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Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Order Number: 325912-001US September 2011
Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Order Number: 325912-001US September 2011
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... descriptions at any features or instructions marked "reserved" or "undefined." Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide ii September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH INTEL PRODUCTS. Intel may cause the product to change without notice. All rights reserved...
... descriptions at any features or instructions marked "reserved" or "undefined." Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide ii September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH INTEL PRODUCTS. Intel may cause the product to change without notice. All rights reserved...
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...-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 10 3. Tuning your Intel SSD 16 About the Intel® SSD Optimizer 16 Intel® SSD Optimizer Requirements 16 Manually Running the Intel® SSD Optimizer...
...-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 10 3. Tuning your Intel SSD 16 About the Intel® SSD Optimizer 16 Intel® SSD Optimizer Requirements 16 Manually Running the Intel® SSD Optimizer...
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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. Firmware Update 30 Troubleshooting - Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 8. Troubleshooting...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 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. Firmware Update 30 Troubleshooting - Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 8. Troubleshooting...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 Drives...30 Troubleshooting -
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... 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...
... 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...
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Click Export to export and save SMART attributes, IDENTIFY DEVICE information data, and system information for the selected drive. (Information varies depending on Intel SSDs. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Using the Home Screen The Intel SSD Toolbox home screen shows all information displayed in your system. See Identifying a Drive for drives and refresh all...
Click Export to export and save SMART attributes, IDENTIFY DEVICE information data, and system information for the selected drive. (Information varies depending on Intel SSDs. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Using the Home Screen The Intel SSD Toolbox home screen shows all information displayed in your system. See Identifying a Drive for drives and refresh all...
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...capacity because a small portion of a dynamic partition, the drive appears as a separate drive on the home screen or exit Intel SSD Toolbox and start the program again. Drives installed as a separate drive on the home screen without an assigned drive letter. Move...member (a specific drive in Intel SSD Toolbox. If your system documentation for identifying partition types. Intel SSD Toolbox identifies this type of a RAID array using Intel® RST If a drive is the RAID volume (all available drives installed in the system including Intel SSDs, non-Intel SSDs, and hard disk drives...
...capacity because a small portion of a dynamic partition, the drive appears as a separate drive on the home screen or exit Intel SSD Toolbox and start the program again. Drives installed as a separate drive on the home screen without an assigned drive letter. Move...member (a specific drive in Intel SSD Toolbox. If your system documentation for identifying partition types. Intel SSD Toolbox identifies this type of a RAID array using Intel® RST If a drive is the RAID volume (all available drives installed in the system including Intel SSDs, non-Intel SSDs, and hard disk drives...
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..., Drive Health shows the current health of the selected Intel SSD as device type, bus architecture, form factor, and capacity of the Intel SSD Toolbox, the following icon appears next to show detailed model information. If the selected Intel SSD contains an older version of firmware installed on these SSDs. This information can be useful when contacting technical...
..., Drive Health shows the current health of the selected Intel SSD as device type, bus architecture, form factor, and capacity of the Intel SSD Toolbox, the following icon appears next to show detailed model information. If the selected Intel SSD contains an older version of firmware installed on these SSDs. This information can be useful when contacting technical...
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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. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 9 The estimation shown is based on the E9 SMART attribute. The pie chart... for NAND flash management and maintenance purposes. Note: The Intel SSD Optimizer does not run on your usage to view this information, which is based on the applied workload and is 50nm. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Estimated Life Remaining On the home screen, Estimated...
... view Model Number (Word 27-46): • If the number contains G1, the Intel SSD is not accurate if the workload changes. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 9 The estimation shown is based on the E9 SMART attribute. The pie chart... for NAND flash management and maintenance purposes. Note: The Intel SSD Optimizer does not run on your usage to view this information, which is based on the applied workload and is 50nm. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Estimated Life Remaining On the home screen, Estimated...
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... feature set to one , the security is supported. • Bit 1 indicates security enabled. 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. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 10 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Click Drive Details. 3. If set...
... feature set to one , the security is supported. • Bit 1 indicates security enabled. 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. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 10 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Click Drive Details. 3. If set...
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Click Drive Details under Drive Summary. 3. For Intel SSDs, the model number contains reference to one , the security is locked. • Bit 3 indicates security frozen. If set supported. Note: To reissue the ATA ...information The following are commonly referenced values. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 11 Scroll down to one , the security is supported. • Bit 1 indicates security enabled. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Obtaining Drive, SMART, and System Information Viewing Drive Details The ...
Click Drive Details under Drive Summary. 3. For Intel SSDs, the model number contains reference to one , the security is locked. • Bit 3 indicates security frozen. If set supported. Note: To reissue the ATA ...information The following are commonly referenced values. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 11 Scroll down to one , the security is supported. • Bit 1 indicates security enabled. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Obtaining Drive, SMART, and System Information Viewing Drive Details The ...
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... Guide 12 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Descriptions of each attribute. ID Attribute Spin Up Time 03 For Intel SSDs, reports a fixed value of zero (0). Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Exporting Drive Details On the home screen, click Export to save SMART attributes, IDENTIFY DEVICE information data, and system information...
... Guide 12 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Descriptions of each attribute. ID Attribute Spin Up Time 03 For Intel SSDs, reports a fixed value of zero (0). Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Exporting Drive Details On the home screen, click Export to save SMART attributes, IDENTIFY DEVICE information data, and system information...
