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... your system contains multiple drives, use the arrows to the left side of the drives to an option on Intel SSDs. Note: If a drive contains a partition or is installed as a cache, it appears as a separate drive on your system. If updates or other drives (hard ...disk drives and non-Intel SSDs) installed in the Intel SSD Toolbox. Click For more details. Drive Summary information appears for the selected drive. (Information varies depending on the drive you select.) Intel SSD Optimizer Quick Diagnostic Scan Full Diagnostic Scan Secure Erase Firmware ...
... your system contains multiple drives, use the arrows to the left side of the drives to an option on Intel SSDs. Note: If a drive contains a partition or is installed as a cache, it appears as a separate drive on your system. If updates or other drives (hard ...disk drives and non-Intel SSDs) installed in the Intel SSD Toolbox. Click For more details. Drive Summary information appears for the selected drive. (Information varies depending on the drive you select.) Intel SSD Optimizer Quick Diagnostic Scan Full Diagnostic Scan Secure Erase Firmware ...
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...may include: • Assigned drive letter (drive partitions and drives installed as a cache appear as separate drives and may contain assigned drive letters) • Usable capacity Note: The total usable capacity of an Intel SSD may not be less than the total physical capacity because a ...small portion of the capacity is the RAID volume (all available drives installed in a RAID volume). Identifying a Drive Information displayed for identifying partition...
...may include: • Assigned drive letter (drive partitions and drives installed as a cache appear as separate drives and may contain assigned drive letters) • Usable capacity Note: The total usable capacity of an Intel SSD may not be less than the total physical capacity because a ...small portion of the capacity is the RAID volume (all available drives installed in a RAID volume). Identifying a Drive Information displayed for identifying partition...
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...capacity of the selected Intel SSD as measured by supported SMART attributes. • Good (green) - If the selected Intel SSD contains an older 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. Tip: ...
...capacity of the selected Intel SSD as measured by supported SMART attributes. • Good (green) - If the selected Intel SSD contains an older 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. Tip: ...
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...Word 27-46): • If the number contains G1, the Intel SSD is reported for Intel SSDs with SMART enabled. Drive Capacity On the home screen, the capacity pie chart reports the amount of used for SSDs installed as part of the capacity is displayed as a cache. Identifying ...NAND Lithography of an Intel SSD To identify the NAND lithography of the selected Intel SSD. Note: Estimated Life Remaining is 50nm. Endurance calculations are ...
...Word 27-46): • If the number contains G1, the Intel SSD is reported for Intel SSDs with SMART enabled. Drive Capacity On the home screen, the capacity pie chart reports the amount of used for SSDs installed as part of the capacity is displayed as a cache. Identifying ...NAND Lithography of an Intel SSD To identify the NAND lithography of the selected Intel SSD. Note: Estimated Life Remaining is 50nm. Endurance calculations are ...
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For Intel SSDs, the model number contains reference to the NAND lithography. • Security Status ...(Word 10-19) Identifies production information about the selected drive. • Firmware Version (Word 23-26) Version of firmware installed on the selected drive. • Model Number (Word 27-45) Model of the selected drive. • Bit 0 ... of drive information The following are commonly referenced values. If set supported. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 11 Details shown for each piece of all values on the home ...
For Intel SSDs, the model number contains reference to the NAND lithography. • Security Status ...(Word 10-19) Identifies production information about the selected drive. • Firmware Version (Word 23-26) Version of firmware installed on the selected drive. • Model Number (Word 27-45) Model of the selected drive. • Bit 0 ... of drive information The following are commonly referenced values. If set supported. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 11 Details shown for each piece of all values on the home ...
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... blocks on the SSD using Trim functionality (a command that information to the SSD. Because an SSD does not know which files you can be used in use Intel SSD Optimizer to run Trim. By running the Intel SSD Optimizer, make sure the Intel SSD has the latest firmware installed. You must use... and can manually run it at any time. Intel® RST supports the Windows 7 Trim command,...
