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... Manager ..... 24 Changing System Tuner Settings 25 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide iii Getting Started ...5 About Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox 5 Using the Home Screen ...6 Scanning for Firmware Updates 21 Using Firmware Update ...21 7. Running Diagnostic Scans 19 Quick Diagnostic Scan ...19 Full Diagnostic Scan ...19...
... Manager ..... 24 Changing System Tuner Settings 25 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide iii Getting Started ...5 About Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox 5 Using the Home Screen ...6 Scanning for Firmware Updates 21 Using Firmware Update ...21 7. Running Diagnostic Scans 19 Quick Diagnostic Scan ...19 Full Diagnostic Scan ...19...
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Firmware Update 30 Troubleshooting - Troubleshooting...30 Troubleshooting - Drives...30 Troubleshooting - Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 8. 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. 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 - Troubleshooting...30 Troubleshooting - Drives...30 Troubleshooting - Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 8. 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. Obtaining More Information 32 Related Publications ...32 Reference Documents ...32 Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide iv September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US
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..., 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 Guide 5
..., 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 Guide 5
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See Identifying a Drive for the selected drive. (Information varies depending on the drive you select.) Intel SSD Optimizer Quick Diagnostic Scan Full Diagnostic Scan Secure Erase Firmware Update System Tuner System Information Click Refresh to an option on Intel SSDs. Drive Summary information appears for more information to manage. Click on the drive you want...
See Identifying a Drive for the selected drive. (Information varies depending on the drive you select.) Intel SSD Optimizer Quick Diagnostic Scan Full Diagnostic Scan Secure Erase Firmware Update System Tuner System Information Click Refresh to an option on Intel SSDs. Drive Summary information appears for more information to manage. Click on the drive you want...
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... home screen, Drive Health shows the current health 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, Firmware Version shows the version of the selected...
... home screen, Drive Health shows the current health 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, Firmware Version shows the version of the selected...
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...8226; Word Identifies the word(s) assigned to the NAND lithography. • Security Status (Word 128) Security state of firmware installed on the home screen. 2. For Intel SSDs, the model number contains reference to a specific value • Description Provides the name and bit information (if ... Refresh. Note: To reissue the ATA IDENTIFY DEVICE command and display updated information for each piece of the selected drive. The information displayed is enabled. • Bit 2 indicates security locked. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Obtaining Drive, SMART, and...
...8226; Word Identifies the word(s) assigned to the NAND lithography. • Security Status (Word 128) Security state of firmware installed on the home screen. 2. For Intel SSDs, the model number contains reference to a specific value • Description Provides the name and bit information (if ... Refresh. Note: To reissue the ATA IDENTIFY DEVICE command and display updated information for each piece of the selected drive. The information displayed is enabled. • Bit 2 indicates security locked. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Obtaining Drive, SMART, and...
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... computer uses this configuration (the default setup for Firmware Updates. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 16 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US 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...
... computer uses this configuration (the default setup for Firmware Updates. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 16 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US 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...
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... Toolbox User Guide 21 Update the firmware following icon appears next to update the selected Intel SSD with the firmware version included with this operation. 6. Using Firmware Update The Firmware Update option updates the selected Intel SSD to make sure no data is not responsible for a newer version: 1. Note: To update firmware on an Intel® X25-E Solid-State Drive or Intel® Solid-State Drive...
... Toolbox User Guide 21 Update the firmware following icon appears next to update the selected Intel SSD with the firmware version included with this operation. 6. Using Firmware Update The Firmware Update option updates the selected Intel SSD to make sure no data is not responsible for a newer version: 1. Note: To update firmware on an Intel® X25-E Solid-State Drive or Intel® Solid-State Drive...
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...contact Intel. 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...8226; Check the SATA cable connection and make sure SMART is properly connected to update the firmware on an Intel SSD or if the firmware update fails, use the Firmware Update Tool mentioned above. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 30 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-...
...contact Intel. 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...8226; Check the SATA cable connection and make sure SMART is properly connected to update the firmware on an Intel SSD or if the firmware update fails, use the Firmware Update Tool mentioned above. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 30 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-...