SanDisk SSD Ultra ATA Installation instructions

SSD (Formerly FFD) Ultra ATA 2.5"
SSD (Formerly FFD) Ultra ATA 2.5"
Product Specification and User Manual
August 2007
41-PS-0104-00 Rev. 2.3

SSD (Formerly FFD) Ultra ATA 2.5"
2 Product Specification and User Manual 41-PS-0104-00 Rev. 2.3
DOCUMENT CONTROL INFORMATION
DCO No.:
Title
Name
Date
Issued by:
SSD Product Manager
Guy Freikorn
August 2007
REVISION HISTORY
Rev.
Date
Description
Reference
1.1
October 18, 2004
Updated available densities
General
Updated sustained read performance
Section 3.3.3
Updated power consumption
Section 3.3.7
Added new security erase capability
Section 4.2.4
Updated IRIG 106 Sanitize procedure
Section 4.6.1.13
2.0
December 12, 2005
Added new densities and RoHS support
Sections 3.3.6,
3.3.7, 3.3.9, 3.4,
3.7, 7, 8, 13
Updated vendor-specific Sanitize commands
Section 4.6.1.1
Removed support for Security Erase via the
main connector
--
2.1
January 22, 2006
Updated CHS table for 1GB and 2GB capacities
Section 3.3.6
Updated Typical Erase Time table
Section 4.6.2
2.2
November 19, 2006
Updated power consumption table
Update typical erase time table
Update power consumption during security
erase table
Table 3
Table 14
Table 15
2.3
August 1, 2007
Changing to SanDisk document template
General
Update Access Time according to H2BENCH
Section 3.3.4
Update Endurance section
Section 3.3.8
RoHS support Only
Section 3.7
Update product label
Section 8
Update Ordering Information to SanDisk SKU
Section 13

SSD (Formerly FFD) Ultra ATA 2.5"
3 Product Specification and User Manual 41-PS-0104-00 Rev. 2.3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Scope .....................................................................................................................................5
2. Applicable Documents .........................................................................................................5
3. Specifications........................................................................................................................6
3.1. Product Definition...........................................................................................................6
3.2. Interface Description ......................................................................................................6
3.3. Characteristics................................................................................................................7
3.3.1. ATA Modes......................................................................................................................7
3.3.2. Burst Read/Write Performance........................................................................................7
3.3.3. Sustained Read/Write Performance................................................................................7
3.3.4. Access Time ....................................................................................................................7
3.3.5. Seek Time and Latency Time..........................................................................................7
3.3.6. Memory Capacity.............................................................................................................8
3.3.7. Power Consumption ........................................................................................................9
3.3.8. Endurance........................................................................................................................9
3.3.9. Physical Characteristics.................................................................................................10
3.3.10. LED Indicator.................................................................................................................11
3.3.11. Connector Interface.......................................................................................................12
3.4. Reliability - Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF).......................................................13
3.5. Error Detection/Correction Code (EDC/ECC) ..............................................................13
3.6. Environmental Conditions ............................................................................................13
3.6.1. Temperature ..................................................................................................................14
3.6.2. Altitude...........................................................................................................................14
3.6.3. Relative Humidity...........................................................................................................14
3.6.4. Shock.............................................................................................................................14
3.6.5. Vibration.........................................................................................................................14
3.7. RoHS Support Only......................................................................................................14
4. SSD Ultra ATA 2.5” Drive Configuration...........................................................................15
4.1. Master and Slave Jumper Settings ..............................................................................15
4.2. Optional Jumper Setting...............................................................................................15
4.2.1. Secure Erase Jumper....................................................................................................16
4.2.2. Write-Protect Jumper Settings.......................................................................................16
4.2.3. Optional Jumper ............................................................................................................16
4.3. Interface Connectors....................................................................................................17
4.4. ATA Cable....................................................................................................................17
4.5. Supported ATA Commands .........................................................................................17

