RevoDrive 350 User Guide
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1. up process or you can install it manually as described below When installing the RevoDrive 350 as a storage device the driver is automatically installed as part of the setting up process if your computer is connected to the internet Otherwise you can install it manually as described below 1 Switch on and start up the computer 2 Insert the CD or USB flash drive with the driver on see above 3 Navigate to the driver folder and double click setup exe The OCZ driver setup wizard starts 4 Click Next and follow the instructions to accept the End User License Agreement and install the driver Reinstall or remove the driver You can reinstall or remove the driver when required To do so 1 Follow the steps above to download the driver to a CD or USB flash drive 2 Navigate to the driver folder and double click setup exe The OCZ driver setup wizard starts Click Next To reinstall the driver click Repair To remove the driver click Remove 2 2015 OCZ Storage Solutions Inc A Toshiba Group Company RevoDrive 350 User Guide Installation as a boot device in Windows To set up the RevoDrive 350 as a boot device in Windows 1 Install the hardware 2 Install Windows and the driver on the RevoDrive 350 3 Set the RevoDrive 350 as a boot device The following instructions are a general guideline for installation in Windows 7 it is assumed that you have access to the system user manual for full instructions Installing in othe2. any physical damage abuse or alteration to the product s surface including all warranty or quality stickers product serial or electronic numbers void the product warranty OCZ is not responsible for recovering any data lost due to the failure of a flash memory device OCZ products must be used with devices that conform to the recommended industry standards OCZ is not liable for damages resulting from a third party device that causes the OCZ product to fail OCZ is in no event liable for any consequential indirect or incidental damages lost profits lost business investments lost goodwill or interference with business relationships as a result of lost data OCZ is not responsible for damage or failure of any third party equipment even if OCZ has been advised of the possibility This limitation does not apply to the extent making it illegal or unenforceable under applicable law 8 2015 OCZ Storage Solutions Inc A Toshiba Group Company RevoDrive 350 User Guide ISF UserGuide RV350 Revision 3 9
3. it is ready for installation e Electrostatic Discharge ESD can permanently damage the RevoDrive 350 ensure that you are properly grounded before handling the RevoDrive 350 e donot tamper with the card doing so voids your warranty e keep the drive away from direct sunlight moisture and extreme temperatures Supported operating systems RevoDrive 350 supports e Microsoft Windows 7 8 and 8 1 e Linux o Fedora 21 22 o Mint 13 17 17 2 o Ubuntu 12 04 14 10 15 04 See ocz com for any updated operating systems support ISF UserGuide RV350 Revision 3 1 Setting up the RevoDrive 350 in Windows In Windows you can do the following e Installation as a boot device in Windows e Installation as a storage device in Windows Before you start ensure that you have the necessary driver see Managing the Windows driver below Managing the Windows driver To use the RevoDrive 350 correctly you need the RevoDrive 350 driver The driver is supplied on CD when you purchase the RevoDrive 350 or to obtain the latest version of the RevoDrive 350 driver 1 Go to ocz com consumer download drivers 2 Select RevoDrive 350 from the list of products 3 Find the operating system that is running on your system and download the appropriate driver 4 Unzip the required driver onto a CD or a USB flash drive Install or update the driver When installing the RevoDrive 350 as a boot device you can install the driver as part of the setting
4. us by Visiting http ocz com consumer support Writing to OCZ Storage Solutions 6373 San Ignacio Avenue San Jose CA 95119 USA Document identifier ISF UserGuide RV350 Revision 3 August 2015 The OCZ RevoDrive 350 SSD provides an exceptional SSD experience The OCZ RevoDrive 350 is designed with power users and multimedia designers in mind and gives enthusiasts the cutting edge storage they crave With the RevoDrive 350 OCZ is offering unprecedented performance The OCZ Virtualized Controller Architecture VCA provides features such as TRIM support and SMART data monitoring something previously unheard of with PCle solutions In addition the RevoDrive 350 SuperScale storage accelerator enables scalable SSD performance and significantly reduces the host CPU burden inherent in competing PCle storage offerings Your operating system may permit you to use the RevoDrive 350 as a boot device or as a storage device This guide contains instructions for both uses The instructions assume that you are an experienced IT user and that you have access to the full user information for your system At OCZ we have one primary goal and that is to ensure that every customer is 100 satisfied If you have any questions during or after the installation process please contact our industry leading technical support team using the details inside the front cover of this guide SSD handling precautions e Store the SSD in the supplied anti static bag until
