Product Specification and User Manual
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1. 38 10 3 Handling Instructions 38 10 4 Installation 39 10 4 1 System Requirements 39 10 4 2 FFD Configuration 39 10 4 3 Installation 39 11 Troubleshooting 41 11 1 The FFD Is Not Identified by the System BIOS 41 11 1 1 Basic Checks 41 11 1 2 BIOS Setup 41 11 2 Disk Performance Is Slow 41 11 3 The FFD Functions as an Additional Drive but Fails to Boot 41 11 4 Linux Ins2. EDC ECC Error Detection Code Error Correction The EDC ECC extends disk endurance by detecting and then fixing flash bits Bad block mapping algorithm This algorithm replaces bad blocks with new ones from available spares 10 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 3 3 10 Physical Characteristics Table 4 describes the nominal dimensions of the FFD with the maximum weight for each unit case Table 4 Nominal Dimensions Maximum Density and Weight Inches Millimeters Max Density Max Unit Weight kg A 0 374 9 5 1GB to 8GB 16GB 0 10 B 0 571 14 5 12GB 24GB to 64GB 0 14 C 0 728 18 5 72GB to 112GB 0 18 H D 0 886 22 5 120GB 128GB 0 22 W 2 75 69 85 L 3 945 100 2 For detailed mounting configuration dimensions refer to Figure 2 Note The information in this section is relevant for FFD units with firmware version 1 03 and later Figure 2 FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Assembly A1 in Figure 2 indicates the case heights which are available in dimensions ranging from 9 5 mm to 22 5 mm For available cases heights please refer to Table 4 11 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 3 3 11 LED Indicator The FFD includes two LEDs one green and one red located on the rear panel These LEDs indicate the following Power green LED This is the FFD power indicator
3. NSA Manual 130 2 Erase the media and overwrite with random data 2 times then erase and overwrite with a character 0x81 0x02 Char 0x00 20 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 Parameter Operation Master Command 1 2 3 USA Army 380 19 Erase the media and overwrite with random data erase and overwrite with a character then erase and overwrite with complement of the character 0xC1 0x01 Char Char NISPOMSUP Chap 8 Sect 8 501 Overwrite all locations with a character its complement and then random data 0xD0 Char Char 0x01 IREC IRIG 106 Erase the media overwrite with 0x55 erase overwrite with 0xAA erase 0xD0 0x55 0xAA 0x00 Erase the media and overwrite with random data different data each time 21 times 0x41 0x15 0x00 0x00 Erase the media and overwrite with random data different data each time 381 times 0xD5 0x7F 0x7F 0x7F Notes 1 Before every overwrite process all blocks are erased as per the flash specification 2 Blocks subjected to the Sanitize procedure are all blocks not registered in the original manufacturer s Bad Block Table 4 4 1 3 Sanitize Interrupt The Sanitize Interrupt command has the following characteristics The FFD receives the Sanitize Interrupt at any time The Sanitize Interrupt initiates the immediate execution of the default Sanitize procedure The defau
4. Verify that the operating system is properly installed 11 4 Linux Installation Is Complete but the System Does Not Boot Verify that the partitions are large enough When using a small density drive an older installation CD may fail to properly divide the disk into partitions This bug has been fixed in newer installation utilities If you use your own customized Linux verify that you have the latest kernel as a base for your modified version 41 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 12 ORDERING INFORMATION Table 25 Ordering Information for the FFD 2 5 Serial ATA FFD 25 SATA CCC T H P CCC Unformatted density GB 1 2 4 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96 104 112 120 128 T Temperature range Blank Commercial 0 C 70 C N Enhanced 25 C 75 C X Extended 40 C 85 C H Case height A 9 5 mm up to 16GB B 14 5 mm up to 64GB C 18 5 mm up to 112GB D 22 5 mm up to 128GB P RoHS support Blank Non RoHS version P RoHS version Note The information in this section is relevant for FFD units with firmware version 1 03 and later 42 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 HOW TO CONTACT US USA M Systems Inc 555 North Mathilda Avenue Suite 220 Sunnyvale CA 94085 Tel 1 408 470 4440 Fax 1 408 470 4470 China M Systems Flash Disk Pi
5. 12V power P15 V12 12V power The following points should be noted All pins are in a single row with a 1 27 mm 050 pitch The comments on the mating sequence in Table 6 apply for backplane blind mate connector cases only In this situation the mating sequences are 1 Ground pins P4 and P12 2 Pre charge power pins and the other ground pins and 3 Signal pins and the rest of the power pins There are three power pins for each voltage One pin from each voltage is used for pre charge in a backplane blind mate situation Figure 3 FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Pin Configuration 3 4 Reliability Mean Time Between Failures MTBF The MTBF statistics for the FFD described in Table 7 were calculated based on Telcordia SR 332 GB 25 C Table 7 MTBF for the FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Density MTBF Hours FIT Failure Rate per Million Hours 1GB 8GB 16GB 1 180 777 0 8469 32GB 1 000 600 0 9993 48GB 825 150 1 2119 64GB 613 986 1 6287 80GB 561 419 1 7812 128GB 390 167 2 563 A detailed report can be supplied upon request Note The information in this section is relevant for FFD units with firmware version 1 03 and later 13 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 3 5 Error Detection Correction Code EDC ECC The FFD has embedded error detection and error correction hardware and software mechanisms The EDC ECC uses the BCH al
6. 4 4 3 3 Retrieving the Configurable Parameters The structure of the GET PARAMETERS command is described in Table 22 Table 22 Vendor Specific Get Parameters Command Register 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Features 0xEF Sector Count Parameter ID bits 0 7 LSB Sector Number Parameter ID bits 8 15 Cylinder Low Parameter ID bits 16 23 Cylinder High Parameter ID bits 24 31 MSB Device Head 0 D 1 1 Command B0h The command transfers one sector of data with configurable parameters from the FFD in the format described in Table 21 on page 29 If the parameter ID specified in the command registers is one of those listed in Section 4 4 3 2 the returned sector contains the value of that single ID In addition a group ID is defined as All Partition IDs 0x1FFFF In response to a group ID given in the command registers the returned sector will contain a list of parameter IDs from that group and all their respective values 4 4 4 Sanitizing Partitions The FFD can be subdivided into a maximum of four partitions When configuring your system for a Sanitize procedure the following must be taken into account A partition may be as small as one sector or occupy the entire media When a partition has a length of 0 if it is included in the partition mask it will have no effect on the Sanitize procedure Partition values are always defined The factory default is all partitions having length 0 i e nothing
