SanDisk® SSD U100
Product Manual
(Preliminary)
Rev 0.90
August 2011
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Revision History
Revision
Description
Date
0.90
Fix 32GB sequential write (SATA-II) value.
Update power consumption numbers with final
product configuration.
Add product weight for each form-factor.
Changed Identify Data Word 235 to indicate
maximum # of sectors per ‘segmented’
Download Microcode is 16 (10h).
Changed DEVSLP -> DEVSLP
Change Power class levels
Updated footnotes
Removed Random Burst (Recovered) Write
performance metric
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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 8
1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................................... 8
1.2 KEY FEATURES ............................................................................................................................... 10
1.3 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................... 12
1.4 ADVANCED FLASH MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................... 13
1.4.1 Non-Volatile Write Cache ..................................................................................................... 13
1.4.2 Defect and Error Management ............................................................................................. 14
1.4.3 Wear Leveling ....................................................................................................................... 14
1.4.4 Bad Block Management ........................................................................................................ 14
1.5 ADVANCED LOW POWER MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................ 15
1.5.1 Slumber SATA low power mode ............................................................................................ 15
1.5.2 DEVLSP SATA low power mode ............................................................................................. 15
1.6 BACKGROUND GARBAGE COLLECTION ................................................................................................ 15
1.7 POWER CLASSES ............................................................................................................................. 16
1.8 PERFORMANCE THROTTLING ............................................................................................................. 16
2. GENERAL PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................ 17
2.1 INTERFACE .................................................................................................................................... 17
2.2 CAPACITY ...................................................................................................................................... 17
2.3 PERFORMANCE .............................................................................................................................. 18
2.3.1 Multi-level cell (MLC) Performance....................................................................................... 18
2.4 ENDURANCE .................................................................................................................................. 19
2.4.1 Multi-level cell (MLC) Endurance .......................................................................................... 19
3. POWER CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................................................ 20
3.1 SUPPLY VOLTAGE ........................................................................................................................... 20
3.2 GRACEFUL POWER-OFF REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................. 20
3.3 AVERAGE POWER CONSUMPTION ...................................................................................................... 21
3.3.1 Multi-level cell (MLC) Average Power Consumption ............................................................. 21
3.4 ACTIVE POWER CONSUMPTION ......................................................................................................... 22
3.4.1 Multi-level cell (MLC) Active Power Consumption ................................................................ 22
3.5 LOW POWER MODE CONSUMPTION .................................................................................................. 23
3.5.1 Low Power Mode Consumption ............................................................................................ 23
4. PHYSICAL SPECIFICATION .............................................................................................................. 24
4.1 HALF-SLIM SATA FORM FACTOR ...................................................................................................... 24
4.1.1 Standard SATA 8GB-64GB capacity ...................................................................................... 24
4.1.2 Half-Slim SATA 128GB-256GB capacity ................................................................................ 25
4.2 MSATA FORM FACTOR ................................................................................................................... 26
4.2.1 mSATA 8GB-64GB capacity ................................................................................................... 26
4.2.2 mSATA 128GB-256GB capacity ............................................................................................. 27
4.3 MSATA MINI FORM FACTOR ........................................................................................................... 28
4.3.1 mSATA Mini 8GB capacity .................................................................................................... 28
4.3.2 mSATA Mini 16GB-128GB capacity ....................................................................................... 28
5. ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................... 29
5.1 TEMPERATURE ............................................................................................................................... 29
5.2 HUMIDITY ..................................................................................................................................... 29
5.3 VIBRATION .................................................................................................................................... 29
5.4 SHOCK.......................................................................................................................................... 29
5.5 ALTITUDE ...................................................................................................................................... 29
5.6 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) .................................................................................................... 30
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5.7 ACOUSTICS .................................................................................................................................... 30
5.8 EMI/RFI COMPLIANCE ................................................................................................................... 30
5.9 ROHS .......................................................................................................................................... 30
5.10 REGULATIONS ................................................................................................................................ 31
6. RELIABILITY CHARACTERISTICS ...................................................................................................... 32
6.1 ERROR RATE .................................................................................................................................. 32
6.2 MTTF (MEAN-TIME-TO-FAILURE) .................................................................................................... 32
7. INTERFACE .................................................................................................................................... 33
7.1 SUPPORTED STANDARDS .................................................................................................................. 33
7.2 PIN ASSIGNMENTS – HALF-SLIM SATA CONNECTOR ............................................................................. 33
7.3 PIN ASSIGNMENTS – MSATA ........................................................................................................... 34
8. SUPPORTED ATA COMMANDS ...................................................................................................... 35
8.1 IDENTIFY DATA .............................................................................................................................. 39
8.2 LOG PAGES ................................................................................................................................... 43
9. ORDERING INFORMATION ............................................................................................................ 44
9.1 SANDISK SSD U100 MLC PRODUCTS ORDERING INFORMATION ............................................................ 44
10. CONTACT INFORMATION ......................................................................................................... 45
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Table of Figures
FIGURE 1-1: SANDISK SSD U100 BLOCK DIAGRAM .................................................................................................. 8
FIGURE 1-2: SANDISK SSD U100 NCACHE™ TECHNOLOGY ....................................................................................... 13
