ASROCK AM2XLI-ESATA2, Installation Manual

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2.13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F
2.13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F
2.13 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SA unctions for SA
unctions for SA unctions for SA
unctions for SATTTTTA / SA A / SA
A / SA A / SA
A / SATTTTTAII AII
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HDDs and eSA HDDs and eSA HDDs and eSA HDDs and eSA HDDs and eSATTTTTAII Devices AII Devices AII Devices AII Devices AII Devices
AM2XLI-eSATA2 motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions
for SATA / SATAII / eSATAII Devices in RAID / AHCI mode. ULi
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M1697 chipset
provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI),
a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a
joint industry effort. AHCI also provides usability enhancements such as Hot
Plug. AHCI requires appropriate software support (e.g., an AHCI driver,
which is contained in our support CD).
NOTE
What is Hot Plug Function?
If the SATA / SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called
“Hot Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs
while the system is still power-on and in working condition.
However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been
installed into the SATA / SATAII HDD.
What is Hot Swap Function?
If SATA / SATAII HDDs are built as RAID1 then it is called “Hot Swap” for
the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs while the system
is still power-on and in working condition.
eSATAII is equipped with Hot Plug capability that enables you to exchange
drives easily. For example, with eSATAII interface, you may simply plug your
eSATAII devices to the eSATAII ports instead of opening your chassis to
exchange your SATAII hard disk.
If you obey “safely remove hardware” mechanism like USB flash drive, you
can enable eSATAII device write cache on the driver by ULi RAID configuration
tools to enhance the eSATAII performance. While keeping write data to disk can
be flush out when removing the eSATAII device.