7. 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 3 3 7 Power Consumption The FFD requires input voltage of 5VDC with a tolerance of 5 4 75V 5 25V and a maximum ripple of 250 mV peak to peak Table 3 describes the power consumption based on density The power consumptions depend on the disk density and the flash components being used Table 3 FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Typical Power Consumption Unformatted Disk Density Idle Mode Read Write Mode GB mA W mA W 1 16 390 1 95 430 2 15 128 490 2 45 590 2 95 Note The information in this section is relevant for FFD units with firmware version 1 03 and later 9 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 3 3 9 Endurance The FFD sustains more than 5 000 000 erase cycles and an unlimited number of read cycles Performance is enhanced by the following features Dynamic wear leveling algorithm This algorithm guarantees the use of all flash blocks at the same level of stress write erase cycle The dynamic wear leveling algorithm eliminates situations where repeated writes to the same logical location cause flash block wear out The dynamic wear leveling algorithm functions by mapping logical blocks to physical blocks transparent to the customer application Garbage collection process The garbage collection process eliminates the need to perform erasure prior to every write thus eliminating excessive disk deterioration
8. Execute 2 subcommands defined in bits 0 1 and 2 3 Value of 11b Execute 3 subcommands defined in bits 0 1 2 3 and 4 5 Attempting to save the default Sanitize configuration option D using subcommand selection 00b will result in an aborted command and no changes will be made When the master command specifies only 1 or 2 subcommands parameters for the remaining subcommands are reserved and should be set to 0 for compatibility with future versions For the default Sanitize procedure all other bits in the master command and parameters1 3 are reserved and should be set to 0 for compatibility with future versions Bits 0 1 2 3 and 4 5 of the master command contain the following subcommands Value of 0 Erase and fill with given character The character is provided in the corresponding parameter 19 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 Value of 1 Erase and fill with random data several times The number of erase fill loops is provided in the corresponding parameter Zero number of loops means erase once and do not fill Only the 7 least significant bits in the parameter are used to specify the number of loops The most significant bit is reserved for future extensions Value of 2 or 3 These subcommands are reserved for future extensions Parameter1 corresponds to the subcommand in bits 0 1 Parameter2 corresponds to the subcommand in bits 2 3 Parameter3 correspon
9. FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk Product Specification and User Manual November 2006 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 DOCUMENT CONTROL INFORMATION DCO No Title Name Date Issued by Rugged Product Manager Embedded Division Guy Freikorn March 2006 Approved by VP Sales and Marketing Embedded Division Ofer Tzur March 2006 REVISION HISTORY Revision Date Description Reference Updated memory density table Section 3 3 6 Updated physical characteristics Section 3 3 10 Updated Reliability MTBF table Section 3 4 Updated Security Erase Functionality tables Section 4 4 2 1 1 March 13 2006 Updated ordering information table Section 12 Updated Power consumption table Table 3 Updated Power consumption during Security Erase table Table 19 Updated Security Erase time and mount time tables Section 4 4 2 1 2 November 29 2006 Updated mount time table Table 24 2 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Scope 5 2 Applicable Documents 5 3 Specifications 6 3 1 Pr
10. plus three ground connections There are total of 7 pins in the signal segment and 15 pins in the power segment All pins are in a single row with a 1 27 mm 0 050 pitch 16 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 Figure 5 FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Interface Connector 4 3 Supported ATA Commands The FFD supports the commands listed in Table 8 For a complete description of these commands refer to the ATA 6 Standard Table 8 ATA Commands Command Name Command Code Hex CHECK POWER MODE 98h E5h DOWNLOAD MICROCODE 92h EXECUTE DEVICE DIAGNOSTIC 90h FLUSH CACHE E7h FORMAT UNIT F7h IDENTIFY DEVICE ECh IDENTIFY DEVICE DMA EEh IDLE 97h E3h IDLE IMMEDIATE 95h E1h INITIALIZE DEVICE PARAMETERS 91h NOP 00h READ BUFFER E4h READ DMA w retry C8h READ DMA w o retry C9h READ MULTIPLE C4h READ SECTOR S w retry 20h READ SECTOR S w o retry 21h READ VERIFY SECTOR S w retry 40h READ VERIFY SECTOR S w o retry 41h RECALIBRATE 10h SANITIZE including fast secure erase 82H SECURITY DISABLE PASSWORD F6h SECURITY ERASE PREPARE F3h SECURITY ERASE UNIT F4h SECURITY FREEZE F5h 17 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 Command Name Command Code Hex SECURITY SET PASSWORD F1h SECURITY UNLOCK F2h SEEK 70h SET FEATURES EFh SET
11. Accordingly in any use of the Product in life support systems or other applications where failure could cause injury or loss of life the Product should only be incorporated in systems designed with appropriate and sufficient redundancy or backup features Contact your local M Systems sales office or distributor or visit our website at www m systems com to obtain the latest specifications before placing your order 2006 M Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd All rights reserved M Systems DiskOnChip DiskOnKey DiskOnKey MyKey FFD Fly By iDiskOnChip iDOC mDiskOnChip mDOC MegaSIM SuperMAP TrueFFS uDiskOnChip uDOC and Xkey are trademarks or registered trademarks of M Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd Other product names or service marks mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged All specifications are subject to change without prior notice 43 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2
