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Intel Solid State Drive Toolbox 3.0.3

Publisher: Intel
Last updated: May 2, 2012
File Size: 48.2 MB
OS Support: Windows (all)
License: Freeware
Downloads: 2,252
User Rating: 5 / 5  (2 votes)
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Publisher's Description

Manage and keep your Intel SSD running properly with Intel SSD Toolbox.

The Intel Solid-State Drive Toolbox (Intel SSD Toolbox) provides the following functional capabilities:

  • Accessing Intel SSD management features (Intel SSD Optimizer, System Configuration Tuner and Secure Erase)
  • Reporting the drive identification data for Intel SSDs, as well as other drives.
  • Accessing the Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (SMART) attributes for Intel SSDs, as well as other drives.
  • Checking the SMART thresholds and viewing recommended actions for Intel SSDs, as well as other drives.
  • Running diagnostic scans on Intel SSDs to check for any READ or WRITE errors.

When opened, the Intel SSD Toolbox displays the following screen with the name and capacity of each drive on your PC, as well as the following options:

  • Intel SSD Management Tools – Enables monitoring and managing of any Intel SSDs associated with this computer.
  • View Drive Information – Displays the model number, serial number and firmware number for each drive on the system. It also lists the ATA and SATA capabilities for the selected drive.
  • Check SMART Attributes Lists the SMART features and their respective thresholds, and, if necessary, indicates any action to take.
  • Run Fast Diagnostic Scan – Analyzes the first 1.5 GB of an SSD to determine whether there are any READ or WRITE errors.
  • Run Full Diagnostic Scan – Analyzes the complete SSD to determine whether there are any READ or WRITE errors or any bad blocks.

Before initiating the Intel SSD Toolbox installation, be sure to read and precisely follow the instructions included in the Intel SSD Toolbox User Guide, Readme, and Release Notes. There is also a Frequently Asked Questions document available here. You may wish to print these instructions for easy reference.

The User Guide and Readme.rtf file include the Intel SSD Toolbox installation instructions.

If you need any assistance with the Intel SSD Toolbox installation or experience issues, please contact Intel Customer Support.

Note: Installing this version of the Intel SSD Toolbox will over-write any previous versions of the SDD Toolbox that are on your system. For complete release notes go here.

What's New:

This release includes a new user interface and adds support for:

  • Updating firmware on supported Intel Solid-State Drives (Intel SSDs)
  • Viewing drive health
  • Viewing estimated drive life remaining
  • Viewing and exporting system information

This release also contains an integrated help system and adds support for multiple languages

The Intel SSD Toolbox supports firmware updates on the following Intel SSDs:

  • Intel Solid-State Drive 710 Series Firmware 6PB10362
  • Intel Solid-State Drive 320 Series Firmware 4PC10362
  • Intel Solid-State Drive 311 Series Firmware 2CV102M5
  • Intel Solid-State Drive 310 Series Firmware 2CV102M3
  • Intel X18-M / X25-M SATA SSDs (34nm) Firmware 2CV102M3
  • Intel X25-V SATA SSD Firmware 2CV102M3

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