Hot swappable means the same thing whether the computer is a laptop, desktop or server. It means that you can remove and replace a drive (hard drive or removable media) while the computer is running.
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A common internal laptop component that is sometimes designed as a hot swappable device is the optical drive. This depends on the manufacturer and model, though.
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Unplug the laptop and remove the battery.
There is no correct or in correct way to do it. A hot-swappable device can be removed while running the computer. i.e. if u have a faulty harddrive that is hot-swappable you can quickly remove it and slap the other one on and continue working.
use a hardware removal tool
It allows to use USB hot-swappable devices, the data transfer is not that bad, and supports huge number of devices.
Yes, PC Cards are hot swappable.
What should always be done prior to replacing components that are not hot-swappable in a laptop
A hot swappable device is one which can be attached or detached from a computer or other electronic device without having to reboot the computer.
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