Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 13:09:09 -0400 From: Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Hot Swapping SATA drive? Message-ID: <20130518130909.6ca0dd44@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <519794E9.6080500@sneakertech.com> References: <26657.1368506242@server1.tristatelogic.com> <519794E9.6080500@sneakertech.com>
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On Sat, 18 May 2013 10:49:13 -0400 Quartz articulated: > You need the sata ports running in straight up pure ahci mode (as > opposed to "IDE mode" or "compatible" or something that emulates old > style parallel-ata). Be aware that Windows up through XP doesn't > support ahci, so if you're dual booting an old system you'll have > problems. You'll also almost certainly want to disable any > motherboard-based raid options too, as they tend to be complete crap. There is a huge amount of information via a quick Google search that would seem to contradict your statements regarding WinXP and AHCI. http://expertester.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/how-to-enable-ahci-windows-xp/ http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-hardware/how-do-i-change-windows-xp-to-use-ahci-disk-mode/7819a905-cfd9-4966-b2aa-67afc80a31d8 -- Jerry ♔ Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________
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