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Table of contents
LIST OF FIGURES ..............................................................................................................................................................6
1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW ...............................................................................................................................................7
1.1 INTRODUCTION OF INNODISK 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME..................................................................... 7
1.2 PRODUCT VIEW AND MODELS ............................................................................................................. 7
1.3 SATA INTERFACE................................................................................................................................. 7
1.4 2.5-INCH FORM FACTOR ..................................................................................................................... 8
2. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................................................................9
2.1 CAPACITY AND DEVICE PARAMETERS ................................................................................................. 9
2.2 PERFORMANCE ...................................................................................................................................... 9
2.3 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................. 9
2.3.1 Power Requirement .................................................................................................................................9
2.3.2 Power Consumption.................................................................................................................................9
2.4 ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................... 10
2.4.1 Temperature Ranges.............................................................................................................................10
2.4.2 Humidity......................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.4.3 Shock and Vibration............................................................................................................................... 10
2.4.4 Mean Time between Failures (MTBF) ........................................................................................ 10
2.5 CE AND FCC COMPATIBILITY ............................................................................................................11
2.6 ROHS COMPLIANCE ............................................................................................................................11
2.7 RELIABILITY ........................................................................................................................................11
2.8 TRANSFER MODE .................................................................................................................................11
2.9 PIN ASSIGNMENT ................................................................................................................................11
2.10 MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................. 12
2.11 ASSEMBLY WEIGHT ......................................................................................................................... 12
2.12 SEEK TIME........................................................................................................................................ 13
2.13 HOT PLUG......................................................................................................................................... 13
2.14 NAND FLASH MEMORY................................................................................................................... 13
3. THEORY OF OPERATION.......................................................................................................................................14
3.1 OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................................................... 14
3.2 SATA III CONTROLLER .................................................................................................................... 14
3.3 ERROR DETECTION AND CORRECTION.............................................................................................. 15
3.4 WEAR-LEVELING................................................................................................................................ 15
3.5 BAD BLOCKS MANAGEMENT............................................................................................................... 15
3.6 POWER CYCLING ................................................................................................................................ 15
3.7 GARBAGE COLLECTION....................................................................................................................... 15
4. INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS.....................................................................................................................16

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4.1 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME PIN DIRECTIONS......................................................................................... 16
4.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FOR 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME................................................................. 16
4.3 FORM FACTOR..................................................................................................................................... 16
4.4 DEVICE DRIVE .................................................................................................................................... 17
5. PART NUMBER RULE .............................................................................................. 18
6. APPENDIX ............................................................................................................. 19

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REVISION HISTORY
Revision
Description
Date
Preliminary
First Released
May, 2013
Rev. 1.0
Add CE/FCC certifications
June, 2013
Rev. 1.1
1. Add RoHS declaration
2. Add power consumption
July, 2013

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List of Tables
TABLE 1: DEVICE PARAMETERS ........................................................................................... 9
TABLE 2: PERFORMANCE ................................................................................................... 9
TABLE 3: INNODISK 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME POWER REQUIREMENT ............................................ 9
TABLE 4: POWER CONSUMPTION ......................................................................................... 9
TABLE 5: TEMPERATURE RANGE FOR 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME .................................................... 10
TABLE 6: SHOCK/VIBRATION TESTING FOR 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME .......................................... 10
TABLE 7: 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME MTBF.............................................................................. 10
TABLE 8: INNODISK 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME PIN ASSIGNMENT ................................................ 11

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List of Figures
FIGURE 1: INNODISK 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME ......................................................................... 7
FIGURE 2: INNODISK FID2.5” SATA SSD 3ME BLOCK DIAGRAM .......................................... 14
FIGURE 3: SIGNAL SEGMENT AND POWER SEGMENT .............................................................. 16

