chiliGREEN Home Server: Intel Rapid Storage Technology - Manual (Page 13)

2.10.2 Hot Plug
Hot plug, also referred to as hot swap, is a feature supported by AHCI that allows SATA hard drives to be
removed or inserted while the system is powered on and running. As an example, hot plug may be used to
replace a failed hard drive that is in an externally-accessible drive enclosure.
Note: To take advantage of hot plug, you need the following:
• Chipset that supports AHCI
• Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
• Hot plug capability correctly enabled in the system BIOS by the motherboard manufacturer