SEAGATE 600 SSD PRODUCT MANUAL, REV. A 20
4.0 SERIAL ATA (SATA) INTERFACE
These drives use the industry-standard Serial ATA interface that supports FIS data transfers. It supports ATA programmed
input/output (PIO) modes 0–4; multiword DMA modes 0–2, and Ultra DMA modes 0–6.
For detailed information about the Serial ATA interface, refer to the “Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment”
specification.
4.1 HOT-PLUG COMPATIBILITY
Seagate 600 SSD drives incorporate connectors which enable you to hot plug these drives in accordance with the Serial ATA
II: Extension to Serial ATA 1.0a specification. This specification can be downloaded from www.serialata.org.
4.2 SERIAL ATA DEVICE PLUG CONNECTOR PIN DEFINITIONS
Table 6 summarizes the 2.5” drive Signal and Power SATA Plug.
Notes:
[1] Ground pins 4 and 12 mate first on SATA backplane connectors.
[2] The three V33 pins are unused but connected together on the drive. They can be used for a drive-in-place detection.
[3] The three V12 pins are unused but connected together on the drive. They can be used for a drive-in-place detection.
Table 6 2.5” SATA Connector Plug Pinout
Segment Pin Function Definition
Signal
S1 GND Ground
S2 A+ Differential Signal Pair (Host to Drive)
S3 A-
S4 GND Ground
S5 B- Differential Signal Pair (Drive to Host)
S6 B+
S7 GND Ground
Key and spacing separate signal and power segments
Power
P1 V33
Unused [2]
P2 V33
P3 V33
P4 GND
Ground [1]
P5 GND
P6 GND
P7 V5
5V power to DriveP8 V5
P9 V5
P10 Ground Ground
P11 LED Signal Activity LED: Driven low to light
P12 Ground Ground [1]
P13 V12
Unused [3]
P14 V12
P15 V12