Z6S248C STEC, Z6S248C Datasheet

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Zeus Serial ATA (SATA) 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive Product Datasheet ...

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C ONVENTIONS The following icons are used throughout this document to identify additional information of which the reader should be aware. SHOCK HAZARD: This icon indicates the danger of an electrical shock that may harm or otherwise prove fatal to ...

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R H EVISION ISTORY Revision Status Summary Sheet Revision Date Sheet(s) Affected 0.1 09/01/2006 Initial release. Title, all sheets. 0.2 12/07/2006 Page 34 - Updated Ordering Information table. 0.3 03/07/2007 All. Preliminary technical review. 0.4 04/02/2007 All. Datasheet reorganized. 1.0 ...

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T C ABLE OF ONTENTS Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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Compliance........................................................................................................................ 6 Power................................................................................................................................. 7 Optional Features .............................................................................................................. 7 Optional Purge Features.................................................................................................... 7 Optional Environmental Features ...................................................................................... 7 Manufacturing .................................................................................................................... 7 Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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Electrical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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Read DMA Ext (25h)........................................................................................................ 24 Read DMA Queued (C7h) ............................................................................................... 25 Read DMA Queued Ext (26h).......................................................................................... 25 Read Multiple (C4h)......................................................................................................... 25 Read Multiple Extended (29h) ......................................................................................... 25 Read Sector(s) (20h) ....................................................................................................... 25 Read Sector(s) Extended (24h) ....................................................................................... 25 Read/Verify Sector(s) ...

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Write Multiple Ext (39h).................................................................................................... 29 Write Multiple FUA Ext (CEh) .......................................................................................... 29 Write Sector(s) (30h)........................................................................................................ 29 Write Sector(s) Ext (34h) ................................................................................................. 29 SMART Support....................................................................................................................... 30 SMART Commands ......................................................................................................... 30 SMART Attributes ............................................................................................................ 31 Identify Response Information ................................................................................................. 31 Vendor-Specific ATA ...

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Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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Contact and Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Contact Information.................................................................................................................. ...

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L F IST OF IGURES 1. The Zeus 2.5-Inch SATA Solid State Drive ......................................................................... 1 2. SATA Signal Segment....................................................................................................... 16 3. SATA Power Segment....................................................................................................... 17 4. Zeus 2.5-inch SSD Assembly Dimensions ........................................................................ 47 5. SATA Connector Location ................................................................................................. 48 6. ...

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L T IST OF ABLES 1. Error Limits ........................................................................................................................... 10 2. Data Transfer Rates ............................................................................................................. 11 3. Purge Times ......................................................................................................................... 12 4. Zeus SATA Absolute Power Requirements.......................................................................... 13 5. SSD Typical Power Consumption......................................................................................... 13 6. SATA Connector Signal Definitions ...................................................................................... ...

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Figure 1. The Zeus 2.5-Inch SATA Solid State Drive Manual Overview This datasheet describes the applications, specifications, and installation of the Zeus 2.5-inch Serial ATA (SATA) Solid State Drive (SSD). See Figure 1. The contents of this datasheet can be ...

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Standards and Reference Documents This section discusses the formal standards that apply the Zeus 2.5-inch SATA SSD, including electrical product standards and military information systems security standards. In addition, this section lists the reference documents relevant to the ATA interface ...

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Standards and Reference Documents This section discusses the various standards for electronic products, electronic equipment, military use and how those standards apply to the Zeus 2.5-inch SATA SSD. Electromagnetic Susceptibility The Zeus 2.5-inch SATA SSD is intended for installation by ...

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Commercial Standards Zeus SSDs comply, in whole or in part, with the following commercial standards: S/NZS 3548 Class B • BSMI CNS 13438 Class B • CAN/CSA-V3/2001.04 (VCCI) • CE (Conformite Europenne) • CISPR 22 Class B • EN 55022 ...

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Standard Features Interface Serial ATA (SATA) 1.0 with intended compliance to future SATA 2.0 standard • Point-to-point connection • Interface bandwidth 150 Mbytes/sec (300 Mbytes/sec with future SATA 2 standards) • Performance Fast initialization • Burst Transfer Rate: 1.5 Gbits/sec ...

