Serial Ata (Sata) Interface; Hot-Plug Compatibility - Seagate ST500LX003 Product Manual

5.0

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.
5.1

Hot-Plug compatibility

Momentus XT 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 down-
loaded from http://www.serialata.org. This device requires a COMRESET from the host after a hotplug event.
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