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MACH2 S ERIAL 2.5-I OLID TATE RIVE RODUCT ANUAL Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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U.S. Export Administration Regulation is prohibited. Trademark Information The STEC name, logo and design are trademarks of STEC Inc. No right, license, or interest to such trademarks is granted hereunder, and you agree that no such right, license, or interest shall be asserted by you with respect to such trademark.
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NOTE: This icon identifies information that relates to the safe operation of the equipment or related items. TIP: This icon identifies helpful hints and tips. MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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Page 36: Added new “Identify Device Command Output” topic and table. 11/08/2007 Pages 23 - 24: Added S.M.A.R.T. Support, Commands and Attributes topics respectively. 01/24/2008 Pages 2 and 7: Corrected Burst Transfer Rate to 100MB/sec. MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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Wear-Leveling Algorithm......................5 Bad-Block Management......................6 Data Retention........................... 6 Error Detection and Error Correction ..................6 Reliability............................ 6 Error Rates......................... 7 Built-In Self Test (BIST) ..................... 7 MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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ATA Commands ..........15 Overview..........................15 ATA Command Flow........................ 15 Standard ATA Commands....................16 Standard ATA Command Summary ................18 S.M.A.R.T. Support......................23 viii MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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Restriction of Hazardous Materials ..................45 Shock and Vibration......................... 45 Failure Criteria ......................... 45 Random Vibration ......................45 Shock ..........................46 Drop Testing ........................46 Conformal Coating (Optional) ....................46 MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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Declaration of Conformity ......................59 Radio Frequency Emissions....................59 Radio Frequency Immunity Requirements ................59 EMI Test Site Correlation......................60 Verification Samples........................ 60 Verification Testing ........................60 MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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Certification and Warranty ......Inside Back Cover MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com...
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PRELIMINARY/CONFIDENTIAL IST OF IGURES 1. The MACH2 2.5-Inch SATA Solid State Drive................ 1 2. Start-Up Current Draw ......................10 3. SATA Signal Segment ......................13 4. SATA Power Segment......................14 5. SSD Assembly Dimensions ....................41 6. SATA Connector Location ....................42 7.
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Figure 1. The MACH2 2.5-Inch SATA Solid State Drive Overview This product manual describes the applications, specifications, and installation of the MACH2 2.5- inch Serial ATA (SATA) Solid State Drive (SSD). See Figure 1. Audience This manual is intended for system engineers or system designers employed by an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).
2% reserve of total flash capacity EDC/ECC Correct up to 2 bytes; detect up to 3 bytes Data Retention 10 years storage RoHS Compliant Pb-free components Warranty 2 years MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO) Serial ATA 2.6 Specification, High-Speed Serialized ATA Attachment, February 2007. Manufacturing Location Certifications Santa Ana, California ISO 9001 Certified United States of America ISO 14001 Certified MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
ESCRIPTION General Description The MACH2 2.5-inch Serial ATA (SATA) Solid State Drive (SSD) is non-volatile mass storage device. The drive is intended as a replacement for a standard ATA-compliant hard disk drive (HDD). The drive can be configured as a boot or data storage device. The drive is Plug and Play (PnP) compatible;...
The dynamic wear-leveling algorithm integrated in the firmware ensures that erase/write cycles are evenly distributed across all of the flash memory block locations to eliminate repeated writes to same physical location. MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com...
Errors caused by the host are excluded from the rates • Errors from the same causes are counted as 1 block • Data stream is assumed random • MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
Table 4. Table 4. Data Transfer Rates Transfer Rate Value 100 megabytes/sec Burst Transfer Rate 35 megabytes/sec Sustained Read Throughput 25 megabytes/sec Sustained Write Throughput MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
Please see the section titled Certification and Warranty on the inside of the back cover page. Unauthorized maintenance to the SSD will void the warranty. MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
The SSD is configured to drive Pin 11 of the Serial ATA cable during all command activity and during periods when the drive indicates a busy state. See Power Segment Pinout Configuration. MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
Signal and chassis grounds are not connected together in the drive. To ensure minimal EM emissions, the user should provide maximum surface contact area when connecting the drive to the chassis ground. MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com...
ATA bus. If it is responding to a UDMA read request, the controller writes the data directly to the system memory on the host. Regardless of the type of operation (PIO or UDMA), the controller notifies the host when the data is ready for transmission. MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com...