12. Configuration 16 4 1 Optional Jumper Setting 16 4 1 1 Reserved Jumper 16 4 1 2 Write Protect Jumper Settings 16 4 1 3 Secure Erase Jumper 16 4 2 Interface Connectors 16 4 3 Supported ATA Commands 17 4 4 Vendor Specific Commands 18 4 4 1 Sanitize 18 4 4 2 Security Erase Functionality 26 4 4 3 Configuration 28 3 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 06
13. MULTIPLE MODE C6h SLEEP 99h E6h SMART B0h STANDBY 96h E2h STANDBY IMMEDIATE 94h E0h WRITE BUFFER E8h WRITE DMA w retry CAh WRITE DMA w o retry CBh WRITE MULTIPLE C5h WRITE SECTOR S w retry 30h WRITE SECTOR S w o retry 31h WRITE VERIFY 3Ch IRIG 106 READ FAILED SANITIZE BLOCKS LIST 81h IRIG 106 READ FAILED SANITIZE BLOCKS DATA 83h 4 4 Vendor Specific Commands 4 4 1 Sanitize 4 4 1 1 Sanitize Purge Command Interface The Sanitize command enables destruction purging declassifying of the information on the media Bad blocks accumulated since the unit was manufactured undergo the same process as good blocks The default sanitize procedure can be activated using either the Sanitize command itself or using the Sanitize Interrupt command The Sanitize command provides a high degree of flexibility which enables executing declassification procedures defined in various standards by providing different arguments to the command Specifically the Sanitize command parameters enable defining up to three stages of the declassification process Each stage can be either erasing the media and overwriting it with a given character or erasing the media and filling it with random information a specified number of times If the number of erase fill cycles is 0 the Sanitize command performs a complete erase but does not fill the media This is the fastest option and is also known as the Securi
14. When the power LED is lit the FFD is receiving power Busy red LED This is the FFD busy indicator o When the busy LED is lit the FFD is active o When the FFD cable is unplugged the busy LED blinks every 500 msec o When the busy LED is blinking the SATA segment cable is disconnected 3 3 12 Connector Interface The FFD interface connector pinout is described in Table 5 Table 6 and Figure 3 Table 5 FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Signal Segment Pin Assignment Pin Signal Name Description S1 Ground 2nd mate S2 A S3 A Differential signal pair A from Phy S4 Ground 2nd mate S5 B S6 B Differential signal pair B from Phy S7 Ground 2nd mate Table 6 FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Power Segment Pin Assignment Pin Signal Name Description P1 V33 3 3 V power P2 V33 3 3 V power P3 V33 3 3 V power pre charge 2nd mate P4 GND 1st mate P5 GND 2nd mate P6 GND 2nd mate P7 V5 5 V power pre charge 2nd mate P8 V5 5 V power P9 V5 5 V power P10 GND 2nd mate P11 Reserved The pin corresponding to P11 in the backplane receptacle connector is also reserved The pin to be mated with P11 in the power cable receptacle connector must always be grounded 12 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 Pin Signal Name Description P12 GND 1st mate P13 V12 12V power pre charge 2nd mate P14 V12
15. during security erase depends on both the device density and on the NAND flash type Note The information in this section is relevant for FFD units with firmware version 1 03 and later Table 19 describes the specifications for Security Erase operations The FFD input voltage is 5VDC with a tolerance of 5 4 75V 5 25V and maximum ripple of 250 mV peak to peak Note The information in this section is relevant for FFD units with firmware version 1 03 and later 27 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 Table 19 Typical Power Consumption During Security Erase Disk Density Power Consumption During Security Erase Power Consumption During Quick Security Erase GB mA W mA W 1 16 430 2 15 405 2 0 128 1400 7 0 1470 7 35 Note The information in this section is relevant for FFD units with firmware version 1 03 and later 4 4 3 Configuration 4 4 3 1 Configurable Parameters The following parameter can be configured Sanitize Partition Information for four partitions Each partition is defined as pair of numbers lt Start Sector gt and lt Partition Length in Sectors gt 4 4 3 2 Setting the Configurable Parameters The structure of the SET PARAMETERS command is described in Table 20 Table 20 Vendor Specific Set Parameters Command Register 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Features 0xF0 Sector Count 0 Sector Number 0 Cylinder Low 0 Cylind
16. is erased if you use Sanitize with a partition mask value other than 0 without setting some new partition boundaries Sanitizing all four partitions is not necessarily the same as sanitizing the whole media it depends on the configuration of the partitions starting block and length of each Partitions may overlap in any fashion Their combined set of sectors will be sanitized You can define the default Sanitize procedure to have any partition mask 30 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 4 4 5 S M A R T Command In an effort to help users to avoid data loss mechanical disk manufacturers incorporate logic into their drives that acts as an early warning system This system is called Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology or S M A R T The hard disk s integrated controller works with sensors to monitor various aspects of the drive s performance and determines from this information whether or not the drive is behaving normally and reports its status The fundamental principle behind S M A R T is that many problems within mechanical hard disks do not occur suddenly but result from a slow degradation of various mechanical components Mechanical characteristics commonly analyzed by the S M A R T command are head flying height number of remapped sectors spin up time drive temperature and data throughput S M A R T implementation in the FFD takes an al
17. 05 00 Rev 1 2 4 4 4 Sanitizing Partitions 30 4 4 5 S M A R T Command 31 4 4 6 Format Unit Command 32 5 Firmware Upgrade 33 6 Mount Time 34 7 Compatibility 35 8 Label Information 36 9 Built In Test BIT 37 10 Installing and Using the FFD 2 5 Serial ATA 38 10 1 Kit Contents 38 10 2 Visual Inspection
