SimpleTech Zeus Ultra User Manual
Zeus Ultra DMA Solid State Drive
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CONTENTS
Contents _______________________________________________________iii
List of Figures __________________________________________________ v
List of Tables ___________________________________________________vi
Product Description______________________________________________ 1
Overview............................................................................................................................................1
Compatibility ..............................................................................................................................2
Compliance and Conformity.......................................................................................................2
Standard Features.............................................................................................................................3
Optional Features..............................................................................................................................4
Physical Characteristics.....................................................................................................................5
Drive Assembly Exterior Dimensions .........................................................................................5
Drive Assembly Weight..............................................................................................................8
Environmental Characteristics...........................................................................................................8
Temperature, Humidity and Altitude ..........................................................................................8
Shock and Vibration...................................................................................................................9
Electrical Characteristics ...................................................................................................................9
Operating Voltage......................................................................................................................9
Power Consumption.................................................................................................................10
Operation and Performance Characteristics ....................................................................................10
ATA (IDE) Bus Modes..............................................................................................................10
Mount Time..............................................................................................................................10
Seek Time................................................................................................................................10
Data Transfer Rate ..................................................................................................................11
Endurance................................................................................................................................11
Reliability..................................................................................................................................11
Functional Description __________________________________________ 13
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Zeus SSD Functional Blocks........................................................................................................... 13
ATA (IDE) Bus Interface Block................................................................................................13
SSD Control Block...................................................................................................................17
Flash Memory..........................................................................................................................18
Principles of Operation.................................................................................................................... 19
Operating Modes............................................................................................................................. 20
I/O Primary and Secondary ATA (IDE) Modes........................................................................ 20
ATA Commands.............................................................................................................................. 21
ATA Command Flow................................................................................................................21
Standard ATA Commands.......................................................................................................22
Optional ATA Command Support............................................................................................23
Vendor-Specific ATA Commands............................................................................................25
Installation ____________________________________________________27
System Requirements.....................................................................................................................27
Drive Configuration..........................................................................................................................27
Configuring 2.5-inch Form Factor Zeus SSD...........................................................................28
Configuring 3.5-inch Form Factor Zeus SSD...........................................................................29
Installing Zeus SSDs....................................................................................................................... 30
Formatting Zeus SSDs for Windows, Linux and Other OS Environments...............................30
Upgrading Zeus SSD Firmware....................................................................................................... 30
Contact and Ordering Information _________________________________ 31
Contacting SimpleTech................................................................................................................... 31
Ordering Information........................................................................................................................ 31
Acronyms and Abbreviations _____________________________________ 33
Index _________________________________________________________37
Certification and Warranty _________________________ Inside Back Cover
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LIST OF FIGURES
1. 2.5-inch Zeus SSD Assembly Drawing...........................................................................6
2. 3.5-inch Zeus SSD Assembly Drawing...........................................................................7
3. 44-pin ATA (IDE) Bus Connector..................................................................................13
4. 40-pin ATA (IDE) Bus/DC Power Combination Connector...........................................14
5. Master/Slave Setting for 2.5-inch Zeus SSDs ..............................................................28
6. Master/Slave Setting for 3.5-inch Zeus SSDs ..............................................................29
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LIST OF TABLES
1. 2.5 and 3.5-inch Drive Assembly Dimensions................................................................ 5
2. Environmental Conditions............................................................................................... 8
3. Zeus SSD Typical Power Consumption (watts/mA) .....................................................10
4. ATA (IDE) Connector Pinout Configuration.................................................................. 14
5. Zeus SSD Capacity...................................................................................................... 18
6. ATA (IDE) Bus Addressing Modes............................................................................... 21
7. Supported ATA Commands..........................................................................................22
8. SSD Identify Drive Information..................................................................................... 23
9. Sanitize Standards Compliance ................................................................................... 26
10. ATA (IDE) Cable Requirements ................................................................................... 27
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Overview Product Description
1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
1.1 OVERVIEW
SimpleTech’s Zeus Ultra DMA Solid State Drives (SSDs) incorporate advanced SingleLevel Cell (SLC) NAND flash memory technology to deliver state-of-the-art, non-volatile
mass storage devices. Additional software device drivers are not required. Zeus SSDs
are available in both 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch form factors, with standard 44 and 40 pin IDE/
ATA interfaces, respectively. Zeus SSDs are fully ATA-5 compliant and conform to the
same mechanical and mounting requirements as standard rotating drives—making Zeus
SSDs easy-to-install, drop-in replacements for standard IDE/ATA-compliant hard disk
drives (HDDs).
