Handling and STATIC-DISCHARGE Precautions

3.0CONFIGURING AND MOUNTING THE DRIVE

This section contains the specifications and instructions for configuring and mounting the drive.

3.1HANDLING AND STATIC-DISCHARGE PRECAUTIONS

After unpacking, and before installation, the drive may be exposed to potential handling and electrostatic discharge (ESD) hazards. Observe the following standard handling and static-discharge precautions:

Caution:

•Before handling the drive, put on a grounded wrist strap, or ground yourself frequently by touching the metal chassis of a computer that is plugged into a grounded outlet. Wear a grounded wrist strap throughout the entire installation procedure.

•The drive is fragile—handle it with care.

•Always rest the drive on an antistatic surface until you mount it in the computer.

•Do not touch the connector pins or the printed circuit board.

•Do not remove the factory-installed labels from the drive or cover them with additional labels. Removal voids the warranty. Some factory-installed labels contain information needed to service the drive.

3.2CONFIGURING THE DRIVE

Each drive on the Serial ATA interface connects point-to-point with the Serial ATA host adapter. There is no master/slave relationship because each drive is considered a master in a point-to-point relationship. If two drives are attached on one Serial ATA host adapter, the host operating system views the two devices as if they were both “masters” on two separate ports. Both drives behave as if they are Device 0 (master) devices.

Serial ATA drives are designed for easy installation. If you connect the drive and receive a “drive not detected” error, your SATA equipped motherboard or host adapter may use a chipset that does not support SATA 6.0Gb speed autonegotiation. You will need to install a SATA host adapter that supports autonegotiation.

3.3SERIAL ATA CABLES AND CONNECTORS

The Serial ATA interface cable consists of four conductors in two differential pairs, plus three ground connections. The cable size may be 30 to 26 AWG with a maximum length of one meter (39.37 inches). See Table 6 for connector pin definitions. Either end of the SATA signal cable can be attached to the drive or host.

For direct backplane connection, the drive connectors are inserted directly into the host receptacle. The drive and the host receptacle incorporate features that enable the direct connection to be hot pluggable and blind mateable.

For installations which require cables, you can connect the drive as illustrated in 2.

Signal connector

Power connector

Signal cable

Power cable

Figure 2. Attaching SATA cabling

Each cable is keyed to ensure correct orientation. Seagate 600 SSD drives support latching SATA connectors.

SEAGATE 600 SSD PRODUCT MANUAL, REV. A