Serial ATA Sata interface | Seagate ST9160511NS, ST9500530NS

5.0Serial 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.

5.1Hot-Plug compatibility

Constellation Serial ATA drives incorporate connectors which enable you to hot plug these drives in accor- dance with the Serial ATA II: Extension to Serial ATA 1.0a specification. This specification can be downloaded from www.serialata.org.

Caution:

The drive motor must come to a complete stop (Ready to spindle stop time indicated in Section 3.7) prior to changing the plane of operation. This time is required to insure data integrity.

Constellation Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D

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Seagate ST9160511NS, ST9500530NS manual Serial ATA Sata interface, Hot-Plug compatibility

Contents

ST9500530NS ST9160511NS Constellation Serial ATA Revision Date Revision history Contents Constellation Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D List of Figures Page Seagate Online Support and Services Seagate Technology support services Constellation Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D Introduction About the Serial ATA interface Specification summary tables Drive specifications Drive specification ST9500530NS ST9160511NS Drive specifications summary for 500 and 160 GB models Following web Recording and interface technology Default logical geometryLBA mode Formatted capacity Typical seek times msec Read Write Physical characteristicsSeek time Start/stop times Standby mode Power specificationsPower consumption Spinup power ST9160511NS 5GB 0GB Voltage +12 Power Regulation +/-5% Watts Typical current profiles Voltage tolerance Conducted noise PowerChoice reporting methods Power-management modes PowerChoiceTM power managementMode Description Environmental specifications Operating vibration VibrationNonoperating vibration Radio frequency environments AcousticsElectromagnetic immunity Fluid Dynamic Bearing FDB motor acoustics Electromagnetic compatibility Safety certificationReliability Agency certification Australian C-Tick N176 Korean RRLFCC verification Corrosive environment Environmental protection Handling and static-discharge precautions Configuring and mounting the driveConfiguring the drive Drive mounting Serial ATA cables and connectors Mounting dimensions-top, side and end view Air flow Cooling Hot-Plug compatibility Serial ATA Sata interface Pin Function Definition Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitionsSerial ATA connector pin definitions Signal Supported ATA commands Supported ATA commandsCommand name Command code in hex F4H Word Description Value Identify Device command Xx07H Bit Word Description if bit is set to Bit Word Word Set Features command values Set Features command A.R.T. commands 3 S.M.A.R.T. commandsCode in features register A.R.T. command Index ITE Page Constellation Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D Page Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, California 95066-4544, USA