Hot plug – chiliGREEN Home Server: Intel Rapid Storage Technology User Manual

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2.10.2 Hot Plug

Hot plug, also referred to as hot swap, is a feature supported by AHCI that allows SATA hard drives to be

removed or inserted while the system is powered on and running. As an example, hot plug may be used to

replace a failed hard drive that is in an externally-accessible drive enclosure.


Note: To take advantage of hot plug, you need the following:

• Chipset that supports AHCI

• Intel® Rapid Storage Technology

• Hot plug capability correctly enabled in the system BIOS by the motherboard manufacturer

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