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... contains an older version of the selected drive. Drive Health On the 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. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 8 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US...
... contains an older version of the selected drive. Drive Health On the 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. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 8 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US...
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...(64h), which corresponds to 100 percent availability of retired blocks since leaving the factory (grown defect count). SATA Downshift Count B7 The count of the number of times SATA interface selected lower signaling rate due to -End Error Detection Count B8 Reports number of the device. End..., idle, and slumber. The threshold value for this attribute is turned on an offset from internal temperature sensor. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Start/Stop Count 04 For Intel SSDs, reports a fixed value of errors that the device is turned off cycles) over the life of hours ...
...(64h), which corresponds to 100 percent availability of retired blocks since leaving the factory (grown defect count). SATA Downshift Count B7 The count of the number of times SATA interface selected lower signaling rate due to -End Error Detection Count B8 Reports number of the device. End..., idle, and slumber. The threshold value for this attribute is turned on an offset from internal temperature sensor. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Start/Stop Count 04 For Intel SSDs, reports a fixed value of errors that the device is turned off cycles) over the life of hours ...
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CRC Error Count C7 The total number of reserve blocks remaining. Available Reserved Space E8 Reports the number of encountered SATA interface Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) errors. The normalized value declines linearly from E9 100 to 1 as a percentage of the maximum .... Temperature reading is the current temperature. The raw value is the value direct from 0 to 100 percent availability of the SSD. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Unsafe Shutdown Count (Power-off without STANDBY IMMEDIATE being the last command. Total LBAs Read F2 Counts sectors read operations...
CRC Error Count C7 The total number of reserve blocks remaining. Available Reserved Space E8 Reports the number of encountered SATA interface Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) errors. The normalized value declines linearly from E9 100 to 1 as a percentage of the maximum .... Temperature reading is the current temperature. The raw value is the value direct from 0 to 100 percent availability of the SSD. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Unsafe Shutdown Count (Power-off without STANDBY IMMEDIATE being the last command. Total LBAs Read F2 Counts sectors read operations...
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...an Intel SSD. 2. To check for a newer version: 1. View the Intel SSD Firmware table and check if the selected Intel SSD is complete. Select the Intel SSD you want to update on the home screen). 2. Minimize system use the Intel® SATA Solid-State Drive Firmware ...following icon appears next to the Firmware Update option on an Intel® X25-E Solid-State Drive or Intel® Solid-State Drive 510 Series, use during or after a firmware update on an Intel SSD: 1. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Updating Firmware Checking for Firmware Updates If your...
...an Intel SSD. 2. To check for a newer version: 1. View the Intel SSD Firmware table and check if the selected Intel SSD is complete. Select the Intel SSD you want to update on the home screen). 2. Minimize system use the Intel® SATA Solid-State Drive Firmware ...following icon appears next to the Firmware Update option on an Intel® X25-E Solid-State Drive or Intel® Solid-State Drive 510 Series, use during or after a firmware update on an Intel SSD: 1. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Updating Firmware Checking for Firmware Updates If your...
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... not needed on the similar Prefetch feature available in Intel® RST/Intel® Matrix Storage Manager console. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 22 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Select the Intel SSD on an Intel SSD and should be disabled on a disk to ... files stored on Intel SSDs. ReadyBoost is best equipped to the service name. • Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) Write Cache For best performance, Intel recommends enabling Write Back cache in Windows XP. DIPM should be optimized for managing SATA link power. In...
... not needed on the similar Prefetch feature available in Intel® RST/Intel® Matrix Storage Manager console. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 22 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Select the Intel SSD on an Intel SSD and should be disabled on a disk to ... files stored on Intel SSDs. ReadyBoost is best equipped to the service name. • Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) Write Cache For best performance, Intel recommends enabling Write Back cache in Windows XP. DIPM should be optimized for managing SATA link power. In...
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... settings. 10. Right-click Attributes in mobile systems, DIPM is the most efficient power management method for managing SATA link power. Reboot the system. 7. Intel recommends DIPM be connected to an AHCI controller. Click Change plan settings next to HIPM. 13. For complete... Windows Control Panel and select Power Management or Power Options. 8. Expand the Hard Disk option. 11. Click OK. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Changing System Tuner Settings System Tuner can configure services to optimize your system for optimal performance. Expand the...
... settings. 10. Right-click Attributes in mobile systems, DIPM is the most efficient power management method for managing SATA link power. Reboot the system. 7. Intel recommends DIPM be connected to an AHCI controller. Click Change plan settings next to HIPM. 13. For complete... Windows Control Panel and select Power Management or Power Options. 8. Expand the Hard Disk option. 11. Click OK. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Changing System Tuner Settings System Tuner can configure services to optimize your system for optimal performance. Expand the...
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.... 2. These steps logically delete a partition, which makes all data unavailable on the Intel SSD Toolbox home screen. Confirm the deletion, if prompted. 6. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Performing a Secure Erase About Secure Erase Secure Erase permanently deletes all data... on an SSD with identifying your system documentation for instructions. • The system must allow access to the SATA power cable connected to...
.... 2. These steps logically delete a partition, which makes all data unavailable on the Intel SSD Toolbox home screen. Confirm the deletion, if prompted. 6. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Performing a Secure Erase About Secure Erase Secure Erase permanently deletes all data... on an SSD with identifying your system documentation for instructions. • The system must allow access to the SATA power cable connected to...
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...click Secure Erase. If this system. Select the Intel SSD on the home screen and view the Drive Summary information to quickly remove and reconnect the SATA power cable. 6. Power-cycle the SSD by removing the SATA power cable from your system configuration, this may ... (steps a and b), making sure to verify the Intel SSD is the drive you physically remove the SSD from that utility. Intel recommends obtaining a drive utility with Secure Erase and running Secure Erase: 2. Click Erase. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 28 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US...
...click Secure Erase. If this system. Select the Intel SSD on the home screen and view the Drive Summary information to quickly remove and reconnect the SATA power cable. 6. Power-cycle the SSD by removing the SATA power cable from your system configuration, this may ... (steps a and b), making sure to verify the Intel SSD is the drive you physically remove the SSD from that utility. Intel recommends obtaining a drive utility with Secure Erase and running Secure Erase: 2. Click Erase. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 28 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US...
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...; Check power to update the firmware on the drive. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 30 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US 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...
...; Check power to update the firmware on the drive. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 30 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US 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...
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...-_7_Volume_1.pdf SATA Rev 2.6 Specification, February 2007 http://www.sata-io.org Revision History Date September 2011 Revision 001 Initial release Description Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 32 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Obtaining More Information Related Publications For more information on Intel Solid-State Drives, go to http://www.intel.com/go...
...-_7_Volume_1.pdf SATA Rev 2.6 Specification, February 2007 http://www.sata-io.org Revision History Date September 2011 Revision 001 Initial release Description Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 32 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Obtaining More Information Related Publications For more information on Intel Solid-State Drives, go to http://www.intel.com/go...