SSD (Formerly FFD) Ultra ATA 2.5"
4 Product Specification and User Manual 41-PS-0104-00 Rev. 2.3
4.6. Vendor-Specific Commands.........................................................................................19
4.6.1. Sanitize..........................................................................................................................19
4.6.2. Security Erase Functionality..........................................................................................26
4.6.3. Configuration..................................................................................................................27
4.6.4. Sanitizing Partitions.......................................................................................................29
4.6.5. S.M.A.R.T Command.....................................................................................................30
4.6.6. Format Unit Command ..................................................................................................31
5. Firmware Upgrade...............................................................................................................32
6. Mount Time..........................................................................................................................33
7. Compatibility .......................................................................................................................34
8. Label Information................................................................................................................35
9. Built-In Test (BIT)................................................................................................................36
10. Installing and Using the SSD Ultra ATA 2.5” Flash Disk.................................................37
10.1. Kit Contents..................................................................................................................37
10.2. Visual Inspection..........................................................................................................37
10.3. Handling Instructions....................................................................................................37
10.4. Installation....................................................................................................................38
10.4.1. System Requirements ...................................................................................................38
10.4.2. SSD Ultra-ATA Configuration........................................................................................38
10.4.3. Ultra ATA Installation.....................................................................................................38
11. Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................40
11.1. The SSD Is Not Identified by the System BIOS ...........................................................40
11.1.1. Basic Checks.................................................................................................................40
11.1.2. BIOS Setup....................................................................................................................40
11.1.3. Disk Settings..................................................................................................................40
11.2. Disk Performance Is Slow............................................................................................40
11.3. The SSD Functions as an Additional Drive but Fails to Boot.......................................41
11.4. Linux Installation Is Complete but the System Does Not Boot.....................................41
11.5. The New SSD Fails to Operate After Disk Duplication.................................................41
12. Getting Help.........................................................................................................................42
13. Ordering Information..........................................................................................................43
How to Contact Us....................................................................................................................44

SSD (Formerly FFD) Ultra ATA 2.5"
5 Product Specification and User Manual 41-PS-0104-00 Rev. 2.3
1. SCOPE
This specification and user manual defines the performance, design and acceptance requirements
for the SSD (formerly FFD 2.5" Ultra ATA) Ultra ATA 2.5". It also provides instructions for
proper installation and use.
Throughout this manual, the SSD Ultra ATA 2.5" (SSD UATA 2.5") will be referred to as SSD.
2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
ANSI-INCITS.361-2002 (ATA-6)
ANSI-NCITS.340-2000 (ATA-5)
ANSI-NCITS.317-1998 (ATA-4)
ANSI-X3.298-1997 (ATA-3)
ANSI-X3.279-1996 (ATA-2)

SSD (Formerly FFD) Ultra ATA 2.5"
6 Product Specification and User Manual 41-PS-0104-00 Rev. 2.3
3. SPECIFICATIONS
3.1. Product Definition
The SSD is a non-volatile mass memory storage unit equipped with an ATA interface. The SSD,
whose dimensions enable mounting in a standard 2.5” disk drive enclosure, contains the
following components:
CPU
2.5” ATA connector
ATA controller
Flash memory
Figure 1: SSD Ultra ATA 2.5” Block Diagram
3.2. Interface Description
The SSD interface complies with the ATA-6 standard. For specific details refer to the applicable
documents, as specified in Section 2.

