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This release of the Intel SSD Toolbox includes a firmware and bootloader update for the Intel SSD 750 Series products. The latest firmware version is 8EV101F0. The latest bootloader version is 8B1B0133.

This firmware version contains the following enhancements:

- Added NVME IO Queue Metrics log page support

- Added Secure Erase Command Monitoring log page support

- Updated Secure Erase Command User Data Erase option

- Prefetch activate/deactivate logic enhancement

- Misc. sightings closure and improvement on product health.

This firmware version contains fixes for the following issues:

- Fix for drive entering disable logical mode after frequent, repeated O/S reboots

- Fix for sequential read performance decay

- Fix for formatting 4k+DIF causing read errors when using Intel SPDK

There is a firmware update available for the Intel SSD 540s, E 5400s Series and the Intel SSD DC S3100 Series products. This release of the Intel SSD Toolbox will detect if user’s drive is eligible for the firmware update and directs them to use the Intel SSD Firmware Update Tool.

Versions:

- For the Intel SSD 540s Series, the latest firmware revision is 036C.

- For the Intel SSD E 5400s Series, the latest firmware revision is 036E.

- For the Intel SSD DC S3100 Series, the latest firmware revision is 036D.

This firmware release provides the following changes:

- (Specific to the Pro 5400s only) Fixes drive issues occurring when using WinMagic software with drive Opal security

- Fixes issue that BSOD occurs during S3/S4 resume on systems supporting devsleep

- Mitigates a security vulnerability which in some cases resulted in corruption of user’s data (see Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00055)

This release includes the latest version of the Intel Update Manager, v3.4.1942, in the installation.

This release includes the following tool fixes and updates

- Fixed download center and check for updates links.

- Fixed issue where tool stops working on Windows 10 with Marvel RAID drive.

- Fixed command line crash when using –identify_device filename.bin on NVMe drives

- Updated product detection

The 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), and 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 SSDs

- 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

This download is valid for the products listed below:

- Intel SSD 310 Series (40GB, mSATA 3Gb/s, 34nm, MLC)

- Intel SSD 310 Series (80GB, mSATA 3Gb/s, 34nm, MLC)

- Intel SSD 311 Series (20GB, 2.5in SATA 3Gb/s, 34nm, SLC)

- Intel SSD 311 Series (20GB, mSATA 3Gb/s, 34nm, SLC)

- Intel SSD 320 Series (120GB, 2.5in SATA 3Gb/s, 25nm, MLC)

- Intel SSD 320 Series (160GB, 1.8in microSATA 3Gb/s, 25nm, MLC)

- Intel SSD 320 Series (160GB, 2.5in SATA 3Gb/s, 25nm, MLC)

- Intel SSD 320 Series (300GB, 1.8in microSATA 3Gb/s, 25nm, MLC)