User Manual

Constellation.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. G 36
6.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface
These drives use the industry-standard Serial ATA interface that supports FIS data transfers. It supports ATA pro-
grammed input/output (PIO) modes 0–4; multiword DMA modes 0–2, and Ultra DMA modes 0–6.
For detailed information about the Serial ATA interface, refer to the “Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment”
specification.
6.1 Hot-Plug compatibility
Constellation.2 Serial ATA drives incorporate connectors which enable you to hot plug these drives in accordance with
the Serial ATA II: Extension to Serial ATA 1.0a specification. This specification can be downloaded from:
www.serialata.or
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Caution:
The drive motor must come to a complete stop (Ready to spindle stop time indicated in Section 2.7)
prior to changing the plane of operation. This time is required to insure data integrity.