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    SSD/104 SATA User Manual Connect Tech Inc. 42 Arrow Road Guelph, Ontario N1K 1S6 Tel: 519-836-1291 Toll Free: 800-426-8979 (North America only) Fax: 519-836-4878 Email: sales@connecttech.com support@connecttech.com Web: www.connecttech.com CTIM- 00 1 46 Revision 0.00[...]

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    Connect Tech SSD/104 SATA User Manual Revision 0.00 2 Limited Lifetime W arranty Connect Tech Inc. provides a lifetime warranty for all of our p roducts. Should this p roduct, in Connect Tech Inc.’ s o pinion, fail to b e in good working order d uring the wa rranty perio d, Co nnect T ech Inc. will, at its option, repair or replace this product a[...]

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    Connect Tech SSD/104 SATA User Manual Revision 0.00 3 T able of Conte nt s Limited Lifetime Warranty ............................................................................................................................................... 2 Copyright Notice ......................................................................................[...]

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    Connect Tech SSD/104 SATA User Manual Revision 0.00 4 Customer Supp ort O vervie w If you experience difficulties a fter reading the manual a nd/or using the prod uct, contact the Connect Tech I nc. reseller from which you purc hased the pr oduct. In most cases the rese ller can help you with product installat ion and difficulties. In the event tha[...]

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    Connect Tech SSD/104 SATA User Manual Revision 0.00 5 Introduction Connect Tech’s SSD/104 SAT A is a complete rugged stack able solid state dr ive (SSD) and storage solutio n that allows up to t wo mSATA SSD modules to be installed into any PC/104 - Plus , P CI-104, P CI/104 - Express and PCIe/104 stack or embedded system. SSD/104 SAT A solid sta[...]

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    Connect Tech SSD/104 SATA User Manual Revision 0.00 6 Product Features Specification Details SSD Slots 2 x mSATA SSD slots (JEDEC MO-300B compatible) Storage Capacities Options 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, 256GB (per mSA TA slot) ** Or larger as new mSATA modules come to market Flash Type Options SLC or MLC Operating Temperature Options Indus[...]

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    Connect Tech SSD/104 SATA User Manual Revision 0.00 7 Board Diagram[...]

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    Connect Tech SSD/104 SATA User Manual Revision 0.00 8 Block Diagram[...]

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    Connect Tech SSD/104 SATA User Manual Revision 0.00 9 Part Number Informat ion Part Number Features SDG001 Full Build – Both P CIe./104 and PCI -104 Connectors are installed SDG002 PCIe/104 B uild – Only PCIe/104 Connector is installed SDG003 PCI-104 Build – Only PCI-104 Connector is i nstalled SDG004 No bus connectors installed , external po[...]

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    Connect Tech SSD/104 SATA User Manual Revision 0.00 10 Power Sourcing Explaination The SSD/104 SATA board powers i ts mSAT A modules from +3.3V. This voltage rail ca n be provided from the PCI-104 bus +3.3V rail, the PCIe/10 4 bus +3.3V r ail or from the external +3.3V po wer connector on the board. I t is important to check whether your SB C or SB[...]

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    Connect Tech SSD/104 SATA User Manual Revision 0.00 11 Using S A T A Port fro m the PCIe/104 T ype 2 Bus The SSD/104 SATA board has the ability to source its SATA c hannels direc tly from the PCIe/10 4 Type Bus. This can be do ne via 0 ohm 0402 sized resistor population op tions on the PCB and allo ws users to select from the TOP or BOTTOM side sig[...]

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    Connect Tech SSD/104 SATA User Manual Revision 0.00 12 mSA T A Slot Connector Pin out Pin Number Description 1 NC 2 +3.3V 3 NC 4 GND 5 NC 6 NC 7 NC 8 NC 9 GND 10 NC 11 NC 12 NC 13 NC 14 NC 15 GND 16 NC 17 NC 18 GND 19 NC 20 NC 21 GND 22 NC 23 B+ (SATA TX+ To Host System) 24 +3.3V 25 B- (SATA TX- To Host System ) 26 GND 27 GND 28 NC 29 GND 30 NC 31 [...]