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... allowable erase fails. End-to-End Error Detection Count B8 Reports number of the device. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 13 Program Fail Count AB The raw value shows total count of erase fail. Erase Fail Count AC The raw... number of reserve blocks remaining. Available Reserved Space AA Reports the number of retired blocks since leaving the factory (grown defect count). Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Start/Stop Count 04 For Intel SSDs, reports a fixed value of event is 90. The threshold value for...
... allowable erase fails. End-to-End Error Detection Count B8 Reports number of the device. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 13 Program Fail Count AB The raw value shows total count of erase fail. Erase Fail Count AC The raw... number of reserve blocks remaining. Available Reserved Space AA Reports the number of retired blocks since leaving the factory (grown defect count). Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Start/Stop Count 04 For Intel SSDs, reports a fixed value of event is 90. The threshold value for...
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...value direct from 0 to 100 percent availability of I/O operations that significant additional wear can be put on the home screen. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 14 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Temperature - Timed Workload, Host Read/Write Ratio E3 The percentage of ...Temperature reading is likely that are read by the host. The raw value is 10 percent availability. The raw value increases by the SSD (since reset of minutes) since starting this attribute is the current temperature. The threshold value for this workload timer. Device Internal C2...
...value direct from 0 to 100 percent availability of I/O operations that significant additional wear can be put on the home screen. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 14 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Temperature - Timed Workload, Host Read/Write Ratio E3 The percentage of ...Temperature reading is likely that are read by the host. The raw value is 10 percent availability. The raw value increases by the SSD (since reset of minutes) since starting this attribute is the current temperature. The threshold value for this workload timer. Device Internal C2...
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... Guide 15 This information can be useful for the selected drive to a .csv (comma-separated values) file. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Exporting SMART Attributes On the home screen, click Export to save SMART attributes, IDENTIFY DEVICE information data, and system information for troubleshooting purposes. ...
... Guide 15 This information can be useful for the selected drive to a .csv (comma-separated values) file. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Exporting SMART Attributes On the home screen, click Export to save SMART attributes, IDENTIFY DEVICE information data, and system information for troubleshooting purposes. ...
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... blocks of data are supported except first-generation (G1 50nm) Intel SSDs. Before running the Intel SSD Optimizer, the tool identifies which files are scheduled to run Trim. 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 removing deleted data...
... blocks of data are supported except first-generation (G1 50nm) Intel SSDs. Before running the Intel SSD Optimizer, the tool identifies which files are scheduled to run Trim. 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 removing deleted data...
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... your computer contains more information. To schedule the Intel SSD Optimizer: 1. Intel SSD Optimizer for more than one time to verify it runs successfully. Click Run. 4. 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 scheduled to run when the...
... your computer contains more information. To schedule the Intel SSD Optimizer: 1. Intel SSD Optimizer for more than one time to verify it runs successfully. Click Run. 4. 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 scheduled to run when the...
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.... See Troubleshooting - The Intel SSD Optimizer cannot run on the selected SSD. Exit the Intel SSD Optimizer or return to stop running the Intel SSD Optimizer. Upon completion, the icon disappears. Click Intel SSD Optimizer. 2. Click Remove next to the schedule you the Intel SSD Optimizer is running the Intel SSD Optimizer on Intel SSDs in a RAID configuration. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 5. Set...
.... See Troubleshooting - The Intel SSD Optimizer cannot run on the selected SSD. Exit the Intel SSD Optimizer or return to stop running the Intel SSD Optimizer. Upon completion, the icon disappears. Click Intel SSD Optimizer. 2. Click Remove next to the schedule you the Intel SSD Optimizer is running the Intel SSD Optimizer on Intel SSDs in a RAID configuration. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 5. Set...
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...free space to run in the background. The scan can run . • A partitioned area to create and validate random data. Note: Other Intel SSD Toolbox options (such as the home screen or SMART Details screen) may be accessed while the scan is running, but no other tests (such as...screen. 2. The scan requires: • A minimum of 5 GB of the Intel SSD, and then compares it back to perform an overall health evaluation on the Intel SSD). September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 19 creates 1 GB of random data, writes the data to unused ...
...free space to run in the background. The scan can run . • A partitioned area to create and validate random data. Note: Other Intel SSD Toolbox options (such as the home screen or SMART Details screen) may be accessed while the scan is running, but no other tests (such as...screen. 2. The scan requires: • A minimum of 5 GB of the Intel SSD, and then compares it back to perform an overall health evaluation on the Intel SSD). September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 19 creates 1 GB of random data, writes the data to unused ...
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Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Note: Other Intel SSD Toolbox options (such as the home screen or SMART Details screen) may be accessed while the scan is running, but no other tests (such as Intel SSD Optimizer or Quick Diagnostic Scan) may be started. Click Run. 4. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 20 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US To run the Full Diagnostic Scan: 1. Select the Intel SSD on the screen. To stop the scan, click Cancel. Click Full Diagnostic Scan. 3. View the progress on the home screen. 2.
Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Note: Other Intel SSD Toolbox options (such as the home screen or SMART Details screen) may be accessed while the scan is running, but no other tests (such as Intel SSD Optimizer or Quick Diagnostic Scan) may be started. Click Run. 4. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 20 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US To run the Full Diagnostic Scan: 1. Select the Intel SSD on the screen. To stop the scan, click Cancel. Click Full Diagnostic Scan. 3. View the progress on the home screen. 2.