SSD (Formerly FFD) Ultra ATA 2.5"
7 Product Specification and User Manual 41-PS-0104-00 Rev. 2.3
3.3. Characteristics
3.3.1. ATA Modes
The SSD supports the following ATA modes:
PIO mode 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
DMA mode 0, 1, 2
Ultra DMA mode 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
3.3.2. Burst Read/Write Performance
The SSD burst read/write rate is 100 MB/sec.
3.3.3. Sustained Read/Write Performance
The SSD meets the performance requirements specified in Table 1. Performance was measured
on a computer using the following setup:
Capacity: 16GB
Configuration: Ultra DMA Mode 5
Platform: ASUS P4T533-C with Intel 2.4 GHz
Testing utilities:
oH2benchW (Windows XP)
Table 1: SSD Ultra ATA 2.5” Ultra DMA Mode 5 Transfer Rates
Operation
Burst Rate
(MB/sec)
SustainedRate
(MB/sec)
Read
100.0
45.0
Write
100.0
40.0
3.3.4. Access Time
Maximum access time for the SSD is 1 msec.
3.3.5. Seek Time and Latency Time
The SSD has no seek time or Latency time.

SSD (Formerly FFD) Ultra ATA 2.5"
8 Product Specification and User Manual 41-PS-0104-00 Rev. 2.3
3.3.6. Memory Capacity
SSD memory Capacity information is described in Table 2.
Table 2: SSD 2.5" Ultra ATA Densities
Unformatted
Disk Capacity
(GB)
Total Number of
User-Addressable
Sectors in LBA
Mode
(Words 60/61 of
IDENTIFY information)
Number of
Logical Sectors
per Track
(Words 6 and 56
after power-on of
IDENTIFY
information)
Number of
Logical Heads
(Words 3 and 55
after power-on of
IDENTIFY
information)
Number of
Logical
Cylinders
(Words 1 and 54 after
power-on) of
IDENTIFY information)
Current CHS
Capacity
(Sectors)
(Words 57/58 after
power-on of
IDENTIFY
information)
1
1982464
63
16
1966
1981728
2
3995648
63
16
3963
3994704
4
7991296
63
16
7928
7991296
8
16044032
63
16
15917
16044032
12
24096768
63
16
16383
16514064
16
32149504
63
16
16383
16514064
24
48254976
63
16
16383
16514064
32
64360448
63
16
16383
16514064
40
80465920
63
16
16383
16514064
48
96571392
63
16
16383
16514064
56
112680960
63
16
16383
16514064
64
128786432
63
16
16383
16514064
72
144891904
63
16
16383
16514064
80
160997376
63
16
16383
16514064
88
177102848
63
16
16383
16514064
96
193208320
63
16
16383
16514064
104
209317888
63
16
16383
16514064
112
225423360
63
16
16383
16514064
120
241528832
63
16
16383
16514064
128
257634304
63
16
16383
16514064
Note: The information in this section is relevant for SSD units with firmware version 1.15 and
later.

SSD (Formerly FFD) Ultra ATA 2.5"
9 Product Specification and User Manual 41-PS-0104-00 Rev. 2.3
3.3.7. Power Consumption
The SSD requires input voltage of +5VDC, with a tolerance of 5% (4.75V-5.25V) and a
maximum ripple of 250 mV peak-to-peak. Table 3 describes the power consumption based on
Capacity. The power consumptions depend on the disk Capacity and the flash components being
used.
Table 3: SSD Ultra ATA 2.5” Typical Power Consumption (Watts/mA)
Disk Mode/Unformatted
Disk Capacity
1GB - 8GB
16GB
64GB
128GB
Sustained Write/Read
2.7 W/540 mA
2.85 W/570 mA
2.84 W/628 mA
3.1 W/660 mA
Power Mode Idle/Standby
2.6 W/520 mA
2.66 W/530 mA
2.94 W/588 mA
3.0 W/620 mA
Note: The information in this section is relevant for SSD units with firmware version 1.15 and
later.
3.3.8. Endurance
The SSD product life span and the performance are enhanced by the following features:
Dynamic Wear-Leveling Algorithm: This algorithm guarantees the use of all flash blocks
at the same level of stress (write/erase cycle). The dynamic wear-leveling algorithm
eliminates situations where repeated writes to the same logical location cause flash block
wear-out. The dynamic wear-leveling algorithm functions by mapping logical blocks to
physical blocks (transparent to the customer application).
Garbage Collection Process: The garbage collection process eliminates the need to perform
erasure prior to every write, thus eliminating excessive disk deterioration.
EDC/ECC (Error Detection Code/Error Correction): The EDC/ECC extends disk
endurance by detecting and then fixing flash bits.
Bad-Block Mapping Algorithm: This algorithm replaces bad blocks with new ones from
available spares.