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Physical Characteristics Industry standard 2.5-inch form factor, precision machined aluminum alloy enclosure • Compact design: 100.2 mm (L) x 69.8 mm (W) x 9.5 mm (H) • 128 gigabyte unformatted capacities • Weight: < 0.4 kg • SATA ...

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Power Input voltage +/-5% • Typical consumption: • Standby: 300mW – Idle:550mW – Sustained Read/Write: 2.1W – Optional Features SMART Status Monitoring (See “SMART Support') • Sanitization (See “Sanitize Erase/Fill”) • Optional Purge Features BasicPurge™:Erases solid state drive ...

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General Description The Zeus 2.5-inch Serial ATA (SATA) Solid State Drive (SSD non-volatile mass storage device. The SSD is a replacement for a standard ATA-compliant hard disk drive (HDD). No additional device drivers are required, and the drive ...

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... The bad-block mapping function enables data to be automatically transferred from a bad sector to an available spare block. Notes: 1 STEC Inc. scans for bad blocks during the manufacturing process at the initial installation of the flash components. Bad blocks are mapped and identified during the manufacturing process. 2 The maximum amount of available user space will not be less than 97% of the total flash capacity, i ...

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Reliability Error Rates Table 1 lists the error limit specifications. When all data correction mechanisms are enabled, the error rate will be sustained through all operating temperature ranges as specified in the upcoming sections. Error Type Recoverable Data Error Unrecoverable ...

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Mount Time The amount of time required to initialize and mount a Zeus SATA SSD varies according to the operating system (Windows , Linux , etc.) in which the SSD is running and the storage capacity of ® ® the ...

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Purge Times The time required to purge a Zeus SSD depends on the actual purge option invoked by the user and the flash controller/flash memory configuration of the drive. A list of approximate purge times is listed in Table 3, ...

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E LECTRICAL Power Requirements The SSD requires a 5V power source power failure occurs, the drive design ensures that the data contained in the storage memory is preserved. Data loss or corruption does not occur. Table 4. Zeus ...

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Drive Power-On Ready Time The power-on ready time for the SSD is less than 2.5 seconds. Power-on ready time is measured from the time the drive is powered on to the time the drive is ready to accept the first ...

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I NTERFACE SSD Operation The Zeus SATA SSD is comprised of three primary functional blocks: the SATA interface connector, Zeus controller and NAND flash memory. A description of each drive component is provided under Functional Blocks. Read/Write data transfer requests ...

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Functional Blocks The Zeus SATA SSDs comprise the following primary functional component blocks: SATA Interface Block • SSD Control Block • NAND Flash Memory • SATA Interface Block This section provides information on the SATA connector of the Zeus SSD. ...

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The 7-pin signal segment of the SATA connector includes 3 grounds, 2 transmit, and 2 receive pins. The transmit pins are TxN 5 and TxP 6 and the receive pins are RxP 2 and RxN 3. This pin configuration is ...

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Table 7. SATA Connector Power Segment Definitions Pin Signal Name P1 V3.3 P2 V3.3 P3 V3.3 P4 Ground P5 Ground P6 Ground P10 Ground P11 Reserved P12 Ground P13 V12 P14 V12 P15 V12 ...

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SSD Control Block The control block of the Zeus SSD is comprised of three integrated components: FPGA Controller • RISC Microcontroller • NAND SLC Flash Memory • FPGA Controller The Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Controller provides the interface between ...

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This section provides information on the ATA commands supported by the Zeus SATA SSD. The commands are issued to the ATA by loading the required registers in the command block with the supplied parameter, and then writing the command code ...

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Standard ATA Commands Table 8 lists each command along with its respective command code and registers accessed by the command. For detailed descriptions of the ATA commands, refer to the ATA-5 specification. Table 8. Command Command Code (Hex) CHECK POWER ...

