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...174; Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide iii Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Contents 1. Getting Started ...5 About Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox 5 Using the Home Screen ...6 Scanning for Firmware Updates 21 Using Firmware Update ...21 7. Updating Firmware ...21 Checking for Drives...7 Identifying a Drive ...7 2. Viewing Basic Drive Information 8 Model ...8 Firmware Version...8 Serial Number ...8 Drive Health...8 Estimated Life Remaining ...9 Drive Capacity...9 Identifying NAND Lithography of an Intel SSD 9 Identifying the Security State of an Intel SSD 10...
...174; Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide iii Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Contents 1. Getting Started ...5 About Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox 5 Using the Home Screen ...6 Scanning for Firmware Updates 21 Using Firmware Update ...21 7. Updating Firmware ...21 Checking for Drives...7 Identifying a Drive ...7 2. Viewing Basic Drive Information 8 Model ...8 Firmware Version...8 Serial Number ...8 Drive Health...8 Estimated Life Remaining ...9 Drive Capacity...9 Identifying NAND Lithography of an Intel SSD 9 Identifying the Security State of an Intel SSD 10...
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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® SSD Optimizer 31 10. Drives...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.
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® SSD Optimizer 31 10. Drives...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.
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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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... other drives (hard disk drives and non-Intel SSDs) installed in the Intel SSD Toolbox. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Using the Home Screen The Intel SSD Toolbox home screen shows all Intel® Solid-State Drives (Intel® SSDs) and other actions are recommended on the selected Intel SSD, the following icon appears next to an option on the drive you select.) Intel SSD Optimizer Quick Diagnostic Scan Full Diagnostic Scan Secure Erase Firmware Update...
... other drives (hard disk drives and non-Intel SSDs) installed in the Intel SSD Toolbox. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Using the Home Screen The Intel SSD Toolbox home screen shows all Intel® Solid-State Drives (Intel® SSDs) and other actions are recommended on the selected Intel SSD, the following icon appears next to an option on the drive you select.) Intel SSD Optimizer Quick Diagnostic Scan Full Diagnostic Scan Secure Erase Firmware Update...
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Intel® Solid-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). Move the mouse over a drive icon or click on simple dynamic partitions only. Note: You can run Intel SSD Optimizer on the drive for more information. If a drive installed in the system is the RAID volume...
Intel® Solid-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). Move the mouse over a drive icon or click on simple dynamic partitions only. Note: You can run Intel SSD Optimizer on the drive for more information. If a drive installed in the system is the RAID volume...
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Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Viewing Basic Drive Information Model On the home screen, Model provides information such as measured by supported SMART attributes. • Good (green) - Note: The Intel SSD Optimizer does not run on the selected Intel SSD. Firmware Version On the home screen, Firmware Version shows the version of the selected drive. Note: To update firmware on these SSDs. Drive Health On the home screen...
Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Viewing Basic Drive Information Model On the home screen, Model provides information such as measured by supported SMART attributes. • Good (green) - Note: The Intel SSD Optimizer does not run on the selected Intel SSD. Firmware Version On the home screen, Firmware Version shows the version of the selected drive. Note: To update firmware on these SSDs. Drive Health On the home screen...
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... view Model Number (Word 27-46): • If the number contains G1, the Intel SSD is not accurate if the workload changes. Identifying NAND Lithography of an Intel SSD To identify the NAND lithography of the selected Intel SSD. Click Drive Details. 3. Note: The Intel SSD Optimizer ... SSD warranty period. The pie chart does not appear for SSDs without a valid partition or for SSDs installed as part of used for Intel SSDs only with valid partitions only. Endurance calculations are based on the applied workload and is 50nm. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide ...
... view Model Number (Word 27-46): • If the number contains G1, the Intel SSD is not accurate if the workload changes. Identifying NAND Lithography of an Intel SSD To identify the NAND lithography of the selected Intel SSD. Click Drive Details. 3. Note: The Intel SSD Optimizer ... SSD warranty period. The pie chart does not appear for SSDs without a valid partition or for SSDs installed as part of used for Intel SSDs only with valid partitions only. Endurance calculations are based on the applied workload and is 50nm. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide ...
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... 2 indicates security locked. See the ATA-7 Specification for more information. If set to one , security is locked. • Bit 3 indicates security frozen. If set to one , the security is frozen. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 10 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Click Drive Details. 3. If set supported. Select the Intel SSD on the home screen. 2. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Identifying the Security State of an Intel SSD To identify the security state of an Intel SSD...
