From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 14 11:45:24 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 243EF1C6 for ; Tue, 14 May 2013 11:45:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com) Received: from smtp.rcn.com (smtp.rcn.com [69.168.97.78]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D428B5F4 for ; Tue, 14 May 2013 11:45:23 +0000 (UTC) X_CMAE_Category: 0,0 Undefined,Undefined X-CNFS-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=FMqZNpUs c=1 sm=0 a=nVny9ETX7T5uMhI2oTVyRA==:17 a=AaUjGI9IrlcA:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=OA2lqS22AAAA:8 a=sIt-5M63AAAA:8 a=rdBx9Xm6jk8A:10 a=vggBfdFIAAAA:8 a=vW-i597T_gVTH1187TkA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=nVny9ETX7T5uMhI2oTVyRA==:117 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Authentication-Results: smtp01.rcn.cmh.synacor.com header.from=roberthuff@rcn.com; sender-id=neutral Authentication-Results: smtp01.rcn.cmh.synacor.com smtp.mail=roberthuff@rcn.com; spf=neutral; sender-id=neutral Received-SPF: neutral (smtp01.rcn.cmh.synacor.com: 209.6.193.164 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of rcn.com) Received: from [209.6.193.164] ([209.6.193.164:54474] helo=jerusalem.litteratus.org.litteratus.org) by smtp.rcn.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.49 r(42060/42061)) with ESMTP id B6/DE-24381-2D322915; Tue, 14 May 2013 07:45:22 -0400 From: Robert Huff MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <20882.9169.697806.928200@jerusalem.litteratus.org> Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 07:45:21 -0400 To: "Ronald F. Guilmette" Subject: Hot Swapping SATA drive? In-Reply-To: <26657.1368506242@server1.tristatelogic.com> References: <26657.1368506242@server1.tristatelogic.com> X-Mailer: VM 7.17 under 21.4 (patch 22) "Instant Classic" XEmacs Lucid Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 11:45:24 -0000 Ronald F. Guilmette writes: > I bought one of these things awhile ago: > > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004LXJXSW/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I believe I have a similar object, only a) external (eSATA), b) from a different manufacturer, and c) connected to a -CURRENT system. I use it as a backup device. > I just now tried to read up a little bit on all of this ACPI > stuff, but my eyes are starting to glaze over. So if someone > would answer these simple and obvious questions, I'd appreciate > it: > > 1) Given a system running FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE, is anything bad > gonna happen if I insert a drive into this thing while the system > is running? Will I be able to mount partitions contained on the > drive in question after I do so? That works for me. I need to re-scan the ata channel using "atacontrol" but once that happens it's fine. > 2) Given a system running FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE, is anything bad > gonna happen if I remove a drive from this thing while the system > is running, assuming that I have already properly umounted all > relevant partitions first? Nothing bad happened to me. > 3) Assuming that I want to do this stuff, what BIOS options > should I be setting or unsetting on the motherboard? I am unable to check the BIOS settings on that MB (which may be ASrock as well), but I don't believe I had to do anything other hand make sure eSATA was enabled. > Please excuse my ignorance, but I've never done this stuff > before. I remember the nerves when I tried this. You should be fine, Robert Huff