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- Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 1
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com ▪ Warranty & RMA Services - Get warranty, product replacement (RMA), RMA status, and data recovery information ▪ Knowledge Base - Search by keyword, phrase, or Answer ID ▪ Installation - Get online installation help for your Western Digital product or software ▪ Western Digital Community - Share - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 3
Online Support ii _________ 1 Introduction ...1 Minimum System Requirements 1 Supported Operating Systems 1 Supported Languages...1 Installation...2 Usage ...3 WD Black Gaming SSD...3 Gaming a Bootable USB Drive for Secure Erase 15 Sanitize...16 Western Digital SSD Dashboard i User Manual - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 4
17 Erase Drive (WD Black 18 Bootable USB Drive for Erase Drive (WD Black 19 S.M.A.R.T... SSD Dashboard with Windows Startup 25 Select Language...25 _________ 6 Help...27 Online Support...27 Generate Report...27 About Western Digital SSD Dashboard 28 Western Digital SSD Dashboard ii User Manual - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 5
Supported Operating Systems ▪ Supported Languages ▪ Installation ▪ Usage ▪ WD Black Gaming SSD ▪ Gaming Mode Minimum System Requirements The Western Digital SSD (32/64 bit) ▪ Windows 10 (32/64 bit) Supported Languages Seventeen languages are supported: ▪ Czech ▪ Danish ▪ Dutch ▪ English ▪ French ▪ - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 6
the Western Digital SSD Dashboard software from http://support.wdc.com. After the file has been downloaded, follow these steps to install the application. 1. Double-click on the WesternDigitalSSDDashboardSetup.exe file icon to launch the installation. Note: To cancel the installation, click on - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 7
SSD Dashboard, the software automatically scans your computer for Western Digital SSDs, including WD and SanDisk products. If a Western Digital SSD the screen to rescan the system for Western Digital SSDs. When all SSD drives have been detected, you can select a specific drive by clicking on the - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 8
Introduction Gaming Mode Gaming Mode is a feature exclusive to the SN750 model of WD Black SSD and beyond. Turning Gaming Mode on will disable low power mode and keep the SSD running at peak levels for longer sustained execution when you want non-stop, consistent high performance. A system restart - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 9
software or firmware updates available or S.M.A.R.T. attribute warnings, will be displayed in this area. ▪ Security - If the selected drive supports security, this area will be visible. ◦ "Not Activated" displays if the security protocol is not active. Western Digital SSD Dashboard 5 User Manual - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 10
space ▪ Blue - Used supported by the drive. ▪ Connection - The port connecting the SSD to the system. Note: For SATA SSD, the connection speed is the actual speed negotiated with the system. If the connection speed is lower than the SSD Capability Western Digital SSD Dashboard 6 User Manual - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 11
speed, the following message appears in red: For best performance, connect your SSD to a 6.0 Gb/s-capable port. Status Western Digital SSD Dashboard 7 User Manual - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 12
axis of the chart will show either Transfer Speed MB/s or Transfer IOPS. Transfer Speed MB/s The SSD MB/s write and read speeds are shown in the chart with blue and green indicators, respectively. Transfer IOPS The SSD I/O write and read speeds are shown in the chart with purple and red indicators - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 13
Performance TRIM (This feature will be displayed if the operating system supports it.) The TRIM function frees up space on the SSD that was used by files that have been deleted. Note: Western Digital recommends that TRIM be run on a weekly basis. ▪ Click the Enable Windows TRIM - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 14
Sanitize Erase Drive (WD Black) Bootable USB Drive for Erase Drive (WD Black) S.M.A.R.T. Diagnostic Short SSD Firmware to initiate a firmware update, or click on the Show More Options drop-down menu to choose from additional firmware update methods. Western Digital SSD Dashboard 10 User Manual - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 15
system shutdown is required to complete the firmware update process for SATA SSDs. This is typically done by shutting the computer down, and then turning it back on. A dialog box appears that provides the option to shut the computer down now, or later. Western Digital SSD Dashboard 11 User Manual - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 16
