2. Random 4 KB writes measured using out-of-box SSD.
3. As measured by temperature sensor, SMART Attribute BEh. Active air flow is rec o mmended within the system for maintaining
proper device operatin g temperatures on heavier workloads.
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9.0 Revision History ................................................................................................................. 24
Appendix: IDENTIFY DEVICE Command Data .................................................................................. 25
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1.0 Overview
Intel® Solid-State Drive 525 Series
This document describes the specif ic ations and capabilities of the Intel® S olid-State Drive 525
Series (Intel
®
SSD 525 Series)1.
The Intel SSD 525 Series delivers small form-factor storage and leading performance for Serial
Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)-based computers in capacities ranging from 30GB to
240GB.
By combining Intel's high quality 25nm NAND f lash memory technology w ith SATA 6G b/s interfac e
support, the Intel SSD 525 Series delivers sequential read speeds of up to 550 MB/s and sequential write
speeds of up to 520 MB/s.
The case-less mSATA (mini-SATA) design has a significantly sm aller footprint tha n a 2.5-inch hard
disk drive (HDD), and enables fast read/write access times and a significant I/O and throughput
performance improvement as compared to HDDs. This design mak e s it id ea l for new and inn ovative
small form factor c om p uting platforms that have size and weight requirements that traditional 2. 5 inch or 1.8-inch HDDs cannot meet; such as, netbooks, thin-and-light systems, min i- and subnotebooks, all-in-one computers, and embedded platforms.
As compared to standard SATA HDDs, Intel SSD 525 Series offers these key features:
• High I/O and throughput performance
• Low power
• Increased system responsiveness
• High reliability
• Enhanced ruggedness
• Small form-factor
• Minimum weight
The Intel SSD 525 Series also offers additional key features such as:
• Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128-bit Encryption
AES 128-bit encryption is a n industry standar d in data security, provid ing a hardware-based
mechanism for encryption and decryption of user data. Utilizing a 12 8-bit encryption key, AES
encryption—when combined with an ATA drive pas sword—helps protect user data.
• End-to-End Data Protection
End-to-end data protection helps pr otect da ta from being corrupted across the data path by
using cyclic redundancy check (CRC), parity, and error correction code (ECC) checks in the data
path from the hos t interface to the NAND , and back.
• Data Compression
Data compression helps im pr ove performance and endura nce by automatically com p r essing
information sen t to the SSD so that less data has to be processed a nd stored on the NA N D . Th e
amount of data that can be compres s ed depends on the type of data.
Note:1. The Intel SSD 525 Series is currently not validated for data center usage.
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LBA count shown represents total user storage capacity and will remain the same throughout the life of the drive.The total usable capacity of the SSD may be less than the total physical capacity because a small portion of the capacity
is used for NAND flash management and maintenance purposes.
240 GB 468,862,128
2.2 Performance
The data compression engine in the Intel SSD 525 Series contr oller optimizes performan c e ba s ed on
the data pattern of the workload.
This section provide s both compressible and incompressibl e Input/Output Operations per Second
(IOPS) and sustained sequential read and write bandwidth specifications.
1. Active power measured during execution of MobileMark* 2007 with SATA Link Power Management (LPM) enabled.
2. Idle power defined as SSD at idle with SATA Lin k Power Management (LPM) enabled.
3. Power measured during 128 kB sequential writes with Queue Depth 32 workload using 100 ms sample period. This
4. Power measured during 128 kB sequential writes with Queue Depth 32 workload using 500 us sample period. This
1
2.6 W 2.8 W 3.2 W 3.8 W 4.0 W 4.5 W
2.7 W 2.9 W 3.3 W 4.0 W 4.3 W 4.8 W
represents power that would be thermal load on system during heavy workloads.
represents power that system power supply would have to regulate for proper device operation.
