The sata port?only if there is a feature on the port
consumer level board. no
As fae as I've read so far, most board support it, bit you have to enable it in the BIOS?only if there is a feature on the port
consumer level board. no
where did you read it support hot swap?As fae as I've read so far, most board support it, bit you have to enable it in the BIOS?
I'm considering building a special peoject where i would turn power on and off to hdd's while the PC is running, so that say in a single sata port, you could switch between two different drives by turning power on and off for specific hdd's, or instead of power, swotching between two sata lines in a single sata port.I am wondering if you are really talking about a "Hot" swap. I have an old Gateway FX6800-01 and it has a Hot Swap box built into the case in front. You Open the sliding door, pull out a tray, snap in the 3.5" HDD and then slide it in. the Power and data ports are already there and "HOT" and it just plugs in. There are two. I have not seen any other cases that will do that.
Didn't read it anywhere, but you said that consumer grade boards don't. While I've read that on and old board, like Z87 (name right?) you just had to enable hot swapping in BIOSwhere did you read it support hot swap?
Some motherboards support it, most don't. Of any generation.Didn't read it anywhere, but you said that consumer grade boards don't. While I've read that on and old board, like Z87 (name right?) you just had to enable hot swapping in BIOS
Can't use those, this is a very special completely unconventional build.There are any number of hotswap bays that fit into a front facing 5.25" drive space.
Haven't seen those. Only saw that in the Gateway I have. I thought it was a pretty neat idea.There are any number of hotswap bays that fit into a front facing 5.25" drive space.