ASRock IMB-370-D manual Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs

2.7 Serial ATA2 (SATA2) / Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation

This motherboard adopts Intel® Q77 chipset that supports Serial ATA2 (SATA2) / Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks and RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10) functions. You may install SATA2 / SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for inter- nal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA2 / SATA3 hard disks.

STEP 1: Install the SATA2 / SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.

STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA2 / SATA3 hard disk.

STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA2 / SATA3 connector.

STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA2 / SATA3 hard disk.

2.8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs

This motherboard supports Hot Plug for SATA2 / SATA3 in RAID / AHCI mode.

Intel® Q77 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed through a joint industry effort.

NOTE

What is Hot Plug Function?

If the SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called “Hot Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition.

However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA2 / SATA3 HDD.

What is Hot Swap Function?

If SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called “Hot Swap” for the action to insert and remove the SATA2 / SATA3 HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition.

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