3.14 V
3.47 V
300 mW
250 mW
2.4 Environmental Conditions
2.4.1 Temperature, Shock, Vibration
Temperature Range
Module Temperature
Operating
Temperature Gradient
Operating
Humidity
Operating
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0 – 70 oC
o
C/hr
5 – 95 %
5 – 95 %
o
C
-55 – 95
30 (TYP)
30 (TYP) oC/hr
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Non-operating
Non-operating
Shock and Vibration Range
3
Shock
Operating
1,000 G (Max) at 0.5 msec
1,000 G (Max) at 0.5 msec
Vibration
Operating
Notes:
4
2.17 G
3.13 G
(5-700 Hz) Max
RMS
(5-800 Hz) Max
RMS
1. As measured by temperature sensor, SMART Attribute BEh. Active ai r flow is recommended within the system for
maintaining proper device operating temperatures on heav ier wor kloads.
2. Temperature gradient measured without condensation.
3. Shock specifications assume that one side of SSD is inserted into SATA connector and the o t her side is secured by screw.
Both connector and screw are securely mounted on a fixture that is firmly attached on a shock table. The shock stimulus is
applie d in X, Y and Z axis respectively. Shock specification is measured using peak acceleration and pulse width value.
4. Vibration specifications as su me that one side of SSD is inserted into SATA connector and the other side is secured by screw.
Both connector and screw are securely mounted on a fixture that is firmly attached on vibration table. The vib ration
stimul u s is applied in X, Y and Z axis respectively Vibration specification is measured using G Root mea n Squa re d (GRMS)
value.
2.4.2 Altitude
The drive is not sensitive to changes in atmospheric pressure because it has no
moving parts. Dr ive tested to pressures repres entative of -1K and +40K f eet.
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Regulatory Compliance Specifications
Title Description
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION PART 15 — RADIO
FREQUENCY DEVICES
ICES-003, Issue 4 Interference-Causing Equipment
Immunity characteristics — Limits and methods of
Radio disturbance characteristics — Limits and
EN-60950-1 2nd Edition
UL/CSA 60950-1 2nd Edition
Region for which
conformity declared
FCC Part 15B Class B
CAN/CSA-CEI/IEC CISPR 22:02. This is CISPR
22:1997 with Canadian modifications.
EN-55024: 1998 and its amendments European Union
EN-55022: 2006 and its amendments European Union
—
—
USA
Canada
USA / Canada
USA / Canada
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Table 8. Reliability Specifications
returned to the host.
Mean Time Between Failures ( M T BF)
Test (RDT).
Minimum Useful Life/Endurance Rating
Insertion Cycles
2.6 Reliability
The Intel SSD 525 Series meets or exceeds SSD endura nce and data retention requirements a s
specified in the JESD218 s pec if ic a tion.
Reliability spec ifications are liste d in Reliability Specifications.
Parameter Value
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER)
Uncorrectable bit error rate will not exceed one sector i n the
specified number of bits read. In the unlikely event of a
nonrecoverable read error, the SSD will report it as a read failure
to the host; the sector in error is considered corrupt and is not
Mean Time Between Failures is estimated based on Telcordi a *
methodology and demonstrated through Reliability Demonstration
Minimum useful life under typical client workloads with up to 20 GB
of host writes per day.
Maximum insertion/removal cycles on mSATA/power cable.
16
< 1 sector per 10
1,200,000 hours
30 GB:
3 years
250 insertion/removal cy cles
bits read
Other Capacities:
5 years
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3.0 Mechanical Information
This figure shows the physical package information for the mSAT A fu ll s ize Intel SSD 525 Series. All
dimensions are in m illimeters.