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1. Product Overview
1.1 Introduction of InnoDisk 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME
Innodisk 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME products provide high capacity flash memory Solid State Drive (SSD)
that electrically complies with Serial ATA (SATA) standard. It supports SATA III standard (6.0GHz)
with high performance. Innodisk 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME is designed for industrial field, and supports
several standard features, including NCQ, and S.M.A.R.T. The SSD have good performance, no
latency time and small seek time. It effectively reduces the booting time of operation system and
the power consumption is less than hard disk drive (HDD).
1.2 Product View and Models
Innodisk 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME is available in follow capacities:
2.5” SATA SSD 3ME 8GB 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME 64GB
2.5” SATA SSD 3ME 16GB 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME 128GB
2.5” SATA SSD 3ME 32GB 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME 256GB
Figure 1: Innodisk 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME
1.3 SATA Interface
Innodisk 2.5”SATA SSD 3ME supports SATA III interface, and compliant with SATA I and SATA II.
SATA III interface can work with Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) host system, which is used in server
computer. Innodisk 2.5”SATA SSD 3ME is compliant with Serial ATA Gen 1, Gen 2 and Gen 3
specification (Gen 3 supports 1.5Gbps /3.0Gbps/6.0Gbps data rate). SATA connector uses a 7-pin
signal segment and a 15-pin power segment.

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1.4 2.5-inch Form Factor
The Industry-standard 2.5-inch form factor design with metal material case is easy for installation
because 2.5-inch is a popular form factor in industrial field. 2.5-inch is most laptop’s hard disk’s
form factor. Innodisk 2.5”SATA SSD 3ME can easy install in laptop. Innodisk 2.5”SATA SSD 3ME
has a compact design 70mm (W) x100.0mm (L) x 6.8mm (H).

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2. Product Specifications
2.1 Capacity and Device Parameters
2.5”SATA SSD 3ME device parameters are shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Device parameters
Capacity
LBA
Cylinders
Heads
Sectors
User
Capacity(MB)
8GB
15649200
13587
16
63
7641
16GB
31277232
16383
16
63
15272
32GB
62533296
16383
16
63
30533
64GB
125045424
16383
16
63
61057
128GB
250069680
16383
16
63
122104
256GB
500118192
16383
16
63
244193
2.2 Performance
Burst Transfer Rate: 6.0Gbps
Table 2: Performance
Capacity
8GB
16GB
32GB
64GB
128GB
256GB
Sequential
Read (max.)
120MB/sec
240 MB/sec
460MB/sec
460 MB/sec
460 MB/sec
460 MB/sec
Sequential
Write (max.)
15 MB/sec
40 MB/sec
77 MB/sec
160 MB/sec
165 MB/sec
240 MB/sec
Note: Base on CrystalDiskMark 3.01 with file size 1000MB
2.3 Electrical Specifications
2.3.1 Power Requirement
Table 3: InnoDisk 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME Power Requirement
Item
Symbol
Rating
Unit
Input voltage
VIN
+5 DC +- 5%
V
2.3.2 Power Consumption
Table 4: Power Consumption
Mode
Power Consumption (mA)
Read
160 (max.)
Write
428 (max.)
Idle
80 (max.)
* Target: 2.5”SATA SSD 3ME 256GB

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2.4 Environmental Specifications
2.4.1 Temperature Ranges
Table 5: Temperature range for 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME
Temperature
Range
Operating
Standard Grade: 0°C to +70°C
Industrial Grade:-40°C to +85°C
Storage
-55°C to +95°C
2.4.2 Humidity
Relative Humidity: 10-95%, non-condensing
2.4.3 Shock and Vibration
Table 6: Shock/Vibration Testing for 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME
Reliability
Test Conditions
Reference Standards
Vibration
7 Hz to 2K Hz, 20G, 3 axes
IEC 68-2-6
Mechanical Shock
Duration: 0.5ms, 1500 G, 3 axes
IEC 68-2-27
2.4.4 Mean Time between Failures (MTBF)
Table 7 summarizes the MTBF prediction results for various 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME configurations.
The analysis was performed using a RAM Commander™failure rate prediction.
‧Failure Rate: The total number of failures within an item population, divided by the total
number of life units expended by that population, during a particular measurement interval
under stated condition.
‧Mean Time between Failures (MTBF): A basic measure of reliability for repairable items:
The mean number of life units during which all parts of the item perform within their specified
limits, during a particular measurement interval under stated conditions.
Table 7: 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME MTBF
Product
Condition
MTBF (Hours)
Innodisk 2.5”SATA SSD 3ME
Telcordia SR-332 GB, 25°C
>3,000,000

