Intel SSDSA1MH080G1 User Manual

Intel® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive

SSDSA1MH080G1, SSDSA2MH080G1, SSDSA1MH160G1, SSDSA2MH160G1
Product Manual
Available in 1.8” and 2.5” Form FactorsCapacity: 80 GB and 160 GBUses Intel NAND flash memory Multi-Level Cell
(MLC) components
Bandwidth Performance Specifications
— Sustained Sequential Read: Up to 250 MB/s — Sustained Sequential Write: Up to 70 MB/s
Read and Write IOPS specifications (IOmeter
Queue Depth 32) — Random 4 KB Reads: Up to 35 K IOPS — Random 4 KB Writes: Up to 3.3 K IOPS
Latency Specifications:
— Read: 85 µs — Write: 115 µs
PCMark* Vantage Benchmark HDD Score:
20,000
Compatibility
—Intel
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Matrix Storage Manager
— SATA Revision 2.6 compliant, compatible
with SATA 1.5 Gb/s and 3 Gb/s in terf ace
rates — ATA/ATAPI-7 Compliant — SSD Enhanced SMART ATA feature set — Native Command Queuing (NCQ) command
set
Certifications
—UL* —CE* —C-Tick* —BSMI* —MIC* —Microsoft* WHQL —RoHS*
Power Management
— 3.3 V (1.8”) or 5 V (2.5”) SATA Supply Rail — SATA Interface Power Management — OS-Aware Hot Plug/Removal
Power Specifications
— Active: 0.150 W TYP — Idle: 0.060 W TYP
Temperature
—Operating: 0 — Non-Operating: -55
Reliability
o
C to 70o C
o
C to 95o C
— Read Error Rate (BER): 1 sector per 10
bits read
— Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
1,200,000 hours
— Minimum of five years of useful life
Shock
— Operating and Non-operating: 1,000 G/0.5
msec
Vibration
— Operating: 2.17 G — Non-operating: 3.13 G
Weight
(7-800 Hz)
RMS
RMS
(10-500 Hz)
— 1.8” 5 mm Form Factor: 35 +/-2 grams — 1.8” 8 mm Form Factor: 47 +/-2 grams — 2.5” 7 mm Form Factor: 80 +/-2 grams — 2.5” 9.5 mm Form Factor: 86 +/-2 grams
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Part Number
MM
Numbers
Device Nomenclature
Order
Quantity
894401 80 GB SATA 1.8” 5 mm Drive, M LC, Production Sample 1
SSDSA1MH080G1
894400 80 GB SATA 1.8” 5 mm Drive, M LC, Production Sample 50 894103 80 GB SATA 2.5” 7 mm Drive, M LC, Production Sample 1 894125 80 GB SATA 2.5” 7 mm Drive, M LC, Production Sample 50
SSDSA2MH080G1
899854 80 GB SATA 2.5” 9.5 mm Drive, MLC, Production Sample 1 901776 80 GB SATA 2.5” 9.5 mm Drive, MLC, Production Sample 50
SSDSA1MH160G1 898094 160 GB SATA 1.8” 8 mm Drive, MLC, Qualification Sample 1
900292 160 GB SATA 2.5” 7 mm Drive, MLC, Qualification Sample 1
SSDSA2MH160G1
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Contents

1.0 Introduction..............................................................................................................5
1.1 Product Overview................................................................................................5
1.2 Block Diagram .................................................................................................... 6
1.3 Architecture........................................................................................................6
2.0 Certifications.............................................................................................................6
3.0 Product Specifications ...............................................................................................7
3.1 Capacity ............................................................................................................7
3.2 Performance.......................................................................................................7
3.3 Electrical Characteristics.......................................................................................8
3.3.1 Supply Voltage.............................. .. ... ............................. .. .. .....................8
3.3.2 Power Consumption..................................................................................8
3.4 Environmental Conditions......................................... ................................ ............9
3.4.1 Temperature............................................................................................9
3.4.2 Altitude...................................................................................................9
3.4.3 Shock and Vibration..................................................................................9
3.4.4 Acoustics ................................................................................................9
3.4.5 Electromagnetic Immunity.......................................................................10
3.5 Reliability.........................................................................................................10
3.5.1 Nonrecoverable Read Errors.....................................................................10
3.5.2 Mean Time Between Failure .....................................................................11
3.5.3 Power On/Off Cycles............................................................................... 11
3.5.4 Minimum Useful Life ...............................................................................11
4.0 Mechanical Information...........................................................................................11
4.1 1.8” 5 mm Intel X18-M SATA SSD.......................................................................11
4.2 1.8” 8 mm Intel X18-M SATA SSD.......................................................................13
4.3 2.5” 7 mm Intel X25-M SATA SSD.......................................................................14
4.4 2.5” 9.5 mm Intel X25-M SATA SSD ................................................................ .. ..15
5.0 Pin and Signal Descriptions .....................................................................................16
5.1 Pin Locations ....................................................................................................16
5.1.1 1.8” Pin Locations............................ ... ............................. .. .. ...................16
5.1.2 2.5” Pin Locations............................ ... ............................. .. .. ...................17
5.2 Signal Description Table..................................... .. .. .. .............................. .. .. .. ......17
5.3 Hot Plug Support...............................................................................................19
6.0 Command Sets ........................................................................................................19
6.1 ATA Commands ................................................................................................19
6.1.1 ATA General Feature Command Set..........................................................19
6.1.2 Power Management Command Set............................................................22
6.1.3 Security Mode Feature Set.......................................................................23
6.1.4 SMART Command Set.............................................................................23
6.1.5 Host Protected Area Command Set...........................................................23
6.1.6 48-Bit Address Command Set ..................................................................24
6.1.7 Device Configuration Overlay Command Set ..............................................24
6.1.8 General Purpose Log Command Set..........................................................24
6.2 SATA Commands........................ ......................................................... ..............24
6.2.1 Software Settings Preservation.................................................................24
6.2.2 Native Command Queuing.......................................................................25
7.0 References ..............................................................................................................25
8.0 Terms and Acronyms ...............................................................................................26
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1.0 Introduction

The Intel® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive (SSD) delivers leading performance in industry standard 1.8” and 2.5” form factors while simultaneously improving system responsiveness for mobile applications over standard rotating drive media or hard disk drives. By combining Intel’s leading NAND flash memory technology with our innov ative high performance controller, Intel delivers an SSD for Native Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) hard disk drive drop-in replacement with enhanced performance, reliability, ruggedness and power savings.
Since there are no rotating platters, moving heads, fragile actuaters, or unnecessary delays due to spin-up time or positional seek time that can slow down the storage subsystem significantly, the Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD enables fast read/write access times and a significant I/O and throughput performance improvement as compared to rotating media or hard disk drives.
This document describes the specifications of the Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD in the
1.8” and 2.5” form factors.

1.1 Product Overview

The Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSDs primarily target SATA based laptop PCs, highly rugged mobile client devices, as well as thin and light, mini/sub-notebooks. Key attributes include high performance, low power, increased system responsiveness, high reliability and enhanced ruggedness as compared to standard mobile SATA hard drives. Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSDs are available in 1.8” and 2.5” form factors that are electrically, mechanically, and software compatible with existing 1.8” and 2.5” Serial ATA slots and cables. Our flexible design allows interchangeability with existing mobile hard drives based on the SATA interface standard.
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1.2 Block Diagram

Intel
System
On A Chip
(SOC)
SATA Interface
Flash Memory
Channel 0
Flash Memory
Channel ...
Flash Memory
Channel n
NAND
Flash
Memory
NAND
Flash
Memory
NAND
Flash
Memory

Figure 1. Block Diagram

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1.3 Architecture

2.0 Certifications

Table 1. Device Certifications

CE Compliant
UL Certified Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Component Recognition UL60950-1.
C-Tick Compliant
BSMI Compliant
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Certification Description
Indicates conformity with the essential health and safety requirements set out in European Directives Low Voltage Directive and EMC Directive.
Compliance with the Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS3548 and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Framework requirements of the Australian Communication Authority (ACA).
Compliance to the Ta iwan EMC standard “Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment, CNS 13438 Class B.”
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Table 1. Device Certifications (Continued)
Certification Description
Compliance with paragraph 1 of Article 11 of the Electromagnetic Compatibility control
MIC Certified
Microsoft WHQL Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs RoHS Compliant Restriction of Hazardous Substance Directive
Regulation and meet the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Framework requirements of the Radio Research Laboratory (RRL) Ministry of Information and Communication Republic of Korea.

3.0 Product Specifications

3.1 Capacity

Table 2. User Addressable Sectors

Unformatted Capacity Total User Addressable Sectors in LBA Mode
80 GB 156,301,488
160 GB 312,581,808
Notes:
1. 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 Byte and not all of the memory can be used for data storage.
2. 1 Sector = 512 Byte.

3.2 Performance

Table 3. Maximum Sustained Read and Write Bandwidth

Access Type MB/s
Sequential Read Up to 250 Sequential Write Up to 70
Notes:
1. Performance measured using IOmeter with queue depth equal to 32.
2. 1 MB/sec = 1,048,576 bytes/sec was used in measuring sequential performance. If 1 MB/sec equals 1 million bytes/sec,

Table 4. PCMark* Vantage Benchmark

Note: Performance tests and ratings are measured using HP* Compaq* 6910p notebook with Intel Core™2 Duo CPU T7300 @
performance numbers will be 4.85 percent higher than quoted.
Benchmark Score
PCMark Vantage HDD Score 20,000
2.0 GHz processor and 2 GB DRAM running Microsoft* Windows Vista* Enterprise Edition and reflects the approximate performance as measured by that configuration. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance.
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Table 5. Latency Specifications

Type Average Latency
Read 85 µs (TYP) Write 115 µs (TYP) Power On to Ready 1 s
Notes:
1. Write Cache Enabled.
2. Device measured using IOmeter.
3. Power On To Ready time assumes proper shutdown (power removal preceded by STANDBY command).
4. Read/Write latency measured on 4 K transfers.

Table 6. Random Read/Write Input/Output Operations Per Second

Access Type IOPS
4K Read 35,000 4K Write 3,300
Notes:
1. Performance measured using IOmeter with queue depth set to 32.
2. Write Cache enabled.
3. Measurements are performed on 8 GB span.

3.3 Electrical Characteristics

3.3.1 Supply Voltage

Table 7. Operating Voltage
Description Min Max Unit
Operating Voltage for 3.3 V (+/- 5%) 3.14 3.47 V Operating Voltage for 5 V (+/- 5%) 4.75 5.25 V

3.3.2 Power Consumption

Table 8. Typical Power Consumption
Mode Typ Unit
Active 0.150 W
Idle 0.060 W
Note: Active power is measured during execution of MobileMark* 2007 with DIPM (Device Initiated Power Management)
enabled.
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3.4 Environmental Conditions

3.4.1 Temperature

Table 9. Temperature Related Specifications
Mode Min Typ Max Unit
Ambient Temperature
Temperature Gradient
Humidity
Note: Measured without condensation.

3.4.2 Altitude

Operating 0 70 Non-Operating -55 95 Operating 20 Non-Operating 30 Operating 5 95 % Non-Operating 5 95 %
o
o
o
C/hr *
o
C/hr *
C C
The drive is not sensitive to changes in altitude because it has no moving parts. Drive tested within -1K and +40K feet.

3.4.3 Shock and Vibration

Table 10. Shock and Vibration Specifications
Mode Timing/Frequency Max
1
Shock
Vibration
Notes:
1. Shock specifications assumes that the SSD is mounted securely with the input vibration applied to the drive mounting
2. Vibration specifications assumes that the SSD is mounted securely with the input vibration applied to the drive mounting
3. Sine wave sweeping 1 oct/mi n.
2
screws. Stimulus may be applied in the X, Y or Z axis. screws. Stimulus may be applied in the X, Y or Z axis.The measured specification is in root mean sqaured form.
Operating at 0.5 msec 1,000 G Non-Operating at 0.5 msec 1,000 G Operating 7-800 Hz 2.17 G Non-Operating 10-500 Hz
3
3.13 G

3.4.4 Acoustics

The SSD has no moving or noise-emitting parts; therefore, it produces negligible sound (0 dB) in all modes of operation.
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3.4.5 Electromagnetic Immunity

Electromagnetic Immunity tests assume the SSD is properly installed in the representative host system. The drive will operate properly without errors or degradation in performance when subjected to radio frequency (RF) environments defined in the following table:
Table 11. Radio Frequency Specifications
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Electrostatic discharge Contact, HCP, VCP: ±8kV; Air: ± 15 kV B EN 61000-4-2: 95
80 to 1,000 MHz, 3 V/m,
Radiated RF immunity
Electrical fast transient
Surge immunity
Conducted RF immunity
Voltage dips, interrupts
Notes:
1. Performance Criteria A = The device shall continue to operate as intended, i.e., normal unit operation with no degradation of performance.
2. Performance Criteria B = The device shall continue to oper ate as intended after comp letion of the test. Ho wever, during the test, some degradation of performance is allowed as long as there is no data loss operator intervention to restore device function.
3. Performance Criteria C = temporary loss of function is allowed. Operator intervention is acceptable to restore device function.
4. Contact electostatic discharge applied to drive enclosure.
80% AM with 1 kHz sine 900 MHz, 3 V/m, 50% pulse modulation at
200 Hz ± 1 kV on AC mains, ± 0.5 kV on external
I/O ± 1 kV differential, ± 2 kV common, AC
mains 150 kHz to 80 MHz, 3 Vrms, 80% AM with 1
kHz sine 0% open, 5 seconds
0% short, 5 seconds 40%, 0.10 seconds 70%, 0.01 seconds
Performance
Criteria
A
B EN 61000-4-4: 95
B EN 61000-4-5: 95
A EN 61000-4-6: 97
C C C B
EN 61000-4-3: 96 ENV 50204: 95
EN 61000-4-11: 94
Reference Standard

3.5 Reliability

Table 12. Reliability Specifications

Parameter Value
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Nonrecoverable read errors 1 sector in 10 Mean Time between Failure (MTBF) 1,200,000 hours Power On/Off Cycles 50,000 cycles Minimum Useful Life 5 years

3.5.1 Nonrecoverable Read Errors

The nonrecoverable read error rate will not exceed one sector in the specified number of bits read. In the extremely unlikely event of a nonrecoverable read error, the drive will report it as a read failure to the host; the sector in error is considered corrupt and is not returned to the host.
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3.5.2 Mean Time Between Failure

The Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) is calculated based on a Part Stress Analysis. It assumes nominal voltage, with all other parameters within specified range.

3.5.3 Power On/Off Cycles

Defined as power being removed from the drive, and then restored. Most host systems remove power from the drive when entering suspend and hibernate as well as on a system shutdown.

3.5.4 Minimum Useful Life

The drive will have a minimum of 5 years of useful life under typical client workloads with up to 20 GB of host writes per day.

4.0 Mechanical Information

4.1 1.8” 5 mm Intel X18-M SATA SSD

The following figure shows the physical package information for the 5 mm deep 1.8” Intel X18 -M SATA SSD.
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Figure 2. Dimensions for Intel X18-M SATA SSD 1.8” 5 mm Form Factor

Notes:
1. Connector Outline: The 1.8” Intel X18-M SATA SSD connector is compliant to the SATA Rev 2.6 specifications.
2. Connector Location: The 1.8” Intel X18-M SATA SSD connector is compliant to the micro SATA SFF-8144 specification.
3. All dimensions are in millimeters.
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4.2 1.8” 8 mm Intel X18-M SATA SSD

The following figure shows the physical package information for the 8 mm deep 1.8” Intel X18 -M SATA SSD.

Figure 3. Dimensions for Intel X18-M SATA SSD 1.8” 8 mm Form Factor

Note: All dimensions are in millimeters.
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4.3 2.5” 7 mm Intel X25-M SATA SSD

The following figure shows the physical package information for the 7 mm deep 2.5” Intel X25-M SATA SSD.

Figure 4. Dimensions for Intel X25-M SATA SSD 2.5” 7 mm Form Factor

Note: All dimensions are in millimeters.
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4.4 2.5” 9.5 mm Intel X25-M SATA SSD

The following figure shows the physical package information for the 9.5 mm deep 2.5” Intel X25 -M SATA SSD.

Figure 5. Dimensions for Intel X25-M SATA SS D 2.5” 9.5 mm Form Factor

Note: All dimensions are in millimeters.
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5.0 Pin and Signal Descriptions

Signal Segment S1 Power Segment P1
This section identifies the pin locations and signal descriptions of the Intel X18-M/ X25-M SATA SSDs.

5.1 Pin Locations

5.1.1 1.8” Pin Locations

Figure 6. Layout of Signal and Power Segment Pins
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5.1.2 2.5” Pin Locations

Figure 7. Layout of Signal and Power Segment Pins
Signal Segment S1 Power Segment P1

5.2 Signal Description Table

Table 13. Serial ATA Connector Pin Signal Definitions for 1.8” and 2.5” Form Factors

Pin Function Definition
S1 Ground 2nd mate S2 A+ S3 A­S4 Ground 2nd mate S5 B­S6 B+ S7 Ground 2nd mate
Note: Key and spacing separate signal and power segments.

Table 14. Serial ATA Power Pin Definitions for 1.8” Form Factor

Pin Function Definition Mating Order
P1 V P2 V P3 Ground P4 Ground P5 V
33
33
3
3
5
Differential signal pair A
Differential signal pair B
3.3 V Power
3.3 V Power, pre-charge
5 V Power. Not connected
2
2nd Mate
2
4
1st Mate 1st Mate 1st Mate 1st Mate
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Table 14. Serial ATA Power Pin Definitions for 1.8” Form Factor (Continued)
Pin Function Definition Mating Order
P6 V
5
5 V Power. Not connected
P7 DAS Device Activity Signal
4
5
2nd Mate 2nd Mate
Key Key NC NC
P8 Optional Manufacturing Test Pin P9 Optional Manufacturing Test Pin
Notes:
1. All mate sequences assume zero angular offset between connectors.
2. P1 and P2 are internally connected to one another within the device.
3. Ground connectors P3 and P4 may contact before the other 1st mate pins in both the power and signal connectors to discharge ESD in a suitably configure backplane connector.
4. P5 and P6 are not connected internal to the device. The host may put 5V on these pins.
5. The host may ground P7 if it is not used for Device Activity Signal (DAS).
6. P8 and P9 should not be connected by the host.
6
6
2nd Mate 2nd Mate
1

Table 15. Serial ATA Power Pin Definitions for 2.5” Form Factor

1
Pin
P1 Not connected P2 Not connected P3 Not connected P4 Ground P5 Ground P6 Ground P7 V P8 V P9 V
5
5
5
P10 Ground P11 DAS P12 Ground P13 V P14 V P15 V
12
12
12
Function Definition Mating Order
2
2
2
3, 4
3
3
3, 5
3, 5
3, 5
3
6
3, 4
7
7
7
(3.3 V Power) (3.3 V Power) (3.3 V Power. pre-charge) 2nd Mate
5 V Power 1st Mate 5 V Power 2nd Mate 5 V Power 2nd Mate
Device Activity Signal
6
12 V Power. Not used. 2nd Mate 12 V Power. Not used. 2nd Mate 12 V Power. Not used. 2nd Mate
1st Mate 1st Mate 1st Mate
1st Mate
2nd Mate
1st Mate
Notes:
1. All pins are in a single row, with a 1.27 mm (0.050”) pitch.
2. Pins P1, P2 and P3 are connected together, although they are not connected internally to the device. The host may put
3.3 V on these pins.
3. The mating sequence are:
the ground pins P4-P6, P10, P12 and the 5v power pin P7.
the signal pins and the rest of the 5V power pins P8-P9.
4. Ground connectors P4 and P12 may contact before the other 1st mate pins in both the power and signal connectors to discharge ESD in a suitably configured backplane connector.
5. Power pins P7, P8,and P9 are internally connected to one another within the device.
6. The host may ground P11 if it is not used for Device Activity Signal (DAS).
7. Pins P13, P14 and P15 are connected together, although they are not connected internally to the device. The host may put 12 V on these pins.
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5.3 Hot Plug Support

Hot Plug insertion and removal are supported in the presence of a proper connector and appropriate operating system (OS) support as described in the SATA 2.6 specification. This product supports Asynchronous Signal Recovery and will issue an unsolicited COMINIT when first mated with a powered connector to guarantee reliable detection by a host system without hardware device detection.

6.0 Command Sets

6.1 ATA Commands

The Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSDs support all the mandatory ATA commands defined in the ATA/ATAPI-7 specification.

6.1.1 ATA General Feature Command Set

The Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSDs support the ATA General Feature command set (non-PACKET), which consists of
• EXECUTE DEVICE DIAGNOSTIC
• FLUSH CACHE
•IDENTIFY DEVICE
• 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 X18-M/X25-M SATA SSDs also support the following optional commands:
• READ BUFFFER
• WRITE BUFFER
•NOP
• DOWNLOAD MICROCODE
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6.1.1.1 IDENTIFY DEVICE Data
The following table details the sector data returned after issuing an IDENTIFY DEVICE command.
Table 16. Returned Sector Data
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4-5 X 0h Retired
7-8 V 0h Reserved f or assignment by the Compact Flash Association
10-19 F Varies Serial number (20 ASCII characters) 20-21 X 0h Retired
22 X 0h Obsolete 23-26 F Varies Firmware revision (8 ASCII characters) 27-46 F Varies Model number (Intel Solid State Drive)
47 F 8010h
48 F 0h Reserved
49 F 2F00h Capabilities
50 F 4000h Capabilities 51-52 X 0h Obsolete
53 F 0007h Words 88 and 70:64 Valid
54 X 3FFFh Obsolete - Number of logical cylinders (16,383)
55 X 0010h Obsolete - Number of logical heads (16)
56 X 003Fh Obsolete - Number of logical sectors per logical track (63) 57-58 X 00FBFC10h Obsolete
59 F 0101h Number of sectors transferred per interrupt on MULTIPLE commands
60-61 F
62 X 0h Obsolete
63 F 0007h Multi-word DMA modes supported/selected
64 F 0003h PIO modes supported
65 F 0078h Minimum Multiword DMA transfer cycle time per word
66 F 0078h Manufacturer’s recommended Multiword DMA transfer cycle time
67 F 0078h Minimum PIO transfer cycle time without flow control
68 F 0078h Minimum PIO transfer cycle time with IORDY flow control
F = Fixed V = Variable X = Both
0 F 0040h General configuration bit-significant information 1 X 3FFFh Obsolete - Number of logical cylinders (16,383) 2 V C837h Specific configuration 3 X 0010h Obsolete - Num ber of logical heads (16)
6 X 003Fh Obsolete - Number of logical sectors per logical track (63)
9X 0hRetired
Default Value Description
7:0—Maximum number of sectors transferred per interrupt on MULTIPLE commands
0950F8B0h
(80 GB)
0FFFFFFFh
(160 GB)
Total number of user addressable sectors
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Word
69-70 F 0h Reserved (for fu ture command overlap and queuing) 71-74 F 0h Reserved for the ID ENTIFY PACKET DEVICE command.
75 F 001Eh Queue depth 76 F 0106h Serial ATA capabilities 77 F 0h Reserved for future Serial ATA definition 78 F 0048h Serial ATA features supported 79 V 0040h Serial ATA features enabled 80 F 00FCh Major Version Number 81 F 001Ah Minor Version Number 82 F 746Bh Command set supported. 83 F 7C01h Command sets supported. 84 F 6123h Command set/feature supported extension. 85 V 7469h Command set/feature enabled. 86 V BC01h Command set/feature enabled. 87 V 6123h Command set/feature default. 88 V 407Fh Ultra DMA Modes 89 F 0001h Time required for security erase unit completion 90 F 0001h Time required for Enhanced security erase completion 91 V 0h Current advanced power management value 92 V FFFEh Master Password Revision Code
93 F 0h
94 V 0h Vendor’s recommended and actual acoustic management value. 95 F 0h Stream Minimum Request Size 96 V 0h Streaming Transfer Time - DMA 97 V 0h Streaming Access Latency - DMA and PIO
98-99 F 0h Streaming Performance Granularity
100-103 V
104 V 0h Streaming Transfer Time - PIO 105 F 0h Reserved 106 F 4000h Physical sector size / logical sector size
107 F 0h Inter-seek delay for ISO-7779 acoustic testing in microseconds 108-111 F Varies Unique ID 112-115 F 0h Reserved for world wide name extension to 128 bits
116 V 0h Reserved for techni cal report­117-118 F 0h Words per Logical Sector
119 F 401Ch Supported Settings
F = Fixed V = Variable X = Both
Default Value Description
Hardware reset result. The contents of bits (12:0) of this word shall change only during the execution of a hardware reset.
0950F8B0h
(80 GB)
12A19EB0h
(160 GB)
Maximum user LBA for 48-bit Address feature set.
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120 F 401Ch Command Set/Feature Enabled/Supported
121-126 F 0h Reserved
127 F 0h Removable Media Status Notification feature set support 128 V 0021h Security status
129-159 X 0h Vendor specific
160 F 0h CompactFlash Association (CFA) power mode 1
161-175 X 0h Reserved for assignment by the CFA 176-205 V 0h Current media serial number 206-216 F 0h Reserved
217 F 0001h Non-rotating media device
218-221 F 0h Reserved
222 F 101F Reserved
223-233 F 0h Reserved
234 0001h Reserved 235 02A0h Reserved
236-254 F 0h Reserved
255 X Varies Integrity word (Checksum and Signature)
Notes:
1. F = Fixed. The content of the word is fix ed and does not change. F or remov abl e media devices, thes e va lues may chan ge
2. 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
3. X = F or V. The content of the word may be fixed or variable.
F = Fixed V = Variable X = Both
when media is removed or changed. the commands executed by the device.
Default Value Description

6.1.2 Power Management Command Set

The Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD supports the Power Management command set, which consists of
•CHECK POWER MODE
•IDLE
• IDLE IMMEDIATE
•SLEEP
•STANDBY
• STANDBY IMMEDIATE
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6.1.3 Security Mode Feature Set

The Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD supports the Security Mode command set, which consists of
•SECURITY SET PASSWORD
• SECURITY UNLOCK
• SECURITY ERASE PREPARE
• SECURITY ERASE UNIT
• SECURITY FREEZE LOCK
• SECURITY DISABLE PASSWORD

6.1.4 SMART Command Set

The Intel X18-M/X25-M SA TA SSDs support the SMART command set, which consists of
• SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS
•SMART DISABLE OPERATIONS
• SMART ENABLE/DISAB LE AU TOSAVE
•SMART RETURN STATUS
The Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSDs also support the following optional commands:
• SMART EXECUTE OFF-LINE IMMEDIATE
•SMART READ DATA
•SMART READ LOG
•SMART WRITE LOG

6.1.5 Host Protected Area Command Set

The Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSDs support the Host Protected Area command set, which consists of
• READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS
• SET MAX ADDRESS
• READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT
• SET MAX ADDRESS EXT
The Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSDs also support the following optional commands:
• SET MAX SET PASSWORD
•SET MAX LOCK
• SET MAX FREEZE LOCK
• SET MAX UNLOCK
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6.1.6 48-Bit Address Command Set

The Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSDs support the 48-bit Address command set, which consists of
• FLUSH CACHE EXT
•READ DMA EXT
• 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

6.1.7 Device Configuration Overlay Command Set

The Intel X18-M/X25-M SA TA SSDs support the Device Configuration Overlay command set, which consists of
• DEVICE CONFIGURATION FREEZE LOCK
• DEVICE CONFIGURATION IDENTITY
• DEVICE CONFIGURATION RESTORE
• DEVICE CONFIGURATION SET
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6.1.8 General Purpose Log Command Set

The Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSDs support the General Purpose Log command set, which consists of
• READ LOG EXT
•WRITE LOG EXT

6.2 SATA Commands

The SAT A 2.6 specification is a super set of the A T A/A T API -7 specification with regard to supported commands. The Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSDs support the following features that are unique to the SATA specification.

6.2.1 Software Settings Preservation

The Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSDs support the SET FEATURES parameter to enable/ disable the preservation of software settings.
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6.2.2 Native Command Queuing

The Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSDs support the Native Command Queuing (NCQ) command set, which includes
• READ FPDMA QUEUED
•WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
Note: With a maximum queue depth equal to 31.

7.0 References

This document references standards defined by a variety of organizations. Use the following list to identify the location of an organization’s standards information.

Table 17. Standards References

Date or
Rev. #
Dec 2008 VCCI http://www.vcci.or.jp/vcci_e/general/join/index.html
July 2007 RoHS
July 2007 SFF-8144, 1.8” drive form factor http://www.sffcommittee.org June 2007 Intel Matrix Storage Manager http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/imsm/ February 2007 Serial ATA Revision 2.6 http://www.sata-io.org
May 2006
May 2005 SFF-8201, 2.5” drive form factor http://www.sffcommittee.org April 2004 ATA-6 spec http://www.t13.org/project/d1410r3b-ATA-ATAPI-6.pdf
April 2004 ATA-7 Volume 1
1995 1996 1995 1995 1997 1994
1995
SFF-8223, 2.5" Drive w/Serial Attachment Connector
International Electrotechnical Commission EN 61000
4-2 (Personnel Electrostatic Discharge
4-3 (Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)) 4-4 (Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)) 4-5 (Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)) 4-6 (Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)) 4-11 (Voltage Variations)
ENV 50204 (Radiated electromagnetic field from digital radio telephones)
Immunity)
Title Location
Search for material description datasheet at http:// intel.pcnalert.com
http://www.sffcommittee.org
http://www.t13.org/Documents/UploadedDocuments/ docs2007/D1532v1r4b­AT_Attachment_with_Packet_Interface_­_7_Volume_1.pdf
http://www.iec.ch
http://www.iec.ch
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8.0 Terms and Acronyms

This document incorporates many industry- and device-specific words. Use the following list to define a variety of terms and acronyms.