Figure 1. Dimensions for Intel SSD 525 Series
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4.0 Pin and Signal Descriptions
Figure 3. Layout of Signal a nd Power Segment Pins
Table 9. Serial ATA Power Pin Definitions
P7
Reserved
No Connect
P8
Reserved
No Connect
P9
GND
Return Current Path
P16
Reserved
No Connect
P17
Reserved
No Connect
P18
GND
Return Current Path
P19
Reserved
No Connect
4.1 Pin Locations
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4.2 Signal Descriptions
Pin1 Function Definition
P1 Reserved No Connect
P2 +3.3 V 3.3 V Source
P3 Reserved No Connect
P4 GND Return Current Path
P5 Reserved No Connect
P61 +1.5 V 1.5 V Source
P10 Reserved No Connect
P11 Reserved No Connect
P12 Reserved No Connect
P13 Reserved No Connect
P14 Reserved No Connect
P15 GND Return Current Path
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P20
Reserved
No Connect
P21
GND
Return Current Path
P22
Reserved
No Connect
P29
GND
Return Current Path
P302
Two Wire Interface
Two Wire Interface Clock
P31
-A
Host Transmitter Differential Signal Pair (This is an input of the SSD)
P322
Two Wire Interface
Two Wire Interface Data
P40
GND
Return Current Path
P41
+3.3 V
3.3 V Source
P42
Reserved
No Connect
P43
Device Type
No Connect
P50
GND
Return Current Path
P514
Presence Detection
Shall be pulled to GND by device
P52
+3.3 V
3.3 V Source
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Pin1 Function Definition
P23 +B Host Receiver Differential Signal Pair (This is an output of the SSD)
P24 +3.3 V 3.3 V Source
P25 -B Host Receiver Differential Signal Pair (This is an output of the SSD)
P26 GND Return Current Path
P27 GND Return Current Path
P281 +1.5 V 1.5 V Source
P33 +A Host Transmitter Differential Signal Pair (This is an input of the SSD)
P34 GND Return Current Path
P35 GND Return Current Path
P36 Reserved No Connect
P37 GND Return Current Path
P38 Reserved No Connect
P39 +3.3 V 3.3 V Source
P44 Reserved No Connect
P453 Vendor Vendo r Sp ecifi c / Manufacturing Pin
P46 Reserved No Connect
P473 Vendor Vendo r Sp ecifi c / Manufacturing Pin
P481 +1.5 V 1.5 V Source
P49 DA/DSS Device Activity Signal / Disable Staggered Spin-up
Notes:
1. 1.5 V rail is not used on the Intel SSD 525 Series. No connect on the host side. Pin 6, 28, and 48 shall be unconnected on
the device side to avoid conflicts with wireless coexistence pins as specified in PCI Express Mini Card Specification.
5. Pins 30 and 32 are intended for use as a two-wire interface to read a memory device to determine device information (an
example of this would be for use as SMB bus pins). These pins are not designed to be active in conjunction with the SATA
signal differential pairs. Not used on the Intel SSD 525 Series. No connect on the host side.
3. Vendor-specific pins are not used in the Intel SSD 525 Series. No connect on the host sid e.
4. Presence detection pin indica tes pres ence of an mSATA device.
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5.0 Supported Command Sets
The Intel SSD 525 Series supports all mandatory Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) and Serial
ATA (SATA) commands defined in the ACS-2 and SATA Revision 3.0 spec if ic a tions. The mandatory
and optional commands are defined in this section.
5.1 ATA General Feature Command Set
General Feature command set (non-PACKET), which consists of:
• EXECUTE DEVICE DIAGNOSTIC
• FLUSH CACHE
• IDENTIFY DEVICE
Note: See the Appendix for details on the sector data returned after issuing an IDENTIFY DEVICE command.
• READ DMA
• READ SECTOR(S)
• READ VERIFY SECTOR(S)
• SEEK
• SET FEATURES
• WRITE DMA
• WRITE SECTOR(S)
• READ MULTIPLE
• SET MULTIPLE MODE
• WRITE MULTIPLE
The Intel SSD 525 Series also supports the following optional com mands:
• READ BUFFFER
• WRITE BUFFER
• NOP
• DOWNLOAD MICROCODE
5.2 Power Management
The Intel SSD 525 Series supports several power man a gement feature sets as defined by th e ATA
specification: general Power Management featur e s et, A dvanced Power Management feature set, and
Power-Up In Standby (PUIS) feature set.
The Advanced Power Management and PUIS features can be en a bled or dis a bled using the SET
FEATURES command.
