KellyCraig
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SATA Hard Drives (Not Hot-Swappable)
Hi,
I got a new computer with Windows XP Pro on it for the exact reason of being able to hot swap 300gig SATA Seagate drives while windows was running to record data coming out of an image digitizer at about 12mbps.
The problem is, after installing the raid driver that came with the computer and the disks that are meant for hot swapping, windows does not allow the remove media option.
Can anyone help me with this?
A step by step instruction on how to set these drives t be removed without having to reboot?
--Kelly
I got a new computer with Windows XP Pro on it for the exact reason of being able to hot swap 300gig SATA Seagate drives while windows was running to record data coming out of an image digitizer at about 12mbps.
The problem is, after installing the raid driver that came with the computer and the disks that are meant for hot swapping, windows does not allow the remove media option.
Can anyone help me with this?
A step by step instruction on how to set these drives t be removed without having to reboot?
--Kelly
Gary Case
Are they SATA or SATA-II drives? Only SATA-II is inherently hot-swappable. Also, if you're using them in a RAID array, the RAID controller has to be designed for hot swapping as well.
Garycase is right. You need to be in the server class raid controller $$$$ etc.
Although...buy a firewire or usb conversion case from a place like newegg.com and you can use the drive in a hot swap manner by means of firewire or usb.
Although...buy a firewire or usb conversion case from a place like newegg.com and you can use the drive in a hot swap manner by means of firewire or usb.
I would buy an e-SATA card and mount the drives in an external e-SATA case rather than using USB/firewire. Much faster transfers, and easily hot swappable.
ASKER
They are 2 SATA-II hard drives that slide into 2 bays build into the machine, and they are run by a raid controller.
This controller is by most certainty just default.
If i need to change it or do something to it, let me know what and how.
This controller is by most certainty just default.
If i need to change it or do something to it, let me know what and how.
What is the model of the controller?
Do the drives show as removable devices in XP (System Tray icon with green arrow on top)? Is motherboard an nVidia nForce3 or nForce4 chipset board?
ASKER
No they do not show up as removeable.
Force4
and I dont knwo the model, i will look it up.
Force4
and I dont knwo the model, i will look it up.
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My 4x Sata drives also show up as removable on my nForce Raid (God forbid if I ever accidently remove one!)
KellyCraig -- did you get this resolved? Any follow-up questions?
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