FIGURE 4-1 : HALF-SLIM SATA 8-64GB TOP VIEW ................................................................................................ 24
FIGURE 4-2 : HALF-SLIM SATA 8-64GB SIDE VIEW ................................................................................................ 24
FIGURE 4-3 : MSATA 8-64GB TOP VIEW ............................................................................................................. 26
FIGURE 4-4 : MSATA 8-64GB SIDE VIEW ............................................................................................................. 26
FIGURE 4-5 : MSATA 128-256GB TOP VIEW ....................................................................................................... 27
FIGURE 4-6 : MSATA 128-256GB SIDE VIEW ....................................................................................................... 27
FIGURE 4-7 : MSATA MINI 16-128GB TOP VIEW ................................................................................................. 28
FIGURE 4-8 : MSATA MINI 16-128GB SIDE VIEW ................................................................................................. 28
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Table of Tables
TABLE 1-1: SANDISK SSD U100 POWER CLASSES ................................................................................................... 16
TABLE 2-1: SANDISK SSD U100 CAPACITY SPECIFICATION ....................................................................................... 17
TABLE 2-2: SANDISK SSD U100 (MLC) PERFORMANCE .......................................................................................... 18
TABLE 2-3: SANDISK SSD U100 (MLC) ENDURANCE ............................................................................................. 19
TABLE 3-1: SANDISK SSD U100 SUPPLY VOLTAGE ................................................................................................. 20
TABLE 3-2: SANDISK SSD U100 (MLC) AVERAGE POWER CONSUMPTION ................................................................. 21
TABLE 3-3: SANDISK SSD U100 (MLC) ACTIVE POWER CONSUMPTION..................................................................... 22
TABLE 3-4: SANDISK SSD U100 POWER CONSUMPTION IN LOW POWER MODE .......................................................... 23
TABLE 4-1: MECHANICAL INFORMATION – HALF-SLIM SATA FORM FACTOR ................................................................ 24
TABLE 4-2: MECHANICAL INFORMATION - MSATA FORM FACTOR .............................................................................. 26
TABLE 4-3: MECHANICAL INFORMATION - MSATA MINI FORM FACTOR ...................................................................... 28
TABLE 5-1: SANDISK SSD U100 TEMPERATURE SPECIFICATION ................................................................................ 29
TABLE 5-2: SANDISK SSD U100 HUMIDITY SPECIFICATION ...................................................................................... 29
TABLE 5-3: SANDISK SSD U100 VIBRATION SPECIFICATION ..................................................................................... 29
TABLE 5-4: SANDISK SSD U100 SHOCK SPECIFICATION ........................................................................................... 29
TABLE 5-5: SANDISK SSD U100 ALTITUDE SPECIFICATION ....................................................................................... 29
TABLE 5-6: SANDISK SSD U100 ESD SPECIFICATION .............................................................................................. 30
TABLE 5-7: SANDISK SSD U100 EMI/RFI COMPLIANCE ......................................................................................... 30
TABLE 5-8: SANDISK SSD U100 REGULATION STANDARDS ...................................................................................... 31
TABLE 6-1: SANDISK SSD U100 MTTF ................................................................................................................ 32
TABLE 7-1: STANDARD SATA CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENT .................................................................................... 33
TABLE 7-2: MSATA CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENT ................................................................................................. 34
TABLE 8-1: SUPPORTED ATA COMMANDS ............................................................................................................. 38
TABLE 8-2: IDENTIFY DATA VALUES ...................................................................................................................... 42
TABLE 8-3: SUPPORTED SMART LOG PAGES ......................................................................................................... 43
TABLE 9-1: SSD U100 MLC ORDERING INFORMATION ........................................................................................... 44
TABLE 9-2: EXAMPLES OF DECODED SKU FOR SSD U100 MLC PRODUCTS ................................................................. 44
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1. Introduction
1.1 General Description
The SanDisk® SSD U100 builds on the momentum of three generations of SSD P-Series and the
overall trend in the market towards smaller, thinner computing machines that enable mobility,
connectivity on the go and instant-on capability.
Designed and built on the philosophy of providing improved user-experience at affordable cost,
SanDisk SSD U100 is a perfect replacement for HDD in the consumer market. The SanDisk SSD
U100 beats HDD in every possible metric – size, weight, shock and vibration tolerance, power
consumption, sequential and random read performances as well as sequential and random
write performances.
The SanDisk SSD U100 houses a powerful SATA SSD controller that is fully compliant to SATA
6Gb/s (Revision 3.0) standards on the front-end. Matching the speed on the back-end side, the
SSD controller is designed with 4 high-speed NAND Flash channels each operating at a maximum
speed of 194MB/s. This allows the product to achieve superior performance up to 450MB/s and
350MB/s for sequential read and sequential write, respectively. It fulfills the market’s ever
increasing demand of seamless user-experience, improved multi-tasking capabilities and
extreme responsiveness. The SATA interface aligns with the global transition in the industry,
which is enforced by the platform’s chipsets.
Using the advanced 24nm memory geometry provides for a low-cost product which beats the
HDD’s price in the capacity ranges of 8GB-32GB and provides a very competitive product at
capacities ranging 64GB to 256GB. The SanDisk SSD U100 is offered in many small form factors,
allowing SanDisk to maintain its leadership in this market. The small form factor enables further
miniaturization of Netbook, SmartBook and Tablet designs and opens doors for a whole range
of other applications such as Ultrabooks (Ultrathin Notebooks).
Figure 1-1: SanDisk SSD U100 Block Diagram
NAND Flash
SSD Controller
8-bit Toggle Mode
NAND
Flash
Array - 1
High speed
NAND Flash
Channels
SATA-III I/F
(6Gbps)
NAND
Flash
Array - 0
8-bit Toggle Mode
SanDisk SSD U100
8-bit Toggle Mode
NAND
Flash
Array - 2
8-bit Toggle Mode
NAND
Flash
Array - 3
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The SanDisk SSD U100 employs a low power architecture that significantly reduces the power
consumed by the device in low power modes - allowing the users’ to extend the charge cycles of
the battery – highly-desired by mobility applications.
Built on the fundamentals of solid state technology, the SSD U100 has no moving parts, unlike
an HDD, significantly improving the mechanical reliability of the device. The advanced flash
management technology designed into the device firmware allows the SSD U100 to achieve
superior sequential and random IO performance, and improves long-term data endurance
(measure of device reliability) significantly. The device firmware also implements functions of
Dynamic bad block management, dynamic and static wear-leveling, and robust error detection
and correction code (EDC/ECC) to ensure data integrity. Once the SSD has been configured by
the host, it appears to the host as a standard SATA disk drive.
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1.2 Key Features
High-capacity, ultra-small form factor supporting unformatted capacities
1
of 8GB, 16GB,
32GB, 64GB, 128GB and 256GB
2
:
Half-Slim SATA 2.5” standard connector, complies to JEDEC-297 standard
Standard mSATA form factor with a Mini-PCIe edge connector, complies to
JEDEC MO-300A standard
mSATA Mini form factor with a Mini-PCIe edge connector, complies to JEDEC
MO-300B standard
Interface to host:
SATA 6Gb/s (Revision 3.0) compliant
Backwards compliant to SATA 3Gb/s & SATA 1.5Gb/s
ATA Command Set ACS-2
NCQ support up to queue depth = 32
High performance
3
:
Maximum Host transfer rate: 6Gb/s
Sustained Sequential Read: 450 MB/s
Sustained Sequential Write: 350 MB/s
4K Random Write (Sustained): 630 IOPS
4K Random Read: 9400 IOPS
Low power consumption:
Typical read/write
4
: 45mW
Slumber power mode
5
: 10mW
DEVSLP power mode
6
: TBD
1
The logical capacity of the drive conforms to the IDEMA HDD Specification. See www.idema.org for details. Some of
the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions, and thus is not available for data storage. 1 megabyte
(MB) = 1 million bytes; 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes.
