Hdds - ASROCK P55 Extreme User Manual

2.17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SA 2.17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.17 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F

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This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATAII in
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RAID / AHCI mode. Intel P55 chipset provides hardware support for Advanced
Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host
controllers developed thru a joint industry effort.
NOTE
What is Hot Plug Function?
If the SATA / SATAII HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called
"Hot Plug" for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII 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 SATA / SATAII HDD.
What is Hot Swap Function?
If SATA / SATAII HDDs are built as RAID1 or RAID 5 then it is called "Hot
Swap" for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATAII HDDs while
the system is still power-on and in working condition.
unctions for SAT T T T T A / SA unctions for SA unctions for SA unctions for SA A / SA A / SA A / SAT T T T T AII A / SA
4 4 4 4 4 4
4 4 4 4
AII AII AII AII