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... Systems with Shock Sensor 24 Intel SSDs in RAID Configurations Using Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver 24 Mobile Systems without Intel® Rapid Storage Technology or Intel® Matrix Storage Manager ..... 24 Changing System Tuner Settings 25 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide iii Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Contents 1. Obtaining...
... Systems with Shock Sensor 24 Intel SSDs in RAID Configurations Using Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver 24 Mobile Systems without Intel® Rapid Storage Technology or Intel® Matrix Storage Manager ..... 24 Changing System Tuner Settings 25 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide iii Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Contents 1. Obtaining...
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... as a cache using Intel® RST, the drive appears as a RAID volume member (a specific drive in Intel SSD Toolbox. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Scanning for Drives Upon startup, Intel SSD Toolbox scans for all drives in the RAID array) or a RAID volume member (a specific drive in a RAID volume). Drives installed as a cache using Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) If a drive is not appearing...
... as a cache using Intel® RST, the drive appears as a RAID volume member (a specific drive in Intel SSD Toolbox. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Scanning for Drives Upon startup, Intel SSD Toolbox scans for all drives in the RAID array) or a RAID volume member (a specific drive in a RAID volume). Drives installed as a cache using Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) If a drive is not appearing...
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...the file for deletion but for non-RAID configurations only. The Intel SSD Optimizer does not wake up internal management space, thus eliminating the need to run it at any time. You must use and can manually run Trim. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 16 September 2011 Order... Number: 325912-001US This situation causes the SSD to continue managing deleted files in addition to valid data in use Intel SSD Optimizer to think all files contain valid data...
...the file for deletion but for non-RAID configurations only. The Intel SSD Optimizer does not wake up internal management space, thus eliminating the need to run it at any time. You must use and can manually run Trim. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 16 September 2011 Order... Number: 325912-001US This situation causes the SSD to continue managing deleted files in addition to valid data in use Intel SSD Optimizer to think all files contain valid data...
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...-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 17 Click Run. 4. To schedule the Intel SSD Optimizer: 1. Once the manual run the Intel SSD Optimizer if the Intel SSDs are in a RAID configuration. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Manually Running the Intel® SSD Optimizer Note the following before manually running the Intel SSD Optimizer. Click Intel SSD Optimizer. 3. Intel SSD Optimizer...
...-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 17 Click Run. 4. To schedule the Intel SSD Optimizer: 1. Once the manual run the Intel SSD Optimizer if the Intel SSDs are in a RAID configuration. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Manually Running the Intel® SSD Optimizer Note the following before manually running the Intel SSD Optimizer. Click Intel SSD Optimizer. 3. Intel SSD Optimizer...
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... Optimizer session: 1. The schedule appears on Intel SSDs in a RAID configuration but is encrypted, click Accept to the home screen. The Intel SSD Optimizer cannot run on the screen. Click Schedule. 3. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 18 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel SSD Optimizer for more information. 7. Intel SSD Optimizer for more information. ─...
... Optimizer session: 1. The schedule appears on Intel SSDs in a RAID configuration but is encrypted, click Accept to the home screen. The Intel SSD Optimizer cannot run on the screen. Click Schedule. 3. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 18 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel SSD Optimizer for more information. 7. Intel SSD Optimizer for more information. ─...
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...based on the System Tuner screen only if your system has an Intel® RST RAID volume configuration containing only Intel SSD RAID volume members. • Superfetch*/Prefetch In Microsoft Windows* 7 and ...read and write files to your system as a drive for managing SATA link power. DIPM should be enabled on an Intel SSD and should be optimized for optimal performance. ...the most frequently used to improve the performance, power, and endurance of SuperFetch. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Tuning your System Running System Tuner Use the System Tuner to check...
...based on the System Tuner screen only if your system has an Intel® RST RAID volume configuration containing only Intel SSD RAID volume members. • Superfetch*/Prefetch In Microsoft Windows* 7 and ...read and write files to your system as a drive for managing SATA link power. DIPM should be enabled on an Intel SSD and should be optimized for optimal performance. ...the most frequently used to improve the performance, power, and endurance of SuperFetch. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Tuning your System Running System Tuner Use the System Tuner to check...
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... help optimize performance of an Intel SSD: • Dual-drive systems (HDD + SSD) • SSD-only systems • Mobile systems with shock sensor • Intel SSDs in RAID Configurations • Mobile systems without Intel Rapid Storage Technology or Intel Matrix Storage Manager Dual-Drive Systems If you want to...run , and is available in Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 23 See the Windows XP documentation for instructions. Scheduled Tasks is not scheduled to optimize...
... help optimize performance of an Intel SSD: • Dual-drive systems (HDD + SSD) • SSD-only systems • Mobile systems with shock sensor • Intel SSDs in RAID Configurations • Mobile systems without Intel Rapid Storage Technology or Intel Matrix Storage Manager Dual-Drive Systems If you want to...run , and is available in Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 23 See the Windows XP documentation for instructions. Scheduled Tasks is not scheduled to optimize...
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... the Intel Solid-State Drive Product Specification for instructions. See your system documentation for your mobile system. See your system documentation for specified limits. Note: Intel SSDs are not affected with the shock sensor disabled. Intel SSDs in specified limits, and therefore, can run with performance degradation caused by shock or vibration in RAID Configurations Using Intel®...
... the Intel Solid-State Drive Product Specification for instructions. See your system documentation for your mobile system. See your system documentation for specified limits. Note: Intel SSDs are not affected with the shock sensor disabled. Intel SSDs in specified limits, and therefore, can run with performance degradation caused by shock or vibration in RAID Configurations Using Intel®...
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... the SSD is encrypted and is in RAID configurations. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Troubleshooting - Check the lithography of the Intel SSD to stop the Intel SSD Optimizer. If the second check does not detect a RAID configuration, the SSD may be detected at startup. However, because not all RAID configurations can be using the latest version...
... the SSD is encrypted and is in RAID configurations. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Troubleshooting - Check the lithography of the Intel SSD to stop the Intel SSD Optimizer. If the second check does not detect a RAID configuration, the SSD may be detected at startup. However, because not all RAID configurations can be using the latest version...