Index

features 3

ATA/IDE interface 3 endurance 4 optional (proprietary) 4 performance 3 physical characteristics 4 reliability 3

SMART 23

firmware upgrades 30 flash memory 18 formatting the Zeus SSD 30 functional blocks 13 functional description 13

H

humidity, operating 8

I

I/O Primary and Secondary ATA (IDE) Modes 20 IDE connector pinout 14

Identify Drive command 23 installation

drive configuration 27 Master/Slave configuration 27 system requirements 27

installing the SSD 30 interface connector

40-pin, DC power/ATA bus 14

44-pin ATA bus 13 ATA (IDE) bus 13

M

Master/Slave configuration 27 2.5-inch drives 28 3.5-inch drives 29

mechanical shock 9 memory, flash 18 modes, addressing 20 mount time 10

MTBF (mean time between failure 11

N

NAND-based flash memory 18

O

operating modes 20

I/O Primary and Secondary ATA (IDE) Modes 20

operating voltage 9 optional features 4 SMART 23

P

performance 3

performance characteristics 10 ATA (IDE) bus modes 10 bad-block mapping 11 built-in self test (BITS) 12 data retention 11

data transfer rate 11 endurance 11

error detection and correction 12 mean time between failure (MTBF) 11 mount time 10

reliability 11 seek time 10 wear-leveling 11

physical characteristics 5 drive assembly 5, 6

physical characteristics, features physical characteristics 4

pinout, IDE connector 14 power consumption 10 principles of operation 19 product description 1 proprietary features 4

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