SanDisk uSSD 5000 Product Manual
© 2007 SanDisk® Corporation 9 August 2007
2.6 Endurance Table 7 lists the maximum number of GBs that can be written to the uSSD
5000 per day per the SLC and MLC flash-based configurations.
The numbers are derived from the flash capabilities and the 3 year warranty,
which are provided for the product.
• SLC flash based uSSD - User can update the entire device 6 times a
day during 3 years
• MLC flash based uSSD - User can update 25% of the device capacity
every day during 3 years
Table 7: Endurance
Specification SLC Flash-based uSSD MLC Flash-based uSSD
1 GB < 6 GB -
2 GB < 12 GB < 512 MB
4 GB < 24 GB < 1 GB
8 GB < 48 GB < 2 GB
2.7 Electrical Interface Table 8 lists the host interface on-board header pins and signals.
Table 8: Host Interface 2x5 On-Board Header
Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 +5VDC 2 +5VDC
3 USB1 Data(-) 4 USB2 Data(-)
5 USB1 Data(+) 6 USB2 Data(+)
7 GND 8 GND
9 Key (no pin) 10 NC
2.7.1 uSSD Connector
Figure 1 illustrates the uSSD 2x5 device interface connector:
Figure 1: uSSD 2x5 Connector Pinout