On 14/12/2010, at 4:57pm, Mark Knecht wrote: > On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 8:42 AM, Dale <[email protected]> wrote: >> ...I got one more hard drive to move over and it is SATA. Question one, can >> the new mobo's do hot plugging for SATA drives? >> ... > > The SATA spec allows for hot plugging, so technically yes ...
My recollection of my understanding (multiple disclaimers) was that SATA *allowed* for SATA hot-plugging but didn't *mandate* it. If I could have found a SATA motherboard &/or controller with multiple ports that supported SATA hot-plugging then, when I built my storage server, I would have bought that and saved myself quite a bit of money against the hardware RAID card I bought instead. The impression I got when reading, however, was that many SATA ports can be hot-plugged, but their manufacturers don't explicitly state the fact, so one can't be 100% sure it's safe to do so. Also: learn to snip, guys. Stroller.
