Seagate® FireCuda® 120 SSD

Product Manual

500 GB

1000 GB

2000 GB

4000 GB

ZA500GM10001

ZA1000GM10001

ZA2000GM10001

ZA4000GM10001

100867394, Rev B

May 2020

Revision History

Version and Date

Rev B, May 2020

Rev A, April 2020

Update logo and gaming application.

First document release.

Description of Changes

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Contents

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1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.1 Models and Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.2 Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.3 Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.4 Environmental Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.5 Reliability/Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3. Mechanical Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3.1 Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

4. Pin and Signal Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

4.1 Signal Pin Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

4.2 Power Pin Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

5. Supported ATA Command List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

5.1 ATA Feature Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

5.2 ATA Command Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

6. SMART Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

6.1 SMART ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

7. Feature Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

7.1 Flash Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

7.1.1 Error Correction Code (ECC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

7.1.2 Wear Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

7.1.3 Bad Block Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

7.1.4 TRIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

7.1.5 SMART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

7.1.6 Over Provisioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

7.1.7 Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

7.1.8 Thermal Throttling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

7.1.9 Low Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

7.1.9.1 DIPM/HIPM/DEVSLP Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

7.2 Advanced Device Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

7.2.1 Secure Erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

7.2.2 SSD Lifetime Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

7.2.3 Media Wear Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

7.2.4 Read Only Mode (End of Life) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

7.3 Adaptive Approach to Performance Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

7.3.1 Throughput . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

7.3.2 Predict and Fetch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

7.3.3 SLC Caching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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8. Safety, Standards, and Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

8.1 Regulatory Model Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

8.2 Reference Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Seagate Technology Support Services

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For information regarding online support and services, visit: http://www.seagate.com/contacts/

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1. Introduction

Introduction

The Seagate® FireCuda™ 120 SSD is a fast, dependable storage solution for gaming applications. The Seagate FireCuda

120 SSD offers SATA interface, fully compatible with SATA 3.2 6.0Gbps.

Table 1 The FireCuda 120 SSD Features

Feature

Capacity

(User)

Certifications,

Eco-Compliance

Dimensions

Endurance

Form Factor

Interface

Compliance

NAND

Operating

Systems

Performance

Random

Performance

Sequential

Power

Consumption

Power Loss

Data Protection

Power

Management

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500 GB, 1000 GB, 2000 GB, 4000 GB

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2.5 inch: 5 V SATA Supply

Host-initiated power management

Device-initiated power management

HIPM/DEVSLP Mode

Description

CE, UL, FCC, BSMI, KCC, Microsoft WHCK, VCCI, CB

RoHS

(69.85±0.25) x (100±0.25) x (Max. 7) mm

500 GB 700 Total Bytes Written (TBW)

1000 GB 1400 TBW

2000 GB 2800 TBW

4000 GB 5600TBW

2.5-inch Standard SSD

SSD outer case can support suitable Z-height for various host situations.

Endurance rating valid for SSD Life Remaining >

1% (SMART E7h>1).

See

Section 2.5, Reliability/Endurance

.

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Fully compliant with ATA-8/ACS-3 Standard

Compliant with SATA Revision 3.2

Supported protocol AHCI and ASC2 command set

Compatible with SATA 1.5 Gbps, 3 Gbps, and 6Gbps interfaces

PIO, DMA, UDMA (up to 6 modes, dependent on host) supported

Native Command Queuing (NCQ): up to 32 commands

Data Set Management Command Trim support

3D TLC

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Windows ® 7 (64 bit), 8.1 (64 bit), and Windows 10 (64 bit)

Ubuntu 16.10

Read: Up to

Write: Up to

100,000 IOPS

90,000 IOPS

Read: Up to 560MB/s

Write: Up to 540MB/s

Actual performance might vary depending on use conditions and environment.

See

Section 2.2, Performance

.

Actual performance might vary depending on the capacity, use conditions and environment.

See

Section 2.2, Performance

.

Active mode: < 2800 mW

Idle mode: < 150 mW

DEVSLP: 5 mW

Based on 4000 GB SSD. Results vary with capacity and mode.

See

Section 2.3, Power Consumption

.

To protect your data, you must send a Standby Immediate command (0xE1h) before you remove power. The FireCuda 120 SSD does not provide data protection for a sudden power loss.

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Table 1 The FireCuda 120 SSD Features (continued)

Feature

Reliability

Shock and

Vibration

Temperature

Range

(Operating)

Voltage

Warranty

Weight

Description

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End-to-end data path protection

MTBF: 1.8 million hours

UBER: 1 error in 1016 bits read

Shock

 Non-Operating: 1,500 G, at 0.5 ms

Vibration

 Non-Operating: 1.52 G

RMS

, (20 to 80 Hz,

Frequency)





0 °C to 70 °C

Temperature Sensor (SMART Attribute ID C2h)

See

Section 2.4, Environmental

Conditions .

Introduction

 5V±5%

Five years, or when the device reaches Host TBW, whichever happens first. Endurance rating valid for SSD

Life Remaining > 1% (SMART E7h>1).

 50 g, 1.76 Oz ±5%

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2. Specifications

2.1

2.2

Specifications

Models and Capacity

Table 2 Models and Capacity

Model Names

ZA500GM10001

ZA1000GM10001

ZA2000GM10001

ZA4000GM10001

User Capacity

500 GB

1000 GB

2000 GB

4000 GB

NOTE About capacity:

 Sector Size: 512 Bytes

 User-addressable LBA count = ((97696368) + (1953504 x (Desired Capacity in Gb-50.0)) From International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials

Association (IDEMA) ( LBA1-03_standard.doc

)

Performance

Table 3 Random and Sequential Read and Write Performance

Parameter

Sequential Read MB/s

Sequential Write MB/s

Random Read (IOPS)

Random Write (IOPS)

500 GB 1000 GB 2000 GB 4000 GB

560 MB/s

540 MB/s

560 MB/s

540 MB/s

560 MB/s

540 MB/s

560 MB/s

540 MB/s

100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000

90,000 90,000 90,000 90,000

NOTE About performance:

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Fresh out of box (FOB) performance obtained on newly formatted drive.

Performance may vary based on the SSD’s firmware version, system hardware, and configuration.

Performance is based on CrystalDiskMark v.6.0.0 ×64 on Windows 10 host.

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2.3

Power Consumption

Table 4 Power Consumption

Read (mW)

Write (mW)

Idle (mW)

Slumber (mW)

DEVSLP (mW)

NOTE

500 GB 1000 GB 2000 GB 4000 GB

2300 2400 2600 2800

2300 2400 2600 2800

120 135 140 150

35 55 60 65

5 5 5 5

About power consumption:

 The average value of power consumption is based on 100% conversion efficiency.





The measured power voltage is 5 V.

Measured under ambient temperature.





Sequential Read/Write is measured while testing 4000 MB five times by

CrystalDiskMark.

Power Consumption can differ according to flash configuration and platform.

Specifications

2.4

Environmental Conditions

Table 5 Temperature, Humidity, Shock

Specification

Temperature

Operating (case temperature at specific airflow)

Non-operating

Humidity

Operating

Non-operating (storage)

Shock

Non-operating

Vibration

Non-operating

NOTE

NOTE

Value

0°C to 70°C

-40°C to 85°C

90%

93%

1,500 G, duration 0.5 ms

1.52 G

RMS,

(20Hz to 80Hz, Frequency)

Temperature is measured without condensation. Operating mode temperature is measured by temperature sensor, SMART Attribute C2h.

Shock and vibration results assume that the SSD is mounted securely with the input vibration applied to the SSD mounting. These specifications do not cover connection issues that may result from testing at this level. The measured specification is in root mean square (RMS) form.

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2.5

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Non-operating Shock. The limits of non-operating shock applies to all conditions of handling and transportation. This includes both isolated

SSD and integrated SSDs. Shock may be applied in the X, Y, or Z-axis.

Non-Operating Vibration. The limits of non-operating vibration shall apply to all conditions of handling and transportation. This includes both isolated SSD and integrated SSDs. Vibration may be applied in the X, Y, or

Z-axis.

