values can be viewed too, but it also allows for both the small and extended health scan.įor those curious about what’s inside the drive, there is a full list of the features and details too.
Secure Erase is also built into this tool, which is a nice feature to have. It will tell you how to erase it and allow you to create a bootable USB drive to do so too. It allows for a direct update check as well as a manual file selection from your computer. One of the main features is of course the ability to flash the firmware of our drive. On the Tools page we find the most interesting aspects, since we already know the health and performance of the drive. The TRIM page allows you to force an immediate TRIM on the drive as well as scheduling a periodic TRIM operation via the Windows Task Scheduler. You can switch between transfer speed and transfer IOPS in the graph. On the second page you can see a history graph of how the drive has performed. I might as well note here, that the 99% remaining on this screenshot is after I finished all of my tests, including the conditioning of the drive. Usage state, Temperature, connected interface as well as the remaining calculated life time. On the first page of the dashboard you are greeted with all of the basic information about your drive at a quick glance. However this has the downside that it doesn’t offer any features for other SSD’s in your system from other brands. The tool scans your system when it is launched and finds your installed SanDisk drives. The Sandisk SSD Dashboard is very user friendly in a nice way, as you won’t have to select the drive anywhere. It gives you access to a long list of useful features and information about your Sandisk Solid State Drive. While there isn’t a software disk included with this drive, you can download the Sandisk SSD Dashboard from their website.