Barracuda 7200.7 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. N 23
4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface
These drives use the industry-standard Serial ATA interface that supports FIS data transfers. It suppor ts ATA
programmed input/output (PIO) modes 0–4; multiword DMA modes 0–2, an d Ultra DMA modes 0–6. The drive
also supports the use of the IORDY signal to provide reliable hi gh-speed data transfers.
For detailed information about the Serial ATA interface, refer to the “Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT
Attachment” specification.

4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility

Barracuda 7200.7 Serial ATA drives incorporate connectors which enable you to hot p lug these drives in accor-
dance with the Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment specification revision 2.0. This specification
can be downloaded from http://www.serialata.com.