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2.5 CE and FCC Compatibility
2.5” SATA SSD 3ME conforms to CE and FCC requirements.
2.6 RoHS Compliance
2.5” SATA SSD 3ME is fully compliant with RoHS directive.
2.7 Reliability
Parameter
Value
Read Cycles
Unlimited Read Cycles
Wear-Leveling Algorithm
Support
Bad Blocks Management
Support
Error Correct Code
Support
Flash endurance
3000 P/E cycles
TBW(Sequential Write)
16GB
43.2
32GB
86.2
64GB
172.8
128GB
345.6
256GB
691.2
2.8 Transfer Mode
2.5” SATA SSD 3ME support following transfer mode:
Serial ATA III 6.0Gbps
Serial ATA II 3.0Gbps
Serial ATA I 1.5Gbps
2.9 Pin Assignment
Innodisk 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME uses a standard SATA pin-out. See Table 8 for 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME pin
assignment.
Table 8: InnoDisk 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME Pin Assignment
Name
Type
Description
S1
GND
NA
S2
A+
Differential Signal Pair A
S3
A-
S4
GND
NA
S5
B-
Differential Signal Pair B
S6
B+
S7
GND
NA
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P1
NC
NA
P2
NC
NA
P3
NC
NA
P4
GND
NA
P5
GND
NA
P6
GND
NA
P7
V5
5V Power, Pre-Charge
P8
V5
5V Power
P9
V5
5V Power
P10
GND
NA
P11
DAS/DSS
Device Activity Signal / Disable Staggered
Spinup
P12
GND
NA
P13
NC
NA
P14
NC
NA
P15
NC
NA
2.10 Mechanical Dimensions
2.11 Assembly Weight
An Innodisk2.5”SATA SSD 3ME within MLC flash ICs, 16GB’s weight is 100 grams approx. The total
weight of SSD will be less than 135 grams.

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2.12 Seek Time
Innodisk 2.5”SATA SSD 3ME is not a magnetic rotating design. There is no seek or rotational
latency required.
2.13 Hot Plug
The SSD support hot plug function and can be removed or plugged-in during operation. User has
to avoid hot plugging the SSD which is configured as boot device and installed op eration system.
Surprise hot plug : The insertion of a SATA device into a backplane (combine signal and power)
that has power present. The device powers up and initiates an OOB
sequence.
Surprise hot removal: The removal of a SATA device from a powered backplane, without first being
placed in a quiescent state.
2.14 NAND Flash Memory
Innodisk 2.5”SATA SSD 3ME uses Multi Level Cell (MLC) NAND flash memory, which is
non-volatility, high reliability and high speed memory storage.

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3. Theory of Operation
3.1 Overview
Figure 2 shows the operation of Innodisk 2.5”SATA SSD 3ME from the system level, including the
major hardware blocks.
Figure 2: Innodisk FiD 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME Block Diagram
Innodisk 2.5”SATA SSD 3ME integrates a SATA III controller and NAND flash memories.
Communication with the host occurs through the host interface, using the standard ATA protocol.
Communication with the flash device(s) occurs through the flash interface.
3.2 SATA III Controller
Innodisk 2.5”SATA SSD 3ME is designed with ID 106, a SATA III 6.0Gbps (Gen. 3) controller,
which supports external DDDR3 DRAM. The Serial ATA physical, link and transport layers are
compliant with Serial ATA Gen 1, Gen 2 and Gen 3 specification (Gen 3 supports
1.5Gbps/3.0Gbps/6.0Gbps data rate). The controller has 4 channels for flash interface.
ID106