SSD (Formerly FFD) Ultra ATA 2.5"
10 Product Specification and User Manual 41-PS-0104-00 Rev. 2.3
3.3.9. Physical Characteristics
Table 4 contains the nominal dimensions of the SSD, with the maximum weight for each unit
case.
Table 4: Nominal Dimensions, Maximum Capacity and Weight
Inches
Millimeters
Max. Capacity
Max. Unit Weight (kg)
H:
A
0.370
9.4
1GB to 8GB, 16GB
0.10
B
0.527
13.4
12GB, 24GB to 64GB
0.14
C
0.685
17.4
72GB to 112GB
0.18
D
0.842
21.4
120GB, 128GB
0.22
W:
2.75
69.85
-
-
L:
3.945
100.2
-
-
For detailed mounting configuration dimensions, refer to Figure 2.
Note: The information in this section is relevant for SSD units with firmware version 1.15 and
later.

SSD (Formerly FFD) Ultra ATA 2.5"
11 Product Specification and User Manual 41-PS-0104-00 Rev. 2.3
1
Figure 2: SSD 2.5 " Ultra ATA Assembly
A1 in Figure 2 indicates the case heights, which are available in dimensions ranging from
9.4 mm to 21.9 mm. For available cases heights, please refer to Table 4.
3.3.10. LED Indicator
The SSD includes two LEDs, one green and one red, located on the rear panel. These LEDs
indicate the following:
Power (Green) LED: This is the SSD power indicator. When the Power LED is lit, the SSD
is receiving power.
Busy (Red) LED: This is the SSD busy indicator. When the Busy LED is lit, the SSD is
active.

SSD (Formerly FFD) Ultra ATA 2.5"
12 Product Specification and User Manual 41-PS-0104-00 Rev. 2.3
3.3.11. Connector Interface
The SSD interface connector pinout is described in Table 5, Table 6, and Figure 3.
Table 5: SSD Ultra ATA 2.5” J1 Pin Assignment
Pin #
Signal Name
Pin #
Signal Name
1
RESET-
2
GND
3
HD7
4
HD8
5
HD6
6
HD9
7
HD5
8
HD10
9
HD4
10
HD11
11
HD3
12
HD12
13
HD2
14
HD13
15
HD1
16
HD14
17
HD0
18
HD15
19
GND
20
KEY
21
DMARQ
22
GND
23
HIOW-
24
GND
25
HIOR-
26
GND
27
IORDY
28
CSEL
29
DMACK-
30
GND
31
INTRQ
32
IOCS16-
33
HA1
34
PDIAG
35
HA0
36
HA2
37
CS0-
38
CS1-
39
DASP-
40
GND
41
VCC
42
VCC
43
GND
44
Reserved
Table 6: SSD Ultra ATA 2.5” J2 Pin Assignment
Pin #
Signal Name
Pin #
Signal Name
47
48
49
Reserved
50
Reserved
Pins 47, 48, 49 and 50 are used for the Master/Slave settings, as described in Section 4.

