techPowerUp! Forums - View Single Post - will my motherboard support a sata module hot swap

erocker · Jan 4, 2010, 02:37 AM

It would work fine, you just connect the sata ports via sata cables from the bay to the motherboard connectors. I wouldn't recommend swapping the drives during operation at the risk of data loss.

Processor:	Intel i7 3770K @ 4.6ghz 1.256v
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus V Formula
Cooling:	Water
Memory:	2x4gb Patriot Viper 2133mhz 10-11-10-25 2T 1.55v
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 7970 1125/1575 1.14v
Hard Disk:	Crucial M4 128Gb / Corsair Force 3 120Gb / Samsung 240Gb / 2Tb Seagate
Optical Drive:	None
CRT/LCD Model:	Acheiva Shimian 27" IPS 2560x1440
Case:	Corsair 500R White
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	NZXT Hale90 1Kw
Software:	Windows 8 x64

Jan 4, 2010, 02:37 AM	#2
erocker Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Posts: 31,902 (12.77/day) Thanks: 2,782 Thanked 12,274 Times in 7,814 Posts System Specs	It would work fine, you just connect the sata ports via sata cables from the bay to the motherboard connectors. I wouldn't recommend swapping the drives during operation at the risk of data loss.