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