Monitor and manage various aspects of their Kingston Solid State Drive!

Kingston SSD Manager

Kingston SSD Manager

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Kingston SSD Manager is an application that provides users with the ability to monitor and manage various aspects of their Kingston® Solid State Drive.

SSD Manager is supported on all operating systems. The Kingston SSD Manager is not compatible with Mac OS or Linux distributions.

With SSD Manager you will be able to:
  • Monitor drive health, status, and disk usage
  • View drive identification data including model name, serial number, firmware version, and other relevant information
  • View and export detailed drive health and status reports
  • Update drive firmware
  • Securely erase data
  • Manage TCG Opal and IEEE 1667
  • Overprovision with Host Protected Area (HPA) (DC400 series only)
The Firmware tab provides the following drive information:
  • Physical device path
  • Volume information
  • Vendor/Model
  • Serial number
  • Firmware version
In order to use Kingston SSD Manager you must have:
  • One or more Kingston® SSDs
  • AHCI mode set in BIOS
  • Administrator privileges in Windows®
Installation Process:
  • Click on the Kingston SSDManager (KSM) link to initialize the software download.
  • Locate your download and extract the contents.
  • Run the KSM Setup executable as administrator.
  • Follow the prompts within the Setup Wizard and proceed with the KSM software installation.
  • Once your installation is complete, the system may require a reboot.
There is also a table listing all of the supported health attributes along with their technical details and values:
  • Attribute: The attribute number and description.
  • Normalized: The current normalized value of the attribute.
  • Worst: The lowest recorded normalized value of the attribute.
  • Threshold: The value that the attribute should not exceed under normal operation.
  • Raw: Raw value of the attribute.
  • Flags: The number of flags associated with the attribute.
How to Use

Install the software on your Windows PC or Laptop

Open the program and accept the license agreement

Select your Kingston SSD from the device list

View drive health, status, and usage details

Update SSD firmware if available

Enable or disable security features like TCG Opal

Export drive health reports for diagnostics

Use the refresh button to update SSD information

Close the program after making necessary changes

System Requirements
  • Windows 11 or Windows 10 (64-bit only)
  • Administrator privileges required
  • Kingston SSD connected via SATA or NVMe
  • .NET Framework 4.0 or higher
  • Minimum 4GB RAM recommended
PROS
  • Easy-to-use interface
  • Firmware update support
  • Real-time SSD health monitoring
  • Secure erase functionality
  • Supports multiple Kingston drives
CONS
  • Windows only, no Mac/Linux support
  • Limited to Kingston SSDs
  • No performance benchmark tool
  • May not detect external SSDs
  • Advanced options are minimal


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