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Serial ATA3 SATA3 Hard Disks Installation, 9 Hot Plug Function for SATA3 HDDs

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2.8 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard adopts AMD A50M chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3) hard disks. You may install SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA3 hard disks. STEP 1: Install the SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA3 hard disk. STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard's SATA3 connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA3 hard disk. 2.9 Hot Plug Function for SATA3 HDDs This motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA3 in AHCI mode. AMD A50M chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry effort. NOTE What is Hot Plug Function? If the SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called "Hot Plug" for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system is still power-on and in working condition. However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been installed into the SATA3 HDD. 24

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2.8 Serial ATA3 (SATA3) Hard Disks Installation
This motherboard adopts AMD A50M chipset that supports Serial ATA3 (SATA3)
hard disks. You may install SATA3 hard disks on this motherboard for internal stor-
age devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA3 hard disks.
STEP 1: Install the SATA3 hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.
STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA3 hard disk.
STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA3
connector.
STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA3 hard disk.
2.9 Hot Plug Function for SATA3 HDDs
This motherboard supports Hot Plug function for SATA3 in AHCI mode. AMD A50M
chipset provides hardware support for Advanced Host controller Interface (AHCI), a
new programming interface for SATA host controllers developed thru a joint industry
effort.
NOTE
What is Hot Plug Function?
If the SATA3 HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called “Hot
Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA3 HDDs while the system
is still power-on and in working condition.
However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has been
installed into the SATA3 HDD.