Seagate ST32000641AS Computer Drive User Manual


 
Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C 19
4.0 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 to 4; multiword DMA modes 0 to 2, and Ultra DMA modes 0 to 6.
For detailed information about the Serial ATA interface, refer to the “Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment”
specification.
4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility
Barracuda XT drives incorporate connectors which enable you to hot plug these drives in accordance with the Serial ATA
Revision 2.6 specification. This specification can be downloaded from www.serialata.org.