. 2. Check the firmware to make sure it is in a RAID configuration, click Decline to run the Intel SSD Optimizer if the selected Intel SSD does not have the latest firmware installed or if the SSD lithography is using an encryption scheme. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Troubleshooting...
... part of the Intel SSD to run on the selected SSD. • If the SSD is supported by the Intel SSD Optimizer. 2. Check the firmware to make sure it is in a RAID configuration, click Decline to run the Intel SSD Optimizer if the selected Intel SSD does not have the latest firmware installed or if the SSD lithography is using an encryption scheme. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Troubleshooting...