AT3550 User Guide V1.00
February 11, 2005
page 3 of 16
1. HIGHLIGHTS
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12 Gbyte capacity under 16mm (0.63”)
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60 Gbyte maximum capacity
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Full -55
o
C to +125
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C military temperature range
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3.5” drive low profile form-factor
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UDMA-66 compliant IDE interface
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16 byte CRC/ECC and Active Remap™ for exceptional data reliability
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Kicker™ Hold Up Circuit
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Active Remap™ Data Reliability Feature
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5 volt, low power operation
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Completely solid state - no moving parts
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2000G operating shock
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20G operating vibration
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0.1 millisecond random access time
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26 Mbyte/sec cached Read performance
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20 Mbyte/sec cached Write performance
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8 year product warranty
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8 million erase/write cycle endurance
2. INTRODUCTION
The AT3550 “Wolverine” is a series of IDE solid state drives available in a low-
profile 3.5-inch format. The drive is completely solid state, making it exceptionally
rugged and able to operate in extreme environmental conditions.
Sector Erasable NAND E
2
PROM (Flash) is used to provide over 60 Gbytes of
nonvolatile, solid state storage in an extremely small, rugged form factor. The
drive is 100% IDE compatible and requires no special drivers to operate. It is
essentially a drop in replacement for standard rotating media.
The IDE interface is implemented using a commercially available IDE controller. It
supports UDMA-66 transfers, LBA mode addressing, and incorporates a 1 Mbyte
buffer, and a 16-byte hardware error detection and correction logic. The
CRC/ECC circuitry, in conjunction with Memtech’s proprietary Active Remap™
technology, makes for a virtually bulletproof medium for data retention.
The drive is available in a number of standard capacities ranging from 1 to 60
Gbytes. Drives under 12 Gbytes are 16mm tall, while 60 Gbyte capacity drives
are under 35.5mm.
Each drive is fully tested under environmental extremes at the factory using
Memtech’s proprietary EnduroTest™ to guarantee data integrity in even the
harshest conditions. Full functionality of the product is guaranteed out of the box.