5. CZ provides this documentation without warranty term or condition of any kind either express or implied including but not limited to express and implied warranties of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose and non infringement While the information contained in this document is believed to be accurate no representations or warranties of accuracy or completeness are made In no event is OCZ liable for damages arising directly or indirectly from any use of or reliance upon the information contained in this document OCZ retains the right to make changes to this product and or the program s described in this documentation at any time without notice Products may have minor variations to this publication known as errata OCZ assumes no liability whatsoever including infringement of any patent or copyright for sale and use of OCZ products OCZ and the OCZ logo are registered trademarks of OCZ Storage Solutions Inc A Toshiba Group Company All product names are trademarks registered trademarks or servicemarks of their respective owners The OCZ RevoDrive 350 product is protected by U S and international copyright and other intellectual property laws Do not lend or make illegal copies Use of OCZ RevoDrive 350 is subject to compliance with applicable license terms and conditions Installation Technical Support OCZ products include free technical support for direct expert advice For installation technical support you can contact
6. Disk window to load and click OK to initialize it 5 To format the drive right click the graphical bar representing unallocated disks and select New Simple Volume 6 Follow the onscreen instructions to finish formatting the drive Your RevoDrive 350 is now ready to use for storage 4 2015 OCZ Storage Solutions Inc A Toshiba Group Company Setting up the RevoDrive 350 in Linux In Linux you can do the following e Installation as a boot device in Linux Fedora distributions only e Installation as a storage device in Linux Before you start you must ensure you have the necessary driver see Managing the Linux device driver Managing the Linux device driver To use the RevoDrive 350 correctly you need the RevoDrive 350 driver The driver is supplied on CD when you purchase the RevoDrive 350 or to obtain the latest version of the RevoDrive 350 driver 1 Go to http ocz com consumer download drivers 2 Select RevoDrive 350 from the list of products 3 Find the operating system that is running on your system and download the appropriate driver 4 Unzip the required driver onto a CD or a USB flash drive Install the driver in Linux When installing the RevoDrive 350 as a boot device you install the driver as part of the setting up process see Install the driver and set the RevoDrive 350 as a boot device on page 6 When installing the RevoDrive 350 as a storage device you can install it manually as described below 1 Co
7. RevoDrive 350 User Guide AA OCZ A Toshiba Group Company STORAGE SOLUTIONS RevoDrive 350 User Guide Contents Welcome aida rr a ii SD na 1 SSD handling precautiONS ooooccoooccoc eee eee 1 Supported operating systems 0 000 cette ee 1 Setting up the RevoDrive 350 in Windows 00 000 eee 2 Managing the Windows driver 2 0000 cece 2 Installation as a boot device in Windows 1 0 0 eee eae 3 Installation as a storage device in Windows 000 00 e eee 4 Setting up the RevoDrive 350 in Linux 0 000 ccc eee 5 Managing the Linux device driver and firmware 2 0000 c eee ee ae 5 Installation as a boot device in Linux 0 eee ae 6 Installation as a storage device in LINUX 1 6 eae 6 Prolonging the Life of Your RevoDrive 350 0 00 eee 7 Provide adequate cooling 0 0 cece teas 7 Disable defragmentation o o oompsorrrrrrc ee eb eee sa aa aaa ee 7 Limited Wananty seco putas dir aeb phic o diz ich 8 2015 OCZ Storage Solutions Inc A Toshiba Group Company All Rights Reserved The information in this document is proprietary and confidential to OCZ Storage Solutions Inc A Toshiba Group Company OCZ No part of this document may be reproduced in any form or by any means and may not be used to make any derivative work such as translation transformation or adaptation without written permission from OCZ O
8. a boot device we provide dd files for each distribution To install Fedora 22 and later you must have an active internet connection during the installation 1 Go to http ocz com consumer download drivers and copy the dd image for your Fedora distribution to a USB flash drive use the whole USB flash drive not a partition using the following command dd if oczpcie_fedora xxx dd of path to USB drive 2 Boot from the Fedora setup DVD when the boot menu appears press Esc A boot prompt is shown 3 Plug the USB flash drive in At the boot prompt enter linux rdblacklist mvsas modprobe blacklist mvsas ks hd USB_device_name oczpcie ks 4 The system starts to boot Note that the system may stop for several minutes on the Running pre installation scripts stage this is normal 5 When the INSTALLATION DESTINATION option is shown ensure that the RevoDrive 350 drive is selected NOT the USB flash drive Note that the Fedora installer may not correctly determine the RevoDrive 350 drive model name and may show it as Unknown Continue the installation as usual 6 When rebooting at the end of the installation select the RevoDrive 350 drive as the boot drive O If you re install grub2 at any time you must add part_msdos and part_gpt to the pre loaded modules for example grub2 install modules part_msdos part_gpt dev RevoDrive If you do nat do this you may end up with an unbootable system and have to use a recovery disk Install
9. ation as a storage device in Linux To use the RevoDrive 350 as a storage device in Linux 1 Install the hardware see page 3 2 Install the driver in Linux see page 5 3 Format the RevoDrive 350 as storage using the standard method for your Linux distribution 6 O 2015 OCZ Storage Solutions Inc A Toshiba Group Company Prolonging the Life of Your RevoDrive 350 To prolong the life of your RevoDrive 350 you can e Provide adequate cooling e Disable defragmentation Provide adequate cooling To extend the life of your RevoDrive 350 we recommend that your computer system is cooled at 300 Linear Feet Per Minute LFPM at an ambient temperature of no more than 55 Celsius Disable defragmentation Defragmentation of hard disks can make their operation more efficient by writing related data to contiguous spaces on the disk and reducing the distance the disk head has to travel when reading or writing data However flash based SSDs do not gain performance improvements from defragmentation as the increased number of writes shortens the lifespan of the RevoDrive 350 To check whether defragmentation is set and to disable the Disk Defragmentation Scheduler example instructions for Windows 7 1 Click the Windows Start button in the taskbar and type Disk Defragmenter in the search field 2 Inthe list of search results shown click Disk Defragmenter The Disk Defragmenter window is shown 3 To check whether defragmentation is sch