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Command Command Code (Hex) SECURITY UNLOCK SEEK 70h - 7Fh SET FEATURES SET MULTIPLE MODE SET SLEEP MODE 99h or E6h SLEEP SMART STANDBY 96h or E2h STANDBY IMMEDIATE 94h or E0h WRITE BUFFER WRITE DMA WRITE DMA EXTENDED WRITE ...

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Standard ATA Command Summary This section provides a summary of each supported ATA command. Check Power Mode (98h or E5h) The Check Power Mode command allows the host to determine the current power mode of the device. The Check Power ...

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Format Track (50h) This command writes the desired head and cylinder of the selected drive with a vendor-unique data pattern (typically 00h or FFh). The drive accepts a sector buffer of data from the host to follow the command with ...

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Read DMA Queued (C7h) This command is mandatory for devices that implement the TCQ feature set. The command is similar in function to the Read DMA (C8h) command. The device may release or execute the data transfer without performing a ...

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Recalibrate (10h) The SSD performs only the interface timing and register operations. When this command is issued, the SSD sets BSY and waits for an appropriate length of time, after which it clears BSY and issues an interrupt. When this ...

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Master password. If the device is in maximum security level then the unlock shall be rejected. If the Identifier bit is set to User, then the ...

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Standby Immediate (94h or E0h) This command will cause the SSD to set BYS, enter the Standby Mode, clear BSY, and return the interrupt immediately. Write Buffer (E8h) This command is optional for devices that implement the General feature set. ...

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Write Multiple (C5h) This command is similar to the Write Sector(s) - 30h command. Interrupts are not presented on each sector, but on the transfer of a block which contains the number of sectors defined by the Set Multiple Mode ...

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SMART Support SMART is an acronym for Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology. The SMART feature set protects the user from unscheduled downtime by monitoring and storing critical drive performance and calibration parameters. SMART feature set devices attempt to predict the ...

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SMART Attributes Table 10 lists the SMART attributes that are supported. Table 10. ID Name 1 Raw Read Error 9 Power On Hours 12 Power Cycle 187 Reported Uncorrectable Errors 194 Temperature 195 ECC On-the-Fly 196 Offline Reallocation Event 197 ...

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Table 11. Word F/V Description 0 General configuration bit-significant information (value fixed by CFA ATA Device F 41:8 Retired F 7:6 Obsolete F 5:3 Retired V 2 Response Incomplete F 1 Retired F 0 Reserved 1 ...

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Standby timer values as specified in this standard are supported 0 = Standby timer values shall be managed by the device R 12 Reserved for IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE Command IORDY supported 0 ...

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Multiword DMA Mode 1 is not selected Multiword DMA Mode 0 is selected 0 = Multiword DMA Mode 0 is not selected R 7:3 Reserved Multiword DMA Mode 2 and ...

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Reserved 81 F Minor Revision Number 0000h or FFFFh = Device does not report version 0001h-FFFFh = Revision of ATA Standard guiding minor version number implementation 82 F Command Set Supported 15 Obsolete NOP Command supported ...

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Obsolete Advanced Power Management feature set supported CFA feature set supported READ/WRITE DMA QUEUED supported DOWNLOAD MICROCODE Command supported 84 F Command Set/Feature Supported Extension 15 Shall ...

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Shall be cleared to zero to indicate that the PACKET feature is not supported Power Management Feature Set enabled 2 Obsolete Security Mode Feature Set enabled SMART Feature Set enabled ...

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General Purpose Logging feature set supported Obsolete Media Card Pass Through Command feature set supported Media Serial Number is valid SMART Self-Test supported 0 1 ...

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Hardware Reset Result. The contents of bits (12:0) of this word shall change only during the execution of a hardware reset. See 7.16.7.41 for more information Shall be cleared to zero Shall be set to ...

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F 15:8 Vendor’s recommended acoustic management value. 7:0 Current automatic acoustic management value Stream Minimum request size 96 V Streaming Transfer Time - DMA 97 V Streaming Access Latency - DMA and PIO 98-99 F Streaming Performance ...

