4.0Serial 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.

4.1Hot-Plug compatibility

Pipeline HD.2 Series SATA 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.

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Seagate ST3250412CS, ST3250312CS, ST3500414CS, ST3320413CS, ST3500312CS Serial ATA Sata interface, Hot-Plug compatibility