18. 8 provides the security requirements for systems processing Special Access Program SAP information and describes the ISS policy as it applies to security in hardware software procedures telecommunication personal use physical environment networks and firmware Section VII Automated Information System Media Section 2 20 describes cleaning purging declassifying and destroying media Appendix F 2 describes the following for sanitizing flash EPROM FEPROM Overwrite all location with a random character a specific character then its complement Then Check with the DAA Designated Approval Authority SCO Service Certifying Organization to see if additional procedures are required The FFD complies with the above requirement as described in Table 10 4 4 1 12 Sanitizing Purging Based on USA Navy NAVSO P 5239 26 The Navy Staff Office Publication NAVSO 5239 Information Systems Security INFOSEC Program Guidelines is issued by the Naval Information Systems Management Center and provides policy guidelines and procedures for clearing and purging computer system memory and other storage media for release outside of and for reuse within controlled environments It pertains to both classified and sensitive unclassified information Implements DOD 5200 28 M and CSC STD 005 85 Chapter 3 describes the cleaning and purging of data storage media and section 3 5 describes the purging of EEPROM and EAROM To purge
19. Command The drive is shipped from the factory low level formatted and ready for use In order to initiate a low level format the initiator must issue a low level format command opcode F7h The Format Unit command performs low level formatting on the FFD Table 23 Format Unit Command Register 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Features Sector Count Sector Number Cylinder Low Cylinder High Device Head D 1 1 Command F7h 32 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 5 FIRMWARE UPGRADE The FFD is a firmware upgradeable disk 33 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 6 MOUNT TIME The total time required to mount the FFD described in Table 24 depends on the device density Table 24 Mount Time According to Density After Low Level Format Density GB Duration sec 4 1 7 8 1 7 16 1 9 128 7 7 Note The information in this section is relevant for FFD units with firmware version 1 04 and later 34 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 7 COMPATIBILITY The FFD is guaranteed to comply with the following requirements CE UL EN 55022 Class B CISPR 22 Class B AS NZS 3548 Class B BSMI CNS 13438 Class B CAN CSA V 3 2001 04 VCCI FCC Part 15 Class B EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 IEC 61000 4 2 3 4 5 6 8 11 35 Product Sp
20. EEPROM Overwrite all location with any pattern then erase The FFD complies with the above requirement as described in Table 10 4 4 1 13 Declassification Based on IRIG 106 NTISSP 9 The Telemetry Group TG of the Range Commanders Council RCC has prepared documents to foster the compatibility of telemetry transmitting receiving and signal processing equipment at the member ranges under the cognizance of the RCC IRIG Inter Range Instrumentation Group 106 are set of Telemetry standards which provide the necessary criteria on which to base equipment design and modification 23 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 The National Telecommunication amp Information Security Systems NTISSP 9 Chapter 10 describes the requirements for SOLID STATE RECORDER STANDARD Section 10 8 declassification addresses declassification for various Solid State Disks as follows First Erase Every memory block on the board is erased First write 0x55 Every memory chip location is recorded with a pattern 0x55 Second Erase Every memory block on the board is erased Second write 0xAA Every memory chip location is recorded with a pattern 0xAA Third Erase Every memory block on the board is erased M Systems FFD Sanitize feature complies with the above requirements as described in Table 10 IRIGS 106 Usage After initiating the San
21. ET_BLOCK_NEXT_DATA sends the next data in the pipeline from a specific block The FFD aborts the command if it reaches end of the data or if the sanitize command with secondary operation code 0x22 has not been issued prior to the data retrieval request 4 4 2 Security Erase Functionality The Security Erase option enables quickly erasing all the data stored on the FFD The FFD also supports the Quick Security Erase option which is faster than the standard Security Erase option This function is activated by the vendor unique Sanitize command see Section 4 4 1 or via the Sanitize hardware interrupt triggered by the Secure Erase header if available To enable activating the Quick Security Erase option please contact your M Systems technical representative Note The time required to perform the security erase depends on the disk density and the type of flash components being used Table 15 describes typical time required to complete the security erase for typical capacities ET Erase Time QET Quick Erase Time Table 15 Typical Erase Time According to Disk Density Procedure Security Erase DoD 5220 22 M NSA 130 2 Density MB Time to Erase Entire Media sec Time to Erase Char Fill Erase sec Time to Erase Fill Random Char Twice Erase Fill Char sec 4 6 0 252 8 556 8 8 12 0 483 2 1104 3 16 19 0 1725 6 4399 7 128 124 0 7341 8 17490 8 Note The information in this section is rel
22. The FFD s SATA interface complies with the SATA 1 0a standard For specific details refer to the applicable documents as specified in Section 2 6 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 3 3 Characteristics 3 3 1 SATA Modes The FFD supports the following ATA modes PIO mode 0 1 2 3 4 DMA mode 0 1 2 Ultra DMA mode 0 1 2 3 4 5 3 3 2 Burst Read Write Performance The FFD burst read write rate is 150 MB sec 1 5 Gb sec 3 3 3 Sustained Read Write Performance The FFD meets the performance requirements specified in Table 1 Performance was measured on a computer using the following setup Density 12GB Configuration Ultra DMA Mode 5 with 128K blocks aligned on 128K boundaries Platform ASUS P4T533 C with Intel 2 4 GHz Testing utilities o H2Bench DOS o H2benchW Windows XP Table 1 FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Ultra DMA Mode 5 Transfer Rates Operation Burst Rate MB sec Sustained Rate 128KB Blocks MB sec Read 150 44 Write 150 40 3 3 4 Access Time Maximum access time for the FFD is lt 0 04 msec 3 3 5 Seek Time The FFD has no seek time 3 3 6 Memory Density FFD memory density information is described in Table 2 7 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 Table 2 FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Densities Unformatted Dis