2
256GB availability in MLC flavor only.
3
Performance for 128GB product on SATA 6Gb/s host, Queue Depth = 32. Based on internal testing; performance
may vary.
4
Average (typical) power while running MobileMarkTM 2007 with Device Initiated Power Management (DIPM)
enabled
5
Based on Slumber Power mode of 1288GB product
6
Based on DEVSLP Power mode of 128GB product
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Advanced Flash Management:
nCache™ – Non Volatile Write Cache
Support for TRIM
Dynamic & Static Wear-leveling
Bad Block Management
Background Garbage Collection
Support for Performance throttling and Power Classes:
Performance will be throttled in the event junction temperature of critical
components is measured to be exceeding the maximum allowable for the
product.
A Power Class feature is supported to allow the Host to define the maximum
allowable power consumed by the device - honoring a power budget of the
host.
Ungraceful power loss handling:
Implements special hardware to detect the event of ungraceful power loss.
Ensures integrity of the data residing on the SSD
7
.
Highly-reliable:
Mean time to failure (MTTF) – refer to Section 6.2 for capacity-specific values
Operating shock: 1,500G, 0.5msec half sine
Operating vibration: 5gRMS, 10-2000 Hz
Operating temperature: 0˚C to 70˚C
Non-operating temperature and storage: -55˚C to +85˚C
7
Requires the host to maintain an amount of power/current for ~2.5ms to allow outstanding flash
programming sequences to complete.
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1.3 Functional Description
The SSD U100 contains a high-level, intelligent storage subsystem. This intelligent
(microcontroller) subsystem provides many capabilities not found in other types of memory
devices.
These capabilities include the following:
Compliant to SATA 6Gb/s (Revision 3.0) standard
Supports ATA register and command set (ATA-8 / ACS2 standard)
Support for NCQ, up to queue depth = 32
Support for Trim command
S.M.A.R.T. feature supported
Advanced power management
Implementation of dynamic and static wear-leveling to extend
Sophisticated system for error recovery including a powerful error correction code (ECC)
Host independence from details of erasing and programming flash memory
Sophisticated system for managing defects (similar to systems found in magnetic disk
drives)
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1.4 Advanced Flash Management
1.4.1 Non-Volatile Write Cache
The fourth generation of modular SSD, the SSD U100 supports a unique feature to improve burst
and sustained random write performance and ensure very positive user experience. Studies
show that modern (client as well as mobile) operating systems (like Windows7, Windows
Mobile, Android, ChromeOS) mostly access the storage device using small access blocks, with
the majority being 4KB access blocks.
SATA-III Host
Controller
SATA
Host
L1
Cache
(SRAM)
4
CH
L2
Cache
(NAND)
NAND
Storage
SATA-III
Device Controller
nCache
Page Based
MLC NAND Flash
Chunk Based
nCache
Page Based
MLC NAND Flash
Chunk Based
nCache
Page Based
MLC NAND Flash
Chunk Based
nCache
Page Based
MLC NAND Flash
Chunk Based
Figure 1-2: SanDisk SSD U100 nCache™ technology
These small logical access blocks conflict with the physical NAND block structure (>=2MB) for the
newer generation flash memory technology. Therefore, to bridge this difference, the SSD U100
employs a non-volatile NAND Flash write cache called the nCache™. The nCache™ is used to
accumulate these small writes (called cache segments) at high-speed and then flush and
consolidate them to a larger MLC section of the NAND Flash memory in the background during
idle time.
The cache size of the SSD U100 is over 500MB
8
- an order of magnitude larger than other
competing solutions that use DRAM based cache. Due to its large size, for most of the daily user
activity, the nCache™ never overflows and the user experiences high-burst performance rather
than the sustained performance. Once the nCache™ becomes full, the performance of SSD U100
drops to the steady state condition.
8
The cache size scales with capacity. For 128GB product, the cache size is over 2GB.
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1.4.2 Defect and Error Management
SSD U100 contains a sophisticated defect and error management system that is similar to the
systems found in magnetic disk drives, and in many cases, offers enhancements. If necessary,
the SSD device will rewrite data from a defective block to a good block. This action is completely
transparent to the host and does not consume any user data space.
The SSD soft error rate specification is much better than the magnetic disk drive specification. In
the extremely rare case that a read error does occur, the SSD U100 products have innovative
algorithms to recover the data by using error detection code and error correction code
(EDC/ECC). These defect and error management systems, coupled with the solid state
construction, give SSD U100 unparalleled reliability.
1.4.3 Wear Leveling
Wear leveling is an intrinsic part of the erase pooling functionality of SSDs using NAND memory.
Advanced features of dynamic and static wear-leveling, and automatic block management are
used to ensure an even distribution of write/erase cycles throughout the entire device,
regardless of how dynamic or static the data written is. This guarantees high data reliability and
maximizes flash life expectancy.
1.4.4 Bad Block Management
Bad blocks are occasionally created during the life cycle of a flash component, in a phenomenon
called dynamic bad-block accumulation. These bad blocks must be marked and replaced
dynamically in order to prevent read/write failures. When a bad block is detected, the
embedded Bad Block Mapping algorithm maps out the block, which will remove the block from
future use.
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1.5 Advanced Low Power Management
The SanDisk SSD U100 employs advanced low power architecture that reduces power
consumption in low power modes. In particular, the SSD U100 supports the following SATA low
power modes:
1.5.1 Slumber SATA low power mode
The SanDisk SSD U100 supports entering into Slumber SATA low power mode through DIPM
(Device Initiated Power Management) as well as HIPM (Host Initiated Power Management).
Upon completion of any command, in case of DIPM, the SSD will request the host to enter into
Slumber power if there is no SATA bus activity for 20msec.
1.5.2 DEVLSP SATA low power mode
The SSD U100 employs the newest DEVSLP SATA low power mode that further reduces device
power consumption in the IDLE state - thereby extending the time between charging of a
battery, which is highly-desired in mobility applications. The standard SATA low power modes,
Partial and Slumber, need SATA OOB (Out of Band) commands to return to normal operation.
