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Zeus Ultra DMA Solid State Drive
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CONTENTS Contents _______________________________________________________iii List of Figures __________________________________________________ v List of Tables ___________________________________________________vi Product Description______________________________________________ 1 Overview............................................................................................................................................ 1 Compatibility ....................................................
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Zeus SSD Functional Blocks........................................................................................................... 13 ATA (IDE) Bus Interface Block ................................................................................................ 13 SSD Control Block................................................................................................................... 17 Flash Memory.....................................................................................
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LIST OF FIGURES 1. 2.5-inch Zeus SSD Assembly Drawing........................................................................... 6 2. 3.5-inch Zeus SSD Assembly Drawing........................................................................... 7 3. 44-pin ATA (IDE) Bus Connector.................................................................................. 13 4. 40-pin ATA (IDE) Bus/DC Power Combination Connector ........................................... 14 5. Master/Slave Setting for 2.5-i
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LIST OF TABLES 1. 2.5 and 3.5-inch Drive Assembly Dimensions ................................................................ 5 2. Environmental Conditions............................................................................................... 8 3. Zeus SSD Typical Power Consumption (watts/mA) ..................................................... 10 4. ATA (IDE) Connector Pinout Configuration .................................................................. 14 5. Zeus SSD Capacity ......
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Overview Product Description 1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 1.1 OVERVIEW SimpleTech’s Zeus Ultra DMA Solid State Drives (SSDs) incorporate advanced Single- Level Cell (SLC) NAND flash memory technology to deliver state-of-the-art, non-volatile mass storage devices. Additional software device drivers are not required. Zeus SSDs are available in both 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch form factors, with standard 44 and 40 pin IDE/ ATA interfaces, respectively. Zeus SSDs are fully ATA-5 compliant and conform to the
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Product Description Overview Standard Zeus SSDs are available with unformatted memory capacities ranging from 4 to 128 GB. Designed to operate in harsh environments, Zeus SSDs excel in ruggedness, reliability, compatibility and portability, and are ideal for applications that require high reliability and high tolerance to shock, vibration, humidity, altitude and temperature. And since there are no moving parts, Zeus SSDs are completely maintenance-free. Zeus SSDs can operate at sustained dat
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Standard Features Product Description 1.2 STANDARD FEATURES ATA/IDE Interface • Conforms to ATA-5 Specification Standard Performance • Fast initialization • Supports PIO modes 0 through 4 • Supports Ultra DMA modes 0 through 4 • Burst read/write performance up to 66 MB/sec • Sustained read/write performance up to 60 MB/sec • Field upgradeable firmware Reliability • Solid state design • 10-year data retention • Manual and automatic self-diagnostic tests • Embedded EDC/ECC (Error Detection and Err
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Product Description Optional Features Endurance • Supports 2,000,000 write/erase cycles • Supports unlimited read cycles • Patent-pending wear-leveling algorithms • Bad-block mapping algorithms Physical • 2GB to 128GB storage capacities available (unformatted) • Industry standard 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch HDD form factors • Compact design — only 9.5 mm thick (all models/capacities) Environmental • Meets or exceeds commercial and industrial temperature, humidity and altitude requirements • Complies
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Physical Characteristics Product Description 1.4 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 1.4.1 Drive Assembly Exterior Dimensions Zeus SSD internal components are housed in precision machined aluminum alloy enclosures. The outside dimensions of 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch form factor drives are provided in Table1. The 2.5-inch drive assembly is illustrated in Figure 1 on page6. The 3.5-inch drive assembly is illustrated in Figure 2 on page7. Table 1. 2.5 and 3.5-inch Drive Assembly Dimensions 2.5-inch SSD 3.5-inc
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Product Description Physical Characteristics Figure 1. 2.5-inch Zeus SSD Assembly Drawing 6 Zeus Ultra DMA Solid State Drives
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Physical Characteristics Product Description Figure 2. 3.5-inch Zeus SSD Assembly Drawing Zeus Ultra DMA Solid State Drives 7
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Product Description Environmental Characteristics 1.4.2 Drive Assembly Weight The weight of a Zeus SSD varies, depending on the specific set of design characteristics of the drive. A standard 32 GB, 2.5-inch Zeus SSD weighs approximately 0.322 lb (0.120Kg). A 72 GB SSD weighs 0.670 lb (0.250Kg). The following characteristics must be taken into consideration in order to determine the exact weight of a drive. • Storage capacity • IC stacking technology (if used) • Flash controller/memory config
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Electrical Characteristics Product Description 1.5.2 Shock and Vibration In setting the initial baseline for shock and vibration test levels, the Zeus SSD was exposed to increasingly harsh levels of stress until the drive’s failure levels were determined. The tests were then repeated using the stress levels thereby established, to verify that the SSD would meet these specifications consistently. This process established the shock and vibration levels that have been used in subsequent shock a
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Product Description Operation and Performance Characteristics 1.6.2 Power Consumption The amount of power consumed by Zeus SSDs is determined by the storage (memory) capacity of the drive, and the flash controller/memory configuration of the drive. Table3 lists (by capacity) the power consumption of Zeus SSDs during typical operations at 5 Vdc. Table 3. Zeus SSD Typical Power Consumption (watts/mA) a a a a b 8 GB 16 GB 24 GB 32 G 72 GB 2.50 watts/ 2.15 watts/ 2.15 watts/ 2.15 watts/ 3.63 watt
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Operation and Performance Characteristics Product Description 1.7.4 Data Transfer Rate The data transfer rate of Zeus SSDs depends on the flash controller/flash memory configuration of the drive. The drive’s scalable architecture is capable of accommodating sustained and burst data transfer rates as follows: Sustained Read/Write Rates: 20, 30, 40 and 60 MB/sec Burst Read/Write Rate: 66 MB/sec 1.7.5 Endurance The useful life of a flash media is limited by the number of write/erase operations th
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Product Description Operation and Performance Characteristics 1.7.6.2 Error Detection and Correction The SSD’s error detection code and error correcting code (EDC/ECC) helps maintain data integrity by allowing single or multiple bit corrections to the data stored in the drive’s flash array. If the data in the flash array is corrupted due to aging or during the programming process, EDC/ECC will compensate for the errors to ensure the delivery of accurate data to the host computer. The EDC/ECC
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Zeus SSD Functional Blocks Functional Description 2 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION 2.1 ZEUS SSD FUNCTIONAL BLOCKS SimpleTech™ Zeus series solid state drives comprise the following primary functional component blocks: • ATA (IDE) Bus Interface • SSD Control • Flash Memory 2.1.1 ATA (IDE) Bus Interface Block This section provides information on the ATA (IDE) Bus interface connectors used with 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch Zeus SSD. SimpleTech Zeus SSDs have a plastic key to block pin 20 on the ATA bus (IDE) i
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Functional Description Zeus SSD Functional Blocks 2.1.1.2 3.5-inch SSD ATA Interface and Power Connectors The 3.5-inch Zeus-series SSDs are equipped with a 40-pin, DC power/ATA bus combination connector (Figure4), located at the rear of the drive. IDE bus traffic is supplied through a non-shielded 40-conductor I/O cable. DC power is supplied through a separate 4-conductor power cable. ATA standards require 80-conductor cables to be used for Ultra DMA modes 3 through 5. The length of the cabl
