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2.14 Hot Plug and Hot Swap for SATA / SATA2 HDDs
This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap for SATA / SATA2 in RAID /
AHCI mode. The Intel
®
Q77 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?
If the SATA / SATA2 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called “Hot
Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATA2 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 HDD.
What is Hot Swap?
If SATA / SATA2 HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called “Hot
Swap” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATA2 HDDs while the
system is still power-on and in working condition.
2.15 Hot Plug and Hot Swap for SATA3 HDDs
This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap for SATA3 in RAID / AHCI mode.
The Intel
®
Q77 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?
If the SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called “Hot
Plug” for the action to insert and remove the 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 SATA3 HDD.
What is Hot Swap?
If SATA3 HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called “Hot Swap”
for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still
power-on and in working condition.
