ASRock 990FX Extreme3 manual How to Hot Plug a SATA3 HDD

How to Hot Plug a SATA3 HDD:

Points of attention, before you process the Hot Plug:

Please follow the instructions below to process the Hot Plug, improper procedures will cause the SATA3 HDD damage and data loss.

Step 1

Please connect the SATA power cable’s 1x4-pin end (White) to the power supply’s 1x4-pin cable.

Step 2

Connect the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATAII / SATA3 connector.

SATA power cable 1x4-pin power connector (White)

Step 3

Connect the SATA 15-pin power cable’s connector (Black) end to the SATA3 HDD.

Step 4

Connect the SATA data cable to the SATA3 HDD.

How to Hot Unplug a SATA3 HDD:

Points of attention, before you process the Hot Unplug:

Please follow the instructions below to process the Hot Unplug, improper procedures will cause the SATA3 HDD damage and data loss.

Step 1

Unplug the SATA data cable from the SATA3 HDD’s side.

Step 2

Unplug the SATA 15-pin power cable’s connector (Black) from the SATA3 HDD’s side.

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