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4.0Serial ATA (SATA) interface
These drives use the
For detailed information about the Serial ATA interface, refer to the “Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attach- ment” specification.
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Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA drives incorporate connectors which enable you to hot plug 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.org. This device requires a COMRESET from the host after a hotplug event.
4.2Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions
Table 7 summarizes the signals on the Serial ATA interface and power connectors.
Table 7: | 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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| 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
Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. E | 21 |