Asrock X79 Extreme3 X79 EXTREME3 Manuel D’Utilisation

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2.17  Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA / SATA2 HDDs

This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA / SATA2 in 

RAID / AHCI mode. Intel

®

 X79 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 

If the SATA / SATA2 HDDs are NOT set for RAID confi guration, it is called “Hot 

Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATA2 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 / SATA2 HDD.

If SATA / SATA2 HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called “Hot 

Swap” for the action to insert and remove the SATA / SATA2 HDDs while the 

system is still power-on and in working condition.

2.18  Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA3 HDDs

This motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA3 in RAID / 

AHCI mode. Intel

®

 X79 and ASMedia ASM1061 chipsets provide hardware support 

for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for 

SATA host controllers developed through a joint industry effort. 

NOTE 

If the SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID confi guration, it is called “Hot 

Plug” for the action to insert and remove the 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 SATA3 HDD.

If SATA3 HDDs are built as RAID 1 or RAID 5 then it is called “Hot Swap” 

for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still 

power-on and in working condition.