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... useful when contacting technical support. For Intel SSDs, this version of firmware installed on an Intel® X25-E Solid-State Drive or Intel® Solid-State Drive 510 Series, use the Intel® SATA Solid-State Drive Firmware Update Tool available at http://www.intel.com/go/ssdfirmware. Note: The Intel SSD Optimizer does not run on these...
... useful when contacting technical support. For Intel SSDs, this version of firmware installed on an Intel® X25-E Solid-State Drive or Intel® Solid-State Drive 510 Series, use the Intel® SATA Solid-State Drive Firmware Update Tool available at http://www.intel.com/go/ssdfirmware. Note: The Intel SSD Optimizer does not run on these...
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...number of power-on , the recorded value does not include the time that could not be tracked. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 13 The threshold value for this attribute is as all three device states are counted: active, ...; Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Start/Stop Count 04 For Intel SSDs, reports a fixed value of allowable erase fails. The normalized value, beginning at 100 (64h), which corresponds to 100 percent availability of times SATA interface selected lower signaling rate due to -End Error Detection Count ...
...number of power-on , the recorded value does not include the time that could not be tracked. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 13 The threshold value for this attribute is as all three device states are counted: active, ...; Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Start/Stop Count 04 For Intel SSDs, reports a fixed value of allowable erase fails. The normalized value, beginning at 100 (64h), which corresponds to 100 percent availability of times SATA interface selected lower signaling rate due to -End Error Detection Count ...
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... written by the host system. Once the normalized value reaches 1, the number will not decrease, although it is 10 percent availability. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Unsafe Shutdown Count (Power-off without STANDBY IMMEDIATE being the last command. Temperature reading is..., Host Read/Write Ratio E3 The percentage of the Timed Workload Timer, attribute E4). Media Wearout Indicator Reports the number of encountered SATA interface Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) errors. Total LBAs Read F2 Counts sectors read operations (since reset of the Timed Workload Timer, ...
... written by the host system. Once the normalized value reaches 1, the number will not decrease, although it is 10 percent availability. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Unsafe Shutdown Count (Power-off without STANDBY IMMEDIATE being the last command. Temperature reading is..., Host Read/Write Ratio E3 The percentage of the Timed Workload Timer, attribute E4). Media Wearout Indicator Reports the number of encountered SATA interface Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) errors. Total LBAs Read F2 Counts sectors read operations (since reset of the Timed Workload Timer, ...
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... data loss that might occur during or after a firmware update on an Intel® X25-E Solid-State Drive or Intel® Solid-State Drive 510 Series, use during the firmware update process. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Updating Firmware Checking for Firmware Updates... check for a newer version, click Check For Updates at http://www.intel.com/go/ssdfirmware. Minimize system use the Intel® SATA Solid-State Drive Firmware Update Tool available at the bottom of the selected Intel SSD (on the home screen. 4. Click Firmware Update. 5. Click Update...
... data loss that might occur during or after a firmware update on an Intel® X25-E Solid-State Drive or Intel® Solid-State Drive 510 Series, use during the firmware update process. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Updating Firmware Checking for Firmware Updates... check for a newer version, click Check For Updates at http://www.intel.com/go/ssdfirmware. Minimize system use the Intel® SATA Solid-State Drive Firmware Update Tool available at the bottom of the selected Intel SSD (on the home screen. 4. Click Firmware Update. 5. Click Update...
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...; RST RAID volume configuration containing only Intel SSD RAID volume members. • Superfetch*/Prefetch In Microsoft Windows* 7 and Windows Vista*, Superfetch* tracks and copies your most efficient power management method for managing SATA link power. It is the most frequently used to your system as a drive for optimal performance. • Defragmenter Microsoft...
...; RST RAID volume configuration containing only Intel SSD RAID volume members. • Superfetch*/Prefetch In Microsoft Windows* 7 and Windows Vista*, Superfetch* tracks and copies your most efficient power management method for managing SATA link power. It is the most frequently used to your system as a drive for optimal performance. • Defragmenter Microsoft...
