Serial Ata (Sata) Interface; Hot-Plug Compatibility; Serial Ata Device Plug Connector Pin Definitions - Seagate MOMENTUS THIN ST160LT009 - 9WC14D Product Manual

6.0

Serial 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. The drive
also supports the use of the IORDY signal to provide reliable high-speed data transfers.
For detailed information about the Serial ATA interface, refer to the "Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT
Attachment" specification.
6.1

Hot-Plug compatibility

Momentus Thin drives incorporate connectors which enable you to hot plug these drives in accordance 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.
6.2

Serial 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
Segment Pin Function
S1 Ground
S2 A+
S3 A-
S4 Ground
S5 B-
S6 B+
Signal
S7 Ground
24
Definition
2nd mate
Differential signal pair A from Phy
2nd mate
Differential signal pair B from Phy
2nd mate
Key and spacing separate signal and power segments
Momentus Thin Product Manual, Rev. C Gen-2