Sata Interface; Hot-Plug Compatibility - Seagate ST4000VX000 Product Manual

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SATA Interface

4.0 SATA Interface
These drives use the industry-standard Serial ATA (SATA) interface that supports FIS data transfers. It supports
ATA programmed input/output (PIO) modes 0 to 4; multiword DMA modes 0 to 2, and Ultra DMA modes 0 to 6.
For detailed information about the SATA interface, refer to the "Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment"
specification.
4.1

Hot-Plug compatibility

Seagate Surveillance HDD drives incorporate connectors which enable users to hot plug these drives in
accordance with the SATA Revision 3.0 specification. This specification can be downloaded from
www.serialata.org.
Seagate Surveillance HDD Product Manual, Rev. A 17