Detailed Description

The new version of the Intel Solid-State Drive Toolbox (Intel SSD Toolbox) contains a new firmware update for the Intel Solid-State Drive Pro 2500 and 535 Series and the Intel Solid-State Drive DC S3710, DC S3610, DC S3510, DC S3500 M.2 and DC S3500 HD Series products.

The Intel Solid-State Drive Toolbox (Intel SSD Toolbox) is drive management software that allows you to:

  * View current drive information for Intel Solid-State Drives (Intel SSDs), including:
       - Model number, capacity, and firmware version
       - Drive health
       - Estimated drive life remaining
       - SMART attributes (also available for hard disk drives and non-Intel SSDs)
       - Identify Device information (also available for hard disk drives and non-Intel SSDs)
  * Optimize the performance of an Intel SSD using Trim functionality
  * Optimize the performance of an Intel SSD in RAID 0 using Trim functionality Intel Rapid Storage Technology (Intel RST) 11.0 or greater. 
     NOTE: Trim on RAID 0 is not supported on Windows 8* or Windows Server 2012*
  * Obtain proactive notifications of new Intel SSD Toolbox software versions for Windows 7 and Windows 8 systems
  * Update the firmware on a supported Intel SSD
  * Run quick and full diagnostic scans to test the read and write functionality of an Intel SSD
  * Check and tune your system settings for optimal Intel SSD performance, power efficiency, and endurance
  * View your system information and hardware configuration, such as central processing unit (CPU),
     chipset, controller name, and driver versions
  * Run Secure Erase on a secondary Intel SSD