Specifications

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• If the port multiplier is working properly, it should send a Register Device -> Host FIS containing the port
multiplier signature as defined in SATA 2.6, 13.3.2.2 after the soft reset completes.
3. System Interoperability Tests
The system interoperability tests are required tests above and beyond the tests described in the preceding sections of
the document. This testing is required for the Device product type. No System Interoperability testing is required for
Cable products.
3.1. System Description
The test systems used for the system interoperability testing must be configured in such a way to confidently provide
test capabilities to ensure interoperability of a Serial ATA product within that platform. The products and configuration
information for the test platforms are defined in the following sections.
A total of 5 different system configurations will be defined for usage in the system interoperability testing. It is required
that all 5 configurations are used in verification of all SATA products under test (PUT) (i.e. hosts, devices).
3.1.1. System Product Selection
An approved list of products suitable for system interoperability test use will be created by SATA-IO for use at Interop
Workshops and independent test labs.
For the Interoperability Program, a system is defined as having the following components:
• Host
• Device
• Cable – not applicable for direct attached systems (e.g. mobile)
Only one PUT shall be tested in a system at a time.
Only the products approved by the SATA-IO may be used in the platform configurations for system interoperability
testing.
The following sections define the non-PUT component requirements.
3.1.2. System Interoperability non-PUT Cable requirements
For all system interoperability tests the cables used must be selected from the Integrators List as already approved
products and are limited to non-latching straight-straight solutions which are 1 meter in length.
3.1.3. System Interoperability Host Requirements for Device testing
The following platform configurations will be used for all device product testing with regards to system interoperability
testing.
• Configuration 1 : Intel SATA Gen2 based system (E.g.: Intel ICH7):
• Dell 9150 or HP DC7600 CMT – Internal graphics, no add-in cards
• Configuration 2 : Intel SATA Gen1 based system (E.g.: Intel ICH6 ):
• HP DC5100 or DX6120 micro Tower
• Configuration 3 : AMD/ATI SATA Gen1 based system (E.g.: ATI SB400):
• HP DX5150 micro tower or SFF (same system board), internal graphics, no add-in cards
• Configuration 4 : Nvidia SATA Gen2 based system (E.g.: nForce4)
• HP xw9300 workstation
• Configuration 5 : SATA Gen2 HBA (E.g.: Silicon Image 3132-based PCIe SATA):
• Host system with a PCIe slot and either a LyCOM PE-103R5 or Addonics AD2SA3GPX1 host controller