SSD (Formerly FFD) Serial ATA 2.5"
Product Specification and User Manual
August 2007
42-PS-0605-00 Rev. 1.3
SSD (Formerly FFD) Serial ATA 2.5"
D
OCUMENT
C
ONTROL
I
NFORMATION
DCO No.:
Title
Issued by:
SSD Product Manager
Name
Guy Freikorn
Date
August 2007
R
EVISION
H
ISTORY
Revision
1.1
Date
March 13, 2006
Description
Updated memory Capacity table
Updated physical characteristics
Updated Reliability (MTBF) table
Updated Security Erase Functionality tables
Updated ordering information table
1.2
November 29, 2006
Updated Power consumption table
Updated Power consumption during
Security Erase table
Updated Security Erase time and mount
time tables
Updated mount time table
1.3
August 1, 2007
Changing to SanDisk document template
Update Access Time according to
H2BENCH
Update Endurance section
RoHS support Only
Updated Security Erase Functionality
Update product label
Update Ordering Information to SanDisk
SKU
Section
.4.2
4
Section
8
Section
2
1
Reference
Section
.3.6
3
Section
.3.9
3
Section
.4
3
Section
.4.2
4
Section
2
1
Table 3
Table 19
Section
.4.2
4
Table 24
General
Section
.3.3
3
Section
.3.8
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ABLE OF
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ONTENTS
1. Scope ..................................................................................................................................... 5
2. Applicable Documents ......................................................................................................... 5
3. Specifications ........................................................................................................................ 6
3.1. Product Definition ........................................................................................................... 6
3.2. Interface Description ...................................................................................................... 6
3.3. Characteristics................................................................................................................ 7
3.3.1.
3.3.2.
3.3.3.
3.3.4.
3.3.5.
3.3.6.
3.3.7.
3.3.8.
3.3.9.
SATA Modes .................................................................................................................... 7
Burst Read/Write Performance ........................................................................................ 7
Sustained Read/Write Performance ................................................................................ 7
Access Time .................................................................................................................... 7
Seek Time and Latency Time .......................................................................................... 7
Memory Capacity ............................................................................................................. 8
Power Consumption ........................................................................................................ 9
Endurance........................................................................................................................ 9
Physical Characteristics................................................................................................... 2
3.3.10. LED Indicator ................................................................................................................... 3
3.3.11. Connector Interface ......................................................................................................... 3
3.4. Reliability - Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) ......................................................... 4
3.5. Error Detection/Correction Code (EDC/ECC) ................................................................ 5
3.6. Environmental Conditions .............................................................................................. 5
3.6.1.
3.6.2.
3.6.3.
3.6.4.
3.6.5.
Temperature .................................................................................................................... 5
Altitude ............................................................................................................................. 5
Relative Humidity ............................................................................................................. 5
Shock ............................................................................................................................... 5
Vibration ........................................................................................................................... 6
4. SSD Serial ATA 2.5” Drive Configuration ........................................................................... 7
4.1. Optional Jumper Setting ................................................................................................. 7
4.1.1.
4.1.2.
4.1.3.
Reserved Jumper ............................................................................................................ 7
Write-Protect Jumper Settings ......................................................................................... 7
Secure Erase Jumper ...................................................................................................... 7
4.2. Interface Connectors ...................................................................................................... 7
4.3. Supported ATA Commands ........................................................................................... 8
4.4. Vendor-Specific Commands........................................................................................... 9
4.4.1.
4.4.2.
4.4.3.
3
Sanitize ............................................................................................................................ 9
Security Erase Functionality .......................................................................................... 17
Configuration.................................................................................................................. 17
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4.4.4.
4.4.5.
4.4.6.
Sanitizing Partitions ....................................................................................................... 20
S.M.A.R.T Command ..................................................................................................... 21
Format Unit Command .................................................................................................. 22
5. Firmware Upgrade............................................................................................................... 23
6. Mount Time .......................................................................................................................... 24
7. Compatibility ....................................................................................................................... 25
8. Label Information ................................................................................................................ 26
9. Built-In Test (BIT) ................................................................................................................ 27
10. Installing and Using the SSD Serial ATA 2.5” .................................................................... 1
10.1. Kit Contents .................................................................................................................... 1
10.2. Visual Inspection ............................................................................................................ 1
10.3. Handling Instructions ...................................................................................................... 1
10.4. Installation ...................................................................................................................... 2
10.4.1. System Requirements ..................................................................................................... 2
10.4.2. SSD Configuration ........................................................................................................... 2
10.4.3. Installation ........................................................................................................................ 2
11. Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................... 4
11.1. The SSD Is Not Identified by the System BIOS ............................................................. 4
11.1.1. Basic Checks ................................................................................................................... 4
11.1.2. BIOS Setup ...................................................................................................................... 4
11.2. Disk Performance Is Slow .............................................................................................. 4
11.3. The SSD Functions as an Additional Drive but Fails to Boot ......................................... 4
11.4. Linux Installation Is Complete but the System Does Not Boot ....................................... 4
12. Ordering Information ............................................................................................................ 5
How to Contact Us ...................................................................................................................... 6
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1.
S
COPE
This specification and user manual defines the performance, design and acceptance requirements
for the SSD (formerly FFD 2.5" Serial ATA) Serial ATA 2.5". It also provides instructions for
proper installation and use.
Throughout this manual, the SSD Serial ATA 2.5" (SSD SATA 2.5") will be referred to as SSD.
2.
A
PPLICABLE
D
OCUMENTS
Serial ATA: High-speed serialized AT attachment, revision 1.0a, Serial ATA working group
SFF documents
EIA-720 document
ANSI-INCITS.361-2002 (ATA-6)
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