The SATA PHY has to be partially powered up to respond to the OOB command sequence,
resulting in high Slumber mode current. DEVSLP enables the device, and optionally the host, to
completely shut-off their SATA PHY, resulting in much lower power consumption compared to
Slumber SATA low power mode.
1.6 Background Garbage Collection
Once the SATA PHY has entered into Slumber state, the flash management firmware can utilize
the time the device is idle in order to perform internal house-keeping operations. These internal
house-keeping activities include freeing up the space in the nCache by flushing and
consolidating to the MLC storage. Performing internal house-keeping activities in background
will significantly improve burst performance of the device, providing swift user experience and,
at the same time, allowing for better utilization of the nCache. These operations are executed
internally, while reporting device status READY to the host. Any time a new command is
received from the host the internal operations will be terminated and the host command will be
serviced with minimal delay. If no command is received by the device, the execution of the
house-keeping activities will be limited to 30 seconds – designed to maintain low power
consumption.
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1.7 Power classes
The SanDisk SSD U100 targeted towards convergence market space characterized by stringent
power budget originating from the objective to either extend battery charge cycle or due to
power ICs limitation. In order to allow an adequate power-performance tradeoff, the SanDisk
SSD U100 supports three power classes as define in the table below.
The operating Power Class is selected using user configurable or Operating System inputs.
Table 1-1: SanDisk SSD U100 Power Classes
1.8 Performance Throttling
In order to protect the integrity of the data and prevent excessive heat dissipation, the SSD
U100 utilizes an on-board/on-chip thermal sensor to monitor the SSD’s critical component
junction temperature. If the temperature rises above the allowable limit, the performance will
be reduced until the temperature decreases to an allowable level. This performance throttling
technique acts as a safety measure as well as a means for achieving power class
implementation described in the previous section.
Power Class
Unit
Power Class I
Power Class II
Power Class III
Maximum Active Power consumption
mW
800
1200
2000
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2. General Product Specifications
2.1 Interface
The SSD U100 interface complies with the Serial ATA standard published by ANSI. The device
complies with the SATA 6Gb/s, Revision 3.0 specifications and supports ATA Command Set ACS-
2.
For more information, refer to the American National Standard X3.221: AT Attachment for
Interface for Disk Drives document. Documentation can be ordered from IHS by calling 1-800-
854-7179 or accessing their Web site: http://global.ihs.com
2.2 Capacity
Table 2-1: SanDisk SSD U100 Capacity Specification
9
1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes. Some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions, and thus is
not available for data storage.
10
1 Sector = 512 bytes.
Unformatted
Capacity9
Total Number of
User-Addressable
Sectors in LBA Mode10
Number of
Logical
Cylinders
Number of Logical
Heads
Number of Logical
Sectors per Track
8GB
15,649,200
15,525
16
63
16GB
31,277,232
16,383
16
63
32GB
62,533,296
16,383
16
63
64GB
125,045,424
65,535
16
63
128GB
250,069,680
65,535
16
63
256GB
500,118,192
65,535
16
63
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2.3 Performance
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2.3.1 Multi-level cell (MLC) Performance
Table 2-2: SanDisk SSD U100 (MLC) Performance
11
Measured using IOMETER 2006.07.27 on Intel® Core™ i7-2600 Processor based Windows7™PC,
secondary drive configuration with host write cache enabled.
12
Using 512KB aligned accesses across the entire capacity of the drive.
13
The measurement is of 4KB aligned random accesses in the 8GB range of the drive’s capacity with
sequential precondition. For Random Write Sustained, card preconditioned with 4K Random write for 25
minutes followed by random write sustained performance averaged over 15 minutes.
Parameter
Unit
NCQ
8GB
16GB
32GB
64GB
128GB
256GB
SATA 3Gb/s host interface
Sequential Read12
MB/s
NCQ=1
110
210
210
210
210
210
NCQ=32
110
220
240
240
240
240
Sequential Write12
MB/s
NCQ=1
25
50
110
190
190
190
NCQ=32
25
50
110
220
230
230
Random Read [4KB]13
IOPs
NCQ=1
4200
4200
4200
4200
4200
4200
NCQ=32
5000
9200
9400
9400
9400
9400
Random Write –
Sustained [4KB]13
IOPs
NCQ=1
40
100
190
300
530
600
NCQ=32
40
100
190
300
530
600
Typical power-on
ready time
msec
35
typical
55
typical
85
typical
125
typical
125
typical
125
typical
Parameter
Unit
8GB
16GB
32GB
64GB
128GB
256GB
SATA 6Gb/s host interface
Sequential Read12
MB/s
NCQ=1
110
220
360
380
380
380
NCQ=32
110
220
450
450
450
450
Sequential Write12
MB/s
NCQ=1
25
50
110
220
320
320
NCQ=32
25
50
110
220
350
350
Random Read [4KB]13
IOPs
NCQ=1
4200
4200
4200
4200
4200
4200
NCQ=32
5000
9200
9400
9400
9400
9400
Random Write –
Sustained [4KB]13
IOPs
NCQ=1
40
100
200
300
530
630
NCQ=32
40
100
200
300
530
630
Typical power-on
ready time
msec
35
typical
55
typical
85
typical
125
typical
125
typical
125
typical
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2.4 Endurance
2.4.1 Multi-level cell (MLC) Endurance
Table 2-3: SanDisk SSD U100 (MLC) Endurance
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LDE is calculated based on typical workload based on Windows OS. LDE is a direct function of user workload and
access pattern. LDE is defined in terms of Terabytes Written, “TBW.”
Parameter
8GB
16GB
32GB
64GB
128GB
256GB
Long Term Data
Endurance (LDE)14
5TBW
10TBW
20TBW
40TBW
80TBW
160TBW
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3. Power Characteristics
3.1 Supply Voltage
Table 3-1: SanDisk SSD U100 Supply Voltage
3.2 Graceful Power-off Requirements
By default, most OS’s operate with Host Write Cache ’enabled,’ which more accurately means
there can be data residing in the U100 that hasn’t been succesfully programmed into flash
memory (this is a feature of ATA and not specific to SanDisk SSD products). To ensure this data is
properly committed to flash memory, the U100 requires a Flush Cache command followed by a
Standby Immediate command prior to power being removed. This command sequence allows
the U100 to complete the programming of all data in its volatile data cache into flash memory,
returning ’good’ status to the host only after successful completion. This command sequence is
handled transparently by most OS’s during a standard shutdown sequence (e.g., hibernation,
shutdown, standby, etc).