SSD (Formerly FFD) Ultra ATA 2.5"
13 Product Specification and User Manual 41-PS-0104-00 Rev. 2.3
Pin# 20 - Missing
44
43
250 48
149 47
Figure 3: SSD Ultra ATA 2.5” Pin Configuration
3.4. Reliability - Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
The MTBF statistics for the SSD, described in Table 7, were calculated based on Telcordia
SR-332, GB, 25°C:
Table 7: MTBF for the SSD 2.5” Ultra ATA
Capacity
MTBF (Hours)
FIT (Failure Rate per Million Hours)
1GB –8GB, 16GB
1,485,397
0.6808
32GB
1,056,635
1.4037
48GB
871,839
1.1470
64GB
547,105
1.8278
80GB
601,214
1.6633
128GB
471,209
2.1222
A detailed report can be supplied upon request.
Note: The information in this section is relevant for SSD units with firmware version 1.15 and
later.
3.5. Error Detection/Correction Code (EDC/ECC)
The SSD has embedded error detection and error correction hardware and software mechanisms.
The EDC/ECC uses the BCH algorithm, which can detect up to 5 errors in 512 bytes of data, and
correct up to 4 errors.
3.6. Environmental Conditions
The SSD complies with the specified performance requirements after exposure to non-operating
environmental conditions, or during and after exposure to operating environmental conditions.

SSD (Formerly FFD) Ultra ATA 2.5"
14 Product Specification and User Manual 41-PS-0104-00 Rev. 2.3
3.6.1. Temperature
3.6.1.1 Operating
The SSD operates without degradation over the following ambient air temperature range (the
maximal temperature change rate shall not exceed 5C per minute):
Commercial temperature version: 0C to +70C
Enhanced temperature version: -25C to +75C
Extended/Industrial temperature version: -40C to +85C
3.6.1.2 Non-Operating
The SSD complies with the specified performance requirements after exposure to the following
conditions (the maximal temperature change rate shall not exceed 5C per minute):
Nominal ambient temperature of -55C for less than 24 hours
+95C for a period of less than 24 hours
3.6.2. Altitude
The SSD is capable of full operation at altitudes from sea level to 80,000 feet above sea level,
and can withstand air transportation in non-pressurized flights at altitudes of up to 80,000 feet
above sea level.
3.6.3. Relative Humidity
The SSD withstands 5% to 95% non-condensing relative humidity.
3.6.4. Shock
The SSD operates without degradation when subjected to shock testing of 1500 G half-sine
pulses of 0.5 ms.
Shock analysis was performed according to standard MIL-STD-810F.
3.6.5. Vibration
The SSD operates without degradation when subjected to the following vibration conditions:
16.3 G RMS
Random vibrations: 3 vibration axes, 20 Hz to 2000 Hz
Vibration analysis was performed according to standard MIL-STD-810F.
3.7. RoHS Support Only
The SSD is available only in RoHS-compliant version for all densities.

SSD (Formerly FFD) Ultra ATA 2.5"
15 Product Specification and User Manual 41-PS-0104-00 Rev. 2.3
4. SSD ULTRA ATA 2.5” DRIVE CONFIGURATION
4.1. Master and Slave Jumper Settings
Prior to mounting the drive in the system drive bay, the SSD must be configured according to
Figure 4 and Figure 5.
Figure 4: SSD Ultra ATA 2.5” Address Setting by Jumper
Figure 5: SSD Ultra ATA 2.5” Slave Setting by Jumper
4.2. Optional Jumper Setting
The SSD has an optional header located on the back panel that supports the following options:
Secure Erase
Write Protect
The Write Protect jumper may not be modified when the unit is powered on.

SSD (Formerly FFD) Ultra ATA 2.5"
16 Product Specification and User Manual 41-PS-0104-00 Rev. 2.3
4.2.1. Secure Erase Jumper
When a jumper is placed between positions 1 - 2 of the J15 header, the SSD erases the media.
4.2.2. Write-Protect Jumper Settings
When a jumper is placed between positions 3 - 4 of the J15 header, the SSD is write protected.
4.2.3. Optional Jumper
Positions 5 - 6 of the J15 header are reserved.
Note: The Secure Erase jumper overrides the Write-Protect jumper and erases the media.
3-4 WRITE
PROTECT
OPTIONAL SECURE
ERASE
WRITE
PROTECT
Detail A
OPTIONAL
5-6
Functional
Short Pin .
SECURE
ERASE
1-2
Connector's Pin Functionality
Figure 6: SSD 2.5:” Ultra ATA Write Protect Jumper Settings