... 2 indicates security locked. See the ATA-7 Specification for more information. If set to one , security is locked. • Bit 3 indicates security frozen. If set to one , the security is frozen. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 10 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Click Drive Details. 3. If set supported. Select the Intel SSD on the home screen. 2. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Identifying the Security State of an Intel SSD To identify the security state of an Intel SSD...
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... The following are commonly referenced values. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Obtaining Drive, SMART, and System Information Viewing Drive Details The Drive Details screen displays standard IDENTIFY DEVICE information data for each piece of firmware installed on the home screen. 2. If set supported. Scroll down to the NAND lithography. • Security Status (Word 128) Security state of all values on the screen...
... The following are commonly referenced values. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Obtaining Drive, SMART, and System Information Viewing Drive Details The Drive Details screen displays standard IDENTIFY DEVICE information data for each piece of firmware installed on the home screen. 2. If set supported. Scroll down to the NAND lithography. • Security Status (Word 128) Security state of all values on the screen...
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...Attribute Spin Up Time 03 For Intel SSDs, reports a fixed value of 100.) Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 12 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Exporting Drive Details On the home screen, ...specifications. Descriptions of some of each attribute. See the ATA specifications for a complete description of these attributes. For more details on the selected drive. Select the drive on the Intel SSD or other drive selected. Scroll down to each SMART attribute. 1. Your SSD or drive may not support...
...Attribute Spin Up Time 03 For Intel SSDs, reports a fixed value of 100.) Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 12 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Exporting Drive Details On the home screen, ...specifications. Descriptions of some of each attribute. See the ATA specifications for a complete description of these attributes. For more details on the selected drive. Select the drive on the Intel SSD or other drive selected. Scroll down to each SMART attribute. 1. Your SSD or drive may not support...
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... Error Correction Code (ECC). Available Reserved Space AA Reports the number of retired blocks since leaving the factory (grown defect count). SATA Downshift Count B7 The count of the number of times SATA interface selected lower signaling rate due to -End Error Detection...hours over the life of errors that the device is in degree Celsius. The normalized value, beginning at 100 and decrements by 1 for this attribute is 10 percent availability. Temperature - Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Start/Stop Count 04 For Intel SSDs, reports a fixed value of...
... Error Correction Code (ECC). Available Reserved Space AA Reports the number of retired blocks since leaving the factory (grown defect count). SATA Downshift Count B7 The count of the number of times SATA interface selected lower signaling rate due to -End Error Detection...hours over the life of errors that the device is in degree Celsius. The normalized value, beginning at 100 and decrements by 1 for this attribute is 10 percent availability. Temperature - Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Start/Stop Count 04 For Intel SSDs, reports a fixed value of...
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... operating system marks the file for Firmware Updates. For example, when you do not need to manage the deleted files. Intel® RST supports the Windows 7 Trim command, but does not physically erase the file. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Optimizing your Intel SSD About the Intel® SSD Optimizer The Intel SSD Optimizer helps an Intel SSD retain its out-of-box performance by...
... operating system marks the file for Firmware Updates. For example, when you do not need to manage the deleted files. Intel® RST supports the Windows 7 Trim command, but does not physically erase the file. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Optimizing your Intel SSD About the Intel® SSD Optimizer The Intel SSD Optimizer helps an Intel SSD retain its out-of-box performance by...
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... manually running the Intel SSD Optimizer on the home screen. 2. Click Intel SSD Optimizer. 3. See Troubleshooting - See Troubleshooting - Select the Intel SSD on the selected SSD. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Manually Running the Intel® SSD Optimizer Note the following before setting a schedule: • Make sure Intel SSD Optimizer sessions are in a RAID configuration. To schedule the Intel SSD Optimizer: 1. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide...
... manually running the Intel SSD Optimizer on the home screen. 2. Click Intel SSD Optimizer. 3. See Troubleshooting - See Troubleshooting - Select the Intel SSD on the selected SSD. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Manually Running the Intel® SSD Optimizer Note the following before setting a schedule: • Make sure Intel SSD Optimizer sessions are in a RAID configuration. To schedule the Intel SSD Optimizer: 1. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide...
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... to the Firmware Update option on an Intel® X25-E Solid-State Drive or Intel® Solid-State Drive 510 Series, use during the firmware update process. Reboot your Intel SSD contains an older version of firmware than the version included with this release of the Intel SSD Toolbox, the following the instructions in the next section, Using Firmware Update. Close all open the Intel Download Center. 4. The Intel SSD Toolbox Firmware Update option does not update firmware on...
