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• Questions about Solid State Disks (SSD)

  • What is the key diffenece between SLC and MLC NAND Flash?

    What is the key diffenece between SLC and MLC NAND Flash?

    The important point to remember is that while MLC NAND has some advantages in terms of higher density and lower cost per bit, it suffers from low performance, low endurance and low reliability.
    For additional information please reed the attached document.
    

    • SLC vs. MLC NAND Flash 644 KB
  • Commercial or Industrial grade flash products?

    Commercial or Industrial grade flash products?

    There are major differences in the commercial and industrial market segments in the flash storage products industry; hence products targeting to these markets are different.
    This application note below outlines the differences between the products for the two markets and explains why OEM customers should consider using industrialgrade flash storage products from Cactus Technologies for reliable mass storage needs.
    

    • Commercial vs. industrial grade flash products 594 KB
  • What is the difference between Static and Dynamic Wear Leveling?

    What is the difference between Static and Dynamic Wear Leveling?

    Static Wear Leveling
    This technique wear levels over both dynamic and static data areas.
    
    Dynamic Wear Leveling
    This technique only wear levels over dynamic data areas.
    
    Please read the Application Note below for more information.
    

    • Static vs. Dynamic Wear Leveling 414 KB

• Questions about Cactus Tech. flash products

  • FAQ´s on Cactus Industrial grade flash storage products

    FAQ´s on Cactus Industrial grade flash storage products

    Please download the document below to get answers about:
    
    

    • I use an CompactFlash/PCMCIA to ATA adapter and the BIOS cannot detect the card as an IDE drive.
    • The product´s performance is slow. What can I do?
    • What is Multiword DMA and how can I use that to enhance performance?
    • I cannot enable DMA mode under Microsoft Windows.
    • I removed the CF/PCMCIA card from the system during read/write access and now the card is not working. What can I do?
    • I want to install Microsoft Windows on a Cactus CompactFlash/PCMCIA card but at setup I received an error saying that no fixed disk is detected; what can I do?
    • Why does the PC Card runs slowly under PCMCIA mode?
    • CF card and 8bit memorymapped mode access is returning garbage data!
      

    • Frequently Asked Questions on Cactus Industrial grade Flash Storage Products 461 KB
  • What kind of Wear Leveling does Cactus Tech. use? Static or Dynamic?
    

    What kind of Wear Leveling does Cactus Tech. use? Static or Dynamic?
    

    Cactus Technologies is able to deliver products with industry leading endurance and product lifespan by using static wear leveling in combination with dynamic wear leveling.
    
    Please find further information about Wear Leveling methods in the FAQ section "Questions about Solid State Disks (SSD)"
    

    • Static vs. Dynamic Wear Leveling 414 KB