However, it is possible that in some applications (e.g., embedded systems without a typical user-
interface providing graceful power-down options), power to the U100 could be removed,
without warning, precluding the possibility of a graceful shutdown. To assist in the protection
against data loss, the U100 utilizes an internal voltage sensor to detect the loss of power. In
combination with residual power (i.e., current) from the host, the U100 will use the voltage
sensor trigger to stop any outstanding flash programming operation that may lead to data loss.
Please refer to the ”Unexpected Power Loss Considerations” white paper available from
SanDisk, which provides specific details relating to this topic.
Parameter
Specifications
Input Voltage
Form Factor
Standard SATA connector
5V ± 5%
mSATA / mSATA Mini
3.3V ± 5%
Maximum Ripple
70mV (peak to peak),
0 – 30MHz
Supply Rise Time
7msec to 500msec
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3.3 Average Power Consumption
Average power consumption is defined as the blended read/write/idle power used by the SSD
U100 while it is operating with a typical OS installed. The power consumption is being recorded
while running MobileMark™ 2007 with Device Initiated Power Management (DIPM) enabled
(allowing the SSD U100 to enter low power modes during host idle time). MobileMark™ 2007
simulates the usage of standard user applications in the Windows environment, providing a
reproducible test platform for measuring average power consumption.
3.3.1 Multi-level cell (MLC) Average Power Consumption
Input Voltage
Parameter
8GB
16GB
32GB
64GB
128GB
256GB
SATA 3Gb/s host interface
5V ± 5%
Read/Write
[mW]
43
43
45
52
55
55
3.3V ± 5%
Read/Write
[mW]
40
40
42
50
52
52
SATA 6Gb/s host interface
5V ± 5%
Read/Write
[mW]
45
46
47
52
60
60
3.3V ± 5%
Read/Write
[mW]
42
43
45
50
54
54
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3.4 Active Power Consumption
Active power consumption is measured while the U100 is continuously processing sequential
read and write commands (tested separately) with a transfer size of 256 sectors per command
(128KB). Measurement of active power consumption is meant to demonstrate the worst-case
continuous power required by the SSD U100 during long read or write command sequences.
3.4.1 Multi-level cell (MLC) Active Power Consumption
Input Voltage
Parameter
8GB
16GB
32GB
64GB
128GB
256GB
SATA 3Gb/s host interface
5V ± 5%
Read [mW]
550
770
840
875
950
1010
Write [mW]
550
755
1090
1750
1890
2025
3.3V ± 5%
Read [mW]
500
700
775
815
885
955
Write [mW]
500
680
1040
1710
1875
1995
SATA 6Gb/s host interface
5V ± 5%
Read [mW]
575
795
1175
1210
1300
1400
Write [mW]
575
775
1110
1775
2855
3040
3.3V ± 5%
Read [mW]
510
725
1090
1145
1240
1330
Write [mW]
510
700
1058
1740
2815
3000
Table 3-3: SanDisk SSD U100 (MLC) Active Power Consumption
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3.5 Low Power Mode Consumption
Low power mode consumption is defined as the mode where the SSD U100 has entered
Slumber mode (SATA PHY state) and DPDM (SSD U100 specific ‘deep power down mode’ that is
entered after a period of at least 20ms where no ATA commands are received from the host).
3.5.1 Low Power Mode Consumption
Input
Voltage
Parameter
8GB
16GB
32GB
64GB
128GB
256GB
SATA 3Gb/s host interface
5V ± 5%
Partial / Slumber
Mode [mW]
10.00
10.40
12.10
13.50
13.70
13.70
3.3V ± 5%
Partial / Slumber
Mode [mW]
8.00
8.02
10.20
10.43
10.60
10.60
DEVSLP Power
Mode [mW]
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
SATA 6Gb/s host interface
5V ± 5%
Partial / Slumber
Mode [mW]
10.20
10.45
12.15
13.70
13.75
13.75
3.3V ± 5%
Partial / Slumber
Mode [mW]
8.20
8.45
10.39
10.56
10.75
10.75
DEVSLP Power
Mode [mW]
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Table 3-4: SanDisk SSD U100 Power Consumption in Low Power Mode
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4. Physical Specification
4.1 Half-Slim SATA Form Factor
Complies with SFF-8156/MO-297 standards
Parameter
Specifications
Width
54mm
Length
39mm
Thickness (max)
3.08mm (8-64GB), 2.88mm (128-256GB), Connector 4.00mm
Typical Weight
5.9g (8GB), 6.6g (16GB), 7.5g (32-64GB), 7.7g (128-256GB)
Table 4-1: Mechanical Information – Half-Slim SATA form factor
4.1.1 Standard SATA 8GB-64GB capacity
Figure 4-1 : Half-Slim SATA 8-64GB Top View
Figure 4-2 : Half-Slim SATA 8-64GB Side View
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4.2 mSATA Form Factor
Complies with MO-300A Standard
Parameter
Specifications
Width
30mm
Length
50.95mm
Thickness (max)
3.4mm (8-64GB), 3.2mm (128-256GB)
Typical Weight
5.2g (8GB), 5.7g (16GB), 6.7g (32-64GB), 6.8g (128-256GB)
Table 4-2: Mechanical Information - mSATA form factor
4.2.1 mSATA 8GB-64GB capacity
Figure 4-3 : mSATA 8-64GB Top View
Figure 4-4 : mSATA 8-64GB Side View
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4.2.2 mSATA 128GB-256GB capacity
Figure 4-5 : mSATA 128-256GB Top View
Figure 4-6 : mSATA 128-256GB Side View
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4.3 mSATA Mini Form Factor
Complies with MO-300B Standard
Parameter
Specifications
Width
30mm
Length
26.80mm
Thickness (max)
2.2mm (8GB), 3.2mm (16-128GB)
Typical Weight
3.0g (8GB), 3.3g (16GB), 3.4g (32GB), 3.5g (64-128GB)
Table 4-3: Mechanical Information - mSATA Mini form factor
4.3.1 mSATA Mini 8GB capacity
4.3.2 mSATA Mini 16GB-128GB capacity
Figure 4-7 : mSATA Mini 16-128GB Top View
Figure 4-8 : mSATA Mini 16-128GB Side View
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5. Environmental Specifications
5.1 Temperature
Parameter
Specifications
Operational
0°C to 70°C
Storage
-55°C to 85°C
Maximum temperature gradient
1°C per minute
Table 5-1: SanDisk SSD U100 Temperature Specification
5.2 Humidity
Parameter
Specifications
Operational
Humidity (Non condensation)
5% to 95%
Maximum wet bulb
35°C
Non-operational
Humidity (Non condensation)
5% to 95%
Maximum wet bulb
40°C
Maximum relative humidity gradient
20% per hour
Table 5-2: SanDisk SSD U100 Humidity Specification
5.3 Vibration
Parameter
Specifications
Operational / Non-operational
5gRMS, 10-2000 Hz, 3 axes
Table 5-3: SanDisk SSD U100 Vibration Specification
5.4 Shock
Parameter
Acceleration Force
Half Sine pulse duration
Operational /
Non operational
1000G
1ms
1500G
0.5ms
Table 5-4: SanDisk SSD U100 Shock Specification
5.5 Altitude
Parameter
Specifications
Non-Operational
-1500ft (-457m) to 40,000ft (12,192m)
Operational
-1500ft (-457m) to 10,000ft (3048m)
Table 5-5: SanDisk SSD U100 Altitude Specification
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5.6 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
The SanDisk SSD U100’s are ESD tested per IEC 61000-4-2 Standard.