23. about obtaining technical assistance and service Remember Always back up your data before adding disk drives to your system 10 1 Kit Contents Ensure that your kit contains the following items FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk Four mounting screws and three jumpers M Systems part no 41 PK 001 00 If any items are missing please contact your dealer 10 2 Visual Inspection Before unpacking or handling a drive take all proper electrostatic discharge ESD precautions including personnel and equipment grounding Before you begin installing the FFD inspect the package and device as follows If the shipping container appears to be damaged or water stained notify your dealer Remove the disk from its shipping enclosure and inspect it for any damage that may have occurred during shipment If any damage is observed notify your dealer Record the disk serial number and shipment date Retain the original shipping enclosure and all packing material for re shipment 10 3 Handling Instructions You can prolong the life of your FFD increase its reliability and prevent unnecessary damage by following the instructions listed below Failure to follow any of these instructions may void your warranty Always take all proper electrostatic discharge ESD precautions including personnel and equipment grounding Always operate the FFD within the environmental specifications Alwa
24. cal Characteristics 11 3 3 10 LED Indicator 12 3 3 11 Connector Interface 12 3 4 Reliability Mean Time Between Failures MTBF 13 3 5 Error Detection Correction Code EDC ECC 14 3 6 Environmental Conditions 14 3 6 1 Temperature 14 3 6 2 Altitude 14 3 6 3 Relative Humidity 14 3 6 4 Shock 14 3 6 5 Vibration 15 4 FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Drive
25. d buffer size in sectors The device may not transfer data larger than the host allocated memory The returned data format is 4 bytes entry per block IRIG 106 READ FAILED SANITIZE BLOCKS DATA Table 14 IRIG 106 READ FAILED SANITIZE BLOCKS DATA Bit Description Register 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Features Secondary Operation Code Sector Count Host Allocated buffer size Sector Number 0 Cylinder Low number of sectors to be transferred Cylinder High 0x80 Device Head NA NA NA DEV 0 Command 83h There are five secondary operation codes 0x00 GET_DATA_LENGTH returns the size of block s that failed to erase in one sector of data 0x01 GET_FIRST_DATA sends the failed to sanitize data from the first block The FFD aborts the command if the sanitize command with secondary operation code 0x22 has not been issued prior to the data retrieval request 0x02 GET_NEXT_DATA sends the next data in the pipeline The FFD aborts the command if it reaches the end of the data or if the sanitize command with secondary operation code 0x22 has not been issued prior to the data retrieval request 25 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 0x03 GET_BLOCK_DATA sends the data of the requested block The FFD aborts the command if the sanitize command with secondary operation code 0x22 has not been issued prior to the data retrieval request 0x04 G
26. ds to the subcommand in bits 4 5 Partition Mask is either a bitmap of partitions to be sanitized or value 0 In bitmap mode least significant bit 1 corresponds to partition 0 Value of zero is a special value it corresponds to sanitizing the whole media regardless of partition configuration For example Value of 0xF or 1111 binary corresponds to sanitizing of all 4 partitions Value of 0x8 or 1000 binary corresponds to sanitizing partition number 3 Value of 0x1 or 0001 binary corresponds to sanitizing partition number 0 Value of 0x5 or 0101 binary corresponds to sanitizing partitions 0 and 2 Value of 0 or 0000 binary corresponds to sanitizing the whole media See Section 4 4 4 for additional information on sanitizing partitions 4 4 1 2 Compliance with Existing Sanitize Purge Standards The interface specified in Table 10 enables defining a wide range of Sanitize procedures Table 10 Supported Sanitizing Procedures Parameter Operation Master Command 1 2 3 Execute the default Sanitize procedure 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 Erase the media Security Erase 0x41 0x00 0x00 0x00 USA AF AFSSI 5020 Erase the media and overwrite with random data 0x41 0x01 0x00 0x00 USA Navy NAVSO P 5239 26 Erase the media and overwrite with random data then erase again 0x85 0x01 0x00 0x00 DoD 5220 22 M Erase the media and overwrite with single character then erase again 0x84 Char 0x00 0x00
27. ecification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 8 LABEL INFORMATION The bottom cover label contains the following information Ordering Information Unformatted Capacity Part Number written and bar code Serial Number written and bar code Hardware and Software Revisions Alphanumeric M Systems Logo Product Family Name Fast Flash Disk FFD Product Name and Interface Type ESD Warning Standard Logos FFD 25 SATA 128 X F 128GB S N 123456789 42FU0128521A A 1 00 Figure 6 FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Label 36 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 9 BUILT IN TEST BIT The FFD performs a power up test to ensure that its basic components are functioning Upon power up the following is tested RAM Boot flash Interface controller Timers DMA controller Flash media 37 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 10 INSTALLING AND USING THE FFD 2 5 SERIAL ATA This section provides you with the information you need to properly install your new FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk M Systems recommends that qualified and trained personnel install the drive The following chapters contain handling information mounting considerations address and configuration setups cabling and connector information and information
28. er High 0 Device Head 0 D 1 1 Command B0h 28 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 The command transfers one sector of data with configurable parameters to the FFD The format of the data is described in Table 21 Table 21 Data Format on the FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Word 0 Signature 0x4E56 Word 1 Version 0x100 Word 2 Reserved Word 3 Number of Parameters in whole command Word 4 Parameter 1 ID MSB Word 5 Parameter 1 ID LSB Word 6 Parameter 1 Value MSB Word 7 Parameter 1 Value LSB Word 8 Word 251 Word 252 Parameter 63 ID MSB Word 253 Parameter 63 ID LSB Word 254 Parameter 63 Value MSB Word 255 Parameter 63 Value LSB Each parameter ID is a 32 bit number Each parameter value is also a 32 bit number The following parameter IDs are currently defined Partition 0 Start Sector 0x10000 Partition 0 Length in Sectors 0x10001 Partition 1 Start Sector 0x10002 Partition 1 Length in Sectors 0x10003 Partition 2 Start Sector 0x10004 Partition 2 Length in Sectors 0x10005 Partition 3 Start Sector 0x10006 Partition 3 Length in Sectors 0x10007 The SET PARAMETERS command is aborted if an invalid Parameter ID or Parameter ID value is given for example if the partition size exceeds the media density 29 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2
