Page 2 - Ordering Information; Decoder
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive Product Manual February 2009 2 Order Number: 319765-006US L Ordering Information INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH INTEL® PRODUCTS. NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, TO ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IS GR...
Page 3 - Contents
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive February 2009 Product Manual Order Number: 319765-006US 3 Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD Contents 1.0 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 51.1 Product Overview ..............
Page 5 - Introduction; Product Overview
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive February 2009 Product Manual Order Number: 319765-006US 5 Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD 1.0 Introduction The Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive (SSD) delivers leading performance in industry standard 1.8” and 2.5” form factors while simultaneously im...
Page 6 - Certifications; Block Diagram; Intel; SATA Interface; Flash Memory
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive Product Manual February 2009 6 Order Number: 319765-006US Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD 1.2 Block Diagram 1.3 Architecture The Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSDs utilize a cost effective System on a Chip (SOC) design to manage a full SA...
Page 7 - Product Specifications; Capacity; User Addressable Sectors
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive February 2009 Product Manual Order Number: 319765-006US 7 Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD 3.0 Product Specifications 3.1 Capacity Notes: 1. 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 Byte and not all of the memory can be used for data storage. 2. 1 Sector = 512 Byte. 3.2 Performanc...
Page 8 - Random Read/Write Input/Output Operations Per Second; Electrical Characteristics; Supply Voltage; Latency Specifications
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive Product Manual February 2009 8 Order Number: 319765-006US Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD Notes: 1. Write Cache Enabled. 2. Device measured using IOmeter. 3. Power On To Ready time assumes proper shutdown (power removal preceded by...
Page 9 - Environmental Conditions; Temperature; Temperature Related Specifications
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive February 2009 Product Manual Order Number: 319765-006US 9 Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD 3.4 Environmental Conditions 3.4.1 Temperature Note: Measured without condensation. 3.4.2 Altitude The drive is not sensitive to changes in altitude because it has no mov...
Page 10 - Electromagnetic Immunity; Reliability; Nonrecoverable Read Errors; Radio Frequency Specifications
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive Product Manual February 2009 10 Order Number: 319765-006US Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD 3.4.5 Electromagnetic Immunity Electromagnetic Immunity tests assume the SSD is properly installed in the representative host system. The dr...
Page 11 - Mean Time Between Failure; Mechanical Information
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive February 2009 Product Manual Order Number: 319765-006US 11 Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD 3.5.2 Mean Time Between Failure The Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) is calculated based on a Part Stress Analysis. It assumes nominal voltage, with all other parameters...
Page 12 - Dimensions for Intel X18-M SATA SSD 1.8” 5 mm Form Factor
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive Product Manual February 2009 12 Order Number: 319765-006US Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD Notes: 1. Connector Outline: The 1.8” Intel X18-M SATA SSD connector is compliant to the SATA Rev 2.6 specifications. 2. Connector Location:...
Page 13 - Dimensions for Intel X18-M SATA SSD 1.8” 8 mm Form Factor
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive February 2009 Product Manual Order Number: 319765-006US 13 Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD 4.2 1.8” 8 mm Intel X18-M SATA SSD The following figure shows the physical package information for the 8 mm deep 1.8” Intel X18-M SATA SSD. Note: All dimensions are in m...
Page 14 - Dimensions for Intel X25-M SATA SSD 2.5” 7 mm Form Factor
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive Product Manual February 2009 14 Order Number: 319765-006US Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD 4.3 2.5” 7 mm Intel X25-M SATA SSD The following figure shows the physical package information for the 7 mm deep 2.5” Intel X25-M SATA SSD. ...
Page 16 - Pin and Signal Descriptions; Pin Locations; Layout of Signal and Power Segment Pins
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive Product Manual February 2009 16 Order Number: 319765-006US Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD 5.0 Pin and Signal Descriptions This section identifies the pin locations and signal descriptions of the Intel X18-M/ X25-M SATA SSDs. 5.1 P...
Page 17 - Signal Description Table
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive February 2009 Product Manual Order Number: 319765-006US 17 Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD 5.1.2 2.5” Pin Locations 5.2 Signal Description Table Note: Key and spacing separate signal and power segments. Figure 7. Layout of Signal and Power Segment Pins Signal ...
Page 18 - Serial ATA Power Pin Definitions for 1.8” Form Factor (Continued)
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive Product Manual February 2009 18 Order Number: 319765-006US Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD Notes: 1. All mate sequences assume zero angular offset between connectors. 2. P1 and P2 are internally connected to one another within the ...
Page 19 - Hot Plug Support; Command Sets; ATA Commands; ATA General Feature Command Set
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive February 2009 Product Manual Order Number: 319765-006US 19 Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD 5.3 Hot Plug Support Hot Plug insertion and removal are supported in the presence of a proper connector and appropriate operating system (OS) support as described in the...
Page 20 - IDENTIFY DEVICE Data; Returned Sector Data
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive Product Manual February 2009 20 Order Number: 319765-006US Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD 6.1.1.1 IDENTIFY DEVICE Data The following table details the sector data returned after issuing an IDENTIFY DEVICE command. Table 16. Return...
Page 22 - Power Management Command Set
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive Product Manual February 2009 22 Order Number: 319765-006US Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD Notes: 1. F = Fixed. The content of the word is fixed and does not change. For removable media devices, these values may change when media i...
Page 23 - Security Mode Feature Set; SMART Command Set
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive February 2009 Product Manual Order Number: 319765-006US 23 Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD 6.1.3 Security Mode Feature Set The Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD supports the Security Mode command set, which consists of • SECURITY SET PASSWORD• SECURITY UNLOCK• SECURI...
Page 24 - 8-Bit Address Command Set; Device Configuration Overlay Command Set; General Purpose Log Command Set; SATA Commands; Software Settings Preservation
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive Product Manual February 2009 24 Order Number: 319765-006US Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD 6.1.6 48-Bit Address Command Set The Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSDs support the 48-bit Address command set, which consists of • FLUSH CACHE EXT...
Page 25 - Native Command Queuing; References; Standards References
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive February 2009 Product Manual Order Number: 319765-006US 25 Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD 6.2.2 Native Command Queuing The Intel X18-M/X25-M SATA SSDs support the Native Command Queuing (NCQ) command set, which includes • READ FPDMA QUEUED• WRITE FPDMA QUEUED...
Page 26 - Terms and Acronyms; Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive Product Manual February 2009 26 Order Number: 319765-006US Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD 8.0 Terms and Acronyms This document incorporates many industry- and device-specific words. Use the following list to define a variety of te...
Page 27 - Revision History; Glossary of Terms and Acronyms (Continued)
Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA Solid State Drive February 2009 Product Manual Order Number: 319765-006US 27 Intel ® X18-M/X25-M SATA SSD 9.0 Revision History RMS Root Mean Squared RPM Revolutions Per Minute RTM Release To Manufacture SATA Serial ATA SFF Small Form Factor SMART Self-Monitoring, Analysis an...