SATA Connector Signal Definitions Signal Name Signal Description Ground Second Mate +Differential Receive Signal -Differential Receive Signal Ground Second Mate -Differential Transmit Signal +Differential Transmit Signal Ground Second Mate MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
5V Power 5V Power Ground Second Mate Reserved Drive Activity Indicator (Activity LED) Ground First Mate 12V Pre-Charge (Not Used) 12V Power (Not Used) 12V Power (Not Used) MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
ATA/ATAPI-6 standard and the I bit set to one. Transition DDMAI2:1 When the FIS has been transmitted, the device shall transition to the DI0: Device_idle state. MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
READ SECTOR(S) EXTENDED READ VERIFY SECTOR(S) READ VERIFY EXTENDED RECALIBRATE SECURITY DISABLE PASSWORD SECURITY ERASE PREPARE SECURITY ERASE UNIT SECURITY FREEZE LOCK SECURITY SET PASSWORD SECURITY UNLOCK MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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Notes: Only drive parameters are valid. Drive and head parameters are valid. Address to Drive 0 (zero). When executed, both drives (Primary and Secondary) execute this command. MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
97h, E3h This command will cause the drive to set BSY, enter the IDLE mode, clear BSY, and generate an interrupt. If the sector count is zero, the automatic power down mode is disabled. MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com...
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The command is identical to the Read Sector(s) - 20h command, except that DRQ is never set and no data is transferred to the host. MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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User password. If the password comparison fails, the device shall abort the command and report a decrease in the incremental value in the unlock counter. MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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Write DMA Extended (35h) regardless of whether write caching is enabled. The user data is written to the media before ending status for the command is reported. MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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Address feature set. The command will write 1 to 65,536 logical sectors as specified in the Sector Count Register. A sector count value of 0 will request 65,536 logical sectors. MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com...
Content of the word is Vendor-Specific and may fixed or variable. Content of the word is reserved and shall be 0 (zero). MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
1 = Trusted Computing Feature Set is supported. Capabilities 15:14 Reserved for IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE Command 1 = Standby Timer Values are supported according to T13 1699-D MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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XXh = Current setting for number of sectors that shall be transferred per DRQ data block on READ/WRITE MULTIPLE Commands 60-61 Total Number of User-Addressable Logical Sectors Obsolete MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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1 = Supports Native Command Queuing Reserved for future SATA Signaling Speed Grades 1 = Supports SATA Gen2 Signaling Speed (3.0 Gb/s) 1 = Supports SATA Gen1 Signaling Speed (1.5 Gb/s) MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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1 = Supports ATA8-ACS 1 = Supports ATA/ATAPI-7 1 = Supports ATA/ATAPI-6 1 = Supports ATA/ATAPI-5 1 = Supports ATA/ATAPI-4 Obsolete Obsolete Obsolete Reserved Minor Revision Number MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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Obsolete 1 = Advanced Power Management feature set supported 1 = CFA feature set supported 1 = READ/WRITE DMA QUEUED supported 1 = DOWNLOAD MICROCODE Command supported MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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Shall be cleared to zero to indicate that the PACKET feature is not supported. Shall be set to one to indicate that the Mandatory Power Management feature set is supported Obsolete MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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1 = General Purpose Logging feature set supported Obsolete 1 = Media Card Pass Through Command feature set supported 1 = Media Serial Number is valid MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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See 7.16.7.41 for more information. Shall be cleared to zero. Shall be set to one. 1 = Device detected CBLID - above V MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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Vendor’s recommended Acoustic Management Value. Current automatic Acoustic Management Value. Stream Minimum Request Size Streaming Transfer Time - DMA Streaming Access Latency - DMA and PIO 98-99 Streaming Performance Granularity MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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1 = Write-Read-Verify feature set is supported. Reserved for Technical Report DT1825 Command Set/Feature Enabled/Supported (Continued from Words 87:85) Shall be cleared to zero Shall be set to one MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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Reserved for assignment by the CompactFlash™ Association 176-205 Current Media Serial Number (ASCII String) SCT Command Transport 15:12 Vendor Specific 11:6 Reserved SCT Command Transport Data Tables supported MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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Reserved Transport Major Revision Number 0000h or FFFFh = Device does not report version. 15:12 Transport Type - 0 = Parallel, 1 = Serial, 2-15 = Reserved MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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Minimum number of 512 byte units per DOWNLOAD MICROCODE command Mode 03h Maximum number of 512 byte units per DOWNLOAD MICROCODE command Mode 03h 236-254 Reserved Integrity Word 15:8 Checksum Signature MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
0x0001 Command Sets SMART Feature Set enabled; Removable Media Feature disabled; Packet Command Set disabled; Release Interrupt disabled; Service Interrupt disabled; Device Reset Command is not supported. MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
SSD are issued to the ATA by loading the required registers in the command block with supplied parameters, and then writing the command code to the register. For additional information on proprietary STEC ATA commands, contact your STEC representative. The contact information is found under Contact and Ordering Information.
PRELIMINARY/CONFIDENTIAL SATA Connector Location Figure 6 illustrates the relative location of the SATA connector on the SSD. Figure 6. SATA Connector Location MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
For the operating requirements, the ambient air temperature is that of the inlet air for the equipment. See Table 20. Table 20. Operating Requirements Requirement Value Maximum Temperature Gradient 5% to 90% Relative Humidity (Non-condensing) Maximum Wet Bulb Temperature MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
PRELIMINARY/CONFIDENTIAL Restriction of Hazardous Materials STEC Inc. has adopted the RoHS Directive, also known as the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive. The SSD is compliant with the European Parliament and Council Directive, i.e., assembled with Pb-free or lead-free components. Shock and Vibration In determining the initial baseline for shock and vibration test levels, the SSD is exposed to increasingly harsh levels of stress until the failure levels are determined.