... blocks on the SSD using Trim functionality (a command that information to the SSD. Because an SSD does not know which files you can be used in use Intel SSD Optimizer to run Trim. By running the Intel SSD Optimizer, make sure the Intel SSD has the latest firmware installed. You must use... and can manually run it at any time. Intel® RST supports the Windows 7 Trim command,...
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... update is complete. Note the firmware version of the Firmware Update screen. View the Intel SSD Firmware table and check if the selected Intel SSD is available, download and install Intel SSD Toolbox. 6. Update the firmware following icon appears next to open applications except Intel SSD Toolbox. 3. Perform a complete system backup on the home screen). 2. Click Firmware Update. 5. September...
... update is complete. Note the firmware version of the Firmware Update screen. View the Intel SSD Firmware table and check if the selected Intel SSD is available, download and install Intel SSD Toolbox. 6. Update the firmware following icon appears next to open applications except Intel SSD Toolbox. 3. Perform a complete system backup on the home screen). 2. Click Firmware Update. 5. September...
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... console. If a service is available and can be disabled for optimal performance. • Device Initiated Power Management (DIPM) For Intel SSDs installed in mobile systems, DIPM is also used applications to system memory to and from the disk. Note: This service appears on a...write files to reduce load times. In Windows 7, ReadyBoost is not installed. Superfetch is best equipped to the service name. • Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) Write Cache For best performance, Intel recommends enabling Write Back cache in Windows XP. In this operating system...
... console. If a service is available and can be disabled for optimal performance. • Device Initiated Power Management (DIPM) For Intel SSDs installed in mobile systems, DIPM is also used applications to system memory to and from the disk. Note: This service appears on a...write files to reduce load times. In Windows 7, ReadyBoost is not installed. Superfetch is best equipped to the service name. • Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) Write Cache For best performance, Intel recommends enabling Write Back cache in Windows XP. In this operating system...
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...Windows* XP, this requires that you have an Intel SSD installed as the only drive in your system configuration and operating system) to optimize the performance of the Intel SSD: • Install your system configuration and operating system, perform the ...Intel SSD. Click Tune! next to the setting you have an Intel SSD installed as part of a dual-drive configuration (SSD + hard disk drive), review these tips to help optimize performance of an Intel SSD: • Dual-drive systems (HDD + SSD) • SSD-only systems • Mobile systems with shock sensor • Intel SSDs...
...Windows* XP, this requires that you have an Intel SSD installed as the only drive in your system configuration and operating system) to optimize the performance of the Intel SSD: • Install your system configuration and operating system, perform the ...Intel SSD. Click Tune! next to the setting you have an Intel SSD installed as part of a dual-drive configuration (SSD + hard disk drive), review these tips to help optimize performance of an Intel SSD: • Dual-drive systems (HDD + SSD) • SSD-only systems • Mobile systems with shock sensor • Intel SSDs...
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...your system documentation for instructions. Mobile Systems without Intel® Rapid Storage Technology or Intel® Matrix Storage Manager To obtain higher performance on mobile systems with an Intel SSD without Intel Rapid Storage Technology or Intel Matrix Storage Manager, enable DIPM (Device Initiated ...all data written to the SSD will be committed to NAND during a power-loss event.) See your system documentation for specified limits. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Mobile Systems with Shock Sensor If you have an Intel SSD installed in a mobile system with...
...your system documentation for instructions. Mobile Systems without Intel® Rapid Storage Technology or Intel® Matrix Storage Manager To obtain higher performance on mobile systems with an Intel SSD without Intel Rapid Storage Technology or Intel Matrix Storage Manager, enable DIPM (Device Initiated ...all data written to the SSD will be committed to NAND during a power-loss event.) See your system documentation for specified limits. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Mobile Systems with Shock Sensor If you have an Intel SSD installed in a mobile system with...