The Power Management feature set includes the following commands:
• CHECK POWER MODE
• IDLE
• IDLE IMMEDIATE
• SLEEP
• STANDBY
• STANDBY IMMEDIATE
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5.3 Security Mode Feature Set
The Intel SSD 525 Series supports the Security Mode command s et, which consists of :
• SECURITY SET PASSWORD
• SECURITY UNLOCK
• SECURITY ERASE PREPARE
• SECURITY ERASE UNIT
• SECURITY FREEZE LOCK
• SECURITY DISABLE PASSWORD
5.4 SMART Command Set
The Intel SSD 525 Series supports the SMAR T command set, which c onsists of:
• SMART READ DATA
• SMART READ ATTRIBUTE THRESHOLDS
• SMART ENABLE/DISABLE ATTRIBUTE AUTOSAVE
• SMART SAVE ATTRIBUTE VALUES
• SMART EXECUTE OFF-LINE IMMEDIATE
• SMART READ LOG SECTOR
• SMART WRITE LOG SECTOR
• SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
• SMART DISABLE OPERATIONS
• SMART RETURN STATUS
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Table 10. SMART Attributes
Status Flags1
factory (grown defect count).
active, idle and slumber.
over the life of the device.
AAh
Available Reserved Space
1 1 0 0 1 1 10
remaining of allowable program fails.
remaining of allowable erase fails.
IMMEDIATE being the last command
to error.
5.4.1 SMART Attributes
Table 10 lists the SMART attri butes supported by the Intel SS D 525 Series; Table 11 lists the
corresponding status flags and threshold settings.
ID Attribute
Re-allocated Sector Count
05h
09h
0Ch
The raw value of this attribute shows the
number of retired blocks since leaving the
Power-On Hours Count
The raw value reports two values: the first
4 bytes report the cumulative number of
power-on hours over the life of the device,
the remaining bytes report the number of
milliseconds since the last hour increment.
The On/Off status of the Device Initiated
Power Management (DIPM) feature will
affect the number of hours reported. If
DIPM
is turned On, the recorded value for
power-on hours does not include the time
that the device is in a "slumber" state. If
DIPM is turned Off, the recorded value for
power-on hours should match the clock
time, as all three device states are
counted:
Power Cycle Count
The raw value of this attribute reports the
cumulative number of power cycle events
SP EC ER PE OC PW
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 (none)
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 (none)
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 (none)
Threshold
Program Fail Count
ABh
ACh
AEh
B7h
The raw value of this attribute shows total
count of program fails and the normalized
value, beginning at 100, shows the percent
Erase Fail Count
The raw value of this attribute shows total
count of erase fails and the normalized
value, beginning at 100, shows the percent
Unexpected Power Loss
The raw value of this attribute reports the
cumulative number of unsafe (unclean)
shutdown events over the life of the device.
An unsafe shutdown occurs whenever the
device is powered off without STANDBY
SATA Downshift Count
The count of the number of times SATA
interface selected low er sig n aling rate due
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 (none)
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 (none)
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 (none)
1 1 0 0 1 0 10
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Status Flags1
SSD data path.
Correction Code (ECC).
temp Celsius.
IMMEDIATE being the last command.
the host.
cycles.
workload timer, attribute E4h).
minutes since starting this workload timer).
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ID Attribute
End-to-End Error Detection Count
B8h
BBh
BEh
C0h
Reports number of errors encountered
during end-to-end error detection within
the
Uncorrectable Error Count
The raw value shows the count of errors
that could not be recovered using Error
Temperature
Reports real-time temperature of drive as
measured by temperature s ensor on drive
PCB. The normalized value reports the
current temperature value. The raw value
shows current, lifet i me highest and lifetime
lowest temperatures. Byt e 1 :0 = current
temp Celsius; Byte 3:2 = lifetim e highest
temp Celsius; Byte 5:4 = lifetime lowest
Power-Off Retract Count (Unsafe Shutdown
Count)
The raw value of this attribute reports the
cumulative number of unsafe (unclean)
shutdown events over the life of the device.
An unsafe shutdown occurs whenever the
device is powered off without STANDBY
SP EC ER PE OC PW
1 1 0 0 1 1 90
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 (none)
1 1 0 0 1 0 0(none)
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 (none)
Threshold
C7h
E1h
E2h
E3h
E4h
CRC Error Count
The total number of encountered SATA
interface cyclic redundancy check (CRC)
errors.
Host Writes
The raw value of this attribute reports the
total number of sectors written by the host
system. The raw value is increased by 1 for
every 65,536 sectors (32MB) written by
Timed Workload Media Wear
Measures the wear seen by the SSD (since
reset of the workload timer, attribute E4h),
as a percentage of the maximum rated
Timed Workloa d Host Read/Write Ratio
Shows the percentage of I/O operations
that are read operations (since reset of the
Timed Workload Timer
Measures the elapsed time (number of
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 (none)
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 (none)
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 (none)
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 (none)
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 (none)
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Status Flags1
is 10 percent availability.
on the device.
the host.
the host.
NAND in 1 GB increments.
Table 11. SMART Attribute Status Flags
Status Flag
Description
Value = 0
Value = 1
SP
Self-preserving attribute
Not a self-preserving attribute
Self-preserving attribute
EC
Event count attribute
Not an event count attribute
Event count attribute
ER
Error rate attribute
Not an error rate attribute
Error rate attribute
PE
Performance attribute
Not a performance attribute
Performance attribute
Collected only d uring off line
activity
Collected during both offline
and online activity
PW
Pre-fail warranty attribute
Advisory
Pre-fail
ID Attribute
Available Reserved Space
This attribute reports th e numbe r of reserv e
E8h
E9h
F1h
F2h
blocks remaining. The normalized value
begins at 100 (64h), which corresponds to
100 percent availability of the reserved
space. The threshold value for this attribute
Media Wearout Indicator
This attribute reports the number of cycles
the NAND media has undergone. The
normalized value declines linearly from 100
to 1 as the average erase cycle count
increases from 0 to the maximum rated
cycles.
Once the normalized value reaches 1, the
number will not decrease, although it is likely
that significant additional wear can be put
Total LBAs Written
The raw value of this attribute reports the
total number of sectors written by the host
system. The raw value is increased by 1 for
every 65,536 sectors (32MB) written by
Total LBAs Read
The raw value of this attribute reports the
total number of sectors read by the host
system. The raw value is increased by 1 for
every 65,536 sectors (32MB) read by
SP EC ER PE OC PW
1 1 0 0 1 1 10
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 (none)
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 (none)
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 (none)
Threshold
F9h
Total NAND Writes
Raw value reports the number of writes to
1 1 0 0 1 0 0 (none)
Table 11 defines the SMART Attribute status flags .
OC Online collection attribute
5.4.2 SMART Logs
The Intel SSD 525 Series implements the following Log Addresses: 00h, 02h, 03h, 06h, and 07h.
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The Intel SSD 525 Series implements host vendor spec if ic logs ( a ddresses 80h-9Fh) as read and
write scratchpa ds, where the default value is zero (0). Intel SSD 525 Series does n ot write any
specific values to these logs unles s d ir ected by the host throu gh the appropriate commands.
The Intel SSD 525 Series also implements a device vendor specific log at address A9h as a read-only
log area with a defa ult value of zero (0) .
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Table 12. Device Statistics Log
Equivalent SMART attribute if
applicable
0x00
-
List of Supported Pages
-
0x08
Power Cycle Count
0Ch
0x10
Power-On Hours
09h
0x18
Logical Sectors Written
E1h
0x08
Num Reported Uncorrectable Errors
BBh
Acceptance and Completion
0x08
Num Hardware Resets
-
0x10
Num ASR Events
-
0x18
Num Interface CRC Errors
-
exceed their expected lifetime.
5.5 Device Statistics
In addition to the S M ART attribute struc ture, statistics p ertaining to the operation and health of the
Intel SSD 525 Series can be reported to the host on request through the Device Statistics log as
defined in the AT A specification.
The Device Statistics log is a read-only G PL/SMART log located at read log addre s s 0x04 and is
accessible using READ LOG EXT, READ LOG DMA EXT or SMART READ LOG commands.
Table 12 lists the Devic e Statistics support e d b y the Intel SSD 525 Series .
Page Offset Description
0x01 - General Statistics
0x28 Logical Sectors Read F2h
0x04 - General Errors Statistics
0x06 - Transport Statistics
0x07 - Solid State Device Statistics 0x08 Percentage Used Endurance Indi c ato r
0x10
Num Resets Between Command
-
E9h
This statistic counts up from 0
rather than down from 100, and
may go beyond 100 for drives that
5.6 SMART Command Transport (SCT)
With SMART Command Transport (SCT), a host can send commands and data to an SSD and receive
status and data from an SSD using standard write/read commands to manipulate two SMART Logs:
• Log Address E0h ("SCT Command/Status") — used to send commands and retrieve status
• Log Address E1h ("SCT Data Transfer") — used to transport data
5.7 Data Set Management Command Set
The Intel SSD 525 Series supports the Data Set Management command set Trim attribute, which
consists of:
• DATA SET MANAGEMENT
5.8 Host Protected Area Command Set
The Intel SSD 525 Series supports the Host Pr otected Area comm and set, which consis ts of:
• READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS
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• SET MAX ADDRESS
• READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT
• SET MAX ADDRESS EXT
5.9 48-Bit Address Command Set
The Intel SSD 525 Series supports the 48-bit Address command set, which consists of:
• FLUSH CACHE EXT
• READ DMA EXT
• READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS
• READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT
• READ SECTOR(S) EXT
• READ VERIFY SECTOR(S) EXT
• SET MAX ADDRESS EXT
• WRITE DMA EXT
• WRITE MULTIPLE EXT
• WRITE SECTOR(S) EXT
5.10 General Purpose Log Command Set
The Intel SSD 525 Series supports the General Purpose Log command set, which consists of:
• READ LOG EXT
• WRITE LOG EXT
• READ LOG DMA EXT
• WRITE LOG DMA EXT
5.11 Native Command Queuing
The Intel SSD 525 Series supports the Native Command Queuing (NCQ) command set, w hich
includes:
• READ FPDMA QUEUED
• WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
Note: With a maximum queue depth equal to 32.
5.12 Software Settings Preservation
The Intel SSD 525 Series supports the SET FEATURES pa r a m eter to en a ble/disable the preservation
of software settin g s .
5.13 SATA Link Power Management (LPM)
The Intel SSD 525 Series supports the SET FEATURES pa r a m eter to en a ble Device Initiated Power
Management (DIPM). The SSD also supports Host Initiated Power Management (HIPM).
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Table 13. Device Certifications and Declarations
substances.
Part 1: General Requirements)
harmonized with CISPR 22: 2005.04.
Research Laboratory (RRL) Ministry of Information and Communication Republic of Korea.
Microsoft WHCK
Microsoft Windows Hardware Certification Kit
computers or facsim ile.
halogenated flame retardants and/or PVC may not be better for the environment.
6.0 Certifications and Declarations
Table 13 describes the Devic e Certifications supported by th e Intel SSD 525 Series.
Certification Description
Low Voltage DIRECTIVE 2006/95/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCI L
CE Compliant
UL Certified
of 12 December 2006, and EMC Directive 2004/108/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF
THE COUNCIL of 15 December 2004. Per EN 50581:2012 – Technical documentation for the
assessment of electrical and electronic products with respect to the restriction of hazardous
Certified Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Bi-National Component Recognition; UL 60950-1, 2nd
Edition, 2007-03-27 (Information Technology Equipment - Safety - Part 1: General Requirements)
RoHS Compliant Restriction of Hazardous Substance Directive
VCCI
SATA-IO Indicates certified logo program from Serial ATA International Organization.
Low Halogen
Compliance with the Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS3548 and Electromagnetic
Compatibility (EMC) Framework requirements of the Australian Communication Authority (ACA).
Compliance to the Taiwan EMC standard CNS 13438: Information technology equipment - Radio
disturbance Characteristics - limits and methods of measurement, as amended on June 1, 2006, is
Compliance with paragraph 1 of Article 11 of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Control Regulation
and meets the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Framework requirements of the Radio
Voluntary Control Council for Interface to cope with disturbance problems caused by personal
Applies only to brominated and chlorinated flame retardants (BFRs/CFRs) and PVC in the final
product. Intel components as well as purchased components on the finished assembly meet JS709 requirements, and the PCB/substrate meet IEC 61249-2-21 requirements. The replacement of
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Table 14. Standards References
Method (JESD218)
documents/docs/jesd218/
for material description datasheet
June 2009
Serial ATA Revision 3.0
http://www.sata-io.org/
July 2011
Serial ATA Revision 3.1 (mSATA definition)
http://www.sata-io.org/
methods of measurement CISPR 22:1997 (Modified)
Table 15. Glossary of Terms and Acrony m s
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7.0 References
Table 14 identifies the standards information referenced in this document.
Date or
Rev. #
Sept 2010
Dec 2008 VCCI http://www.vcci.jp/vcci_e/
June 2009 RoHS
August 2009 ACS-2 Specification http://www.t13.org/
Solid-State Drive (SSD) Requirements a nd Endurance Test
Compliance with EN 55022:1998 Information technology
equipment - Radio disturbance characteristics - Limits and
Title Location
http://www.jedec.org/standards-
http://qdms.intel.com/
Click Search MDDS Database and search
http://www.iec.ch/
8.0 Terms and Acronyms
Table 15 defines the terms and acronyms used in this document.
Term Definition
ATA Advanced Technology Attachment
DAS Device Activity Signal
DIPM Device Initiated Power Management
DMA Direct Memory Access
EXT Extended
FPDMA First Party Direct Memory Access
GB
HDD Hard Disk Drive
HIPM Host Initiated Power Management
Gigabyte (1,000,000,000 bytes)
Note: The total usable capacity of the SSD may be less than the total physical capacity because a
small portion of the capacity is used for NAND flash management and maintenance purposes.
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Table 15. Glossary of Terms and Acrony m s
Term Definition
I/O
Input/Output
KB
Kilobyte (1,024 bytes)
LPM
Link Power Management
MLC
Multi-level Cell
NCQ
Native Command Queuing
PIO
Programmed Input/Output
RMS
Root Mean Squared
SMART
Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology
TYP
Typical
active workloads.
December 2012
001
Initial release.
IOPS Input/Output Operations Per Second
LBA Logical Block Address
MB Megabyte (1,000,000 bytes)
MTBF Mean Time Between Failures
Intel® Solid-State Drive 525 Series
NOP No Operation
RDT Reliability Demonstration Test
SATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
SSD Solid-State Drive
UBER Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate
9.0 Revision History
Date Revision Description
Added 90GB SKU. Added Altitude specification. Removed number read/write commands
March 2013 002
device statistics beca u se not supported. Added new design-in power specifications for
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Table 16. Returned Sector Data
F = Fixed
X = Both
0
F
0040h
General configuration bit-significant information
1X3FFFh
Obsolete - Number of logical cylinders (16,383)
2VC837h
Specific configuration
3X0010h
Obsolete - Number of logical heads (16)
4-5X0h
Retired
6X003Fh
Obsolete - Number of logical sectors per log ic al track (63)
(CFA)
9X0h
Retired
10-19Fvaries
Serial number (20 ASCII characters)
20-21X0h
Retired
22X0h
Obsolete
23-26Fvaries
Firmware revision (8 ASCII characters)
27-46Fvaries
Model number (Intel® Solid-State Drive)
multiple commands
48F4000h
Reserved
49F2F00h
Capabilities
50 F 4000h
Capabilities
51-52X0h
Obsolete
53F0007h
Words 88 and 70:64 valid
54X3FFFh
Obsolete - Number of logical cylinders (16,383)
55X0010h
Obsolete - Number of logical heads (16)
56X003Fh
Obsolete - Number of logical sectors per logical track (63 )
57-58 X 00FBFC10h
Obsolete
commands
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Appendix: IDENTIFY DEVICE Command Data
Table 16 details the sector data returned after issuing an IDENTIFY DEVICE command.
