ASRock IMB-146 Series Hot Plug for Hard Disk Drives, Hot Plug Operation Guide, What is Hot Plug?

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2.11 Hot Plug for Hard Disk Drives

This motherboard supports Hot Plug for SATA2 in AHCI mode.

What is Hot Plug?

If the HDDs are NOT set for RAID, it is called “Hot Plug” for the action to insert and remove the HDDs while the system is still powered on and in working condition. However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the HDD.

Hot Plug Operation Guide

Please read the operation guide of Hot Plug below carefully. Before you process Hot Plug, please check the cable accessories from the motherboard gift box pack below.

A. 7-pin SATA data cable

B. SATA power cable with SATA 15-pin power connector interface

A. SATA data cable (Red)		B. SATA power cable

SATA 7-pin connector

The SATA 15-pin power connector (Black) should be connected to your SATA3

HDD

The 1x4-pin conventional power connector (White) should be connected to a power supply

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Contents IMB-146 Copyright Notice DisclaimerContents Uefi Setup Utility Package Contents IntroductionSpecifications PlatformBios ASRock Crashless Bios Unique FeaturesASRock Instant Flash Motherboard Layout PCIE1Pin ATX 12V Power Connector DVI Connector DVI1CPU Fan Connector CPUFAN1 Sata Power Connector SATAPWR1I/O Panel LAN Port LED IndicationsInstallation Pre-installation PrecautionsInstalling Memory Modules Dimm Installing an Expansion Card Expansion Slots PCI Express SlotsInstalling Serial Sata / SATA2 Hard Disks Power Connectors Installing the System Panel Pwrbtn Power SwitchReset Reset Switch Pled System Power LEDOnboard Headers and Connectors USB 2.0 HeadersLout L Lvds Connector DVI Connector PWR LEDLVDS2 EN Jumpers Setup Lvds VDD PWRCOM Power Setting Jumpers Operating System Setup Installing Windows 7 without RAIDUsing Ahci Mode Set Up Uefi Install Windows 7 on your system Using IDE Mode Set Up UefiInstalling Drivers Running The Support CDDrivers Menu Utilities MenuDual Monitor Dual MonitorHot Plug for Hard Disk Drives What is Hot Plug?Hot Plug Operation Guide Points for attention, before you process Hot Plug How to Hot Plug an HDD StepHow to Hot Unplug an HDD Introduction Uefi Menu BarNavigation Keys Main Screen Advanced Screen Instant FlashHyper-Threading CPU ConfigurationNo-Execute Memory Protection Super IO Configuration Chipset Configuration Onboard Sataii Mode Storage ConfigurationHard Disk S.M.A.R.T Acpi Configuration USB Mouse Power On USB 2.0 Controller USB ConfigurationLegacy USB Support CPU FAN1 Setting Hardware Health Event Monitoring ScreenBoot Screen Setup Prompt TimeoutBootup Num-Lock Boot From Onboard LANSecurity Screen Exit Screen

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