Specifications

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• For a 5.25” non-optical device see either section 6.1.2, Figure 18 or section 6.1.2, Figure 19 of the Serial ATA
Revision 2.6 specification.
• For a 3.5” side mounted device see section 6.1.2, Figure 20 of the Serial ATA Revision 2.6 specification.
• For a 3.5” bottom mounted device see section 6.1.2, Figure 21 of the Serial ATA Revision 2.6 specification.
• For a 2.5” side mounted device see section 6.1.2, Figure 22 of the Serial ATA Revision 2.6 specification.
• For a 2.5” bottom mounted device see section 6.1.2, Figure 23 of the Serial ATA Revision 2.6 specification.
• For a 1.8” uSATA see section 6.2.3, Figure 52 and Figure 53 of the Serial ATA Revision 2.6 specification.
• NOTE : all applicable measurements within this test must be verified as a pass for the overall result of this
test requirement to be reported as a PASS.
Pass/Fail Criteria
• For a 12.7 mm Slimline optical device:
a) From the bottom surface of the drive to the top of the tongue of the SATA plug shall be 6.20 +/- 0.38
mm.
b) Parallelism of the top of the tongue of the SATA plug vs. the bottom surface of the drive shall be 0.40
mm.
c) From the edge of the drive to the centerline of the SATA plug shall be 21.25 +/- 0.38 mm.
d) From the back surface of the drive (i.e. the “end of the device factor”) to the base of the tongue of the
SATA plug shall be 5.20 +/- 0.3 mm.
• For a 9.5 mm Slimline optical device:
a) From the bottom surface of the drive to the top of the tongue of the SATA plug shall be 6.00 +/- 0.38
mm.
b) Parallelism of the top of the tongue of the SATA plug vs. the bottom surface of the drive shall be 0.40
mm.
c) From the edge of the drive to the centerline of the SATA plug shall be 21.25 +/- 0.38 mm.
d) From the back surface of the drive (i.e. the “end of the device factor”) to the base of the tongue of the
SATA plug shall be 5.20 +/- 0.3 mm.
• For a 5.25” optical device:
a) From the bottom surface of the drive to the top of the tongue of the SATA plug shall be 10.00 +/- 0.38
mm.
b) Parallelism of the top of the tongue of the SATA plug vs. the bottom surface of the drive shall be 0.40
mm.
c) From the centerline of the drive to the centerline of the SATA plug shall be 25.00 +/- 0.38 mm.
d) From the back surface of the drive (i.e. the “end of the device factor”) to the base of the tongue of the
SATA plug shall be 4.90 +/- 0.50 mm.
• For a 5.25” non-optical device: If the device follows section 6.1.2, Figure 18 then use the Pass/Fail criteria for
a “5.25” optical drive”. If the device does not follow section 6.1.2, Figure 18 then:
a) From the bottom surface of the drive to the top of the tongue of the SATA plug shall be 3.50 +/- 0.38
mm.
b) Parallelism of the top of the tongue of the SATA plug vs. the bottom surface of the drive shall be 0.40
mm.
c) From the centerline of the drive to the centerline of the SATA plug shall be 42.90 +/- 0.38 mm.
d) From the back surface of the drive (i.e. the “end of the device factor”) to the base of the tongue of the
SATA plug shall be 4.90 +/- 0.50 mm.
• For a 3.5” device:
a1) From the centerline of the side mounting holes to the top of the tongue of the SATA plug shall be 2.85
+/- 0.38 mm.
a2) From the bottom surface of the drive to the top of the tongue of the SATA plug shall be 3.50 +/- 0.38
mm.
b) Parallelism of the top of the tongue of the SATA plug vs. the bottom surface of the drive shall be 0.25
mm.
c) From the centerline of the drive to the centerline of the SATA plug shall be 20.68 +/- 0.38 mm.
d1) From the centerline of the side mounting holes to the base of the tongue of the SATA plug shall be
23.60 +/- 0.50 mm.