Does the TT BlacX allow hotswap?

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Kil4Thril

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As the title asks. If I try to simply hotswap a drive in mine, windows locks HARD (Home Premium 64). I mean a power-button reset. If I use the power button on it, everything is cool. I have mine hooked up via eSATA, so hotswap should be a viable option. Is there something I'm missing?
 
You need to have AHCI enabled; without it, hotswapping a SATA device would induce symptoms like you've described. I say SATA since you've probably got your BlacX connected through an eSATA bracket or case port that connects to the motherboard's SATA slots.

Unless if you want to go through the trouble to get AHCI working without having to reinstall (or if you're willing to introduce AHCI drivers with AHCI enabled in BIOS during install), you'd have to use USB (or don't hotswap your drive) so you won't freeze up. :(
 
Well, my eSATA is onboard, but how do I tell if I have AHCI turned on? I thought I did so when I first built this machine, but I (apparently) may not have done so.
 
Kil4Thril said:
Well, my eSATA is onboard, but how do I tell if I have AHCI turned on? I thought I did so when I first built this machine, but I (apparently) may not have done so.
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Other than checking in the BIOS to make sure it's enabled, I have also seen it referenced in the hardware manager under the IDE ATA/ATPI controller properties.
 
I guess when I was installing, I didn't turn it on. It's easier for me to kill the power before removing the drive than it is to hack the AHCI to work.
 
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