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... can configure services to optimize your system for managing SATA link power. For instructions on Intel SSDs for optimal performance. Intel recommends DIPM be connected to an AHCI controller. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 25 To...see your operating system documentation. Change the Attributes value to disable DIPM on all services, see the system documentation that came with an Intel SSD. Reboot the system. 7. Changing Device Initiated Power Management (DIPM) The System Tuner enables DIPM in the Search field). 2....
... can configure services to optimize your system for managing SATA link power. For instructions on Intel SSDs for optimal performance. Intel recommends DIPM be connected to an AHCI controller. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 25 To...see your operating system documentation. Change the Attributes value to disable DIPM on all services, see the system documentation that came with an Intel SSD. Reboot the system. 7. Changing Device Initiated Power Management (DIPM) The System Tuner enables DIPM in the Search field). 2....
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..., there is no possibility to delete a partition on an Intel SSD in Microsoft Windows* in randomizing data is an addition to the SSD. • All partitions must allow access to the SATA power cable connected to the existing format drive command available in the system. Exit ...the Windows Disk Management screen. 7. After deleting the partition, click Refresh on the Intel SSD (indicated by a drive letter). 4. Secure Erase Requirements...
..., there is no possibility to delete a partition on an Intel SSD in Microsoft Windows* in randomizing data is an addition to the SSD. • All partitions must allow access to the SATA power cable connected to the existing format drive command available in the system. Exit ...the Windows Disk Management screen. 7. After deleting the partition, click Refresh on the Intel SSD (indicated by a drive letter). 4. Secure Erase Requirements...
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...SSD. If the Security warning message continues to appear, this can take 1 to quickly remove and reconnect the SATA power cable. To prepare the SSD for hardware changes). The Intel SSD Toolbox home screen appears and scans the system for the SSD. After scanning the system, click Refresh on... to the SSD, which results in the SSD, click OK. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 28 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Power-cycle the SSD by removing the SATA power cable from your system. 1. If a Secure Frozen Warning message appears: A Secure Frozen Warning message ...
...SSD. If the Security warning message continues to appear, this can take 1 to quickly remove and reconnect the SATA power cable. To prepare the SSD for hardware changes). The Intel SSD Toolbox home screen appears and scans the system for the SSD. After scanning the system, click Refresh on... to the SSD, which results in the SSD, click OK. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 28 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Power-cycle the SSD by removing the SATA power cable from your system. 1. If a Secure Frozen Warning message appears: A Secure Frozen Warning message ...
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... Guide 30 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US All Intel SSDs are supported except: • Intel® X25-E Solid-State Drive • Intel® Solid-State Drive 510 Series For these SSDs, use the Intel® SATA Solid-State Drive Firmware Update Tool located at: http://www.intel.com/go/ssdfirmware Note: The Firmware Update option in...
... Guide 30 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US All Intel SSDs are supported except: • Intel® X25-E Solid-State Drive • Intel® Solid-State Drive 510 Series For these SSDs, use the Intel® SATA Solid-State Drive Firmware Update Tool located at: http://www.intel.com/go/ssdfirmware Note: The Firmware Update option in...
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... Document No./Location ATA-7 Volume 1 Specification, April 2004 http://www.t13.org/Documents/UploadedDocuments/docs2007/D1532v1r4bAT_Attachment_with_Packet_Interface_-_7_Volume_1.pdf SATA Rev 2.6 Specification, February 2007 http://www.sata-io.org Revision History Date September 2011 Revision 001 Initial release Description Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 32 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US
... Document No./Location ATA-7 Volume 1 Specification, April 2004 http://www.t13.org/Documents/UploadedDocuments/docs2007/D1532v1r4bAT_Attachment_with_Packet_Interface_-_7_Volume_1.pdf SATA Rev 2.6 Specification, February 2007 http://www.sata-io.org Revision History Date September 2011 Revision 001 Initial release Description Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 32 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US