28 Barracuda XT SATA Product Manual, Rev. D
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Notes
1. All pins are in a single row, with a 1.27 mm (0.050”) pitch.
2. The comments on the mating sequence apply to the case of backplane blindmate connector only. In this
case, the mating sequences are:
• the ground pins P4 and P12.
• the pre-charge power pins and the other ground pins.
• the signal pins and the rest of the power pins.
3. There are three power pins for each voltage. One pin from each voltage is used for pre-charge when installed
in a blind-mate backplane configuration.
4. All used voltage pins (V
x
) must be terminated.
P2 V
33
3.3V power
P3 V
33
3.3V power, pre-charge, 2nd mate
P4 Ground 1st mate
P5 Ground 2nd mate
P6 Ground 2nd mate
P7 V
5
5V power, pre-charge, 2nd mate
P8 V
5
5V power
P9 V
5
5V power
P10 Ground 2nd mate
P11 Ground or LED signal If grounded, drive does not use deferred spin
P12 Ground 1st mate.
P13 V
12
12V power, pre-charge, 2nd mate
P14 V
12
12V power
P15 V
12
12V power
Table 6 Serial ATA connector pin definitions (continued)
Segment Pin Function Definition