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3.3 Error Detection and Correction
Highly sophisticated Error Correction Code algorithms are implemented. The ECC unit consists of
the Parity Unit (parity-byte generation) and the Syndrome Unit (syndrome-byte computation).
This unit implements an algorithm that can correct 40 bits per 1024 bytes in an ECC block.
Code-byte generation during write operations, as well as error detection during read operation, is
implemented on the fly without any speed penalties.
3.4 Wear-Leveling
Flash memory can be erased within a limited number of times. This number is called the erase
cycle limit or write endurance limit and is defined by the flash array vendor. The erase cycle
limit applies to each individual erase block in the flash device.
Innodisk 2.5”SATA SSD 3ME uses a static wear-leveling algorithm to ensure that consecutive
writes of a specific sector are not written physically to the same page/block in the flash. This
spreads flash media usage evenly across all pages, thereby extending flash lifetime.
3.5 Bad Blocks Management
Bad Blocks are blocks that contain one or more invalid bits whose reliability are not guaranteed.
The Bad Blocks may be presented while the SSD is shipped, or may develop during the life time of
the SSD. When the Bad Blocks is detected, it will be flagged, and not be used anymore. The SSD
implement Bad Blocks management, Bad Blocks replacement, Error Correct Code to avoid data
error occurred. The functions will be enabled automatically to transfer data from Bad Blocks to
spare blocks, and correct error bit.
3.6 Power Cycling
Innodisk’s power cycling management is a comprehensive data protection mechanism that
functions before and after a sudden power outage to SSD. Low-power detection terminates data
writing before an abnormal power-off, while table-remapping after power-on deletes corrupt data
and maintains data integrity. Innodisk’s power cycling provides effective power cycling
management, preventing data stored in flash from degrading with use.
3.7 Garbage Collection
Garbage collection technology is used to maintain data consistency and perform continual data
cleansing on SSDs. It runs as a background process, freeing up valuable controller resources while
sorting good data into available blocks, and deleting bad blocks. It also significantly reduces write
operations to the drive, thereby increasing the SSD’s speed and lifespan.

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4. Installation Requirements
4.1 2.5”SATA SSD 3ME Pin Directions
Figure 3: Signal Segment and Power Segment
4.2 Electrical Connections for 2.5”SATA SSD 3ME
A Serial ATA device may be either directly connected to a host or connected to a host through a
cable. For connection via cable, the cable should be no longer than 1meter. The SATA interface has
a separate connector for the power supply. Please refer to the pin description for further details.
4.3 Form Factor
Please prepare following things:
Screw driver.
Four M3 screws.
SATA single cable (7-pin, Maximum length l meter).
SATA power cable (15-pin).
Please turn off your computer, and open your computer’s case. Find one of available 2.5-inch slot,
and plug the SSD in. To use the screws fix the SSD. Plug in the SATA single cable, and power cable.
Please boot the installation Operation System from CD-ROM, and install Operation System into
SSD.

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Figure 4: 2.5”SATA SSD 3ME Mechanical Screw Hole
4.4 Device Drive
No additional device drives are required. Innodisk 2.5”SATA SSD 3ME can be configured as a boot
device.

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5. Part Number Rule
CODE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
D
E
S
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5
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3
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D
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S
C
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Description
Disk
2.5” SATA
SSD 3ME
Capacity
Category
Flash
Mode
Operation
Temp.
Internal
Control
CH.
Flash
-
Customized
Code
Definition
Code 1st (Disk)
Code 13th (Firmware version)
D : Disk
S: Synchronous Flash
Code 2nd
Code 14th (Operation Temperature)
E: Embedded
C: Standard Grade (0℃~ +70℃)
W: Industrial Grade (-40℃~ +85℃)
Code 3rd ~ 5th (Form Factor)
S25:2.5”SSD
Code 15th (Internal control)
Code 16th (Channel of data transfer)
Code 7th ~9th (Capacity)
S: Single Channel
08G: 8GB
D: Dual Channels
16G: 16GB
Q: Quad Channels
32G: 32GB
64G: 64GB
Code 17th (Flash Type)
A28: 128GB
C: Toshiba MLC
B56: 256GB
Code 19th~20th (Customized Code)
Code 10th ~12th (Series)
D06: 2.5” SATA SSD 3ME

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6. Appendix
CE/FCC/RoHS (TBD)

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