User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Accessing Online Support
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Status
- Performance
- Tools
- Firmware Update
- Check for Updates
- Update Using Bootable USB Drive
- Update Using File on My Computer
- Erase Drive—Secure Erase
- Delete User Data with Secure Erase
- Create a Bootable USB Drive for Secure Erase
- Sanitize
- Delete User Data with Sanitize
- Create a Bootable USB Drive with Sanitize
- Erase Drive (WD Black)
- Bootable USB Drive for Erase Drive (WD Black)
- S.M.A.R.T.
- Diagnostic Short Test
- Diagnostic Extended Test
- Drive Details
- System Details
- Settings
- Help
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Tools
This chapter contains the following sections.
▪ Firmware Update
▪ Check for Updates
▪ Update Using Bootable USB
Drive
▪ Update Using File on My
Computer
▪ Erase Drive—Secure Erase
▪ Delete User Data with Secure
Erase
▪ Create a Bootable USB Drive
for Secure Erase
▪ Sanitize
▪ Delete User Data with
Sanitize
▪ Create a Bootable USB Drive
with Sanitize
▪ Erase Drive
▪ Bootable USB Drive for Erase
Drive
▪ S.M.A.R.T.
▪ Diagnostic Short Test
▪ Diagnostic Extended Test
▪ Drive Details
▪ System Details
Firmware Update
Note: To avoid data loss, it is strongly recommended that you backup your
data before updating the firmware.
Click Update SSD Firmware to initiate a firmware update, or click on the Show More
Options drop-down menu to choose from additional firmware update methods.
When you click the Update SSD Firmware button, a confirmation dialog box appears.
Tools
Western Digital SSD Dashboard
User Manual
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