29. evant for FFD units with firmware version 1 03 and later 26 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 Table 16 Typical Mount Time after Sanitize According to Disk Density Density GB Mount Time after Erase Entire Media sec Security Erase DoD 5220 22 M Mount Time after Erase Char Fill Erase sec NSA 130 2 Erase Fill Random Twice Erase Fill Char 4 1 7 1 7 1 7 8 1 7 1 7 1 7 16 1 9 1 9 1 9 128 7 7 7 7 7 7 Note The information in this section is relevant for FFD units with firmware version 1 03 and later Table 17 Quick Erase Time According to Disk Density Density GB Time to Erase Entire Media sec Security Erase DoD 5220 22 M Time to Erase Char Fill Erase sec NSA 130 2 Erase Fill Random Twice Erase Fill Char 4 6 0 221 0 1006 8 8 12 0 226 4 1035 3 16 19 0 236 9 1067 4 128 124 0 256 7 1196 2 Note The information in this section is relevant for FFD units with firmware version 1 03 and later Table 18 Mount Time after Quick Sanitize According to Disk Density Density GB Mount Time after Erase Entire Media sec Security Erase DoD 5220 22 M Mount Time after Erase Char Fill Erase sec NSA 130 2 Erase Fill Random Twice Erase Fill Char 4 3 8 3 8 3 8 8 7 6 7 6 7 6 16 30 9 30 9 30 9 128 124 5 124 5 124 5 Typical power consumption
30. gorithm which can detect up to 5 errors in 512 bytes of data and correct up to 4 errors 3 6 Environmental Conditions The FFD complies with the specified performance requirements after exposure to non operating environmental conditions or during and after exposure to operating environmental conditions 3 6 1 Temperature 3 6 1 1 Operating The FFD operates without degradation over the following ambient air temperature range the maximal temperature change rate shall not exceed 5 C per minute Commercial temperature version 0 C to 70 C Enhanced temperature version 25 C to 75 C Extended Industrial temperature version 40 C to 85 C 3 6 1 2 Non Operating The FFD complies with the specified performance requirements after exposure to the following conditions the maximal temperature change rate may not exceed 5 C per minute Nominal ambient temperature of 55 C for less than 72 hours 95 C for a period of less than 24 hours 3 6 2 Altitude The FFD is capable of full operation at altitudes from sea level to 80 000 feet above sea level and can withstand air transportation in non pressurized flights at altitudes of up to 80 000 feet above sea level 3 6 3 Relative Humidity The FFD withstands 5 to 95 non condensing relative humidity 3 6 4 Shock The FFD operates without degradation when subjected to shock testing of 1500 G half sine pulses of 0 5 ms Shock analysis wa
31. irement as described in Table 10 4 4 1 9 Sanitizing Based on NSA Manual 130 2 The USA National Security Agency NSA specifies the procedure for sanitizing semiconductor memory devices in its 130 2 Media Declassification and Destruction Manual Paragraph 5 Section 7 In the updated document version dated November 2000 Section 4 6c indicates the procedure for sanitizing EEPROM Overwriting all locations with a pseudo random pattern twice Then Overwriting all locations with a known pattern The FFD complies with the above requirement as described in Table 10 22 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 4 4 1 10 Sanitizing Based on USA Air Force AFSSI 5020 The USA Air Force System Security Instruction AFSSI 5020 dated 20 August 1996 specifies the procedure for sanitizing confidential media Chapter 5 Semiconductor Devices describes the security procedure for all types of semiconductor media In Paragraph 5 3 the procedure for sanitizing flash memory is described as follows Pulsing the erase control gate and verifying the erasure Then Overwrite all bit locations with arbitrary unclassified data The FFD complies with the above requirement as described in Table 10 4 4 1 11 Sanitizing Purging Based on USA Army Regulation 380 19 The USA Army Regulation 380 19 Information Systems Security ISS effective 27 March 199
32. isk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 11 TROUBLESHOOTING 11 1 The FFD Is Not Identified by the System BIOS 11 1 1 Basic Checks Most disk problems are caused by improper disk installation First check the following Cable problems o Cable length exceeds the limit specified in the standard o Low quality cable Power supply is below FFD requirements 11 1 2 BIOS Setup Verify that the disk is enabled in the BIOS In most new BIOSs there is an option to allow auto identification of the drive This usually works 11 2 Disk Performance Is Slow If you are experiencing poor disk performance it may be due to one of the following reasons The FFD is operating only with ultra DMA modes 0 2 The FFD is operating in PIO mode under Windows DMA transfer mode may not be enabled in the Windows OS settings Windows has a fallback mechanism that causes the disk operating mode to revert to PIO if too many errors occur 11 3 The FFD Functions as an Additional Drive but Fails to Boot If the FFD fails to boot even though the OS recognizes it as an additional drive check the following Verify that the partition on the drive is active Some partitioning utilities such as DOS FDISK automatically set a partition to active when the FFD is the only disk in the system If other disk with an active partition is present in the system the FDISK utility does not allow setting additional partitions as active