Specifications

Reliability/Endurance

Table 6 Reliability/Endurance

Specification

Mean time between failures (MTBF)

Bit Error Rate

Endurance

NOTE

1.8 million hours

1 error in 10

16 bits read

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

700 GB TBW

1400 GB TBW

2800 GB TBW

5600 GB TBW

Value

About endurance:

 The SSD achieves the specified MTBF in an operational environment that complies with the operational temperature range specified in this manual.

Operating temperatures are measured by temperature sensor, SMART

Attribute ID C2h.





Endurance rating valid for SSD Life Remaining > 1% (SMART E7h>1).

Endurance is characterized while running Client JESD219A workload (per

JESD218A specification).

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3. Mechanical Information

3.1

Dimensions and Weight

Weight: 50 g, 1.76 Oz +/- 5%

Height: Maximum, 7 mm+0.10/-0.30

Width: 69.85 mm±0.25 mm

Length: 100.10 mm±0.25 mm

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Mechanical Information

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Mechanical Information

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4. Pin and Signal Descriptions

4.1

4.2

Pin and Signal Descriptions

Signal Pin Definitions

Table 7 Serial ATA Connector Pin Signal Definitions

Pin

S5

S6

S7

S1

S2

S3

S4

Name

Ground

A+

A-

Ground

B-

B+

Ground

Definition

Ground

Differential signal pair A+ and A-

Ground

Differential signal pair B- and B+

Ground

NOTE Key and spacing separate the signal and power segments.

Power Pin Definitions

Table 8 Power Pin Definitions

P11

P12

P13

P14

P15

P7

P8

P9

P10

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

P6

Pin Function not used

V33

DEVSLP

GND

GND

GND

V5

V5

V5

GND

Reserved

GND not used

V12

V12

NOTE

Definition

Not Used (3.3 V)

Not Used (3.3 V)

SATA PHY Power Control

Ground

Ground

Ground

5 V Power, Precharge

5 V Power

5 V Power

Ground

Reserved

Ground

Not Used (12 V pre-charge)

Not Used (12 V)

Not Used (12 V)

About Power Pin Signal Definitions:

 Key and spacing separate the signal and power segments.

 Uses 5 V power only; 3.3 V (P1-P2) and 12 V (P13-P15) power are not used.

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5. Supported ATA Command List

Supported ATA Command List

The FireCuda 120 SSD complies with ATA-8/ACS-3. All mandatory and many optional commands and features are supported.

5.1

ATA Feature Set

The following table summarizes the ATA feature set and commands that the FireCuda 120 SSD supports.

Table 9 ATA Feature Set

Feature

48-Bit Address feature set

General feature set

Native Command Queuing (NCQ) feature set

Power Management feature set

Security feature set

SMART feature set

Supported

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5.2

ATA Command Description

The following table shows the ATA commands supported.

Table 10 ATA Command Description

Op-Code Support Command Description

00h Y

NOP

Op-Code

B6h 12h —

03h

06h

08h

0Bh

10h

11h to 1Fh

20h

21h

22h

23h

24h

26h

25h

—

Y

—

Y

Y

—

—

Y

Y

—

—

Y

—

—

CFA Request Extended Error

Data Set Management

Device Reset

Request Sense Data EXT

Recalibrate

Recalibrate

Read Sectors

Read Sectors without Retry

Read Long

Read Long Without Retry

Read Sectors EXT

Read DMA EXT

Read DMA Queued EXT

B6h 13h —

B6h 14h —

C4h —

C5h —

—

—

C6h —

C7 —

C8h —

9h —

CAh —

CBh —

CCh —

CDh —

CEh —

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

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Table 10 ATA Command Description (continued)

38h

39h

3Ah

3Bh

3Ch

3Dh

34h

35h

36h

37h

30h

31h

32h

33h

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Op-Code Support

27h

29h

2Ah

2Bh

2Fh

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

—

—

Y

Y

Command Description

Read Native Max Address EXT

Read Multiple EXT

Read Stream DMA EXT

Read Stream EXT

Read Log EXT

Write Sectors

Write Sectors without Retry

Write Long

Write Long Without Retry

Write Sectors EXT

Write DMA EXT

Write DMA Queued EXT

Set Max Address EXT

CFA Write Sectors Without Erase

3Eh —

—

—

Y

Y

—

Y

—

—

Write Multiple EXT

Write Stream DMA EXT

Write Stream EXT

Write Verify

Write DMA FUA EXT

Write DMA Queued FUA EXT

Op-Code

D1h —

DAh —

DEh —

DFh —

E0h —

—

—

—

—

—

E1h —

E2h —

E3h —

E4h —

E5h —

E6h —

E7h —

E8h —

E9h —

EAh —

EBh —

ECh —

EDh —

EEh —

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

EFh 01h —

3Fh — Y Write Log EXT

Read Verify Sectors

EFh 02h —

40h — Y EFh 03h —

Supported ATA Command List

Support

—

—

—

—

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

—

—

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

—

Y

Y

Command Description

Check Media Card Type

Get Media Status

Media Lock

Media Unlock

Standby Immediate

Idle Immediate

Standby

Idle

Read Buffer

Check Power Mode

Sleep

Flush Cache

Write Buffer

Read Buffer DMA

Flush Cache EXT

Write Buffer DMA

Identify Device

Media Eject

Identify Device DMA

Set Features: Enable 8-bit PIO Transfer Mode

(CFA feature set only)

Set Features: Enable Write Cache

Set Features: Set transfer mode based on value in Count field.

41h

42h

44h

45h

47h

50h

—

—

—

—

—

—

Y

Y

—

O

Y

—

Read Verify Sectors without Retry

EFh 05h —

Read Verify Sector(s) EXT

EFh 06h —

Reserved

Write Uncorrectable EXT

Read Log DMA EXT

Format Track

EFh 07h —

EFh 0Ah —

EFh 0Bh —

EFh 10h 01h

—

—

—

—

—

—

Set Features: Enable advanced power management.

Set Features: Enable Power-Up In Standby feature set.

Set Features: Power-Up In Standby feature set device spin-up.

Set Features: Enable CFA power mode 1.

Set Features: Enable Write-Read-Verify feature set

Set Features: Enable use of Serial ATA feature

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61h

70h

71-

76h

77h

78h www.seagate.com

Table 10 ATA Command Description (continued)

Op-Code Support Command Description

Configure Stream

51h — —

Op-Code

EFh 10h 02h

Supported ATA Command List

Support

Y

Command Description

Set Features: Enable DMA Setup FIS Auto-Activate optimization

Write Log DMA EXT

57h — Y EFh 10h 03h Y

—

—

—

—

—

—

79-7F h

—

87h

90h

91h

—

—

—

92h —

93h

94h

95h

96h

97h

98h

99h

A0h

A1h

A2h

B0h

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

D0h

B0h D1h

B0h D2h

Y

Y

Y

—

Y

Y

—

—

Y

Y

Y

Y

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Y

Y

Y

Read FPDMA Queued

Write FPDMA Queued

Seek

Seek

Set Date And Time Ext

Accessible Max Address

Configuration

Seek

CFA Translate Sector

Execute Device Diagnostic

Initialize Device Parameters

Download Microcode

Download Microcode DMA

Standby Immediate

Idle Immediate

Standby

Idle

Check Power Mode

Sleep

Packet

Identify Packet Device

Service

SMART: Read Data

EFh 10h 04h

EFh 10h 05h

EFh 10h 06h

EFh 10h 07h

EFh 10h 09h

EFh 42h —

EFh 43h -

EFh 44h —

EFh 55h —

EFh 5Dh —

EFh 5Eh —

EFh 5Fh —

EFh 66h —

EFh 81h —

EFh 82h —

EFh 85h

EFh 86h

EFh 8Ah

EFh 8Bh

Efh 90h 01h

Efh 90h 02h

EFh 90h 03h

SMART: Read Attribute Thresholds EFh 90h 04h

SMART: Enable/disable Autosave EFh 90h 05h

-

—

—

O

—

—

Y

O

—

—

—

Y

—

—

—

Y

—

Y

Y

—

Y

Y

—

-

Set Features: Enable Device-initiated interface power state (DIPM) transitions.

Set Features: Enable use of Serial ATA feature

Set Features: Enable use of Serial ATA feature

Set Features: Enable Software Settings

Preservation (SSP)

Set Features: Enable Device Automatic Partial to Slumber transitions

Set Features: Enable Device Sleep

Set Features: Enable Automatic Acoustic

Management feature set.

Set Features: Set Maximum Host Interface

Sector Times.

Set Features: Vendor Specific ECC byte

Set Features: Disable read look-ahead feature

Set Features: Enable release interrupt

Set Features: Enable service interrupt

Set Features: Enable NDRQ Feature

Set Features: Disable reverting to power-on defaults

Set Features: Disable 8-bit PIO transfer mode (CFA feature set only)

Set Features: Disable write cache

Set Features: Disable advanced power management

Set Features: Disable Power-Up In Standby feature set

Set Features: Disable CFA power mode

Set Features: Disable Write-Read-Verify feature set

Set Features: Disable use of Serial ATA feature.

Set Features: Disable DMA Setup FIS Auto-Activate optimization.

Set Features: Disable Device-initiated interface power state (DIPM) transitions.

Set Features: Disable use of Serial ATA feature.

Set Features: Disable use of Serial ATA feature

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Table 10 ATA Command Description (continued)

Op-Code Support

B0h D3h Y

Command Description

SMART: Save Attribute Values

B0h D4h Y

Op-Code

EFh 90h 06h

SMART: Execute Off-line Immediate

EFh 90h 07h

B0h

B0h

B0h

B0h

D5h

D6h

D8h

D9h

Y

Y

Y

Y

SMART: Read Log

SMART: Write Log

SMART: Enable Operations

SMART: Disable Operations

EFh

EFh

EFh

EFh

90h

AAh

BBh

C2h

09h

B0h

B0h

B0h

B1h

B1h

B1h

B1h

B1h

B1h

B4h

B4h

B4h

B4h

B4h

DAh

DBh

E0h

C0h

C1h

C2h

C3h

C4h

C5h

0000 h

0011 h

0012 h

0014 h

0020 h

Y

Y

-

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

O

O

O

O

O

SMART: Return Status

EFh

SMART: Enable/disable Automatic

Off-line

SMART: Vendor specific

EFh

DEVICE CONFIGURATION: Restore

DEVICE CONFIGURATION: Freeze

Lock

DEVICE CONFIGURATION: Identify

DEVICE CONFIGURATION: Set

DEVICE CONFIGURATION: Identify

DMA

DEVICE CONFIGURATION: Set DMA

SANITIZE DEVICE: Sanitize Status

Ext

SANITIZE DEVICE: Crypto Scramble

Ext

SANITIZE DEVICE: Block Erase Ext

EFh

EFh

EFh

SANITIZE DEVICE: Overwrite Ext

F9h

SANITIZE DEVICE: SANITIZE FREEZE

LOCK EXT

F9h

F1h

F2h

F3h

F4h

F5h

F6h

F8h

C3h

CCh

DDh

DEh

DFh

00h

01h

B4h

0040 h

O

SANITIZE DEVICE: SANITIZE

ANTIFREEZE LOCK EXT

F9h 02h

B6h 00h -

NV Cache: SET NV CACHE POWER

MODE EXT F9h 03h

Supported ATA Command List

Support

Y

Y

O

Command Description

Set Features: Disable Software Settings

Preservation (SSP)

Set Features: Disable Device Automatic Partial to Slumber transitions

Set Features: Disable Device Sleep

Y Set Features: Enable read look-ahead feature

Set Features: Default ECC byte

-

-

-

Y

Set Features: Disable Automatic Acoustic

Management feature set

Set Features: Enable/Disable the Sense Data

Reporting feature set

Set Features: Enable reverting to power-on defaults

Set Features: Disable release interrupt

Set Features: Disable SERVICE interrupt

-

Set Features: Disable NDRQ Feature

Y

Y

Y

Security Set Password

Security Unlock

Security Erase Prepare

Y

Y

Security Erase Unit

Security Freeze Lock

Security Disable Password

Y

Y

Read Native Max Address

SET MAX: Set Max Address

Y

SET MAX: SET MAX PASSWORD

Y

Y

Y

SET MAX: SET MAX LOCK

SET MAX: SET MAX UNLOCK

SET MAX: SET MAX FREEZE LOCK

B6h 01h

B6h

B6h

10h

11h -

-

-

NV Cache: RETURN FROM NV

CACHE POWER MODE EXT

NV Cache: ADD LBA(S) TO NV

CACHE PINNED SET DMA EXT

NV Cache: REMOVE LBA(S) FROM

NV CACHE PINNED SET DMA EXT

F9h

F9h

F9h

04h

05h

06h

Y

Y

Y

SET MAX: SET MAX SET PASSWORD DMA

SET MAX: SET MAX UNLOCK DMA

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6. SMART Support

The FireCuda 120 SSD supports the SMART command set.

SMART Support

6.1

SMART ID

The following table lists SMART IDs and Descriptions.

Table 11 SMART Attribute IDs and Descriptions

Description

0

ID

1

Flag

2

Number of Accumulation of

Uncorrectable Error

Power-On hours Count

01h 0Bh 00h

09h 12h 00h

Drive Power Cycle Count 0Ch 12h 00h

Spare Blocks Available 10h 12h 00h

3

Value

64h

64h

64h

64h

4

Worse

64h

64h

64h

64h

Remaining Spare Blocks 11h 12h 00h

SATA PHY Error Count

Bad Block Count (Early /

Later)

A8h 12h 00h

AAh 03h 00h

Erase count (average, max, erase count)

ADh 12h 00h

64h

64h

Note a

64h

64h

64h

64h

5 6

UNC error count from Host

7

DATA

8

0 0

Power on hour

Power on/off cycles

0 0

Spare Blocks

Available by plane

Remaining Spare

Blocks by plane

0

0

SATA PHY error count

0

0

Early Bad Block count by all plane

0 0

Max Erase Count Average

Erase

Count

0

0

9

0

0

0

0

10 11

Threshold

0 32h

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 0

0 0

Later Bad

Block count by all plane

Least Erase

Count

0

0

0

00h

00h

00h

00h

00h

0Ah

00h

Unexpected Power Loss count

AEh 12h 00h

Wear Range delta

Unexpected Power Loss

Count

Temperature

(only Toshiba or thermo sensor embedded)

B1h 00h 00h

C0h 12h 00h

C2h 23h 00h

64h

00h

64h

64h

00h

64h

127-

Curre nt

Temp

127-

Highest value

Number of accidental power loss count

0 0

Note b

0 0 0 0 0 number of accidental power loss count

0

Current Temp Lowest

Temp

Highest

Temp

0

0

0

0

0

00h

00h

00h

39h

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Table 11 SMART Attribute IDs and Descriptions (continued)

Description

0

ID

1

Flag

2

Number of accumulation CRC error

(read/write data FIS CRC error)

DAh 0Bh 00h

3

Value

64h

4

Worse

64h

5 6

CRC Error Count

SSD life remaining

Read Failure Block Count

Lifetime Writes to Flash

(G Unit)

Lifetime Writes to Flash

(Sector Unit)

E7h

E8h

E9h

EBh

13h

13h

0Bh

0Bh

00h

00h

00h

00h

64h

64h

64h

64h

64h

64h

64h

64h

7

DATA

8

Note c

0 0

Flash Read Fail Count

0

Lifetime Writes to Flash by GByte

0

Raw

Read

Error

Rate

0

Thro ttlin g level

0

0

0

Lifetime Writes to Flash by Sector

0

9

0

10

0

0

SMART Support

11

Threshold

32h

00h

00h

00h

00h

NAND read (Sectors)

Host Writes (G Unit)

Host Reads (G Unit)

EAh 0Bh 00h

F1h 12h 00h

F2h 12h 00h

64h

64h

64h

64h

64h

64h

NAND read (Sectors)

Lifetime Writes from Host by Gbyte

Lifetime Reads from Host by Gbyte

0

0

0

00h

00h

00h a.

Bad Block Count (Early / Later) ID170. Value = (Remaining Spare Blocks by plane)/(Spare Blocks Available by plane) *100. This formula calculates percentage of spare block. Value is between 100 and 0.

b.

Wear Range Delta ID 177. Value = (max erase count - least erase count) / (P-E Cycle) *100 (percentage).

c.

SSD Life Remaining ID 231. Value = 100 - ((average erase count / Rated PE Cycle) * 100).

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7. Feature Details

Feature Details

7.1

7.1.1

7.1.2

7.1.3

7.1.4

7.1.5

Flash Management

Error Correction Code (ECC)

Flash memory cells deteriorate with use, which might generate random bit errors in the stored data. The FireCuda 120

SSD applies the 340 bit/2 KB LDPC (Low Density Parity Check) of ECC algorithm, which detects and corrects errors that occur during read process, ensures data is read correctly, and protects data from corruption.

Wear Leveling

NAND flash devices can undergo only a limited number of program/erase cycles. Commonly, areas of the flash media are not used evenly. If some areas are updated more frequently than others, this reduces the lifetime of the device.

Wear Leveling extends the life of the NAND Flash by evenly distributing write and erase cycles across the media.

Seagate’s advanced Wear Leveling algorithm spreads the flash usage throughout the whole flash media area.

Implementing dynamic and static Wear Leveling algorithms improves the life expectancy of the NAND flash.

Bad Block Management

Bad blocks do not function properly and they can contain more invalid bits. This can make stored data unstable and bad block reliability is not guaranteed. Blocks identified and marked as bad by the manufacturer are called “Early Bad

Blocks”. Bad blocks that develop during the lifespan of the Flash are called “Later Bad Blocks”. Seagate’s bad block management algorithm detects the factory-produced bad blocks and manages bad blocks that appear with use. This practice prevents data from being stored in bad blocks and improves data reliability

TRIM

The TRIM feature improves the read/write performance and speed of SSDs. SSDs cannot overwrite existing data, so the available space becomes smaller with each data block use. The TRIM command tells the SSD (through the operating system) which data blocks can be removed permanently because they are no longer in use. The SSD erases these unused data blocks.

SMART

SMART, stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology, is an open standard that allows an SSD to automatically detect its health and report potential failures. When SMART records a failure, users can replace the drive to prevent unexpected outage or data loss. SMART can also inform users of impending failures while there is still time to copy data to another device.

Seagate FireCuda 120 SSD Product Manual, Rev B 20

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7.1.6

Over Provisioning

7.1.7

7.1.8

Feature Details

Over Provisioning (OP) preserves an additional area beyond user capacity in a SSD, which is not visible to users and cannot be used by them. With Over Provisioning, the performance and IOPS (Input/Output Operations per Second) are improved by providing the controller additional space to manage P/E cycles, which enhances the reliability and endurance as well. Moreover, the write amplification of the SSD becomes lower when the controller writes data to the flash.

Firmware Upgrade

Firmware is a set of instructions on how the device communicates with the host. Firmware can be upgraded when new features are added, compatibility issues are fixed, or read/write performance gets improved.

Thermal Throttling

7.1.9

7.1.9.1

The purpose of thermal throttling is to prevent any components in a SSD from over-heating during read and write operations. the FireCuda 120 SSD is designed with an on-board thermal sensor and with its accuracy, firmware can apply different levels of throttling to achieve the purpose of protection efficiently and proactively via SMART 12 reading.

Low Power Management

DIPM/HIPM/DEVSLP Mode

SATA interfaces contain two low power management states for power saving: Partial and Slumber modes. For Partial mode, the device has to resume to full operation within 10 microseconds, whereas the device will spend 10 milliseconds to become fully operational in the Slumber mode. SATA interfaces allow low power modes to be initiated by Host (HIPM, Host Initiated Power Management) or Device (DIPM, Device Initiated Power Management). As for HIPM,

Partial or Slumber mode can be invoked directly by the software. For DIPM, the device will send requests to enter

Partial or Slumber mode.

