Release 1.28.10 · f3bandit/ss1_tool

SS1 Tool 1.28.10

Warns about PCIe Gen 4 NVMe drives. Gen 3 NVMe drives are safe in the SS1 dock; Gen 4 (and newer) drives cause sudden reboots, boot and file system problems there. SS1 Tool reads the drive's own model name through the dock and checks it against its drive list:
- System status shows each NVMe/USB drive with its model, rated maximum power and a PCIe Gen 3 or PCIe Gen 4 label, and you get a warning when you connect with a Gen 4 drive.
- Diag › SD diagnostics has a new NVMe Gen 3 / Gen 4 test, which is also part of the Quick check for NVMe/USB drives.
- The debug report includes the drive model, power and generation, and flags a Gen 4 drive.
High-power warning. Drives rated above 7 W can overload the SS1 dock and cause sudden reboots, so they're flagged whatever their generation.
Drives that aren't in the list yet show "PCIe gen unknown" with Look it up (a web search for the model) and Report this drive, which opens a GitHub form with the drive's details filled in. Reported drives are added to SS1 Tool's drive list, which SS1 Tool downloads by itself, so new drives are recognised without waiting for an update.

SD card backup and Make a restore point show that they're working. Before copying starts, SS1 Tool measures the SD card, which can take a minute or two on a full card. Until now nothing showed during that time, so it looked broken. Now a moving bar and "Getting ready - measuring the SD card" (with the folder it's on) show straight away, until copying starts.
You can cancel a backup while the card is still being measured.
System status rows no longer run the label into the value.

SS1 Tool offers this update by itself. You can also download SS1Tool.exe below and replace your old copy. Your settings and backups stay.