33. itize procedure with bad block management according to IRIG 106 the number of blocks that failed to erase is returned in the registers of the FFD as defined in Table 11 Table 11 IRIG 106 Return Results Register 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Error 0 Sector Count Na Sector Number 0 Cylinder Low 1 number of sectors to be transferred Cylinder High 0x80 data transfer is from the device to host Device Head NA NA NA DEV 0 Status BSY DRDY DF NA DRQ NA NA ERR The number of blocks that failed to erase is returned in 1 sector of data Table 12 Sector of Data 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Byte 0 The number of blocks that failed to erase Byte 1 0 Byte 2 0 Byte 3 0 0 Byte 511 0 24 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 IRIG 106 READ FAILED SANITIZE BLOCKS LIST Command The IRIG 106 READ FAILED SANITIZE BLOCKS LIST Command is a PIO DATA IN command The data transfer is done in single sectors This command is used to retrieve the list of all the blocks in the media that failed to pass the sanitize process Table 13 IRIG 106 READ FAILED SANITIZE BLOCKS LIST Bit Description Register 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Features 0x07 Sector Count Max sector count Sector Number Na Cylinder Low V Cylinder High S Device Head Partition mask D 1 1 Command 81h The Max Sector Count register indicates the host allocate
34. k Density GB Total Number of User Addressable Sectors in LBA Mode Words 60 61 of IDENTIFY information Number of Logical Sectors per Track Words 6 and 56 after power on of IDENTIFY information Number of Logical Heads Words 3 and 55 after power on of IDENTIFY information Number of Logical Cylinders Words 1 and 54 after power on of IDENTIFY information Current CHS Density Sectors Words 57 58 after power on of IDENTIFY information 1 1982464 63 16 1966 1981728 2 3995648 63 16 3963 3994704 4 7991296 63 16 7927 7991296 8 16044032 63 16 15916 16044032 12 24096768 63 16 16383 16514064 16 32149504 63 16 16383 16514064 24 48254976 63 16 16383 16514064 32 64360448 63 16 16383 16514064 40 80465920 63 16 16383 16514064 48 96571392 63 16 16383 16514064 56 112680960 63 16 16383 16514064 64 128786432 63 16 16383 16514064 72 144891904 63 16 16383 16514064 80 160997376 63 16 16383 16514064 88 177102848 63 16 16383 16514064 96 193208320 63 16 16383 16514064 104 209317888 63 16 16383 16514064 112 225423360 63 16 16383 16514064 120 241528832 63 16 16383 16514064 128 257634304 63 16 16383 16514064 Note The information in this section is relevant for FFD units with firmware version 1 03 and later 8 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk
35. lt factory preset Sanitize procedure is to erase the entire media and leave it empty to perform the Security Erase option If unit is powered up with Sanitize Interrupt active the default Sanitize procedure is launched immediately If the Sanitize Interrupt is still active upon completion of the default Sanitize procedure the FFD restarts the default Sanitize procedure This cycle is repeated indefinitely for as long as the Sanitize Interrupt command is active Note Please contact the M Systems sales offices for information regarding the available hardware Sanitize Interrupt options 4 4 1 4 Auto Resume Sanitize Feature When Auto Resume is enabled the factory default setting if a power interruption occurs during a Sanitize procedure the FDD restarts the Sanitize procedure on the next power up If the Sanitize Interrupt command is active during power up the unit first completes the Sanitize procedure that was initiated before the power interruption If the Sanitize Interrupt command is 21 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 still active when the procedure is complete the FFD re launches the default Sanitize procedure as described in Table 10 4 4 1 5 Random Data Written During the Sanitize Procedure The random data used to overwrite user data is a digest of pseudo random generation and real random data The pseudo random generation is seeded in such a manner
36. oduct Definition 6 3 2 Interface Description 6 3 3 Characteristics 7 3 3 1 SATA Modes 7 3 3 2 Burst Read Write Performance 7 3 3 3 Sustained Read Write Performance 7 3 3 4 Access Time 7 3 3 5 Seek Time 7 3 3 6 Memory Density 7 3 3 7 Power Consumption 9 3 3 8 Endurance 10 3 3 9 Physi
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38. recognize the FFD refer to the BIOS documentation for the disk installation procedure You are now ready to use the FFD If you encounter any problems refer to Section 11 for troubleshooting information 10 4 3 2 Using the FFD in an MS DOS Based Platform After installing the FFD as described in Section 10 4 3 it must be installed as a disk drive under DOS Run the DOS commands listed below and follow the instructions displayed for each command For more information regarding the DOS commands refer to your DOS manual 1 Run the DOS FDISK program to partition the FFD 2 Verify that the partition is active and ready for formatting 3 Run the DOS FORMAT command to high level format the FFD 39 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 4 If you want the FFD to be a bootable drive run the DOS SYS command and change its partition to active 10 4 3 3 Using the FFD in a Windows Based Platform The FFD requires no special adjustments or modifications and can be used just like a magnetic hard drive 10 4 3 4 Using the FFD in a Linux Based Platform The FFD requires no special adjustments or modifications and can be used just like a magnetic hard drive 10 4 3 5 Using the FFD in Other OS Platforms The FFD requires no special adjustments or modifications and can be used just like a magnetic hard drive 40 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash D
39. s performed according to standard MIL STD 810F 14 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 3 6 5 Vibration The FFD operates without degradation when subjected to the following vibration conditions 16 3 G RMS Random vibrations 3 vibration axes 10 Hz to 2000 Hz Vibration analysis was performed according to standard MIL STD 810F 15 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 4 FFD 2 5 SERIAL ATA DRIVE CONFIGURATION 4 1 Optional Jumper Setting The FFD has an optional header located on the back panel that supports the following options Secure Erase Write Protect The Write Protect jumper may not be modified when the unit is powered on 4 1 1 Reserved Jumper Positions 1 2 of the header are reserved used for fault output No jumper or signal should be placed over these positions 4 1 2 Write Protect Jumper Settings When a jumper is placed between positions 3 4 of the header the FFD is write protected 4 1 3 Secure Erase Jumper When a jumper is placed between positions 5 6 of the header the FFD erases the media Note The Secure Erase jumper overrides the Write Protect jumper and erases the media Figure 4 FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Write Protect Jumper Settings 4 2 Interface Connectors The FFD interface cable consists of four conductors in two differential pairs
