Installation Instructions
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EC3-1820V2NA
2.21 Hot-swap of SATA Hard Drive
Notes for hot-swap of SATA hard drive:
1.
The hard drive shall support SATA 2.0 and use 15-pin SATA hard drive power
connector.
2.
SATA hard drive only works under AHCI mode, and supports hot swap function
when the hot swap option is enabled.
3.
The driver of chipset shall support the hot-swap of SATA hard drive.
4.
Hot-swap of SATA hard drive where the operating system is located is
forbidden when system is powered-on.
Note: Please carry out hot plugging by the following steps. Improper operation may
destroy the hard drive or result in data loss.
SATA hard drive hot plug steps:
Step 1: Connect the SATA data cable to the SATA interface on the motherboard;
Step 2: Connect the 15-pin connector (black) of SATA power cable to the SATA hard
drive;