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......9 Identifying NAND Lithography of an Intel SSD 9 Identifying the Security State of an Intel SSD 10 3. Obtaining Drive, SMART, and System Information 11 Viewing Drive Details ...11 Exporting Drive Details ...12 Viewing SMART Attributes...12 Exporting SMART Attributes ...15 Viewing System Information 15 4. Updating Firmware ...21 Checking for Drives...7 Identifying a Drive ...7 2. Getting Started ...5 About Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox 5 Using the Home...
......9 Identifying NAND Lithography of an Intel SSD 9 Identifying the Security State of an Intel SSD 10 3. Obtaining Drive, SMART, and System Information 11 Viewing Drive Details ...11 Exporting Drive Details ...12 Viewing SMART Attributes...12 Exporting SMART Attributes ...15 Viewing System Information 15 4. Updating Firmware ...21 Checking for Drives...7 Identifying a Drive ...7 2. Getting Started ...5 About Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox 5 Using the Home...
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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. Troubleshooting...30 Troubleshooting - Drives...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 Firmware Update 30 Troubleshooting - Intel® SSD Optimizer 31 10. 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. Troubleshooting...30 Troubleshooting - Drives...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 Firmware Update 30 Troubleshooting - Intel® SSD Optimizer 31 10. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 8.
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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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... right of the screen to run a task on the selected drive. (Available tasks vary depending on the drive you select.) Model Firmware Version Serial Number Drive Details Drive Capacity Drive Health Estimated Life Remaining SMART Details 2. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Using the Home Screen The Intel SSD Toolbox home screen shows all information displayed in your system...
... right of the screen to run a task on the selected drive. (Available tasks vary depending on the drive you select.) Model Firmware Version Serial Number Drive Details Drive Capacity Drive Health Estimated Life Remaining SMART Details 2. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Using the Home Screen The Intel SSD Toolbox home screen shows all information displayed in your system...
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... G3, the SSD is 50nm. Note: The Intel SSD Optimizer does not run 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. If the selected Intel SSD contains an older version of the selected drive. Serial Number On the home screen, Serial Number...
... G3, the SSD is 50nm. Note: The Intel SSD Optimizer does not run 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. If the selected Intel SSD contains an older version of the selected drive. Serial Number On the home screen, Serial Number...
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...firmware installed on the selected drive. • Model Number (Word 27-45) Model of all values on the home screen. 2. If set supported. If set to one , security is enabled. • Bit 2 indicates security locked. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive...IDENTIFY DEVICE command. 1. See the ATA-7 Specification for the selected drive. 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 more information. ...
...firmware installed on the selected drive. • Model Number (Word 27-45) Model of all values on the home screen. 2. If set supported. If set to one , security is enabled. • Bit 2 indicates security locked. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive...IDENTIFY DEVICE command. 1. See the ATA-7 Specification for the selected drive. 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 more information. ...
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... a backup is on. By running the Intel SSD Optimizer, make sure the Intel SSD has the latest firmware installed. Intel® SSD Optimizer Requirements The Intel SSD Optimizer runs on Intel SSDs only. 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...
... a backup is on. By running the Intel SSD Optimizer, make sure the Intel SSD has the latest firmware installed. Intel® SSD Optimizer Requirements The Intel SSD Optimizer runs on Intel SSDs only. 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...
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...: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 21 The Intel SSD Toolbox Firmware Update option does not update firmware on an Intel SSD: 1. Perform a complete system backup on an Intel® X25-E Solid-State Drive or Intel® Solid-State Drive 510 Series, use during this release of Intel SSD Toolbox. Click Firmware Update. 5. Click Update to open applications except Intel SSD Toolbox. 3. If a newer firmware version is...
...: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 21 The Intel SSD Toolbox Firmware Update option does not update firmware on an Intel SSD: 1. Perform a complete system backup on an Intel® X25-E Solid-State Drive or Intel® Solid-State Drive 510 Series, use during this release of Intel SSD Toolbox. Click Firmware Update. 5. Click Update to open applications except Intel SSD Toolbox. 3. If a newer firmware version is...
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... an issue updating the firmware on an Intel SSD or if the firmware update fails, use the Firmware Update Tool mentioned above. 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 the...
... an issue updating the firmware on an Intel SSD or if the firmware update fails, use the Firmware Update Tool mentioned above. 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 the...
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...in a RAID configuration, click Decline to run the Intel SSD Optimizer on Intel SSDs 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 not in ...encryption scheme. The Intel SSD Toolbox checks for RAID configurations at startup, the tool runs a second check when starting the Intel SSD Optimizer. In this error message. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 31 Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide ...
...in a RAID configuration, click Decline to run the Intel SSD Optimizer on Intel SSDs 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 not in ...encryption scheme. The Intel SSD Toolbox checks for RAID configurations at startup, the tool runs a second check when starting the Intel SSD Optimizer. In this error message. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 31 Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide ...