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Tuning your Intel SSD 16 About the Intel® SSD Optimizer 16 Intel® SSD Optimizer Requirements 16 Manually Running the Intel® SSD Optimizer 17 Scheduling the Intel® SSD Optimizer 17 Removing a Scheduled Intel® SSD Optimizer Session 18 5. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Contents 1. Optimizing your System ...22 Running System Tuner ...22 Additional Tips for Drives...7 Identifying a Drive ...7 2. Viewing Basic Drive Information 8 Model ...8 Firmware...
Tuning your Intel SSD 16 About the Intel® SSD Optimizer 16 Intel® SSD Optimizer Requirements 16 Manually Running the Intel® SSD Optimizer 17 Scheduling the Intel® SSD Optimizer 17 Removing a Scheduled Intel® SSD Optimizer Session 18 5. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Contents 1. Optimizing your System ...22 Running System Tuner ...22 Additional Tips for Drives...7 Identifying a Drive ...7 2. Viewing Basic Drive Information 8 Model ...8 Firmware...
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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 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 - Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 8. Firmware Update 30 Troubleshooting - Intel® SSD Optimizer 31 10.
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 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 - Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 8. Firmware Update 30 Troubleshooting - Intel® SSD Optimizer 31 10.
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Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Getting Started About Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox The Intel Solid-State Drive Toolbox is drive management software that allows you to: • View current drive information for Intel® Solid-State Drives, including: • Drive Health • Estimated Life Remaining • SMART attributes (also available for hard disk drives and non-Intel® SSDs) • IDENTIFY DEVICE Information data (also available for hard...
Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Getting Started About Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox The Intel Solid-State Drive Toolbox is drive management software that allows you to: • View current drive information for Intel® Solid-State Drives, including: • Drive Health • Estimated Life Remaining • SMART attributes (also available for hard disk drives and non-Intel® SSDs) • IDENTIFY DEVICE Information data (also available for hard...
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... data, and system information for the selected drive to scroll through and select a drive. See Identifying a Drive for more information to manage. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Using the Home Screen The Intel SSD Toolbox home screen shows all Intel® Solid-State Drives (Intel® SSDs) and other actions are recommended on the selected Intel SSD, the following icon appears next to rescan...
... data, and system information for the selected drive to scroll through and select a drive. See Identifying a Drive for more information to manage. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Using the Home Screen The Intel SSD Toolbox home screen shows all Intel® Solid-State Drives (Intel® SSDs) and other actions are recommended on the selected Intel SSD, the following icon appears next to rescan...
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Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Scanning for Drives Upon startup, Intel SSD Toolbox scans for more information. If a drive installed in the system is installed as a cache using Intel® RST, the drive appears as a separate drive on simple dynamic partitions only. Drives. Drives containing partitions If a drive contains a partition, the partition appears as a cache using Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST...
Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Scanning for Drives Upon startup, Intel SSD Toolbox scans for more information. If a drive installed in the system is installed as a cache using Intel® RST, the drive appears as a separate drive on simple dynamic partitions only. Drives. Drives containing partitions If a drive contains a partition, the partition appears as a cache using Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST...
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...; Good (green) - Tip: Move the mouse over the drive icon to back up all data and consider replacing the SSD. For Intel SSDs, this 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. Firmware Version On the home screen...
...; Good (green) - Tip: Move the mouse over the drive icon to back up all data and consider replacing the SSD. For Intel SSDs, this 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. Firmware Version On the home screen...
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... is not accurate if the workload changes. Note: The total usable capacity may vary. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Estimated Life Remaining On the home screen, Estimated Life Remaining reports the estimated percentage of remaining life of an Intel SSD: 1. Identifying NAND Lithography of an Intel SSD To identify the NAND lithography of the selected...
... is not accurate if the workload changes. Note: The total usable capacity may vary. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Estimated Life Remaining On the home screen, Estimated Life Remaining reports the estimated percentage of remaining life of an Intel SSD: 1. Identifying NAND Lithography of an Intel SSD To identify the NAND lithography of the selected...
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.... Click Drive Details. 3. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 10 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US See the ATA-7 Specification for more information. If set to one , the security is frozen. 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. If set supported. Select the Intel SSD on the...
.... Click Drive Details. 3. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 10 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US See the ATA-7 Specification for more information. If set to one , the security is frozen. 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. If set supported. Select the Intel SSD on the...
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...Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 11 Details shown for each value include: • Word Identifies the word(s) assigned to one , the security is generated by an ATA IDENTIFY DEVICE command. 1. For Intel SSDs, the model number contains reference to the NAND lithography. • Security Status (Word 128) Security state of the selected drive...descriptions of all values on the screen. 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...
...Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 11 Details shown for each value include: • Word Identifies the word(s) assigned to one , the security is generated by an ATA IDENTIFY DEVICE command. 1. For Intel SSDs, the model number contains reference to the NAND lithography. • Security Status (Word 128) Security state of the selected drive...descriptions of all values on the screen. 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...
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... a .csv (comma-separated values) file. Recommended actions (if any) appear next to each attribute, see the ATA specifications. Select the drive on the Intel SSD or other drive selected. 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 for processing...
... a .csv (comma-separated values) file. Recommended actions (if any) appear next to each attribute, see the ATA specifications. Select the drive on the Intel SSD or other drive selected. 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 for processing...
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...allowable erase fails. The normalized value, beginning at 100, shows the percent remaining of the device. The threshold value is 100. Temperature - SATA Downshift Count B7 The count of the number of these events, and therefore, must be recovered using Error Correction Code (ECC). The raw...The raw value shows the count of errors encountered during Logical Block Address (LBA) tag checks within the SSD data path. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 13 End-to error. Re-allocated Sector Count 05 The raw value shows the number...
...allowable erase fails. The normalized value, beginning at 100, shows the percent remaining of the device. The threshold value is 100. Temperature - SATA Downshift Count B7 The count of the number of these events, and therefore, must be recovered using Error Correction Code (ECC). The raw...The raw value shows the count of errors encountered during Logical Block Address (LBA) tag checks within the SSD data path. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 13 End-to error. Re-allocated Sector Count 05 The raw value shows the number...
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...rated cycles. Available Reserved Space E8 Reports the number of the SSD. Device Internal C2 Reports internal temperature of reserve blocks remaining. Media Wearout Indicator Reports the number of encountered SATA interface Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) errors. The normalized value is... of cycles the NAND media has undergone. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 14 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Total LBAs Written F1 Counts sectors written by the host system. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Unsafe Shutdown Count (Power-...
...rated cycles. Available Reserved Space E8 Reports the number of the SSD. Device Internal C2 Reports internal temperature of reserve blocks remaining. Media Wearout Indicator Reports the number of encountered SATA interface Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) errors. The normalized value is... of cycles the NAND media has undergone. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 14 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Total LBAs Written F1 Counts sectors written by the host system. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Unsafe Shutdown Count (Power-...
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... 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 NAND flash management blocks on the SSD using Trim functionality (a command that information to the SSD. By running the Intel SSD Optimizer, make sure the Intel SSD has 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 NAND flash management blocks on the SSD using Trim functionality (a command that information to the SSD. By running the Intel SSD Optimizer, make sure the Intel SSD has the...
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... computer is on. Manually run the Intel SSD Optimizer one Intel SSD, you receive a warning message stating the Intel SSD Optimizer has detected the presence of the tool. Intel SSD Optimizer for more information. ─ If the Intel SSD is in a RAID configuration. Review the text describing the Intel SSD Optimizer requirements, and then click Start. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Manually Running the...
... computer is on. Manually run the Intel SSD Optimizer one Intel SSD, you receive a warning message stating the Intel SSD Optimizer has detected the presence of the tool. Intel SSD Optimizer for more information. ─ If the Intel SSD is in a RAID configuration. Review the text describing the Intel SSD Optimizer requirements, and then click Start. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Manually Running the...
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..., click Accept to continue running . The schedule appears on Intel SSDs in a RAID configuration, click Decline to the schedule you receive a warning message stating the Intel SSD Optimizer has detected the presence of either RAID or encryption on the selected SSD. Upon completion, the icon disappears. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 5. Set the schedule (including day, time...
..., click Accept to continue running . The schedule appears on Intel SSDs in a RAID configuration, click Decline to the schedule you receive a warning message stating the Intel SSD Optimizer has detected the presence of either RAID or encryption on the selected SSD. Upon completion, the icon disappears. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 5. Set the schedule (including day, time...
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... View the progress on the selected Intel SSD. uses free space to write random data and read it for data integrity. The scan can run in the background. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 19 Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Running Diagnostic Scans ...back to perform an overall health evaluation on the screen. checks 1.5 GB of free space on the home screen. 2. Select the Intel SSD on the Intel SSD). To stop the scan, click Cancel. The test can take an hour or more to run the Quick Diagnostic Scan: 1. ...
... View the progress on the selected Intel SSD. uses free space to write random data and read it for data integrity. The scan can run in the background. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 19 Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Running Diagnostic Scans ...back to perform an overall health evaluation on the screen. checks 1.5 GB of free space on the home screen. 2. Select the Intel SSD on the Intel SSD). To stop the scan, click Cancel. The test can take an hour or more to run the Quick Diagnostic Scan: 1. ...
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Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 20 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US To run the Full Diagnostic Scan: 1. To stop the scan, click Cancel. Click Run. 4. Select the Intel SSD on the screen. 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 Full Diagnostic Scan. 3. View the progress on the home screen. 2.
Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 20 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US To run the Full Diagnostic Scan: 1. To stop the scan, click Cancel. Click Run. 4. Select the Intel SSD on the screen. 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 Full Diagnostic Scan. 3. View the progress on the home screen. 2.
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..., Using Firmware Update. Reboot your Intel SSD contains an older version of firmware than the version included with this release of the Intel SSD Toolbox. Click Firmware Update. 5. Click Update to open applications except Intel SSD Toolbox. 3. Perform a complete system backup on the Intel SSD to update on an Intel® X25-E Solid-State Drive or Intel® Solid-State Drive 510 Series, use during the firmware...
..., Using Firmware Update. Reboot your Intel SSD contains an older version of firmware than the version included with this release of the Intel SSD Toolbox. Click Firmware Update. 5. Click Update to open applications except Intel SSD Toolbox. 3. Perform a complete system backup on the Intel SSD to update on an Intel® X25-E Solid-State Drive or Intel® Solid-State Drive 510 Series, use during the firmware...
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... system, make sure to unschedule Disk Defragmenter on Intel SSDs. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Tuning your System Running System Tuner Use the System Tuner to check your system and adjust settings to facilitate SuperFetch. Select the Intel SSD on the home screen: To run the System Tuner...optimize the time it takes to read and write files to your system as a drive for disk caching. In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, Disk Defragmenter should be optimized for managing SATA link power. If a service is available and can be disabled for optimal performance. ...
... system, make sure to unschedule Disk Defragmenter on Intel SSDs. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Tuning your System Running System Tuner Use the System Tuner to check your system and adjust settings to facilitate SuperFetch. Select the Intel SSD on the home screen: To run the System Tuner...optimize the time it takes to read and write files to your system as a drive for disk caching. In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, Disk Defragmenter should be optimized for managing SATA link power. If a service is available and can be disabled for optimal performance. ...
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... in RAID Configurations • Mobile systems without Intel Rapid Storage Technology or Intel Matrix Storage Manager Dual-Drive Systems If you have an Intel SSD installed as part of an Intel SSD: • Dual-drive systems (HDD + SSD) • SSD-only systems • Mobile systems with shock sensor • Intel SSDs in Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 3.
... in RAID Configurations • Mobile systems without Intel Rapid Storage Technology or Intel Matrix Storage Manager Dual-Drive Systems If you have an Intel SSD installed as part of an Intel SSD: • Dual-drive systems (HDD + SSD) • SSD-only systems • Mobile systems with shock sensor • Intel SSDs in Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 3.