Word
V = Variable
Default Value Description
7-8V0h
Reserved for assignment by the CompactFlas h* A ssocia tio n
47F8010h
59V0110h
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Table 16. Returned Sector Data
F = Fixed
X = Both
60-61Fvaries
Total number of user-addressable sectors
62 X 0h
Obsolete
63F0007h
Multi-word DMA modes supported/selected
64F0003h
PIO modes supported
65F0078h
Minimum multiword DMA transfer cycle time per word
time
67F0078h
Minimum PIO transfer cycle time without flow contro l
68F0078h
Minimum PIO transfer cycle time with IORDY flow contro l
69F4010h
Additional Supported
71-74F0h
Reserved for IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE command
75F001Fh
Queue depth
76F070Eh
Serial ATA capabilities
77F0006h
Reserved for future Serial ATA definition
78F004Ch
Serial ATA features supported
79V0040h
Serial ATA features enabled
80F03FCh
Major version number
81FFFFFh
Minor version number
82F746Bh
Command set supported
83F7429h
Command sets supported
84F6163h
Command set/feature supported extens ion
85
V
7469h
Command set/feature enabled
86
V
B409h
Command set/feature enabled
87
V
6163h
Command set/feature default
88
V
207Fh
Ultra DMA Modes
89F0002h
Time required for security erase unit completion
90F0001h
Time required for enhanced security erase completion
Word
66F0078h
70 F 0h Reserved
V = Variable
Default Value Description
Manufacturer’s recommended multiword DMA transfer cycle
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F = Fixed
X = Both
91V00FEh
Current advanced power management value
92VFFFEh
Master Password Revision Code
shall change only during the execution of a hardwar e res e t
94V0h
Vendor’s recommended and actual acoustic manage me nt value
95F0h
Stream minimum request size
96V0h
Streaming transfer time - DMA
97V0h
Streaming access latency - DMA and PIO
98-99F0h
Streaming performance granularity
100-103
V
varies
Maximum user LBA for 48-bit address feature set
104V0h
Streaming transfer time - PIO
105F0001h
Reserved
106F4000h
Physical sector size / logical sector siz e
107F0h
Inter-seek delay for ISO-7779 acoustic testing in microseconds
108-111Fvaries
Unique ID
112-115F0h
Reserved for world wide name extension to 128 bits
116V0h
Reserved for technical report
117-118F0h
Words per logical sector
119F401Ch
Supported settings
120F401Ch
Command set/feature enabled/suppor te d
121-126F0h
Reserved
127F0h
Removable Media Status Notification f e ature set support
128V0021h
Security status
129-159Xvaries
Vendor-specific
160
F
0h
CompactFlash Association (CFA) power mode 1
161-168X0h
Reserved for assignment by the CFA
170-173 F 0h
Addit io nal Product Ident ifier
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Word
V = Variable
Default Value Description
93F0h
Hardware reset result: the contents of bits (12:0) of this word
169 X 0001h Data set management Trim attribute support
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Table 16. Returned Sector Data
F = Fixed
X = Both
176-205 V 0h
Current media serial number
206X0021h
SCT Command Transport
207-208 X 0h
Reserved
210-211 X 0h
Write-Read-Verify Sector Count Mode 3 (DWord)
212-213
X
Write-Read-Verify Sector Count Mode 2 (DWord)
214 X 0h
NV Cache Capabilities
217 X 0001h
Nominal media rotation rate
218
X
Reserved
219 X 0h
NV Cache Options
221 X 0h
Reserved
223 X 0h
Transport minor version number
230-233 X 0h
Extended Number of User Addressable Sectors (QWord)
command for m ode 03h
236-254 X 0h
Reserved
Word
174-175 F 0h Reserved
209 X 4000h Alignment of lo gical blocks within a physical block
215-216 X 0h NV Cache Size in Logical Blocks (DWord)
220 X 0h Write-Read-Verify feature set
V = Variable
Default Value Description
0h
0h
222 X 103Fh Transport major version number
224-229 X 0h Reserved
234 X 0002h
235 X 0400h
255 X varies Integrity word
Notes:
F = Fixed. The content of the word is fixed a nd does not change. For removable media devic es, these values may change when
V = Variable. The state of at least one bit in a word is variable and may change depending on the state of the device or the
X = F or V. The content of the word may be fixed or variable.
media is removed or changed.
commands executed by the device.
Minimum number of 512-byte data blocks per DOWNLOAD MICROCODE
command for m ode 03h
Maximum number of 512-byte data blocks per DOWNLOAD MICROCODE
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