5.0Serial ATA (SATA) interface
These drives use the
For detailed information about the Serial ATA interface, refer to the “Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment” specification.
5.1Hot-Plug compatibility
Constellation ES Serial ATA drives incorporate connectors which enable you to hot plug these drives in accor- dance with the Serial ATA Revision 2.6 specification. This specification can be downloaded from www.serial- ata.org.
Caution:
The drive motor must come to a complete stop (Ready to spindle stop time indicated in Section 3.7) prior to changing the plane of operation. This time is required to insure data integrity.
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