SATA-IO Specifications & Naming Conventions
|
Specification Revision
| Technology Generation
| Data Transfer Rate
| Interface Name
|
SATA Revision 3.x
(Not 'SATA III')
| Third generation
not 'Gen 3'
| Up to 6Gb/s
| SATA 6Gb/s +
[product name]
|
SATA Revision 2.x
(Not 'SATA II')
| Second generation
not 'Gen 2'
| Up to 3Gb/s
| SATA 3Gb/s +
[product name]
|
SATA Revision 1.x
(Not 'SATA 1')
| First generation
not 'Gen 1'
| Up to 1.5Gb/s
| SATA 1.5Gb/s +
[product name]
|
Important: Do not use the incorrect terms 'SATA II' or 'SATA III'
The references embedded within the SATA specifications to 'Gen 3', 'Gen 2', or 'Gen 1' are technical spec naming conventions only and should not be used for marketing and product naming purposes. |
| Mechanisms/Devices | Terms to Avoid
| Interface Speed Options
| Additional Capabilities
|
Cable Connections
Disk Drives
Host Devices
Port Multiplier Devices
Port Selector Devices
| Gen 3
SATA III
SATA 3.0
| 1.5Gb/s, 3Gb/s, 6Gb/s
(Note: SATA 6Gb/s is
backward compatible
with SATA 3Gb/s,
and SATA 3Gb/s is
backward compatible
with SATA 1.5Gb/s)
| Asynchronous Notification
ClickConnect
eSATA
HotPlug
Link Power Management
Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
Staggered Spin-Up
xSATA
|
Results in the following examples of product marketing names...
|
Device name +
| | SATA Speed +
| Additional Capabilities
|
ACME Disk Drive
| | SATA 6Gb/s or
SATA 3Gb/s
| NCQ, Hot Plug, Staggered Spin-Up
|
ACME Port Multiplier
| SATA 6Gb/s or
SATA 3Gb/s
| NCQ, Staggered Spin-Up
|
ACME Port Selector
| SATA 1.5 Gb/s
| eSATA, NCQ
|
ACME Cable
| Up to 6Gb/s
| std, eSATA, xSATA
|
ACME Connectors
| Up to 6Gb/s
| std, eSATA, xSATA |
Important: Do not use the incorrect terms 'SATA II' or 'SATA III'
The references embedded within the SATA specifications to 'Gen 3', 'Gen 2', or 'Gen 1' are technical spec naming conventions only and should not be used for marketing and product naming purposes. |
发表于 2008-8-19 11:26
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发表于 2008-8-19 12:04
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