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hot swappable hard drives are drives that can be taken out and replaced while the computer is running. mainly found on servers and network attached storaged devices.
All external usb/firewire drives are hot swappable in that you can unplug an external and plug in another external without a problem.
This term could also refer to an external hard drive that has hot-swappable drives. For example, you can pull the hard drives out of the external replace them on the fly.
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∙ 12y agoA "hot swap" hard drive is a hard drive you can unplug and plug back in to a computer that is still up and running.
With 99% of computer hardware you have to shut down the computer, remove all the power, etc, and THEN you can start taking things out. "Hot-swap" lets you do exactly that. Swap hard drives when the machine is "hot" or powered on.
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What is the term used to exchange an external hard drive on your computer without switching it off?
Hot Swap
Are all SATA drives ready for hot-swap?
Yes, it is theoretically possible to hot swap even a DVD/BlueRay burner/reader SATA drive, as well as hard disks under most conditions.
What term describes the technology allows you to exchange a hard drive without powering down the system?
Hot-swapping also called hot-plugging. With hot-swapping you can connect or disconnect a drive while the system is running.
How do you swap out a hard drive in a Toshiba Satellite 2130CS?
Are you replacing the HD or do you want to SWAP with OS installed on BOTH????
Can you extend the life of a Hard Drive by unplugging it like a Hot-swap bay?
It's well known that electronics does not like to be turn on and off frequently. Hard drives which work 24/7 usually show a better life span than those turned on and off everyday. If you do not use hard drives often then you might actually extend the life of a hard drive by using a hot-swap bay. It's recommended to have hood ventilation and a power source it will definitely help your hard drives.
How do you i swap over my main hard drive to run the other as the main as it only has around 1g left on it?
Set the new hard drive to slave and keep the original as master if you swap them you will come up with some problems.
During the virtual memory process the operating system moves data into a temporary storage area on the hard drive called?
swap chip
How do repair a computers hard drive?
It all depends on what the fault is. It is possible to swap the platter into an identical hard drive, or swap a faulty circuit board. Opening the sealed cover will allow dust in, unless done in a clean room. Although a repaired drive may work, it's life will be shortened by the contamination.
If i return a xbox 360 to best buy can i swap hard drives?
I returned one months agom and I got to keep my hard drive.
How do you get your PS3 trophies to work after you have changed your hard drive?
If it's not already there after the hard drive replacement, then it should be on the backup you made, if you made a backup, if not, swap hard drives, run the backup wizard, reswap hard drives, restore from backup
How do you transfer downloaded mods from your computer to your xbox?
Put the downloaded mods on a disc to hot swap with then install on the hard-drive.. I can do it for free if you send me your 360. I'm legit I'll give you all my info so I can contact you as well
Can you install xbmc using hotswapping?
First off, Why would one attempt to use hot swapping to install anything onto a hard drive?Hot swapping is the act of switching hard drives while they are "hot" or have power going though them.For an Xbox, which is unlocked when ever you power on the Xbox via a key saved to the Bio, this would allow you to actively access the file system of the Xbox hard drive with a simple file manager.This seems like an unnecessary action for installing XBMC on a hard drive, when you could use a file manager that would have been on you Xbox upon modding.It is very unrecommended that you attempt to hot swap a hard drive for anything, let alone the instillation of XBMC.So to answer the question, Yes you can. But there are safer and more efficient ways of doing it.
