• Industry standard 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch form factors
• New generation 96-layer 3D TLC NAND flash memory
• 6 Gbps SATA host interface
• High reliability and enhanced ruggedness
• MTTF of 3 million device hours - 50% more than most drives
• Absence of moving parts to reduce potential failure points in the server
• S.M.A.R.T. support
• Advanced Encrypting Standard (AES) 256-bit encryption

The 5300 Entry SATA solid-state drives (SSDs) are new SSDs for ThinkSystem servers. The drives use Micron 96-layer 3D NAND flash memory technology with a SATA 6Gbps interface and provide an affordable solution for read-intensive applications such as boot, web servers, lower data rate operational databases and analytics.

This product guide provides essential presales information to understand the 5300 Entry SSD offerings, their key features and specifications, components and options, and configuration guidelines. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the SSDs and consider their use in IT solutions.