
PRELIMINARY/CONFIDENTIAL
MACH2 2.5-Inch Serial ATA Solid State Drive
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Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Revision History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v
List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xv
Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Overview.................................................................................................................................... 1
Audience.................................................................................................................................... 1
Feature Overview....................................................................................................................... 2
Standards and Reference Documents....................................................................................... 3
Commercial Standards ...................................................................................................... 3
Reference Documents ....................................................................................................... 3
Manufacturing ............................................................................................................................ 3
Product Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
General Description ................................................................................................................... 4
SATA Interface........................................................................................................................... 4
Drive Capacities......................................................................................................................... 4
Performance .............................................................................................................................. 4
Performance Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
ATA Modes ................................................................................................................................ 5
Endurance.................................................................................................................................. 5
Wear-Leveling Algorithm............................................................................................................ 5
Bad-Block Management............................................................................................................. 6
Data Retention........................................................................................................................... 6
Error Detection and Error Correction ......................................................................................... 6
Reliability.................................................................................................................................... 6
Error Rates......................................................................................................................... 7
Built-In Self Test (BIST) ..................................................................................................... 7
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