At the heart of the Zeus SSD is the Zeus controller IC—providing the ATA interface to the
host, and the IDE interface to the drive’s local flash storage media. The Zeus controller’s
integrated DMA controller interfaces with system memory to facilitate the seamless
transfer of data between the host and the SSD.
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Product Description Overview
Standard Zeus SSDs are available with unformatted memory capacities ranging from 4
to 128 GB. Designed to operate in harsh environments, Zeus SSDs excel in ruggedness,
reliability, compatibility and portability, and are ideal for applications that require high
reliability and high tolerance to shock, vibration, humidity, altitude and temperature. And
since there are no moving parts, Zeus SSDs are completely maintenance-free.
Zeus SSDs can operate at sustained data transfer rates of up to 60 MB per second. With
power consumption kept to a minimum, Zeus SSDs can be powered from a single 5 volt
source. The drive’s solid state design eliminates electromechanical noise and delay
inherent in traditional magnetic rotating media. Utilizing SimpleTech’s patent-pending
wear-leveling and bad-block mapping algorithms, Zeus SSDs ensure the consistency,
accuracy, and integrity of user data. Superior data reliability is achieved through
embedded error detection and correction code (EDC/ECC). The non-recoverable error
rate of Zeus SSDs is less than 1 error per 1014 bits read.
Zeus SSDs offer powerful user-customizable data sanitization (purge) features.
Supporting both sanitized erase/fill and non-recoverable sanitization options, Zeus SSDs
can be configured to remove data from the drive, freeing storage space for later reuse,
or to remove data and destroy the storage media—making the SSD unusable and data
retrieval impossible. The drives’s data security features comply with Department of
Defense (DoD) and US military data security standards, including AFSSI 5020, AR 38019, NAVSO P-5239-26, NISPOM DoD 5220.22-M and NSA 130-2.
1.1.1 Compatibility
Zeus SSDs can be installed in any machine running an operating system supporting ATA
(IDE) bus specification standards.
1.1.2 Compliance and Conformity
The Zeus SSDs comply, in whole or in part, with the following standards:
Commercial AS/NZS 3548 Class B, BSMI CNS 13438 Class B, CAN/CSA-V3/
2001.04 (VCCI), CE (Conformite Europenne), CISPR 22 Class B,
EN 55022 Class B, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, FCC Part 15
Class B, UL(Underwriter’s Laboratory), NEBS Level 3, IEC
61000-4-2, IEC 61000-4-3, IEC 61000-4-4, IEC 61000-4-5, IEC
61000-4-6, IEC61000-4-8, IEC 61000-4-11
Military DoD 5220.22-M, MIL-STD-810F, NSA 130-2, AR 380-19, AFSSI
5020, Navso-P5239, NEBSLevel 3
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Standard Features Product Description
1.2 STANDARD FEATURES
ATA/IDE Interface
• Conforms to ATA-5 Specification Standard
Performance
• Fast initialization
• Supports PIO modes 0 through 4
• Supports Ultra DMA modes 0 through 4
• Burst read/write performance up to 66 MB/sec
• Sustained read/write performance up to 60 MB/sec
• Field upgradeable firmware
Reliability
• Solid state design
• 10-year data retention
• Manual and automatic self-diagnostic tests
• Embedded EDC/ECC (Error Detection and Error Correction)
• SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) endurance and
reliability monitoring
• Dependable operation under unstable power conditions
• ATA bus connectors rated for over 10,000 insertions
• Rugged, impact-resistant casing
• 7 year warranty
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Product Description Optional Features
Endurance
• Supports 2,000,000 write/erase cycles
• Supports unlimited read cycles
• Patent-pending wear-leveling algorithms
• Bad-block mapping algorithms
Physical
• 2GB to 128GB storage capacities available (unformatted)
• Industry standard 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch HDD form factors
• Compact design — only 9.5 mm thick (all models/capacities)
Environmental
• Meets or exceeds commercial and industrial temperature, humidity and altitude
requirements
• Complies with MIL-STD 810F requirements for shock and vibration
Compliance
• Meets NEBS Level 3 requirements for telco electrical environments
• Meets U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and DoD security erase and sanitization (purge)
guidelines
1.3 OPTIONAL FEATURES
• SMART status monitoring (see “SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting
Technology)” on page23)
• Sanitization (see “Sanitize Erase/Fill” on page25)
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Physical Characteristics Product Description
1.4 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
1.4.1 Drive Assembly Exterior Dimensions
Zeus SSD internal components are housed in precision machined aluminum alloy
enclosures. The outside dimensions of 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch form factor drives are
provided in Table1. The 2.5-inch drive assembly is illustrated in Figure1 on page6. The
3.5-inch drive assembly is illustrated in Figure2 on page7.