Parameter
Test Voltage
Contact
2kV, 4kV
Air
4kV, 8kV
Table 5-6: SanDisk SSD U100 ESD Specification
5.7 Acoustics
The SSD U100 does not generate any acoustics noise (0dB).
5.8 EMI/RFI Compliance
The SanDisk SSD U100 is certified to comply with the following standards.
Standard
FCC Part 15 Class B
IECS-003 Class B
EN 55022 Class B
EN 55024
KCC No. 2008-39
KCC No. 2008-38
CNS 13438
VCCI: 2006
AS/NZS CISPR 22: 2006
Table 5-7: SanDisk SSD U100 EMI/RFI Compliance
5.9 RoHS
European union’s restriction on use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic
equipment (EU RoHS) Directive 2002/95/EC. China’s management methods for controlling
pollution by electronic information products (China RoHS).
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5.10 Regulations
The SanDisk SSD U100 is certified with the following certifications:
Standard
CE
UL (with file number)
CSA (or ULc)
CE
WEEE
TUV/SEMKO/UL/etc.
MIC (Korea) (with certification number)
BSMI (Taiwan) (with applicant code number)
VCCI (Japan)
C-Tick (Australia)
FCC
China RoHS
HF (Halogen Free)
EuP
Table 5-8: SanDisk SSD U100 Regulation Standards
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6. Reliability Characteristics
6.1 Error Rate
Non-recoverable error rate is 1 error per 1016 bits read.
6.2 MTTF (Mean-Time-To-Failure)
The reliability figure of merit most often used for electronic equipment is Mean-Time-To-Failure
(MTTF). SanDisk estimates MTTF using a prediction methodology based in accordance with the
Telcordia Special Report SR-332. The prediction is based on a Parts Stress Analysis.
Quality levels were defined as industrial grade (I) for all of the components. The detailed
prediction for the system was performed at a temperature of 25°C in a GB environment.
The following table summarizes the estimated MTTF results for each capacity.
Capacity
Condition
MTTF (Hours)
Estimated FITs
8GB
Telcordia SR-332, GB, 25°C
TBD
TBD
16GB
Telcordia SR-332, GB, 25°C
TBD
TBD
32GB
Telcordia SR-332, GB, 25°C
TBD
TBD
64GB
Telcordia SR-332, GB, 25°C
TBD
TBD
128GB
Telcordia SR-332, GB, 25°C
TBD
TBD
256GB
Telcordia SR-332, GB, 25°C
TBD
TBD
Table 6-1: SanDisk SSD U100 MTTF
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7. Interface
7.1 Supported Standards
The SSD U100 complies with the following standards:
SATA 6Gb/s, Revision 3.0
ATA Command Set ACS-2
7.2 Pin Assignments – Half-Slim SATA connector
SIGNAL Connector Pinout:
Pin #
Signal Name
Description
S1
GND
2nd mate
S2
A+
RxP
S3
A-
RxM
S4
GND
2nd mate
S5
B-
TxM
S6
B+
TxP
S7
GND
2nd mate
POWER Connector Pinout:
Pin #
Signal Name
Description
P1
V33
Not connected
P2
V33
Not connected
P3
V33
Not connected
P4
GND
1st mate
P5
GND
2nd mate
P6
GND
2nd mate
P7
V5
5V power input, pre-charge, 2nd mate
P8
V5
5V power input
P9
V5
5V power input
P10
GND
2nd mate
P11
DAS/RSS
Device Activity Signal
P12
GND
1st mate
P13
V12
Not connected
P14
V12
Not connected
P15
V12
Not connected
Table 7-1: Standard SATA Connector Pin Assignment
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7.3 Pin Assignments – mSATA
Pin #
Assignment
Description
Pin #
Assignment
Description
1
No Connect
2
+3.3V
3.3V Source
3
No Connect
4
GND
Return Current Path
5
No Connect
6
No Connect
7
No Connect
8
No Connect
9
GND
Return Current Path
10
No Connect
11
No Connect
12
No Connect
13
No Connect
14
No Connect
15
GND
Return Current Path
16
No Connect
17
No Connect
18
GND
Return Current Path
19
No Connect
20
No Connect
21
GND
Return Current Path
22
No Connect
23
+B - TXP
Transmitter
Differential Signal
Pair
24
+3.3V
3.3V Source
25
-B - TXN
Transmitter
Differential Signal
Pair
26
GND
Return Current Path
27
GND
Return Current Path
28
No Connect
29
GND
Return Current Path
30
No Connect
31
-A - RXN
Receiver Differential
Signal Pair
32
No Connect
33
+A - RXP
Receiver Differential
Signal Pair
34
GND
Return Current Path
35
GND
Return Current Path
36
No Connect
37
GND
Return Current Path
38
No Connect
39
+3.3V
3.3V Source
40
GND
Return Current Path
41
+3.3V
3.3V Source
42
PWR_LOSS
Power Loss Indicator
43
No Connect
44
DEVSLP
SATA PHY Power
Control
45
No Connect
46
No Connect
47
No Connect
48
No Connect
49
DA/DSS
Device Activity
50
GND
Return Current Path
51
Presence
Detection
Pulled low by the
device
52
+3.3V
3.3V Source
Table 7-2: mSATA Connector Pin Assignment
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8. Supported ATA Commands
The following table defines some of the common ATA commands supported by the SSD U100.