40. tallation Is Complete but the System Does Not Boot 41 12 Ordering Information 42 How to Contact Us 43 4 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 1 SCOPE This specification and user manual defines the performance design and acceptance requirements for the FFD 2 5 Serial ATA flash disk It also provides instructions for proper installation and use Throughout this manual the FFD 2 5 Serial ATA flash disk will be referred to as FFD 2 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS Serial ATA High speed serialized AT attachment revision 1 0a Serial ATA working group SFF documents EIA 720 document 5 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 3 SPECIFICATIONS 3 1 Product Definition The FFD 2 5 Serial ATA SATA is a non volatile mass memory storage unit equipped with a SATA interface The FFD whose dimensions enable mounting in a standard 2 5 disk drive enclosure contains the following components CPU 2 5 SATA connector SATA controller Flash memory Figure 1 FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Block Diagram 3 2 Interface Description
41. ternate approach As the FFD is a solid state disk with no moving parts there is no point in testing FFD mechanical functionality The S M A R T command in the FFD analyzes the number of bad blocks that were accumulated in the FFD relative to the total amount of spare blocks When the flash media returns a failure at a block the data from that block is transferred to a spare block transparently to the host and the failed block is marked as bad The number of spare blocks on the media is close to 4 which provides balance between cost and reliability When the S M A R T command is executed subcommand is RETURN STATUS and the FFD calculates the following parameters The total number of spare blocks reserved at the time the FFD was shipped from the factory The current number of spare blocks available on the FFD For the S M A R T command the subcommand RETURN STATUS returns one of two possible statuses Passed If less than 95 of the total reserved spare blocks at the time of shipment were already used Failed If more than 95 of the total reserved spare blocks at the time of shipment were already used The S M A R T remote monitoring analysis can be used as a trigger for disk alarm and for immediate preventative maintenance namely to replace the FFD before it passes into read only mode 31 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 4 4 6 Format Unit
42. that even if the FFD launches the Sanitize command under identical external conditions for example if the unit is powered on with Sanitize Interrupt active it will produce different seeds and different pseudo random data 4 4 1 6 LED Activity During the Sanitize Procedure During the Format and Sanitize procedures the red LED provides the following indications a Remains lit during the Erase phase for the Sanitize procedure during each erase phase b Blinks during the Media Fill phase for the Sanitize procedure during each fill phase c Remains lit for a short period while the disk achieves ready status after completing the Sanitize procedures 4 4 1 7 Using the FFD After a Sanitize Procedure After performing Sanitize Procedure if fill option is not activated the user must perform a low level format on the media Failing to perform the low level format may result in a longer start up time 4 4 1 8 Sanitizing Based on DoD 5220 22 M The USA DoD 5220 22 M National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual NISPOM January 1995 specifies the sanitization processes for each media type in order to be considered declassified in Chapter 8 Automated Information System Security For Flash EPROM media type the sanitize process is as follows Overwrite all addressable location with a single character Then Perform a full chip erase as per manufacturer s data sheet The FFD complies with the above requ
43. ty Erase option 18 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 The structure of the Security Erase command is described in Table 9 Table 9 Vendor Specific Sanitize Command Register 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Features Secondary operation code Sector count Master command Sector number Parameter 1 Cylinder low Parameter 2 Cylinder high Parameter 3 Device Head 1 1 D Partition Mask Command 82h The Secondary Operation code may be one of the following 0x21 corresponding to the character Immediately activates the Sanitize procedure 0x22 corresponding to the character Immediately activates the Sanitize procedure with bad block management according to IRIG 106 0x44 corresponding to character D Saves the specified parameters as the default Sanitize configuration but does not activate the Sanitize procedure itself 0x45 corresponding to character E Saves the specified parameters as the default Sanitize configuration according to IRIG 106 but does not activate the Sanitize procedure itself The default Sanitize procedure is factory preset to the Security Erase option erase the media without media fill The master command has the following layout Bits 6 7 Subcommand selection Value of 00b Execute default Sanitize procedure Value of 01b Execute 1 subcommand defined in bits 0 1 Value of 10b
44. ys use a grounded wrist strap when handling the FFD Drives that are not installed in the system are sensitive to ESD damage Always handle the FFD carefully 38 Product Specification and User Manual FFD 2 5 Serial ATA Flash Disk 42 PS 0605 00 Rev 1 2 Never switch DC power to the drive by plugging an electrically live source cable into the drive s power connector Pay attention to the cable polarity whenever connecting the drive to the cable 10 4 Installation 10 4 1 System Requirements In order to install the FFD in your system ensure that you have the following items System mounting hardware The cable size may be 30 to 26 AWG The cable maximum length should be one meter 10 4 2 FFD Configuration 10 4 3 Installation The FFD can be installed in the system in any mounting position Unlike rotating disks that have an axis of rotation the FFD is not susceptible to damage due to its orientation Note It is not necessary to perform a low level format on the FFD The drive is shipped low level formatted and ready for use 10 4 3 1 Installing the FFD in a PC Environment To install the FFD 1 Power down the PC and remove the cover 2 Mount the FFD in a free drive bay 3 Connect a cable between the FFD and the host 4 Close the PC cover and power on the PC 5 The host BIOS sign on message will appear and display a key sequence to enter the BIOS setup Set up the BIOS to
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