Specifications

Specifications

Download the following SATA II and SATA 1.0a specifications.

SATA II

CabCon Volume 2 Specification

Electrical Specification, Revision 1.0

Serial ATA II: Extensions to Serial ATA 1.0a, Revision 1.2
Revision 1.2 of the Extensions to Serial ATA 1.0a specification was released on September 30, 2004. The revision incorporates new features including Pin 11 Definition for Activity LED and staggered spin-up control, Phy Event Counters, and Software Settings Preservation. This revision also incorporates errata that were ratified when the specification was under final review.

Serial ATA II: Port Multiplier, Revision 1.1
Revision 1.1 of the Port Multiplier specification was released on November 13, 2003. The revision incorporates support for Asynchronous Notification.

Serial ATA II: Port Multiplier, 1.1 Errata
Errata describe corrections to the Serial ATA II: Port Multiplier
Revision 1.1 Specification. Posted on March 9th, 2004.

SATA PM 1.2 Specification Release Canidate for Member Review

New revision of the Port Multiplier specification supplanting PM 1.1 which is incorporated and carried forward in the PM 1.2 specification. The new items to be captured in the Port Multiplier specification revision 1.2 include the incorporation of erratas 001, 002, 003 and the implementation of the Phy event counters feature defined in the Serial ATA II: Extensions to Serial ATA 1.0a spec revision 1.2.

Serial ATA II: Port Selector, 1.0 Specification
The Port Selector specification was released on Aug 28, 2003. The Port Selector allows two redundant paths to a storage device.

Serial ATA II: Cables and Connectors Volume 1 (gold)

SATA 1.0a

Serial ATA 1.0a Specification
The Serial ATA final 1.0a specification was released on Feb 4, 2003 and incorporates previous version(s) errata. This is the latest approved specification as posted on February 4, 2004