Software Update: Intel SSD Toolbox 3.2.1

Intel has released version 3.2.1 of the Solid State Drive Toolbox. With this program it is possible to manage a solid state drive from Intel. For example, it can provide information about the characteristics of the drive, run some diagnostic tests and optimize performance. In addition, it is possible to update the firmware. Version 3.2.1 of the Solid State Drive Toolbox includes new firmware for the SSDs from the S3500 and S3700 series.

Intel SSD Toolbox 3.2.1

This release of the Intel SSD Toolbox includes firmware updates for both Intel SSD DC S3700 and S3500 products with the following changes:

• In the unlikely event that a drive fails, the drive will now report the correct serial number and actual capacity. The error code is available in ID block word 140 and GPL address 0xDD
• When a power-off is less than 500ms the drive will automatically reset and allow proper drive enumeration
• Support for both 512B and 4KB physical sector size
• As blocks are retired, the SMART E8h value will decrease linearly
• After a power cycle, timed workload variables will resume from the last saved values ​​and update after 60 minutes and every minute thereafter
• SMART Attribute 05h now has a normalized value of 100
• SMART Attribute C2h now reports the correct temperature