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READ and WRITE DMA EXT GPL optional commands are supported WRITE UNCORRECTABLE is supported Write-Read-Verify feature set is supported Reserved for DT1825 120 Command Set/Feature Enabled/Supported ...

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CFA Power Mode 1 disabled 11:0 Maximum Current in mA 161 - 175 R Reserved for assignment by the CompactFlash™ Association 176 - 205 V Current Media Serial Number (60 ASCII Characters) 206 SCT Command Transport 15:12 Vendor Specific ...

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Reserved V 7:0 Write-Read-Verify feature set current mode 221 Reserved 222 F Transport Major Revision Number. 0000h or FFFFh = Device does not report version. 15:12 Transport Type - 0 = Parallel Serial, 2-15 = Reserved ...

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... Zeus 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 Sanitize Erase/Fill Zeus SSDs offer optional destructive and non-destructive sanitization (purge) features ...

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Sanitization Standards Zeus SATA SSDs comply with the sanitization requirements described in Table 12. Table 12. Specification USA DoD 5220.22-M NSA 130-2 AR 380-19 AFSSI 5020 Navso P-5239-26 Zeus 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive Sanitize Standards Compliance Document Description/Comment ...

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P HYSICAL General Physical Characteristics Materials All acceptable enclosure materials are HB rated or higher if approved by the safety agencies (UL, CSA, TUV, etc.). All printed circuit boards shall have a flammability rating of UL94V-0. Drive Assembly Weight The ...

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Exterior Dimensions The internal components are housed in precision machined aluminum alloy enclosures. Table 14 lists the exterior dimensions of the 2.5-inch form factor drive. The 2.5-inch drive assembly and overall dimensions are illustrated in Figure 4. Table 14. Dimension ...

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SATA Connector Location Figure 5 illustrates the relative location of the SATA connector on the SSD. Figure 5. 48 SATA Connector Location Zeus 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive ...

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E NVIRONMENTAL Overview The SSDs are subjected to a series of environmental tests to validate the portability and suitability of the drives for operation in harsh and mobile conditions. The SSDs operate without degradation within the ambient temperature, relative humidity ...

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Non-Operating Requirements Note: Non-operating requirements include shipment and storage environments. See Table 17. Table 17. Non-Operating Requirement Temperature Range Maximum Temperature Gradient Short Duration Temperature Relative Humidity (Non-condensing) Maximum Wet Bulb Temperature Maximum Relative Humidity Gradient Relative Humidity Table 18 ...

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... Restriction of Hazardous Materials STEC Inc. has adopted the RoHS Directive, also known as the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive. Zeus SSDs are compliant with the European Parliament and Council Directive, i.e., assembled with Pb-free or lead-free components. Shock and Vibration This section specifies the capability of the device to withstand shock and vibration. Shock and vibration are specified on the drive chassis ...

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Drop Testing The SSD will withstand three (3) drops on a concrete floor from 1.524m (60 inches) on each of six (6) axes, +/-X, +/-Y, and +/-Z, without any damage when packaged. Conformal Coating As an option, the user can ...

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System Requirements There is a risk of electrocution! Use extreme caution when handling the solid state drive and while connecting power source. Observe all applicable electrical safety rules while installing the solid state drive. Make sure to ...

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Connector Requirements Table 22 lists the recommended connectors that should be used with the Zeus SSD. The drive side connector is manufactured by Molex, part number 87679-0003. For the host receptacle, the Molex 87678-0001 or equivalent (Serial ATA receptacle, vertical ...

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Drive Orientation 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 6. Figure 6. Zeus ...

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Primary Heat Generation Area Figure 7 indicates the approximate location of the primary heat generation area on the underside of the SSD. See Cooling Requirements. Exercise caution when handling the drive after extended operation. The heat generated by the internal ...

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Cooling Requirements If necessary to maintain the required operating temperature range, the host enclosure may remove heat by conduction, convection, or other forced air flow. Four suggested air flow patterns are shown in Figure 8. Figure 8. Suggested Air Flow ...

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Installation Dimensions Figure 9 shows the exterior dimensions of the 2.5-inch form factor with the relative locations of the mounting holes. The units are in inches (millimeters). Figure 9. 58 Exterior Mounting Dimensions Zeus 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive ...