Specifics of each ATA command’s operation can be found in the ATA/ATAPI Command Set ACS-2
document.
Command Name
ATA8
Code
Check Power Mode
M
E5h
Data Set Management
O
06h
Trim
01h
Device Configuration Overlay
O
B1h
DCO sub-
commands:
Restore
C0h
Freeze Lock
C1h
Identify
C2h
Set
C3h
Identify DMA
C4h
Set DMA
C5h
Download Microcode
O
92h
Download (with offsets) and save microcode.
03h
Download (without offsets) and save microcode.
07h
Execute Device Diagnostic
M
90h
Flush Cache
M
E7h
Flush Cache Ext
O
EAh
Identify Device
M
Ech
Idle
M
E3h
Idle Immediate
M
E1h
Initialize Drive Parameters
Obs
91h
NOP
O
00h
Read Buffer
O
E4h
Read DMA
M
C8h
Read DMA Ext
O
25h
Read DMA w/o Retry
Obs
C9h
Read FPDMA Queued
O
60h
Read Log Ext
O
2Fh
Read Multiple
M
C4h
Read Multiple Ext
O
29h
Read Native Max Address
O
F8h
Read Native Max Addr Ext
O
27h
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Read Sectors
M
20h
Read Sectors Ext
O
24h
Read Sectors w/o Retry
Obs
21h
Read Verify Sectors
M
40h
Read Verify Sectors Ext
O
42h
Read Verify Sectors w/o Retry
Obs
41h
Recalibrate
Obs
1Xh
Sanitize
O
B4h
Sanitize
sub-
commands:
Sanitize Status Ext
00h
Block Erase Ext
12h
Sanitize Freeze Lock Ext
20h
Security Disable Password
O
F6h
Security Erase Prepare
O
F3h
Security Erase Unit
O
F4h
Security Freeze Lock
O
F5h
Security Set Password
O
F1h
Security Unlock
O
F2h
Seek
Obs
7Xh
Set Features
M
EFh
Set Features
sub-
commands:
Enable write cache
02h
Set transfer mode
03h
Enable Advanced Power Management (APM)
05h
Enable SATA features
10h
DMA Setup FIS Auto-Activate Optimization
02h
Device-Initiated Interface Power Management
03h
Software Setting Preservation
06h
Disable read look-ahead
55h
Disable reverting to power-on defaults
66h
Disable write cache
82h
Disable Advanced Power Management (APM)
85h
Disable SATA features
90h
DMA Setup FIS Auto-Activate Optimization
02h
Device-Initiated Interface Power Management
03h
Software Setting Preservation
06h
Enable read look-ahead
AAh
Enable reverting to power-on defaults
CCh
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Set Max Address
O
F9h
Security
Extension
sub-
commands:
Set Max Set Password
01h
Set Max Lock
02h
Set Max Unlock
03h
Set Max Freeze Lock
04h
Set Max Set Password DMA
05h
Set Max Unlock DMA
06h
Set Max Address Ext
O
37h
Set Multiple Mode
M
C6h
Sleep
M
E6h
Smart
O
B0h
Smart sub-
commands:
Read Attribute Values (Read Data)
D0h
Read Attribute Thresholds
Obs
D1h
Enable/Disable Attribute Autosave
O
D2h
Save Attribute Values
D3h
Execute
Offline
Immediate:
LBA
Low
D4h
Execute off-line immediate routine
00h
Execute Short Self-test routine (Offline)
01h
Execute Extended Self-test routine (Offline)
02h
Abort off-line immediate routine
7Fh
Execute Short Self-test routine (Captive)
81h
Execute Extended Self-test routine (Captive)
82h
Read Log
D5h
Write Log
D6h
Enable Operations
D8h
Disable Operations
D9h
Read Status
DAh
Disable Auto Offline
Obs
DBh
Standby
M
E2h
Standby Immediate
M
E0h
Write Buffer
O
E8h
Write DMA
M
CAh
Write DMA Ext
O
35h
Write DMA w/o Retry
Obs
CBh
Write FPDMA Queued
O
61h
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Write Log Ext
O
3Fh
Write Multiple
M
C5h
Write Multiple Ext
O
39h
Write Sectors
M
30h
Write Sectors Ext
O
34h
Write Sectors w/o Retry
Obs
31h
Write Uncorrectable Ext
O
45h
Pseudo-UECC with Logging
55h
M = Mandatory. O = Optional. Obs = Obsolete, But Supported
Table 8-1: Supported ATA Commands
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8.1 Identify Data
The following table defines the specifics of the Identify Data returned by the SSD U100.
