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... 19 Quick Diagnostic Scan ...19 Full Diagnostic Scan ...19 6. 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. 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 Screen ...6 Scanning for...
... 19 Quick Diagnostic Scan ...19 Full Diagnostic Scan ...19 6. 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. 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 Screen ...6 Scanning for...
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Firmware Update 30 Troubleshooting - Troubleshooting...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. Intel® SSD Optimizer 31 10. 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 -
Firmware Update 30 Troubleshooting - Troubleshooting...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. Intel® SSD Optimizer 31 10. 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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... screen to run a task on the selected drive. (Available tasks vary depending on the drive you want to a .csv file 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...
... screen to run a task on the selected drive. (Available tasks vary depending on the drive you want to a .csv file 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...
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... as measured by supported SMART attributes. • Good (green) - For Intel SSDs, this version of the selected drive. 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. The Intel SSD Toolbox Firmware Update option does not update...
... as measured by supported SMART attributes. • Good (green) - For Intel SSDs, this version of the selected drive. 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. The Intel SSD Toolbox Firmware Update option does not update...
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... If set to one , the security is enabled. • Bit 2 indicates security locked. Click Drive Details under Drive Summary. 3. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 11 If set to one , the security is locked. • Bit 3 indicates ...Serial Number (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 indicates the Security Mode feature set to ...
... If set to one , the security is enabled. • Bit 2 indicates security locked. Click Drive Details under Drive Summary. 3. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 11 If set to one , the security is locked. • Bit 3 indicates ...Serial Number (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 indicates the Security Mode feature set to ...
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...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 removing deleted data files from... AHCI driver If your computer uses this configuration (the default setup for Firmware Updates. If your computer uses Windows 7 and Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) 9.6 or later If your Intel SSD, see Identifying NAND Lithography of the Microsoft AHCI driver), Trim functionality...
...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 removing deleted data files from... AHCI driver If your computer uses this configuration (the default setup for Firmware Updates. If your computer uses Windows 7 and Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) 9.6 or later If your Intel SSD, see Identifying NAND Lithography of the Microsoft AHCI driver), Trim functionality...
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... running the latest firmware version. 5. Minimize system use the Intel® SATA Solid-State Drive Firmware Update Tool available at the bottom of the selected Intel SSD (on an Intel SSD. 2. Reboot your Intel SSD contains an older version of firmware than the version included with this release of Intel SSD Toolbox. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Updating Firmware Checking for Firmware Updates If your...
... running the latest firmware version. 5. Minimize system use the Intel® SATA Solid-State Drive Firmware Update Tool available at the bottom of the selected Intel SSD (on an Intel SSD. 2. Reboot your Intel SSD contains an older version of firmware than the version included with this release of Intel SSD Toolbox. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Updating Firmware Checking for Firmware Updates If your...
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... 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 system does not appear on the home screen: • Check power to update the firmware on the home screen • Reboot...
... 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 system does not appear on the home screen: • Check power to update the firmware on the home screen • Reboot...
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Check the firmware 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. If the second check does not detect a RAID configuration, the SSD ...-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 31 Cannot run the Intel SSD Optimizer on RAID configurations The Intel SSD Optimizer cannot run the Intel SSD Optimizer on Intel SSDs in a RAID configuration, the tool displays this error message. If the selected Intel SSD is using an encryption scheme. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox ...
Check the firmware 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. If the second check does not detect a RAID configuration, the SSD ...-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 31 Cannot run the Intel SSD Optimizer on RAID configurations The Intel SSD Optimizer cannot run the Intel SSD Optimizer on Intel SSDs in a RAID configuration, the tool displays this error message. If the selected Intel SSD is using an encryption scheme. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox ...