SanDisk CompactFlash 5000, miniSD User Manual

More people rely on SanDisk®

Flash Memory Card

memory cards than any other

brand in the world, and for

good reasons. As a pioneer and

leader in the ﬁeld, SanDisk

designs and manufactures its

own NAND ﬂash memory,

designs state-of-the-art

controllers, develops the

complete card design, and

has complete control of the

manufacturing process. Through

this capability, and by staying

Storage Solutions From the World’s Largest Supplier of Flash Storage Cards.

very close to the customers

and the markets served, SanDisk

is able to continually set the

standard for quality, reliability

and performance.

SanDisk Corporation

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SanDisk, the SanDisk logo, SanDisk Ultra, SanDisk Extreme and CompactFlash are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. SD, microSD, micro SDHC marks and logos are trademarks. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identiﬁcation purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective holder(s). All rights reserved. ©2008 SanDisk Corporation. 80-11-01358 REV1 03/08

SanDisk offers a broad range of ﬂash data storage products, including memory modules, SDTM, microSDTM, miniSDTM, and CompactFlash®. All of these products share the leading edge technology for which SanDisk is known.

SanDisk; inventor of ﬂash memory cards. The inventor of CompactFlash. The co-inventor of SD.

Consumer Grade Cards

• SanDisk SDTM Card

The SanDisk Standard SD card is the leading solution for portable digital devices that require high-capacity ﬂash memory in a small form factor. Many consumer electronic companies have designed-in SD card to meet market demands for sleeker, smaller devices.

• SanDisk microSDTM Card

The SanDisk microSD card is a quarter of the size of an SD card and is the newest standard of SD Memory Card Family. The compact-size microSD card is becoming a key form factor for ultra-thin consumer electronic devices. The microSD card provides all the same functions as the full-size SD card.

SanDisk pioneered NAND Multi-Level Cell (MLC) technology via a joint venture called FlashVision LLC and is now in production with its ﬁfth generation of NAND MLC technology. The SanDisk MLC experience is used to develop products that lead the industry in capacity as well as delivering performance that is greater than other products using conventional technology.

Beyond the core ﬂash memory technology, SanDisk continues to evolve ﬂash card functionality and performance levels to meet the needs of current and emerging markets such as GPS, portable audio, digital video, digital imaging, gaming, digital radio, and more. This brochure highlights all of the products currently available for OEM customers. For the most accurate and up- to-date product information and speciﬁcations, please visit the SanDisk website at www.sandisk.com.

• SanDisk CompactFlash® Cards

The SanDisk CompactFlash revolutionized handheld electronics with unprecedented functionality when CompactFlash was ﬁrst invented. The CompactFlash memory card’s matchbook size and half-ounce weight make it the ideal solution for small devices that need high-capacity ﬂash memory. Today, the CompactFlash storage speciﬁcation is the industry standard for next-generation, small form factor consumer applications such as digital cameras and handheld PCs that need very high capacities.

Industrial Grade Cards

• SanDisk CompactFlash® 5000 Card

CompactFlash 5000 achieves an outstanding sustained read and write performance rate up to 30 megabyte/sec*. With support for Ultra DMA 4 technology. CompactFlash 5000 enables high data transfer rates and includes performance boosters and onthe-ﬂy error detection.

* Based on internal testing; performance may be lower depending upon host device. 1 megabyte (MB)=1 million bytes; 1 gigabyte (GB)=1 billion bytes.