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Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Order Number: 325912-001US September 2011
Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Order Number: 325912-001US September 2011
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... defects or errors known as the property of Intel Corporation in this information. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide ii September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED IN WRITING BY INTEL, THE INTEL PRODUCTS ARE NOT DESIGNED NOR INTENDED FOR ANY ...rights reserved. Designers must not rely on request. Contact your local Intel sales office or your product order. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH INTEL PRODUCTS. NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE...
... defects or errors known as the property of Intel Corporation in this information. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide ii September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED IN WRITING BY INTEL, THE INTEL PRODUCTS ARE NOT DESIGNED NOR INTENDED FOR ANY ...rights reserved. Designers must not rely on request. Contact your local Intel sales office or your product order. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH INTEL PRODUCTS. NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE...
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... 1. Optimizing your System ...22 Running System Tuner ...22 Additional Tips for Drives...7 Identifying a Drive ...7 2. 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. Updating Firmware ...21 Checking for Firmware Updates 21 Using...
... 1. Optimizing your System ...22 Running System Tuner ...22 Additional Tips for Drives...7 Identifying a Drive ...7 2. 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. Updating Firmware ...21 Checking for Firmware Updates 21 Using...
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Intel® SSD Optimizer 31 10. 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. Drives...30 Troubleshooting - Firmware Update 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 Troubleshooting...30 Troubleshooting -
Intel® SSD Optimizer 31 10. 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. Drives...30 Troubleshooting - Firmware Update 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 Troubleshooting...30 Troubleshooting -
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... 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 disk drives and non-Intel SSDs...
... 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 disk drives and non-Intel SSDs...
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See Identifying a Drive for drives and refresh all Intel® Solid-State Drives (Intel® SSDs) and other actions are recommended on the selected Intel SSD, the following icon appears next to an option on your system. 1. Drive Summary information appears for the selected drive to a .csv file on the home screen: Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 6 September 2011 Order...
See Identifying a Drive for drives and refresh all Intel® Solid-State Drives (Intel® SSDs) and other actions are recommended on the selected Intel SSD, the following icon appears next to an option on your system. 1. Drive Summary information appears for the selected drive to a .csv file on the home screen: Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 6 September 2011 Order...
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... capacity Note: The total usable capacity of an Intel SSD may not be less than the total physical capacity because a small portion of the drives to scroll through and select a drive. If a drive installed in the system including Intel SSDs, non-Intel SSDs, and hard disk drives (HDDs). Identifying a Drive Information displayed for drives, click Refresh on simple dynamic partitions only. Move...
... capacity Note: The total usable capacity of an Intel SSD may not be less than the total physical capacity because a small portion of the drives to scroll through and select a drive. If a drive installed in the system including Intel SSDs, non-Intel SSDs, and hard disk drives (HDDs). Identifying a Drive Information displayed for drives, click Refresh on simple dynamic partitions only. Move...
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... Number On the home screen, Serial Number shows production information about the selected drive. Note: To update firmware on these SSDs. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Viewing Basic Drive Information Model On the home screen, Model provides information such as measured by... information. Firmware Version On the home screen, Firmware Version shows the version of the selected drive. The Intel SSD Toolbox Firmware Update option does not update firmware on the selected Intel SSD. All SMART attributes are above their threshold levels. • Warning (red) - One or...
... Number On the home screen, Serial Number shows production information about the selected drive. Note: To update firmware on these SSDs. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Viewing Basic Drive Information Model On the home screen, Model provides information such as measured by... information. Firmware Version On the home screen, Firmware Version shows the version of the selected drive. The Intel SSD Toolbox Firmware Update option does not update firmware on the selected Intel SSD. All SMART attributes are above their threshold levels. • Warning (red) - One or...
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... the home screen, Estimated Life Remaining reports the estimated percentage of remaining life of an Intel SSD: 1. Endurance calculations are based on the home screen. 2. Identifying NAND Lithography of an Intel SSD To identify the NAND lithography of the selected Intel SSD. Drive Capacity On the home screen, the capacity pie chart reports the amount of the...
... the home screen, Estimated Life Remaining reports the estimated percentage of remaining life of an Intel SSD: 1. Endurance calculations are based on the home screen. 2. Identifying NAND Lithography of an Intel SSD To identify the NAND lithography of the selected Intel SSD. Drive Capacity On the home screen, the capacity pie chart reports the amount of the...
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.... 3. If set to one , the security is enabled. • Bit 2 indicates security locked. 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. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 10 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US See the ATA-7 Specification for...
.... 3. If set to one , the security is enabled. • Bit 2 indicates security locked. 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. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 10 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US See the ATA-7 Specification for...
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...Word Identifies the word(s) assigned to the NAND lithography. • Security Status (Word 128) Security state of the selected drive. For Intel SSDs, the model number contains reference to a specific value • Description Provides the name and bit information (if needed) ...to one , the security is generated by an ATA IDENTIFY DEVICE command. 1. 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 data for more information. The information ...
...Word Identifies the word(s) assigned to the NAND lithography. • Security Status (Word 128) Security state of the selected drive. For Intel SSDs, the model number contains reference to a specific value • Description Provides the name and bit information (if needed) ...to one , the security is generated by an ATA IDENTIFY DEVICE command. 1. 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 data for more information. The information ...
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...and Reporting Technology (SMART) attributes on the Intel SSD or other drive selected. Click SMART Details under a predefined set of SMART attributes and corresponding threshold values, of these attributes. Scroll down to spin up. (Since an SSD has no moving parts, this attribute reports ...of 100.) Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 12 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US These attributes vary depending on the selected drive. Each drive operates under SMART Summary. 3. Each attribute has a raw value (defined by the selected drive. Your SSD or drive may not ...
