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... 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. 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...
... 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. 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...
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Drives...30 Troubleshooting - Intel® SSD Optimizer 31 10. 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 Firmware Update 30 Troubleshooting - Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 8. Troubleshooting...30 Troubleshooting -
Drives...30 Troubleshooting - Intel® SSD Optimizer 31 10. 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 Firmware Update 30 Troubleshooting - Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 8. Troubleshooting...30 Troubleshooting -
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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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... through and select a drive. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Using the Home Screen The Intel SSD Toolbox home screen shows all information displayed in your system. 1. Click on the drive you select.) Intel SSD Optimizer Quick Diagnostic Scan Full Diagnostic Scan Secure Erase Firmware Update System Tuner System Information Click Refresh to manage. Note: If a drive contains a partition or is installed as a cache, it...
... through and select a drive. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Using the Home Screen The Intel SSD Toolbox home screen shows all information displayed in your system. 1. Click on the drive you select.) Intel SSD Optimizer Quick Diagnostic Scan Full Diagnostic Scan Secure Erase Firmware Update System Tuner System Information Click Refresh to manage. Note: If a drive contains a partition or is installed as a cache, it...
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... partition types. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Scanning for Drives Upon startup, Intel SSD Toolbox scans for NAND flash management and maintenance purposes. Move the mouse over a drive icon or click on the drive for drives, click Refresh on the home screen. Drives part of dynamic partitions If a drive is used for all drives in the RAID array) or a RAID volume member (a specific drive in Intel SSD Toolbox.
... partition types. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Scanning for Drives Upon startup, Intel SSD Toolbox scans for NAND flash management and maintenance purposes. Move the mouse over a drive icon or click on the drive for drives, click Refresh on the home screen. Drives part of dynamic partitions If a drive is used for all drives in the RAID array) or a RAID volume member (a specific drive in Intel SSD Toolbox.
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... selected drive. Note: Drive Health is 25nm. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 8 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US 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) - Tip: Move the mouse over the drive icon to back up all data and consider replacing the SSD...
... selected drive. Note: Drive Health is 25nm. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 8 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US 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) - Tip: Move the mouse over the drive icon to back up all data and consider replacing the SSD...
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... appears for SSDs installed as part of an Intel SSD: 1. Select the Intel SSD on these SSDs. • If the number contains G2 or A2, the Intel SSD is 34nm. • If the number contains G3, the Intel SSD is 50nm. The pie chart does not appear for SSDs without a valid partition or for Intel SSDs with SMART enabled. Click Drive Details. 3. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Estimated...
... appears for SSDs installed as part of an Intel SSD: 1. Select the Intel SSD on these SSDs. • If the number contains G2 or A2, the Intel SSD is 34nm. • If the number contains G3, the Intel SSD is 50nm. The pie chart does not appear for SSDs without a valid partition or for Intel SSDs with SMART enabled. Click Drive Details. 3. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Estimated...
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...-001US If set to one , security is locked. • Bit 3 indicates security frozen. Scroll down and view Security Status (Word 128). • Bit 0 indicates the Security Mode feature set to one , the security is supported. • Bit 1 indicates security enabled. If set to one , the security is frozen. If set supported. 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. Select the Intel SSD on...
...-001US If set to one , security is locked. • Bit 3 indicates security frozen. Scroll down and view Security Status (Word 128). • Bit 0 indicates the Security Mode feature set to one , the security is supported. • Bit 1 indicates security enabled. If set to one , the security is frozen. If set supported. 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. Select the Intel SSD on...
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... feature set to view all values, see the ATA specifications. • Serial Number (Word 10-19) Identifies production information about the selected drive. • Firmware Version (Word 23-26) Version of firmware installed on the home screen. 2. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 11 For Intel SSDs, the model number contains reference to one , the security is frozen...
