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Hi Nathan
Got a dumb question here for you being as you use SATA drives and handle
them often.
Do you have much trouble with the cables going south on you ?
I have 2 SATA drives in my PC and had to buy 2 new cables already because
the ends crack open on the connector , makeing poor contact then.
Maybe i am just to rough with mine. It happens just from bumping them around
while i am doing something inside PC.
Thanks
--
Carl
"Nathan McNulty" <nospam@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Testy is entirely correct. I do it all the time on my computer. I use
> a drive rack that is connected through SATA and I have three computers
> that I can swap it with. No need to turn the power off any of them
> before plugging it in or pulling it out.
>
> ----
> Nathan McNulty
>
>
> Testy wrote:
> > Do some research and you will find
> > "SATA drives can even be plugged in whilst a system is running!"
> >
> > Testy
> >
> > "joust in jest" <joust in jest@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:e42RbTzhEHA.1652@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >
> >>Nothing internal to your computer is "hot swappable". Adding / removing
> >>hardware inside the case while the power is on is a recipe for disaster.
> >>
> >>Remove the bulb from a lamp. Turn the lamp on. Put your finger in the
> >>socket
> >>where the bulb used to be.
> >>That is how your hard drive will feel when you plug it into (or unplug
it
> >>from) a powered system.
> >>
> >>Whether a drive is IDE, SATA, or SCSI is not relevant. Whether a
> >>removable
> >>drive is hot-swappable depends entirely upon the specs of your hard
drive
> >>rack and caddy. Hot-swappable rack/caddies are considerably more
expensive
> >>than non hot-swappable.
> >>
> >>If your rack / caddy is not designed for hot swapping, you can fry your
> >>drive, or your power supply, or your motherboard, or all of them in one
> >>fell
> >>swoop.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>"JT" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>news:a66501c4871a$6069c360$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >>
> >>>I have a couple of SATA drives in my PC at this
> >>>point...and need to hook one up (it used to my my boot
> >>>drive with XP on it) to get a few files off of it, then
> >>>to format it....Do I need to power down, then power up
> >>>hoping that the right o/s will load, or is SATA hot
> >>>swapable..meaning even though it's internal...I can add
> >>>the drive while windows is up and running? Any help
> >>>would be appreciated!!
> >>>
> >>>Thanks!
> >>
> >>
> >
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