...and Reporting Technology (SMART) attributes on the Intel SSD or other drive selected. Click SMART Details under a predefined set of SMART attributes and corresponding threshold values, of these attributes. Scroll down to spin up. (Since an SSD has no moving parts, this attribute reports ...of 100.) Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 12 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US These attributes vary depending on the selected drive. Each drive operates under SMART Summary. 3. Each attribute has a raw value (defined by the selected drive. Your SSD or drive may not ...
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... corresponds to 100 percent availability of event is not an issue for this attribute is 90. Temperature - Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Start/Stop Count 04 For Intel SSDs, reports a fixed value of retired blocks since leaving the factory (grown defect count). However, hard disk... drives can experience only a finite number of reserve blocks remaining. Available Reserved Space AA Reports the number of these events,...
... corresponds to 100 percent availability of event is not an issue for this attribute is 90. Temperature - Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Start/Stop Count 04 For Intel SSDs, reports a fixed value of retired blocks since leaving the factory (grown defect count). However, hard disk... drives can experience only a finite number of reserve blocks remaining. Available Reserved Space AA Reports the number of these events,...
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...; Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 14 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Temperature reading is powered off Retract Count) C0 The raw value reports the cumulative number of unsafe (unclean) shutdown events over the life of the SSD. CRC Error Count C7 The total number ...) since reset of the Timed Workload Timer, attribute E4), as the average erase cycle count increases from the internal sensor. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Unsafe Shutdown Count (Power-off without STANDBY IMMEDIATE being the last command. The normalized value is the current temperature...
...; Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 14 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Temperature reading is powered off Retract Count) C0 The raw value reports the cumulative number of unsafe (unclean) shutdown events over the life of the SSD. CRC Error Count C7 The total number ...) since reset of the Timed Workload Timer, attribute E4), as the average erase cycle count increases from the internal sensor. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Unsafe Shutdown Count (Power-off without STANDBY IMMEDIATE being the last command. The normalized value is the current temperature...
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... shows details about your computer's operating system and hardware configuration, such as Microsoft Excel*. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 15 Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Exporting SMART Attributes On the home screen, click Export to save SMART attributes, IDENTIFY DEVICE information data... be opened in a program such as central processing unit (CPU), chipset, and controller name and driver version. This information can be useful for the selected drive to a .csv (comma-separated values) file.
... shows details about your computer's operating system and hardware configuration, such as Microsoft Excel*. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 15 Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide Exporting SMART Attributes On the home screen, click Export to save SMART attributes, IDENTIFY DEVICE information data... be opened in a program such as central processing unit (CPU), chipset, and controller name and driver version. This information can be useful for the selected drive to a .csv (comma-separated values) file.
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... operating system to valid data in use Intel SSD Optimizer to think all files contain valid data. 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...
... operating system to valid data in use Intel SSD Optimizer to think all files contain valid data. 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...
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... the Intel SSD Optimizer. 3. The Intel SSD Optimizer starts. The Intel SSD Optimizer does not wake up or turn on the computer to run the Intel SSD Optimizer if the Intel SSDs are scheduled to all supported Intel SSDs by clicking All Supported Intel SSDs. On the home screen, select the Intel SSD you can set an automated scheduled operation. 2. Click Schedule. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox...
... the Intel SSD Optimizer. 3. The Intel SSD Optimizer starts. The Intel SSD Optimizer does not wake up or turn on the computer to run the Intel SSD Optimizer if the Intel SSDs are scheduled to all supported Intel SSDs by clicking All Supported Intel SSDs. On the home screen, select the Intel SSD you can set an automated scheduled operation. 2. Click Schedule. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox...
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..., click Accept to stop running . Click Schedule. 3. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 18 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US The Intel SSD Optimizer cannot run on the screen. The Intel SSD Optimizer runs at the scheduled time. Click Intel SSD Optimizer. 2. Review the requirement text and click Schedule. Intel SSD Optimizer for more information. 7. Upon completion, the...
..., click Accept to stop running . Click Schedule. 3. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 18 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US The Intel SSD Optimizer cannot run on the screen. The Intel SSD Optimizer runs at the scheduled time. Click Intel SSD Optimizer. 2. Review the requirement text and click Schedule. Intel SSD Optimizer for more information. 7. Upon completion, the...
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... can run the Quick Diagnostic Scan: 1. checks every logical block address (LBA) for data integrity. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 19 To stop the scan, click Cancel. creates 1 GB of random data, writes the data to unused areas of ...the selected Intel SSD. Note: Other Intel SSD Toolbox options (such as the home screen or SMART Details screen) may be accessed while the scan is...
... can run the Quick Diagnostic Scan: 1. checks every logical block address (LBA) for data integrity. September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 19 To stop the scan, click Cancel. creates 1 GB of random data, writes the data to unused areas of ...the selected Intel SSD. Note: Other Intel SSD Toolbox options (such as the home screen or SMART Details screen) may be accessed while the scan is...
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Click Run. 4. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 20 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US 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. To stop the scan, click Cancel. Select the Intel SSD on the screen. View the progress on the home screen. 2. To run the Full Diagnostic Scan: 1. Click Full Diagnostic Scan. 3.
Click Run. 4. Intel® Solid-State Drive Toolbox User Guide 20 September 2011 Order Number: 325912-001US 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. To stop the scan, click Cancel. Select the Intel SSD on the screen. View the progress on the home screen. 2. To run the Full Diagnostic Scan: 1. Click Full Diagnostic Scan. 3.