... feature set to view all values, see the ATA specifications. • Serial Number (Word 10-19) Identifies production information about the selected drive. • Firmware Version (Word 23-26) Version of firmware installed on the home screen. 2. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 11 For Intel SSDs, the model number contains reference to one , the security is frozen...
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... SSD or drive may not support some SMART attributes are shown below. See the ATA specifications for a complete description of 100 to 1, or 200 to a .csv (comma-separated values) file. Each attribute has a raw value (defined by the manufacturer) and a normalized value. The .csv file can use the drive for processing. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Exporting Drive...
... SSD or drive may not support some SMART attributes are shown below. See the ATA specifications for a complete description of 100 to 1, or 200 to a .csv (comma-separated values) file. Each attribute has a raw value (defined by the manufacturer) and a normalized value. The .csv file can use the drive for processing. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Exporting Drive...
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... these events, and therefore, must be recovered using Error Correction Code (ECC). Temperature - However, hard disk drives can experience only a finite number of times SATA interface selected lower signaling rate due to -End Error Detection Count B8 Reports number of erase fail. The... the SSD case temperature in a slumber state. • If DIPM is in degree Celsius. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 13 Note: The On/Off status of the Device Initiated Power Management (DIPM) feature affects the number of errors that ...
... these events, and therefore, must be recovered using Error Correction Code (ECC). Temperature - However, hard disk drives can experience only a finite number of times SATA interface selected lower signaling rate due to -End Error Detection Count B8 Reports number of erase fail. The... the SSD case temperature in a slumber state. • If DIPM is in degree Celsius. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 13 Note: The On/Off status of the Device Initiated Power Management (DIPM) feature affects the number of errors that ...
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.... • Do not run the Intel SSD Optimizer if the Intel SSDs are no longer considered in use Intel SSD Optimizer to manage the deleted files. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 16 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® SSD Optimizer Requirements The Intel SSD Optimizer runs on the computer to run Trim. All Intel SSDs are deleted, the SSD continues to clean up or...
.... • Do not run the Intel SSD Optimizer if the Intel SSDs are no longer considered in use Intel SSD Optimizer to manage the deleted files. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 16 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® SSD Optimizer Requirements The Intel SSD Optimizer runs on the computer to run Trim. All Intel SSDs are deleted, the SSD continues to clean up or...
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... Troubleshooting - Once the manual run is on the selected Intel SSD, review the following: ─ If the Intel SSD is not in a RAID configuration but is in a RAID configuration. Click Intel SSD Optimizer. 4. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 17 The Intel SSD Optimizer does not wake up or turn on the selected SSD. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Manually Running the Intel...
... Troubleshooting - Once the manual run is on the selected Intel SSD, review the following: ─ If the Intel SSD is not in a RAID configuration but is in a RAID configuration. Click Intel SSD Optimizer. 4. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 17 The Intel SSD Optimizer does not wake up or turn on the selected SSD. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Manually Running the Intel...
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...-State Drive or Intel® Solid-State Drive 510 Series, use during the firmware update process. Close all open the Intel Download Center. 4. Click Update to the latest firmware available with this release of Intel SSD Toolbox. Click Firmware Update. 3. Update the firmware following icon appears next to open applications except Intel SSD Toolbox. 3. Note: To update firmware on these SSDs. Back up the Intel SSD. View the Intel SSD Firmware table and check if the selected Intel SSD is available, download and install Intel SSD Toolbox...
...-State Drive or Intel® Solid-State Drive 510 Series, use during the firmware update process. Close all open the Intel Download Center. 4. Click Update to the latest firmware available with this release of Intel SSD Toolbox. Click Firmware Update. 3. Update the firmware following icon appears next to open applications except Intel SSD Toolbox. 3. Note: To update firmware on these SSDs. Back up the Intel SSD. View the Intel SSD Firmware table and check if the selected Intel SSD is available, download and install Intel SSD Toolbox...
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..., ReadyBoost is part of the selected Intel SSD. ReadyBoost is not needed on an Intel SSD and should be disabled. In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, Disk Defragmenter should be optimized for optimal performance. • Defragmenter Microsoft Windows Disk Defragmenter rearranges files stored on an Intel SSD and should be optimized, Tune! Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 22 September 2011...
..., ReadyBoost is part of the selected Intel SSD. ReadyBoost is not needed on an Intel SSD and should be disabled. In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, Disk Defragmenter should be optimized for optimal performance. • Defragmenter Microsoft Windows Disk Defragmenter rearranges files stored on an Intel SSD and should be optimized, Tune! Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 22 September 2011...
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... Intel SSD. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Performing a Secure Erase About Secure Erase Secure Erase permanently deletes all data on the partition and select Delete Partition or Delete Volume. 5. To run Secure Erase on the Intel SSD Toolbox home screen. Note: On Intel SSDs supporting encryption, the encryption key used in preparation for help with a partition. • All drive passwords must be run Secure Erase on an Intel SSD...
... Intel SSD. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Performing a Secure Erase About Secure Erase Secure Erase permanently deletes all data on the partition and select Delete Partition or Delete Volume. 5. To run Secure Erase on the Intel SSD Toolbox home screen. Note: On Intel SSDs supporting encryption, the encryption key used in preparation for help with a partition. • All drive passwords must be run Secure Erase on an Intel SSD...
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... unplugging and plugging in the SECURITY FREEZE LOCK state. If the Security warning message appears again, repeat the power-cycling process (steps a and b), making sure to 2 minutes, depending on a secondary Intel SSD installed in your system. 1. After scanning the system, click Refresh on an SSD when it while the Intel SSD Toolbox is the drive you perform this state. CAUTION: Your system may require...
... unplugging and plugging in the SECURITY FREEZE LOCK state. If the Security warning message appears again, repeat the power-cycling process (steps a and b), making sure to 2 minutes, depending on a secondary Intel SSD installed in your system. 1. After scanning the system, click Refresh on an SSD when it while the Intel SSD Toolbox is the drive you perform this state. CAUTION: Your system may require...
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... Finish. Enter the information for preparing an SSD after performing a Secure Erase. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 29 Click Refresh on an Intel SSD in Microsoft Windows* 7. Click Next when the New Simple Volume Wizard starts. 4. Click Next. 6. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 7. These instructions can be helpful for the partition (size of...
... Finish. Enter the information for preparing an SSD after performing a Secure Erase. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 29 Click Refresh on an Intel SSD in Microsoft Windows* 7. Click Next when the New Simple Volume Wizard starts. 4. Click Next. 6. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 7. These instructions can be helpful for the partition (size of...
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... update the firmware on the drive. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Troubleshooting Troubleshooting - Firmware Update If you encounter an issue updating the firmware on the home screen • Reboot the system and restart the Intel SSD Toolbox If the problem persists, contact Intel. Troubleshooting - 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...
... update the firmware on the drive. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Troubleshooting Troubleshooting - Firmware Update If you encounter an issue updating the firmware on the home screen • Reboot the system and restart the Intel SSD Toolbox If the problem persists, contact Intel. Troubleshooting - 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...
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... make sure the Intel SSD is not in a RAID configuration, click Accept to run the Intel SSD Optimizer if the selected Intel SSD does not have the latest firmware installed or if the SSD lithography is 50nm (G1). 1. In this error message. Intel® SSD Optimizer Tool is not supported on the selected SSD. • If the SSD is supported by the Intel SSD Optimizer. 2. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Troubleshooting -
... make sure the Intel SSD is not in a RAID configuration, click Accept to run the Intel SSD Optimizer if the selected Intel SSD does not have the latest firmware installed or if the SSD lithography is 50nm (G1). 1. In this error message. Intel® SSD Optimizer Tool is not supported on the selected SSD. • If the SSD is supported by the Intel SSD Optimizer. 2. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Troubleshooting -