Software Update: Intel SSD Toolbox 3.4.0

Intel has released version 3.4.0 of its Solid State Drive Toolbox. With this program it is possible to manage an SSD from Intel. For example, it can provide information about the characteristics of the drive, run some diagnostic tests on the SSD and optimize performance. In addition, it is possible to update the firmware. The changelog for version 3.4.0 shows the following changes and improvements:

Version 3.4.0

• This release of the Intel SSD Toolbox includes support for the Intel SSD E5420s and support with the Windows 10 NVMe driver for the Intel SSD 600p, Pro 6000p, E 6000p and DC P3100 Series products.
• This release has a fix to the behavior of status of Optimizer correcting a “Never Run Before” issue.
• This release requires Windows 7 with SP1 or newer as well as the install of .NET 4.0 or greater on the system. The tool no longer supports Windows XP and Windows Vista.

Version 3.3.7

• 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.
  • 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
  • Mitigates a security vulnerability in the tool (see Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-00061; CVE-2016-8101)