[Eug-lug] Hot-plugging SATA

[Mr O]

As Mike said, depends if the controller supports it. Many newer
motherboards offer one or two eSATA connections. Some via a
header to the PCI slot cover, others on the backplane of the
motherboard.

As Larry said, unmount.

To which I might add, eject.

That be all,
Mr O.


--- Allen Brown <abrown at peak.org> wrote:

> The connectors on a SATA drive have offset pins.  They appear
> to
> be designed for hot-plugging.  This is an *internal* drive
> connector.
> I have researched topics I could find via google.  I've never
> heard
> of anyone having trouble hot-plugging SATA.  And the following
> article implies that any SATA hardware should be able to be
> hot-plugged without damage.
>   
>
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BRZ/is_11_22/ai_98977131/pg_8
> 
> Have any of you done this?  Anybody hear of troubles doing it?
> -- 

> 



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