Word
Address
Default Value
Total
Bytes
Data Field Type Information
0
0040h
2
ATA General configuration: bit-significant information
1
3FFFh
2
ATA Default number of cylinders (depends on capacity)
2
C837h
2
Reserved
3
0010h
2
Default number of heads
4-5
0000h
4
Obsolete
6
003Fh
2
Default number of sectors per track
7-9
0000h
6
Obsolete
10-19
ASCII
20
Serial number in ASCII (left-justified)
20-22
0000h
6
Obsolete
23-26
MJ.MN.XX
8
Firmware revision in ASCII
27-46
SanDisk SSD U100
XXXGB
40
Model number in ASCII (left-justified) for SSD U100 MLC
47
8001h
2
Maximum No. of sectors in Read/Write Multiple command
48
0000h
2
Reserved
49
2F00h
2
LBA and MWDMA modes supported
50
4000h
2
Capabilities
51
0200h
2
PIO data transfer cycle timing mode
52
0000h
2
Obsolete
53
0007h
2
Field validity
54
XXXXh
2
Current number of cylinders (depends on capacity)
55
0010h
2
Current number of heads
56
003Fh
2
Current sectors per track
57-58
XXXXh
4
Current capacity in sectors (LBAs)
59
9101h
2
Sanitize options and Multiple sector setting (Multiple = 1)
60-61
XXXXh
4
Total number of sectors addressable in LBA Mode
62
0000h
2
Obsolete
63
0007h
2
Bits:15-8: Multiword DMA mode active
Bits: 0-7: Multiword DMA modes supported
64
0003h
2
Advanced PIO modes supported
65
0078h
2
Minimum multiword DMA transfer cycle time per word (ns)
66
0078h
2
Recommended multiword DMA transfer cycle time per word in
ns
67
0078h
2
Minimum PIO transfer without flow control
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Address
Default Value
Total
Bytes
Data Field Type Information
68
0078h
2
Minimum PIO transfer with IORDY flow control
69
5200h
2
ACS2 Additional Supported – Deterministic Trim
70-74
0000h
10
Reserved
75
001Fh
2
Queue Depth
76
050Eh
2
SATA capabilities
77
000Xh
2
SATA Additional capabilities (0002=1.5Gb/s, 0004=3Gb/s,
0006=6Gb/s)
78
004Ch
2
SATA Features Supported
79
0040h
2
SATA Features Enabled
80
03F0h
2
Major Version number
81
0110h
2
Minor Version number
82
746Bh
2
Command set supported
83
7D01h
2
Command sets supported
84
4123h
2
Command set/feature supported extension
85
7469h
2
Command set/feature enabled
86
BD01h
2
Command set/feature enabled
87
4123h
2
Command set/feature default
88
007Fh
2
Ultra DMA Mode supported and selected
89
0001h
2
Time required for security erase-unit completion (all capacities
complete < 2 minutes)
90
0001h
2
Time required for Enhanced security erase completion (all
capacities complete < 2 minutes)
91
0000h
2
Current advanced power management value
92
FFFEh
2
Master Password Identifier
93
0000h
2
Hardware Reset Result
94
0000h
2
Current AAM Value
95
0000h
2
Stream Min Request Size
96
0000h
2
Streaming Transfer Time-DMA
97
0000h
2
Streaming Access Latency
98-99
0000h
4
Streaming Performance Granularity
100-
103
XXXXh
8
48-bit # of LBA's
104
0000h
2
Streaming Transfer Time-PIO
105
0008h
2
Max # 512-byte Blocks in LBA Range Entries
106
4000h
2
Physical Sector Size/Logical
107
0000h
2
Inter-Seek Delay for ISO7779
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Address
Default Value
Total
Bytes
Data Field Type Information
108-
111
5001B440XXXXXXXXh
8
WWN
112-
115
0000h
8
Reserved
116
0000h
2
Reserved for TLC
117-
118
0000h
4
Logical Sector Size
119
4014h
2
Command/Feature Sets Supported #4
120
4014h
2
Command/Feature Sets Enabled
121-
126
0000h
12
Reserved
127
0000h
2
Obsolete
128
0021h
2
Security Status
129-
159
0000h
62
Reserved vendor-unique bytes
160-
167
0000h
16
Reserved
168
0004h
2
Device Nominal Form Factor
169
0001h
2
ATA8-ACS2 Data Set Management Support
170-
175
0000h
12
Reserved
176-
205
0000h
60
Current Media Serial Number (not supported)
206
0000h
2
SCT Command Transport
207-
208
0000h
4
Reserved for CE-ATA
209
4000h
2
Alignment-Logical within Physical Block
210-
211
0000h
4
Wr/Rd/Vfy Sector Count Mode 3
212-
213
0000h
4
Wr/Rd/Vfy Sector Count Mode 2
214
0000h
2
NV Cache Capabilities
215-
216
0000h
4
NV Cache Size in Logical Blocks
217
0001h
2
Nominal Media Rotation Rate
218
0000h
2
Reserved
219
0000h
2
NV Cache Options
220
0000h
2
Wr/Rd/Vfy Feature Set-Current Mode
221
0000h
2
Reserved
222
1031h
2
Transport Major Version Number
223
0000h
2
Transport Minor Version Number
224-
233
0000h
20
Reserved for CE-ATA
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Address
Default Value
Total
Bytes
Data Field Type Information
234
0008h
2
Min Sector Count for Download Microcode Mode 3
235
0010h
2
Max Sector Count for Download Microcode Mode 3
236-
254
0000h
38
Reserved for CE-ATA
255
XXXXh
2
Integrity Word-Checksum
Table 8-2: Identify Data Values
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8.2 Log Pages
The following table defines the list of supported Log Pages accessible through SMART Write Log,
SMART Read Log, Read Log Ext and Write Log Ext commands.
Log Address
Total Pages
Log Address Description
0x00
1
General Purpose Log Directory
0x01
1
Summary SMART Error Log
0x03
‘n’
Ext Comprehensive SMART Error Log
0x04
‘n’
Device Statistics Log – SSD Statistics
0x06
1
SMART Self-Test Log
0x10
1
NCQ Error Log
0x11
1
SATA PHY Event Counters Log
80h-9Fh
16
Host Vendor-specific Logs
Table 8-3: Supported SMART Log Pages
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9. Ordering information
9.1 SanDisk SSD U100 MLC Products Ordering Information
SDSA5XK-CCCG-YYYY
SD
SanDisk
SA
SATA
5
Generation: 4
X
Form factor:
A – Half 1.8" form factor, Standard SATA connector
D – mSATA form factor
F – mSATA Mini form factor
G – 2.5” 7mm cased form factor
K
Flash Memory used: 24nm 64Gb MLC ABL
CCC
Capacity:
008
016
032
064
128
256
G
Units: GB
YYYY
Customer code reference
Table 9-1: SSD U100 MLC Ordering Information
Refer to the examples below as reference for ordering SKUs.
SKU #
Details
SDSA5AK-032G-YYYY
32GB SSD U100 MLC in Half 1.8" form factor, Standard SATA connector
SDSA5DK-064G-YYYY
64GB SSD U100 MLC in mSATA form factor
SDSA5FK-128G-YYYY
128 GB SSD U100 MLC in mSATA Mini form factor
Table 9-2: Examples of decoded SKU for SSD U100 MLC Products
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10. Contact information
USA
Tel: +1-408-470-4440
Fax: +1-408-470-4470
OEMinfo@sandisk.com
China
Tel: +86-755-8348-5218
Fax: +86-755-8348-5418
OEMChina@sandisk.com
Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-2515-2522
Fax: +886-2-2515-2295
OEMAsia@sandisk.com
Korea
Tel: +82-2-3452-9079
Fax: +82-2-3452-9145
Japan
Tel: +81-3-5423-8101
Fax: +81-3-5423-8102
OEMJapan@sandisk.com
Europe
Tel: +33-(1)-43-37-2131
Fax: +33-(1)-43-37-2111
OEMEurope@sandisk.com
Rest of the World & Israel
Tel: +972-9-764-5000
Fax: +972-3-548-8666
For more information, please visit www.sandisk.com/SSD
