The 480GB ThinkSystem 5200 Mainstream SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Hot Swap Solid State Drive uses Micron NAND flash memory technology with a SATA 6Gb/s interface. It provides an affordable solution for mixed read/write applications such as cache in transactional applications and high-speed storage for enterprise databases. This drive also adheres to the Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) cryptographic standard.