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2.13 Hot Plug for SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs
This motherboard supports Hot Plug for SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 in AHCI mode. Intel
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B75 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI),
a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed through a joint
industry effort.
NOTE
What is Hot Plug Function?
If the SATA / SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID coniguration, it
is called “Hot Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATA2 /
SATA3 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 / SATA2 / SATA3 HDD.