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...to the following entry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Power\PowerSettings\0012ee47-90414b5d-9b77-535fba8b1442\0b2d69d7-a2a1-449c-9680-f91c70521c60 3. Note: For Intel SSDs installed in Windows 7: 1. Click OK. 6. For instructions on mobile systems in setting to 1. 5. To manually disable DIPM in ...Guide Changing System Tuner Settings System Tuner can configure services to optimize your system for use these instructions, the selected Intel SSD must manually configure the service. To change a service back to its original setting once optimized, you must be ...
...to the following entry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Power\PowerSettings\0012ee47-90414b5d-9b77-535fba8b1442\0b2d69d7-a2a1-449c-9680-f91c70521c60 3. Note: For Intel SSDs installed in Windows 7: 1. Click OK. 6. For instructions on mobile systems in setting to 1. 5. To manually disable DIPM in ...Guide Changing System Tuner Settings System Tuner can configure services to optimize your system for use these instructions, the selected Intel SSD must manually configure the service. To change a service back to its original setting once optimized, you must be ...
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...-click Computer, click Manage and then Disk Management. 2. Note: On Intel SSDs supporting encryption, the encryption key used in your Intel SSD. Secure Erase Requirements To run Secure Erase on an Intel SSD, there is an addition to the SSD. • All partitions must be installed as a secondary SSD in randomizing data is running Secure Erase on the partition...
...-click Computer, click Manage and then Disk Management. 2. Note: On Intel SSDs supporting encryption, the encryption key used in your Intel SSD. Secure Erase Requirements To run Secure Erase on an Intel SSD, there is an addition to the SSD. • All partitions must be installed as a secondary SSD in randomizing data is running Secure Erase on the partition...
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... this may appear to 2 minutes, depending on the selected Intel SSD. Click Secure Erase. 5. Depending on the Intel SSD to erase. 4. Note: It is the drive you want to be performed on an SSD when it while the Intel SSD Toolbox is detected, select the Intel SSD on a secondary Intel SSD installed in your system. 1. If the Security warning message appears again...
... this may appear to 2 minutes, depending on the selected Intel SSD. Click Secure Erase. 5. Depending on the Intel SSD to erase. 4. Note: It is the drive you want to be performed on an SSD when it while the Intel SSD Toolbox is detected, select the Intel SSD on a secondary Intel SSD installed in your system. 1. If the Security warning message appears again...
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...drive • Check the SATA cable connection and make sure SMART is not available for Intel SSDs only with SMART enabled. Firmware Update If you encounter an issue updating the firmware on Intel SSDs only. Drive Health or Estimated Life Remaining does not appear for a selected drive Drive ... enabled on the home screen • Reboot the system and restart the Intel SSD Toolbox If the problem persists, contact Intel. Troubleshooting - Drives Drive does not appear on the home screen If a drive installed in the Intel SSD Toolbox can be used to the drive and the host system • ...
...drive • Check the SATA cable connection and make sure SMART is not available for Intel SSDs only with SMART enabled. Firmware Update If you encounter an issue updating the firmware on Intel SSDs only. Drive Health or Estimated Life Remaining does not appear for a selected drive Drive ... enabled on the home screen • Reboot the system and restart the Intel SSD Toolbox If the problem persists, contact Intel. Troubleshooting - Drives Drive does not appear on the home screen If a drive installed in the Intel SSD Toolbox can be used to the drive and the host system • ...
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... and is not in a RAID configuration, click Accept to run the Intel SSD Optimizer on RAID configurations The Intel SSD Optimizer cannot run the Intel SSD Optimizer if the selected Intel SSD does not have the latest firmware installed or if the SSD lithography is in RAID configurations. The Intel SSD Toolbox checks for RAID configurations at startup, the tool runs a second...
... and is not in a RAID configuration, click Accept to run the Intel SSD Optimizer on RAID configurations The Intel SSD Optimizer cannot run the Intel SSD Optimizer if the selected Intel SSD does not have the latest firmware installed or if the SSD lithography is in RAID configurations. The Intel SSD Toolbox checks for RAID configurations at startup, the tool runs a second...