10. eduled click Configure Schedule A window is shown with any details of the schedule 4 Uncheck delete the tick from Run on a schedule then click OK The Disk Defragmenter window shows that the defragmentation schedule is off ISF UserGuide RV350 Revision 3 7 Limited Warranty OCZ products epitomize the vanguard of quality standards as part of our commitment to our customers All OCZ products are warranted and tested to be free from defects in material and workmanship and to conform to the published specifications If your OCZ product fails within the warranty period under normal use in the recommended environment due to improper workmanship or materials OCZ will repair the product or replace it with a comparable or better unit This warranty is subject to the conditions and limitations set forth herein Duration of warranty The OCZ RevoDrive 350 is covered by this warranty for 3 years from the date of purchase Proof of purchase including the date of purchase is required to collect on the warranty OCZ will inspect the product and decide whether to repair or replace it OCZ reserves the right to provide a functional equivalent product or a refurbished replacement product Limitations This warranty does not apply to product failure caused by accidents abuse mishandling improper installation alteration acts of nature improper use or problems with electrical power In addition opening or tampering with the product casing or
11. ice To set the RevoDrive 350 as a boot device you must change the boot order in the motherboard BIOS For full instructions on how to access the BIOS and modify its settings see the system user manual Set the RevoDrive 350 as the primary boot device Ensure that you save the settings before exiting the BIOS Your RevoDrive 350 is now the boot device ISF UserGuide RV350 Revision 3 3 RevoDrive 350 User Guide Installation as a storage device in Windows To use the RevoDrive 350 as a storage device in Windows 1 Install the hardware see page 3 2 Install or update the driver see page 2 3 Format the RevoDrive 350 as storage The following instructions are a general guideline for installation in Windows 7 it is assumed that you have access to the system user manual for full instructions Installing in other Microsoft operating systems is similar see your system user manual Format the RevoDrive 350 as storage Before starting ensure that you have followed the instructions in Install or update the driver on page 2 1 Switch on and start up the computer 2 Click the Windows Start button in the taskbar right click Computer and select Manage The Computer Management window is shown In the left pane expand Storage then click Disk Management Available disks are listed Select the RevoDrive 350 If the RevoDrive 350 is already initialized go to step 5 If you have not previously initialized it wait for the Initialize
12. py the appropriate driver package file for your distribution to a local drive on your system 2 Enter one of the following commands where filename is the name of the package file that you copied o to install an rpm file sudo rpm U filename rpm o to install a deb file sudo dpkg i filename deb 3 If you installed the RevoDrive 350 before installing the device driver you may find that the standard mvsas driver is loaded against the card A symptom of having the mvsas driver loaded is being presented with multiple SSDs of lower performance rather than a single drive In this case to start using the OCZ RevoDrive 350 driver after installing it you must reboot the system or manually rebind the driver ISF UserGuide RV350 Revision 3 5 RevoDrive 350 User Guide Installation as a boot device in Linux The supported Mint and Ubuntu distributions do not provide a standard method to use the RevoDrive 350 as a system boot drive To use the RevoDrive 350 as a boot device in Fedora 1 Install the hardware see page 3 2 Install the driver and set the RevoDrive 350 as a boot device Install the driver and set the RevoDrive 350 as a boot device To use the RevoDrive 350 as the system boot device you must install the Linux device driver as part of the Linux distribution installation process Mint and Ubuntu distributions do not provide a driver installation process so you cannot use them as a system boot device To use Fedora distributions as
13. r Microsoft operating systems is similar see your system user manual Install the hardware For optimal performance we recommend that you install the RevoDrive 350 in a PCle Gen2 slot 1 Switch off your computer and disconnect it from the power supply 2 Remove the case and locate an available PCle slot Carefully seat the drive into the slot 3 Make certain that the drive board seats firmly into the slot Screw the top of the board bracket into the system to ensure it remains in place 4 Re attach the computer case and connect it to the power supply Install Windows and the driver on the RevoDrive 350 1 Set the boot order in the system BIOS to boot from the Windows installation CD in the CD drive For detailed instructions on how to access the BIOS and modify its settings see the system user manual Boot from the CD and follow the onscreen Windows installation instructions 3 On the Where do you want to install Windows window if the RevoDrive 350 is listed select it and click Next If the RevoDrive 350 is not listed install the driver from Managing the Driver on page 1 o click Load Driver o navigate to the driver file on the CD or USB flash drive o double click the driver file Once the driver is loaded the RevoDrive 350 is listed Select it and click Next 4 Follow the remaining onscreen instructions to complete the installation Windows may restart your system during the installation Set the RevoDrive 350 as a boot dev
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