Tools Check for Updates Click Check for Updates to manually check if a firmware update is available for the selected drive. If a firmware update is found, the status message will change to "There is new firmware - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 17
is not listed, click the Refresh icon next to the drop-down list to scan for the USB drive. 4. Click Create USB Drive. Western Digital SSD Dashboard 13 User Manual - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 18
A confirmation dialog box appears. Erase Drive-Secure Erase Secure Erase permanently destroys all user data on the selected SSD. Note: Secure Erase deletes the mapping table on the selected SSD, but it does not erase all blocks that have been written to. This makes Secure Erase a faster "erase - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 19
click the Refresh icon next to the Select drive drop-down menu to scan for the SSD. The name of the selected SSD appears next to Model. 2. Click Erase Now next to Secure Erase to delete all drive. 3. Click the drop-down list to select the USB drive. Western Digital SSD Dashboard 15 User Manual - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 20
select the SSD on which all user data will be permanently deleted. Note: If the SSD to be deleted is not listed, click the Refresh icon next to the Select drive drop-down menu to scan for the SSD. The name of the selected SSD appears next to Model. Western Digital SSD Dashboard 16 User Manual - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 21
: If the USB drive is not listed, click the Refresh icon next to the drop-down list to scan for the USB drive. Western Digital SSD Dashboard 17 User Manual - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 22
Drive permanently destroys all user data on the selected SSD. This function currently only supports WD Black PCIe SSD, and it will not be visible unless a WD Black PCIe SSD is connected and detected by the Western Digital SSD Dashboard software. Note: Erase Drive deletes the mapping table on the - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 23
Tools Bootable USB Drive for Erase Drive (WD Black) Note: The USB drive will be formatted as a FAT32 system. 1. Insert a formatted USB drive. 2. Before proceeding, backup next to the drop-down list to scan for the USB drive. 4. Click Create USB Drive. Western Digital SSD Dashboard 19 User Manual - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 24
S.M.A.R.T. S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is an industrystandard drive monitoring system. The Western Digital SSD Dashboard application automatically obtains S.M.A.R.T information from the drive upon drive selection. Western Digital SSD Dashboard 20 User Manual - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 25
Western Digital-branded NVMe SSD in systems running certain iRST driver versions, S.M.A.R.T. Diagnostic Short and Extended Tests are not supported due to driver limitations. Diagnostic Extended Test , click the provided link to go to the test details. Western Digital SSD Dashboard 21 User Manual - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 26
Advanced Details. System Details System Details displays information about the operating system, computer hardware, and ATA controller(s) used in the system on which Western Digital SSD Dashboard is installed. Western Digital SSD Dashboard 22 User Manual - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 27
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the following sections. ▪ Application Update ▪ Starting Western Digital SSD Dashboard with Windows Startup ▪ Select Language Application Update If a the number of the new version available. Click on Update Western Digital SSD Dashboard to initiate the update. Click OK to confirm and proceed with - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 29
Windows startup. To open the Western Digital SSD Dashboard in Windows' system tray on the taskbar, check Start minimized. Select Language Click the Select Language drop-down menu to select the display language of the Western Digital SSD Dashboard. Western Digital SSD Dashboard 25 User Manual - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 30
Settings Western Digital SSD Dashboard 26 User Manual - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 31
Support ▪ Generate Report ▪ About WD SSD Dashboard Online Support The Online Support section contains links to the Western Digital Support website, where you'll find product-specific information and user guides, a searchable Knowledge Base, and the Western Digital Community forum. The Software - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 32
SSD Dashboard The About SSD Dashboard section contains the current version number of the Western Digital SSD Dashboard software, as well as links to the End User License Agreement (EULA), Third Party Notices, and the Western Digital Privacy Statement. Western Digital SSD Dashboard 28 User Manual - Western Digital Blue SSD | WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 33
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