7.2

7.2.1

7.2.2

Advanced Device Security Features

Secure Erase

Secure Erase is a standard ATA command and it writes all of “0xFF” to fully wipe all the data on hard drives and SSDs.

When this command is issued, the SSD controller erases its storage blocks and returns to its factory default settings

SSD Lifetime Management

Total Bytes Written (TBW)

TBW measures the lifespan of the SSD. This measurement represents the amount of data written to the device. To calculate the TBW of a SSD, use the following equation:

TBW = [(NAND Endurance) x (SSD Capacity)] / [WAF]

NAND Endurance: NAND endurance refers to the P/E (Program/Erase) cycle of a NAND flash.

SSD Capacity: The SSD capacity is the specific capacity in total of a SSD.

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Feature Details

WAF: Write Amplification Factor (WAF) is a numerical value representing the ratio between the amount of data that a

SSD controller needs to write and the amount of data that the host’s flash controller writes. A better WAF, which is near

1, guarantees better endurance and lower frequency of data written to flash memory.

TBW in this document is based on JEDEC 218/219 workload.

7.2.3

7.2.4

Media Wear Indicator

Actual life indicator reported by SMART Attribute 231 (E7h) Life Remaining by percentage, recommends User to replace drive before reaching 0%.

Read Only Mode (End of Life)

When the SSD is aged by program/erase cycles, media wear-out may cause increasing numbers of bad blocks. When the number of usable good blocks falls outside a defined usable range, the drive notifies the host through AER event and Critical Warning to enter Read Only Mode to prevent further data corruption. When this happens, the user should replace the SSD with another one immediately.

7.3

7.3.1

7.3.2

7.3.3

Adaptive Approach to Performance Tuning

Throughput

Based on the available space of the disk, the FireCuda 120 SSD regulates the read/write speed and manages the performance of throughput. When there is a lot of space, the firmware continuously performs read/write actions.

There is no need yet to implement garbage collection to allocate and release memory to accelerate the read/write processing and improve performance. When there is less available space, the SSD slows down the read/write processing and implements garbage collection to release memory.

Predict and Fetch

When the Host tries to read data from the SSD, the SSD performs only one read action after receiving one command.

However, the FireCuda 120 SSD applies Predict and Fetch to improve the read speed. When the host issues sequential read commands to the SSD, the SSD automatically expects that the following is also read commands. Therefore, before receiving the next command, flash has already prepared the data. This accelerates data processing time, and the host needs to wait less time to receive data.

SLC Caching

The FireCuda 120 SSD firmware design adopts dynamic caching to deliver better performance, endurance and user experience.

Seagate FireCuda 120 SSD Product Manual, Rev B 22

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8. Safety, Standards, and Compliance

Safety, Standards, and Compliance

Each Hard Drive and Solid State Drive ("device") has a product label that includes certifications that apply to that specific drive. The following information provides an overview of requirements that may apply to the drive.

NOTE The most up to date information on Safety, Standards, and Compliance for this product is available in the Seagate HDD and SSD Regulatory Compliance and Safety document. You can find this document here: https://www.seagate.com/files/www-content/forms/compliance/100860164_B.pdf

8.1

8.2

Regulatory Model Numbers

The following regulatory model number represents all features and configurations in the series:

 STA022

Reference Documents

In case of conflict between this document and any reference document, this document takes precedence.

Table 12 Reference Documents

Apr. 2007

Feb. 2011

Jul. 2011

Jul. 2011

Jul. 2012

Oct. 2013

Date Title

SATA-IO Commands for ATA-8

Solid-State Drive (SSD) Requirements and Endurance Test Method(JESD218A)

Serial ATA Revision 3.1

IDEMA (LBA1-03_standard.doc)

SOLID-STATE DRIVE (SSD) Endurance Workload(JESD219A)

ATA/ATAPI Command Set -2 (ACS-3) Revision 5

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