4.0 Serial ATA Interface
These drives use the
For detailed information about the Serial ATA interface, refer to the “Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment” specification.
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Barracuda Green drives incorporate connectors which enable you to hot plug these drives in accordance with the Serial ATA Revision 3.0 specification. This specification can be downloaded from www.serialata.org.
4.2Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions
Table 5 summarizes the signals on the Serial ATA interface and power connectors.
Table 5 Serial ATA connector pin definitions
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| S1 | Ground | 2nd mate |
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| S2 | A+ | Differential signal pair A from PHY |
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| S3 | A- |
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Signal | S4 | Ground | 2nd mate |
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| S5 | B- | Differential signal pair B from PHY |
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| S6 | B+ |
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| S7 | Ground | 2nd mate |
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Key and spacing separate signal and power segments
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