SSD (Formerly FFD) Ultra ATA 2.5"
17 Product Specification and User Manual 41-PS-0104-00 Rev. 2.3
4.3. Interface Connectors
The SSD has a 2.00 mm pitch interface connector located on the rear panel. The DC power and
ATA bus are input through a non-shielded 44-pin flat cable.
Contact #1
Contact #20 - Blocked
Female connector 44pins
Figure 7: SSD Ultra ATA 2.5” Interface Connector
It is recommended that the mating connector be blocked at pin 20 using a special plastic key (key
can be ordered from the connector manufacturer). This prevents possible damage to the disk
caused by connecting the cable with a 180º rotation.
4.4. ATA Cable
The cable length should not exceed 18 inches.
Note: According to ATA standards, an 80-conductor cable is required to use the SSD in Ultra
DMA modes 3-5.
4.5. Supported ATA Commands
The SSD supports the commands listed in Table 8. For a complete description of these
commands, refer to the ATA-6 Standard.
Table 8: Supported ATA Commands
Command Name
Command Code (HEX)
CHECK POWER MODE
98h E5h
DOWNLOAD MICROCODE
92h
EXECUTE DEVICE DIAGNOSTIC
90h
FLUSH CACHE
E7h
FORMAT UNIT
F7h
IDENTIFY DEVICE
ECh
IDENTIFY DEVICE DMA
EEh
IDLE
97h E3h

SSD (Formerly FFD) Ultra ATA 2.5"
18 Product Specification and User Manual 41-PS-0104-00 Rev. 2.3
Command Name
Command Code (HEX)
IDLE IMMEDIATE
95h E1h
INITIALIZE DEVICE PARAMETERS
91h
NOP
00h
READ BUFFER
E4h
READ DMA (w/ retry)
C8h
READ DMA (w/o retry)
C9h
READ MULTIPLE
C4h
READ SECTOR(S) (w/ retry)
20h
READ SECTOR(S) (w/o retry)
21h
READ VERIFY SECTOR(S) (w/ retry)
40h
READ VERIFY SECTOR(S) (w/o retry)
41h
RECALIBRATE
10h
SANITIZE (including fast secure erase)
82H
SECURITY DISABLE PASSWORD
F6h
SECURITY ERASE PREPARE
F3h
SECURITY ERASE UNIT
F4h
SECURITY FREEZE
F5h
SECURITY SET PASSWORD
F1h
SECURITY UNLOCK
F2h
SEEK
70h
SET FEATURES
EFh
SET MULTIPLE MODE
C6h
SLEEP
99h E6h
SMART
B0h
STANDBY
96h E2h
STANDBY IMMEDIATE
94h E0h
WRITE BUFFER
E8h
WRITE DMA (w/ retry)
CAh
WRITE DMA (w/o retry)
CBh
WRITE MULTIPLE
C5h
WRITE SECTOR(S) (w/ retry)
30h
WRITE SECTOR(S) (w/o retry)
31h
WRITE VERIFY
3Ch
IRIG-106 READ FAILED SANITIZE BLOCKS LIST
81h
IRIG-106 READ FAILED SANITIZE BLOCKS DATA
83h