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Mounting Requirements Figure 10 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 10. Zeus ...

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Drive Installation Electrostatic Discharge or ESD can seriously damage the electronic components of the host system and solid state drive very important to discharge any static electricity before you begin the installation procedure. You can touch an unpainted, ...

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... The device will support multiple mutually agreed upon and approved NAND flash memory vendors prior to release to manufacturing for proposed capacities in the design without changes to the hardware or firmware. STEC develops firmware to support a wide range of NAND flash versions and vendors. Please contact STEC for a list of supported flash and flash vendors. ...

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... Equipment may demonstrate compliance with the directive by being approved to a recognized standard (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) MIC (Korea) ...

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... 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. STEC Inc. will also provide the EMC test report indicating compliance with the currently applicable ...

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... Failure criteria: More than 10% throughput degradation • 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’ ...

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Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) The SSD will meet the ESD limits specified in the 61000-4-2 guidelines and the customer’s enhanced ESD procedure. The specification will determine whether the contact or air discharge method should be used. Performance degradation is defined as ...

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... Z4S216C4BA) Customer Identifier Optional Features Contact STEC RoHS Compliance U = Lead-free product Blank = Non-compliant Temperature C = Commercial I = Industrial Capacity 8GB to 128GB Form Factor 2 = 2.5-inch Interface S = Serial ATA (SATA) Number of Channels Contact STEC Product Family Z = Zeus Zeus 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive ...

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A CRONYMS AND A ARM (Advanced RISC Machine) <processor> (ARM, Originally Acorn RISC Machine). A series of low- cost, power-efficient 32-bit RISC microprocessors for embedded control, computing, digital signal processing, games, consumer multimedia and portable applications. ATA (AT Attachment) The ...

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F FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fabrication facility. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on ...

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R RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) A computer architecture that reduces chip complexity by using simpler instructions. RISC compilers have to generate software routines to perform complex instructions that were previously done in hardware by CISC computers. In RISC, the ...

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I NDEX A Altitude .............................. 50 High Altitude Limit Low Altitude Limit ............................... 50 ATA Commands .......................... 20 ATA Command Flow ............................................ 20 Overview Standard ATA Commands ................. 21 ................................. 44 Vendor-Specific ATA Operating Modes DMA ................................................... 10 .................................................... 10 ...

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F FCC .......................................................77 Functional Blocks ..........................19 NAND Flash Memory ..........................16 SATA Interface Block ..................16 SATA Interface Connector ..............................19 SSD Control Block I Installation ............................61 Diagnostic Software ......................................60 ESD Warning ..........................61 NAND Flash Support ........61 Operating System Specifications .....................................53 Shock Hazard ...

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Idle ..................................................... 14 ................................................. 14 Sleep ............................................. 14 Standby ............................ 14 Standby Immediate Product Description ....................................... 8 Data Security ................................... 8 Drive Capacities ................................................ 8 General ........................................ 8 Performance .................................... 8 SATA Interface Purge Times Basic Purge ....................................... 12 .............. ...

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Shock ............................................52 Drop Test SMART SMART Attributes ...............................31 ............................30 SMART Commands .................................30 SMART Support SSD Control Block .................................19 FPGA Controller ..................19 NAND SLC Flash Memory .............................................19 Overview RISC Microcontroller ...........................19 Standard ATA Commands ............................23 Check Power Mode ..........................23 Download Microcode ...

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Reliability ............................................. 5 ....................... 5 Unformatted Capacities System POST, Boot and Resume ... 61 System Requirements Connector Requirements ................... 54 ....................... 57 Cooling Requirements ............................ 53 Drive Configuration ................................ 60 Drive Installation ................................ 55 Drive Orientation .......................................... 60 Grounding .................................. ...

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... 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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... Release 1.5 STEC Inc. World Headquarters 3001 Daimler Street Santa Ana, CA 92705 USA Tel: 949.476.1180 Fax: 949.476.1209 Web: www.stec-inc.com ...