Table 1. 2.5 and 3.5-inch Drive Assembly Dimensions
2.5-inch SSD 3.5-inch SSD
Thickness 0.0374 in (9.5 mm) 0.0374 in (9.5 mm)
Width 2.75 in (69.8 mm) 4.00 in (101.60 mm)
Length (maximum) 3.94 in (100.2 mm) 5.79 in (147 mm)
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Product Description Physical Characteristics
Figure 1. 2.5-inch Zeus SSD Assembly Drawing
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Physical Characteristics Product Description
Figure 2. 3.5-inch Zeus SSD Assembly Drawing
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Product Description Environmental Characteristics
1.4.2 Drive Assembly Weight
The weight of a Zeus SSD varies, depending on the specific set of design characteristics
of the drive. A standard 32GB, 2.5-inch Zeus SSD weighs approximately 0.322 lb
(0.120Kg). A 72 GB SSD weighs 0.670 lb (0.250Kg). The following characteristics must
be taken into consideration in order to determine the exact weight of a drive.
• Storage capacity
• IC stacking technology (if used)
• Flash controller/memory configuration
• Form factor
1.5 ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS
To validate the SSD’s portability and suitability for operation in harsh mobile
environments, Zeus SSDs are subjected to a series of environmental tests.
1.5.1 Temperature, Humidity and Altitude
Zeus SSDs (all models) operate without degradation within the ambient temperature,
relative humidity and altitude ranges specified in Table2.
Table 2. Environmental Conditions
Operating Temperature
Commercial: 0° to 70° C (32° to 158° F)
Industrial: -40° to 85° C (-40° to 185° F)
Storage: -55° to 95° C (-67° to 203° F)
Relative Humidity
Altitude
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5 - 95%, non-condensing
80,000 ft.
Electrical Characteristics Product Description
1.5.2 Shock and Vibration
In setting the initial baseline for shock and vibration test levels, the Zeus SSD was
exposed to increasingly harsh levels of stress until the drive’s failure levels were
determined. The tests were then repeated using the stress levels thereby established, to
verify that the SSD would meet these specifications consistently. This process
established the shock and vibration levels that have been used in subsequent shock and
vibration testing.
1.5.2.1 Mechanical Shock
Zeus SSDs are shock-tested in accordance with MIL-STD-810F and operate as
specified, without degradation, when subjected to the following:
Test Condition: Three 50G shocks (peak value, 11 ms duration, half-sine
waveform) along the x, y and z axes.
Test Result: 1,500G operating shock
1.5.2.2 Random Vibration
SimpleTech Zeus SSDs are vibration-tested in accordance with MIL-STD-810F and
operate as specified, without degradation, when subjected to the following:
Test Condition: Random vibration, between 20Hz and 2,000Hz along the x,
y and z axes.
Test Result: 16.3G operating vibration
1.6 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
1.6.1 Operating Voltage
Zeus SSDs require an input voltage of +5.0 Vdc + 5% (4.75 - 5.25 Vdc).
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