... to the Firmware Update option on an Intel® X25-E Solid-State Drive or Intel® Solid-State Drive 510 Series, use during the firmware update process. Reboot your Intel SSD contains an older version of firmware than the version included with this release of the Intel SSD Toolbox, the following the instructions in the next section, Using Firmware Update. Close all open the Intel Download Center. 4. The Intel SSD Toolbox Firmware Update option does not update firmware on...
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...SSD (the SSD knows best how long a specific command might take to complete and is part of the selected Intel SSD. The System Tuner displays services that uses any Intel SSD(s). In Windows XP, Disk Defragmenter cannot be optimized for managing SATA link power. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide...should be enabled on Intel SSDs. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 22 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US DIPM should be disabled for optimal performance. • ReadyBoost* In Microsoft Windows Vista, ReadyBoost is not installed. In Windows XP...
...SSD (the SSD knows best how long a specific command might take to complete and is part of the selected Intel SSD. The System Tuner displays services that uses any Intel SSD(s). In Windows XP, Disk Defragmenter cannot be optimized for managing SATA link power. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide...should be enabled on Intel SSDs. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 22 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US DIPM should be disabled for optimal performance. • ReadyBoost* In Microsoft Windows Vista, ReadyBoost is not installed. In Windows XP...
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... instructions. • The system must allow access to the SATA power cable connected to the SSD. • All partitions must be installed as a secondary SSD in preparation for help with a partition. • All drive passwords must be run Secure Erase on an Intel SSD in Microsoft Windows* in your Intel SSD. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 27 Secure...
... instructions. • The system must allow access to the SATA power cable connected to the SSD. • All partitions must be installed as a secondary SSD in preparation for help with a partition. • All drive passwords must be run Secure Erase on an Intel SSD in Microsoft Windows* in your Intel SSD. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 27 Secure...
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... can take 1 to erase. 4. The Intel SSD Toolbox rescans the system for drives. Once the SSD is running Secure Erase: 2. If a Secure Frozen Warning message appears: A Secure Frozen Warning message indicates the SSD is in the SECURITY FREEZE LOCK state. To prepare the SSD for hardware changes). Secure Erase starts on the Selected Drive Not Found message. Secure Erase cannot be erased. 3. If the Security warning message continues to quickly...
... can take 1 to erase. 4. The Intel SSD Toolbox rescans the system for drives. Once the SSD is running Secure Erase: 2. If a Secure Frozen Warning message appears: A Secure Frozen Warning message indicates the SSD is in the SECURITY FREEZE LOCK state. To prepare the SSD for hardware changes). Secure Erase starts on the Selected Drive Not Found message. Secure Erase cannot be erased. 3. If the Security warning message continues to quickly...
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... want to view the Intel SSD. These instructions can be helpful for the partition (size of partition, drive letter). 5. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 7. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 29 Right-click Computer > Manage > Disk Management. 2. Click Finish. When complete, create an active partition and format the SSD. 8. Select the Intel SSD on the home...
... want to view the Intel SSD. These instructions can be helpful for the partition (size of partition, drive letter). 5. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 7. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 29 Right-click Computer > Manage > Disk Management. 2. Click Finish. When complete, create an active partition and format the SSD. 8. Select the Intel SSD on the home...
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... on the home screen If a drive installed in the Intel SSD Toolbox can be used to the drive and the host system • Click Refresh on the drive. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 30 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Troubleshooting - Firmware Update If you encounter an issue updating the firmware on an Intel SSD or if the firmware update fails, use the Firmware Update Tool mentioned above. SMART information...
... on the home screen If a drive installed in the Intel SSD Toolbox can be used to the drive and the host system • Click Refresh on the drive. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 30 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Troubleshooting - Firmware Update If you encounter an issue updating the firmware on an Intel SSD or if the firmware update fails, use the Firmware Update Tool mentioned above. SMART information...
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... screen and prompts you to identify whether the SSD is part of the Intel SSD to run the Intel SSD Optimizer if the selected Intel SSD does not have the latest firmware installed or if the SSD lithography is not supported on the selected SSD. • If the SSD is using an encryption scheme. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 31
... screen and prompts you to identify whether the SSD is part of the Intel SSD to run the Intel SSD Optimizer if the selected Intel SSD does not have the latest firmware installed or if the SSD lithography is not supported on the selected SSD. • If the SSD is using an encryption scheme. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 31