IPC-A610, Section 10.5.2. The HumiSeal 1B31 Acrylic or equivalent coating is applied to both sides of the PCB, and masks the connector body and pins of the connectors, and some component topsides. MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com...
PCI card, contact the PCI card manufacturer. Changes to the operating system are not required: The SSD supports all ATA and ATAPI devices, including CDs, DVDs, tape devices, high-capacity removable devices, Zip drives, and CDRWs. Make sure you have the following before installing the MACH2 SATA SSD: Phillips screwdriver •...
Length 50 Ohm Typical Impedance Gold over Nickel Plating Heat Hardened Adhesive 50 cycles, internal cabled applications Durability 500 cycles, backplane/blindmate applications C to +85 Operating Temperature MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
The SSD can be installed in any number of orientations within the enclosure. The drive will operate and meet all the requirements as outlined in this specification regardless of the mounting orientation. See Figure 7. Figure 7. Possible Drive Orientations MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
Cooling Requirements. Exercise caution when handling the drive after extended operation. The heat generated by the internal circuitry can be substantial. Figure 8. Primary Heat Generation Area MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
The host enclosure may remove heat by conduction, convection, or other forced air flow to maintain the required operating temperature range. Four suggested air flow patterns are shown in Figure 9. Figure 9. Suggested Air Flow Patterns for Cooling MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
PRELIMINARY/CONFIDENTIAL Installation Dimensions Figure 10 shows the exterior dimensions of the 2.5-inch form factor with the relative locations of the mounting holes. Figure 10. Exterior Mounting Dimensions MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
Figure 11 shows the mounting hole requirements for the 2.5-inch form factor SSD. Careful attention should be made to the length of the mounting screws and the recommended torque to prevent damage to the enclosure. Figure 11. Mounting Hole Requirements MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
SATA connector configuration. The signal and chassis grounds are not connected together in the drive. The user should provide maximum surface contact area when connecting the drive to the chassis ground to ensure minimal electromagnetic (EM) emissions. MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com...
Microsoft Fast Boot/Fast Resume Requirement, which is <= 2.5 s for Resume from Standby (S3), <= 20 s for Resume from Hibernate (S4). Diagnostic Software The computer or system manufacturer is responsible for providing any diagnostic software or utilities. MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
The raw attribute should also include minimum and maximum temperature experienced by the drive. Case temperature is measured in the location as previously indicated in the specification. MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
EC (EU) recognized agency such as TUV or VDE. STEC will provide CB Certificate and Test Report with the supporting Type Certificate (e.g., TUV Certificate, from the Agency that approved the CB Test Report)
External Modem CB Certificate and CB Report STEC Inc. will provide a complete CB Report. These documents will include the current and voltage ratings, and prove compliance with the currently applicable versions of IEC 60950-1:2001, Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including all national deviations.
3 V/m over frequency range of 80 MHz to 1 GHz • The signal will be amplitude modulated with a 1KHz sine wave to a depth of 80% • Failure criteria: greater than 10% throughput degradation • MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
PRELIMINARY/CONFIDENTIAL EMI Test Site Correlation STEC will only use EMI test sites that are currently correlated with the customer’s test facilities. STEC will contact the customer’s engineering staff for the list of approved laboratories. Verification Samples STEC will submit the three worst-case drives used to obtain the emissions test data previously obtained from the customer’s test facilities for verification testing.
Temporary loss of function is allowed. Operator intervention is acceptable to restore apparatus function. Note: Hardware failures are not acceptable for any level of the above performance criteria. MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
C = Commercial I = Industrial Capacity 4, 8, 16 and 32 GB Form Factor 2 = 2.5-Inch Interface S = SATA (Serial ATA) Product Family M2 = MACH2 MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
MIC (Korea) ....57 Electromagnetic Susceptibility ..58 TUV/SEMKO/UL ....57 MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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ESD Warning ....54 WindowsPE ....55 Operating System Specifications ..55 MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com...
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Repairs ..... . 8 Grms ..... . 45 MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com...
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Write Operations ....12 Security Unlock ....20 MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com...
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Connector Requirements ..48 Cooling Requirements ..51 Drive Configuration ... . 47 MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Downloaded from Elcodis.com...
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(2) years from the date of shipment. Subject to the conditions and limitations set forth below, STEC will, at its own option, either repair or replace any defective SSD product that proves to be defective by reasons of improper workmanship or materials, if buyer notifies STEC of such failure within the stated warranty period.
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STEC Inc. World Headquarters 3001 Daimler Street Santa Ana, CA 92705 USA Tel: 1-949-260-8345 Fax: 1-949-476-1927 61000-04978-101: Revision 1.5 Web: www.stec-inc.com Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...