This one should run on W7. As Intel SSD Toolbox - v3.1.8.exe is digitally signed you can check it's secure

Only .zip can be attached so you need to loose the .zip from the .z01 to .z07 files

Thankyou for the effort! 👍

But.... I think this version is a bit on the old side though (August 2013), given the semi-modern drives I have coming in.
I finally managed to dig up a more recent version from the waybackmachine, using the old download link as a search parameter there.
( "https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/29205/Intel-Solid-State-Drive-Toolbox" )

For future reference:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200216161601/ht … e-Drive-Toolbox

why exactly would one need Intel SSD Toolbox for other than updating firmware? Forced trim is useless on win7 as windows does this automagically, error scanning I would leave to Victoria or other dedicated tools.

bestemor wrote on 2022-10-09, 20:14:

For future reference:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200216161601/ht … e-Drive-Toolbox

3.5.15 seems to be the last version and it works on my Win7 x64
https://www.techspot.com/downloads/5154-intel … ve-toolbox.html

I have installed the 3.3.7 version on WinXP x86 which is the last supported version as well
https://drivers.softpedia.com/get/HDD-SSD-NAS … olbox-337.shtml

rasz_pl wrote on 2022-10-10, 04:18:

why exactly would one need Intel SSD Toolbox for other than updating firmware?

I have to agree.
I installed and tested the mainstream SSD utilities for (intel, samsung, kingston, ADATA, seatools....etc )
the only one I like the most is the samsung Magician which allows you to boost the SSD performance
the visual interface of Crystal Disk Info is significantly better when it comes to checking the SMART
I rather prefer the aftermarket alternatives to ckeck the SSD endurance even though they are not well optimized because SSD's firmware is not open source

I have a bunch of versions on my NAS up to 3.5.10 (starting at 3.0.2); since someone else already posted 3.5.15 I guess that's rather useless but if anyone is looking for older ones let me know...

VivienM wrote on 2023-10-18, 22:24:

I have a bunch of versions on my NAS up to 3.5.10

why did intel release so many versions for this tool ?

I have checked out the history from the PDF file and there seems to be a new version for each new firmware update.

I wonder if the firmware updates are integrated into the tool or are they downloaded from the intel servers.... in this case a new tool version would not be necessary at all

Well, there are some very logical reasons for this 'need' - one being the aforementioned firmware update, since that is the only way to do it if using Win7 (due to the integraton with the Toolbox). The other reasons are just 'reasons'... 😎

One could of course use THIS thing here:
https://www.solidigm.com/support-page/product … t/ka-00099.html

But it will not work on Win7 or even Win8 machines. Hence the 'need'.
https://www.solidigm.com/content/solidigm/us/ … s/ka-00085.html
https://sdmsdfwdriver.blob.core.windows.net/f … 27331-003us.pdf
(see the 'Supported operating systems' section )

(and yes, I am aware of the option to then use a Win10+ machine for the firmware update)

And yes indeed:

kasfruit wrote on 2023-10-19, 03:46:

why did intel release so many versions for this tool ?

I have checked out the history from the PDF file and there seems to be a new version for each new firmware update.
I wonder if the firmware updates are integrated into the tool or are they downloaded from the intel servers.... in this case a new tool version would not be necessary at all

kasfruit wrote on 2023-10-19, 03:46:

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VivienM wrote on 2023-10-18, 22:24:

I have a bunch of versions on my NAS up to 3.5.10

why did intel release so many versions for this tool ?

I have checked out the history from the PDF file and there seems to be a new version for each new firmware update.

I wonder if the firmware updates are integrated into the tool or are they downloaded from the intel servers.... in this case a new tool version would not be necessary at all

I don't think it's really 'so many'. Looking at my folder here, they go from 3.0.2 that I downloaded in Jan. 2012 to 3.5.10 which I downloaded in April 2019. And in that time period (7+ years), they released 19 releases that I downloaded. (I may have missed a few)

Compare that to say, video drivers, where you're probably looking at 12-15 versions per year, at least.

Now, if you compare that to APC/Schneider PowerChute Personal where they seem to release one version every 5-7 years, then yes, that's a lot. But I wouldn't exactly consider that the benchmark for a respectable release schedule...