Table 18. Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

Term Definition
ATA Advanced Technology Attachment ATAPI Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
BER
BIOS Basic Input / Output System
Chipset
Device Initiated Link Power Management (DIPM)
DIPM Device Initiated Power Management (SATA hard disk drive) DMA Direct Memory Access DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory EXT Extended FP First Party GB Giga-byte defined as 1x10 HCI Host Controller Interface HCT Hardware Compatibility Test HDD Hard Disk Drive Host Initiated Link Power
Management
Hot Plug
IOPS Input output operations per second iMSM The Intel Matrix Storage Manager device driver and associated system software. LBA Logical Block Address
LPM
MB Mega-bytes defined as 1x10 MP Multi-Processor MTBF Mean time between failure
Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
NOP No Operation NTFS NT File System OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer OS Operating System Port The point at which a SATA drive physically connects to the SATA controller. RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks
Bit error rate, or percentage of bits that have errors relative to the total number of bits received
A term used to define a collection of integrated components required to make a PC function.
The ability of the device to request SATA link power state changes.
9
bytes
The ability of the host to request SATA link power state changes.
A term used to describe the removal or insertion of a SATA hard drive when the system is powered on.
Link Power Management: the ability of the SATA link layer to enter one of two lower power consuming states, partial and slumber
6
bytes
The ability of the SATA hard drive to re-order comm ands in order to maximize the efficiency of gathering data from the platters.
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Term Definition
RMS Root Mean Squared RPM Revolutions Per Minute RTM Release To Manufacture SATA Serial ATA SFF Small Form Factor
SMART
SSD Solid State Drive TBD To Be Determined WHQL Microsoft* Windows Hardware Quality Labs
Write Cache
VCCI Voluntary Control Council for Interface
Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology: an open standard for developing hard drives and software systems that automatically monitors a hard drive’s health and reports potential problems.
A memory device within a hard drive, which is allocated for the temporary storage of data before that data is copied to its permanent storage location.

9.0 Revision History

Date Revision Description
Updated feature list on page 1.
May 2009 008
May 2009 007 Updated the ordering information on page 2.
February 2009 006
January 2009 005
December 2008 004 Modified thickness information on the ordering table on page 2.
Updated vibration specification on page 9. Clarified statement on minimum useful life specification on page 11. Added SMART command set on page 23.
Modified mechanical drawing details on page 12. Added note to sequential performance table on Table 3 on page 7. Added latency specifications on the front page. Clarified statement about NCQ support on page 25.
Added Random IOPs numbers on page 1 and page 8. Modified Identify Device Info for word 59 and 106 on page 20.
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December 2008 003
July 2008 002
May 2008 001
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Included capacity and weight for 160 GB on page 1. Updated ordering information on page 2. Updated User Addressable Sectors for 160 GB on page 7. Added 1.8” 8mm Intel X18-M SATA SSD mechanical info page 13. Updated identify device information on words 60, 84, 85, 87, 88 and 100 on page 20. Added VCCI certification on page 25.
Modified Idle Power Number on page 1. Modified Weights for different form factors on page 1. Modified Shock Spec on page 1 and Table 10, Shock and Vibration Specifications. Updated Active and Idle Power number on Table 8, Typical Power Consumption. Corrected Temp Gradient unit on Table 9, Temperature Related Specifications. Updated Identify Device Data on Table 16, Returned Sector Data. Maximum Queue Depth number changed to 31 on 6.2.2. Updated Sustained Read Bandwidth number on page 1 and Table 3 on page 7. Added extra information on altitude in 3.4.2. Updated RoHS reference in Table 17 on page 25.
Initial Release. Earlier information released as Intel® High Performance Solid State Drive Advance Product Manual - 318512-002US.
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