============================================================================ Intel SSD NVMe Clear Assert Tool 1.3.0 Copyright (c) 2013 Intel Corporation *** AUTHORIZED FOR INTEL NDA CUSTOMERS ONLY *** ============================================================================ NCAT.exe Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Intel SSD NVMe Clear Assert Tool is able to erase asserts and low level format Intel SSD DC P3700 Drives. -help [keyword] Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Display the help string and exit.All other arguments will be ignored. Arguments -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [keyword] - (Optional) Perform a keyword search on each feature name and feature description. Put quotes around the keyword when wanting to include spaces. Example ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NCAT.exe -help NCAT.exe -help drive_index -license Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Display the tool's software license. Example ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NCAT.exe -license -log [filename] Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saves a debug log of the execution steps the tool took to run the selected functionality. By default the log is saved to a file with the name in the following format: 'LOG_{date}_{time}.txt' Arguments -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [filename] - (Optional) Save the log file using the given name instead of the default. Example ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NCAT.exe -log NCAT.exe -log myLog.txt -drive_list [filename] Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Display a list of attached drives to the screen. All other arguments besides -help will be ignored. For each detected drive, the drive's index, model string, serial number, firmware revision, and device path will be displayed. Arguments -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [filename] - (Optional) Save the drive list information to the given file. File will be in CSV format. Example ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NCAT.exe -drive_list NCAT.exe -drive_list drive_list_output.txt -drive_index (index_num) Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use to select a specific drive to interact with. Drive selection is made by index value. You must specify a drive for most features to work. If no other parameters are specified then basic information of the selected drive will be displayed. Arguments -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (index_num) - (Required) A valid drive index number. See the output of -drive_list for the index value of each attached drive. Example ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NCAT.exe -drive_index 1 -drive_serial (serial_num) Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use to select a specific drive to interact with. Drive selection is made by drive serial number. You must specify a drive for most features to work.If no other parameters are specified then basic information of the selected drive will be displayed. Arguments -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (serial_num) - (Required) A valid serial number of an attached drive. See the output of -drive_list for the serial number of each attached drive. Example ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NCAT.exe -drive_serial CVPO893749287GN -drive_path (path) Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use to select a specific drive to interact with. Drive selection is made by drive's path. You must specify a drive for most features to work. If no other parameters are specified then basic information of the selected drive will be displayed. Arguments --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (path) - (Required) A valid drive path of an attached drive. See the output of -drive_list for the drive path of each attached drive. Example ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NCAT.exe -drive_path \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE2 -force Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use to bypass all the user prompts. Example ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NCAT.exe -drive_index 1 -[Feature_with_prompt] -force -erase_assert Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Erase the assert on the selected drive. Example ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NCAT.exe -drive_index 1 -erase_assert -lowlevelformat Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Low level format the selected drive. Use with caution. This will erase all the data on the drive. Example ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NCAT.exe -drive_index 1 -lowlevelformat -bootloader_update (filename) Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update the bootloader of the selected drive. The Tool will prompt prior to issuing the bootloader update. Arguments -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (filename) - (Required) Bootloader binary file to update the drive with. Example ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NCAT.exe -drive_index 1 -bootloader_update -update_config Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update the selected drive's configuration settings. Example ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NCAT.exe -drive_index 1 -update_config Completed successfully.