Western Digital Blue SSD driver and firmware
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...- Download software and updates for your Western Digital product ▪ Registration - Register your Western Digital product to get the latest updates and special offers at
http://register.wdc.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...
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Performance Chart...8 Transfer Speed MB/s...8 Transfer IOPS...8 TRIM...9
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Firmware Update...10 Check for Updates...12 Update Using Bootable USB Drive 13 Update Using File on My Computer 14 Erase Drive-Secure Erase 14 Delete User Data with Secure Erase 15 Create a Bootable USB Drive for Secure Erase 15 Sanitize...16
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Application Update...24 Starting Western Digital SSD Dashboard with Windows Startup 25 Select Language...25
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Online Support...27 Generate Report...27 About Western Digital SSD Dashboard 28
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Minimum System Requirements
The Western Digital SSD Dashboard is a Microsoft Windows application. Administrative rights are required for installation and execution of the application.
Supported Operating Systems
▪ Windows 7 (32/64 bit; requires a KB hotfix to support NVMe, see https:// support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2990941/update-to-add-native-driversupport-in-nvm-express...
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Introduction
Installation
You can download the current version of 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 the X in the upper-right corner ...
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Usage
Upon launching the Western Digital SSD Dashboard, the software automatically scans your computer for Western Digital SSDs, including WD and SanDisk products.
If a Western Digital SSD is connected to the system after Dashboard is launched, the Dashboard will automatically detect the drive. It will add the drive as the current model if this is the only Western Digital drive in the system, or...
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... drive with a new Western Digital SSD. ▪ Notifications - Notifications, such as 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.
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... ▪ Yellow - The SSD is currently overheating
Interface Speed
▪ SSD Capability - The fastest speed 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
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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 checkbox to automatically run TRIM. ▪ Select Weekly, for...
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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.
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... dialog box appears.
After the firmware has been downloaded to the SSD, a full-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.
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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 available for this drive," and the update options will be displayed.
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... USB device.
1. Insert a formatted USB drive. Click the refresh icon next to the "No USB Drive Found" drop-down.
2. Before proceeding, backup any existing data on the USB drive. 3. Click the drop-down list to select the USB drive.
Note:
If the USB drive is not listed, click the Refresh icon next to the drop-down list to scan
for the USB drive.
4. Click Create USB Drive.
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... File on My Computer
Note: Only use compatible firmware update files for this process. If you have already downloaded the specific firmware file that should be used for the update, click Select File.
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...
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... 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 selected SSD, but it does not erase all blocks that have been written to.
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Tools
Diagnostic Short Test
The S.M.A.R.T. Diagnostic Short Test is a quick drive health test as defined by the S.M.A.R.T. specification.
Note:
For 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
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... Maximum LBA ▪ World Wide Name (a unique identifier used for storage technologies) ▪ 4K Alignment For additional information, click Show 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.
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... on the New Application Available link will take you to the Settings section, which will display 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 the application update. After the update has finished downloading, the installation process will begin.
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... 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 & Downloads link takes you to the latest product and application software and firmware versions, and when specialized...
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... Labs), every WD Blue SSD is verified for compatibility with a wide range of desktop and laptop computers.
Free WD SSD Dashboard The downloadable WD SSD Dashboard provides a suite of tools so you're always able to check on the health of your solid state drive. Available for free, this WD SSD Dashboard helps you track things like disk model, firmware version, S.M.A.R.T. attributes, or...