Maxtor STM3160215AS - Manual (Page 39)

DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. C 33
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 0–4; 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.
4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility
DiamondMax 21 drives incorporate connectors which enable you to hot plug these drives in accordance with
the Serial ATA Revision 2.5 specification. This specification can be downloaded from www.serialata.org.