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Breather filter hole precaution
Barracuda 7200.9 Serial ATA Installation Guide
ST3160811AS, ST3160211AS, ST3120811AS, ST3120211AS,
ST380811AS, ST380211AS, and ST340211AS
Serial ATA (SATA) Interface Disc Drives Breather Hole
Do not cover
Publication Number: 100417178, Rev. A, April 2006 or seal.
Serial ATA interface disc drives are designed for easy installation. It is nor- Caution. Do not cover, seal, or insert any object into this hole. If this hole
mally not necessary to set any jumpers, terminators, or other settings on is covered, sealed, or penetrated by any object, the drive reliabil-
this drive for proper operation. ity may be compromised and could lead to permanent damage
With a Serial ATA (SATA) interface, each disc drive has its own cable that and voids the warranty.
connects directly to a Serial ATA host adapter or a Serial ATA port on your
motherboard. Unlike Parallel ATA, there is no master-slave relationship
Attaching cables and mounting the drive
between drives that use a Serial ATA interface. 1. Attach one end of the drive interface cable to the SATA interface con-
nector on your computer's motherboard or SATA host adapter (see
You can use a Serial ATA drive in the same system with Parallel ATA drives
your computer manual for connector locations).
as long as both interfaces are supported on the motherboard or with a host
adapter. This makes it easy to add Serial ATA capability to your existing Note: Each drive requires its own cable.
system without removing existing Parallel ATA disc drives.
What you need Attach the SATA interface
cable to the motherboard