XL500S
Installation and Setup Procedures
2679-701211-A06
RELEASED 10/21/10 (WD CONFIDENTIAL)
43
5.3.1.2
SATA 3 Gb/s Hard Drives
SSC Mode
– Spread spectrum clocking feature enabled or disabled (jumper on pins 1-2).
Default setting is disabled.
PM2 Enabled Mode
– To designate the drive as power-up in standby (power management 2
or PM2) enabled, place a jumper on pins 3-4 (default setting is disabled). This mode enables
controlled spinup via spinup command per ATA standard. It is mainly used for server/
workstation environments operating in multiple drive configurations.
Gen1 Enabled Mode
– To revert to the SATA 1.5 Gb/s data transfer speed, place a jumper
on pins 5-6.
Figure 5-2. SATA 3 Gb/s Jumper Settings
Important:
PM2 mode requires a compatible BIOS that supports this feature. If PM2 is
enabled and not supported by BIOS, the drive will not spin up and therefore will not be
detected by the system.
Default 1
Default
Standard configuration – no jumper added; spread
spectrum clocking, PM2, and Gen1 disabled.
SSC (Enabled)
Spread spectrum clocking enabled (jumper on pins 1-2).
PM2 (Enabled)
Power management enabled (jumper on pins 3-4).
Controlled spinup via spinup command per ATA standard.
Gen1 (Enabled)
Gen1 enabled (jumper on pins 5-6). SATA 1.5 Gb/s data
transfer speed activated.