SSD (Formerly FFD) Ultra ATA 2.5"
19 Product Specification and User Manual 41-PS-0104-00 Rev. 2.3
4.6. Vendor-Specific Commands
4.6.1. Sanitize
4.6.1.1 Sanitize (Purge) Command Interface
The Sanitize command enables distraction (purging/declassifying) of the information on the
media.
Bad blocks accumulated since the unit was manufactured will undergo the same process as good
blocks. The default sanitize procedure can be activated using either the Sanitize command itself,
or using the Sanitize Interrupt command.
The Sanitize command provides a high degree of flexibility, which enables executing
declassification procedures defined in various standards by providing different arguments to the
command.
Specifically, the Sanitize command parameters enable defining up to three stages of the
declassification process. Each stage can be either erasing the media and overwriting it with a
given character, or erasing the media and filling it with random information a specified number of
times.
If the number of erase-fill cycles is 0, the Sanitize command performs a complete erase but does
not fill the media. This is the fastest option; and is also known as the Security Erase option.
The structure of the Security Erase command is described in Table 9.
Table 9: Vendor-Specific Sanitize Command
Register
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Features
Secondary operation code
Sector Count
Master command
Sector Number
Parameter 1
Cylinder Low
Parameter 2
Cylinder High
Parameter 3
Device/Head
1
1
D
Partition Mask
Command
82h
The Secondary Operation code may be one of the following:
0x21 (corresponding to the character „!‟): Immediately activates the Sanitize procedure.
0x22 (corresponding to the character „”‟): Immediately activates the Sanitize procedure with
bad-block management according to IRIG-106
0x44 (corresponding to character „D‟): Saves the specified parameters as the default Sanitize
configuration, but does not activate the Sanitize procedure itself.
0x45 (corresponding to character „E‟): Saves the specified parameters as the default Sanitize
configuration according to IRIG-106, but does not activate the Sanitize procedure itself.

SSD (Formerly FFD) Ultra ATA 2.5"
20 Product Specification and User Manual 41-PS-0104-00 Rev. 2.3
The default Sanitize procedure is factory-preset to the Security Erase option (erase the media
without media fill).
The Master Command has the following layout:
Bits 6-7: Subcommand selection
Value of 00b: Execute default Sanitize procedure
Value of 01b:Execute 1 subcommand, defined in bits 0-1
Value of 10b: Execute 2 subcommands, defined in bits 0-1 and 2-3
Value of 11b: Execute 3 subcommands, defined in bits 0-1, 2-3 and 4-5
Attempting to save the default Sanitize configuration (option „D‟) using subcommand selection
00b will result in an aborted command and no changes will be made.
When Master Command specifies only 1 or 2 subcommands, parameters for the remaining
subcommands are reserved and should be set to 0 for compatibility with future versions.
For the default Sanitize procedure, all other bits in the Master Command and parameters1-3 are
reserved and should be set to 0 for compatibility with future versions.
Bits 0-1, 2-3 and 4-5 of the Master Command contain the following subcommands:
Value of 0: Erase and fill with given character. The character is provided in the corresponding
parameter.
Value of 1: Erase and fill with random data, several times. The number of erase/fill loops is
provided in the corresponding parameter. Zero number of loops means erase once and do not fill.
Only the 7 least significant bits in the parameter are used to specify the number of loops. The
most significant bit is reserved for future extensions.
Value of 2 or 3: These subcommands are reserved for future extensions.
Parameter1 corresponds to the subcommand in bits 0-1.
Parameter2 corresponds to the subcommand in bits 2-3.
Parameter3 corresponds to the subcommand in bits 4-5.
Partition Mask is either a bitmap of partitions to be sanitized or value 0. In the bitmap mode,
least-significant bit 1 corresponds to partition 0. Value of zero is a special value; it corresponds
to sanitizing the whole media regardless of partition configuration.
For example, Value of 0xF (or 1111 binary) corresponds to sanitizing of all 4 partitions,
Value of 0x8 (or 1000 binary) corresponds to sanitizing partition number 3,
Value of 0x1 (or 0001 binary) corresponds to sanitizing partition number 0,
Value of 0x5 (or 0101 binary) corresponds to sanitizing partitions 0 and 2,
Value of 0 (or 0000 binary) corresponds to sanitizing the whole media.
See Section 4.6.4 for additional information on sanitizing partitions.