User Manual

Table of Contents
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Accessing Online Support.................................................................................ii
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1 Introduction ....................................................................................................1
Minimum System Requirements......................................................................................1
Supported Operating Systems........................................................................................1
Supported Languages......................................................................................................1
Installation......................................................................................................................... 1
Usage ............................................................................................................................... 2
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2 Status..............................................................................................................4
Status Section.................................................................................................................. 4
Capacity............................................................................................................................5
Volumes............................................................................................................................ 5
Life Remaining..................................................................................................................5
Temperature.....................................................................................................................5
Interface Speed................................................................................................................5
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3 Performance...................................................................................................7
Performance Chart...........................................................................................................7
Transfer Speed MB/s........................................................................................................7
Transfer IOPS.................................................................................................................... 7
TRIM...................................................................................................................................8
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4 Tools............................................................................................................... 9
Firmware Update............................................................................................................. 9
Check for Updates......................................................................................................... 10
Update Using Bootable USB Drive.................................................................................11
Update Using File on My Computer..............................................................................12
Erase Drive—Secure Erase.............................................................................................13
Delete User Data with Secure Erase............................................................................. 14
Create a Bootable USB Drive for Secure Erase............................................................14
Sanitize............................................................................................................................ 15
Delete User Data with Sanitize......................................................................................15
Create a Bootable USB Drive with Sanitize..................................................................16
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