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M-Systems FFD 2.5" UW SCSI flash disk introduction
Mark Peters : March 24th 2005 - 05:00 CET
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 M-Systems FFD 2.5" UW SCSI flash disk introduction : Manufactured in a case height measuring as little as 11.5mm, the new M-Systems FFD 2.5" UW SCSI flash disk is the smallest flash disk currently available with a wide SCSI interface. High density computing applications with extreme space limitations, such as blade servers, provide a challenge for system designers. Traditional mechanical disks, due to their rotating mechanism, have difficulty complying with this requirement and typically operate at +5°c to +55°c. With an operating range of -40°c to +85°c, M-Systems' FFD flash disk complies with NEBS level 3, the highest standard for mission-critical telecommunications applications.
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 M-Systems FFD 2.5" - Blade server
A high mean time between failures enabled by M-Systems' technology and TrueFFS flash management software allows blade server customers to replace two rotating mechanical disks and deploy only one FFD flash disk without the need for a back-up. Such replacement ultimately provides cost savings, low maintenance, less power consumption and free space within the blade, which yields increased airflow and enables future blade servers to be even smaller than they are today.
M-Systems FFD 2.5" - Small size
Blade servers are extremely-dense rack-mount servers, which require data storage that complies with low-output HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning). "M-Systems' FFD 2.5" Wide SCSI provides an ideal solution for high density computing systems, such as blade servers, due to its small size, high reliability and low power consumption," said Ofer Tsur, vice president of sales and marketing for M-Systems' Embedded division. "As flash prices continue to decline, high-density computing applications will migrate from mechanical disks to more reliable flash drives and will reap the benefits of increased operational temperature ranges, maintenance-free operation and power consumption about a third that of a typical mechanical disk."
M-Systems FFD 2.5" - Features
The FFD 2.5" Ultra Wide SCSI is a solid-state disk with an 80-pin hot-swap connector designed to perform with a burst read/write rate of up to 40 megabytes per second. Based on M-Systems' TrueFFS flash file system, it is designed to offer the industry's highest endurance and reliability rates of more than 5 millions write/erase cycles. The FFD 2.5" Ultra Wide SCSI is currently in mass production and is available now.
About M-Systems
M-Systems designs, develops and markets innovative flash data storage solutions for digital consumer electronics markets. M-Systems primarily targets two fast-growing digital consumer electronics markets: the USB (universal serial bus) flash drive market with its DiskOnKey product and the multimedia mobile handset market with its Mobile DiskOnChip products.
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