Gigabyte Aorus B550 Pro supports SATA hot-swap functionality.
Gigabyte Aorus B550 Pro supports SATA hot-swap functionality.
I strongly dislike the noise from hard drives, so I’m considering turning them off when not in use. Previously, I disabled the drive via Windows Device Manager, which might have led to issues—see the related post. Now I have a new Seagate drive and am checking if disabling was responsible for any problems. Looking at the BIOS settings doesn’t show a hot-swap option, so it’s likely not enabled by default with AHCI.
It seems the instructions include a hot plug feature, but it's only available in this particular section.
This suggests Hot Plug is activated by default when AHCI mode is selected. You might test by briefly disconnecting and reconnecting the drive once, but repeatedly interrupting a mechanical hard drive can lead to problems and stress on its parts. If this matters to you, consider switching to an SSD or using an external HDD via USB.
When the hot plug feature is active, the device should appear in the "eject devices" tray icon similar to a USB drive. However, the wording feels quite general...
It seems the eject device tray icon isn’t available. Looking closer, it appears SATA likely needs hot-plug support, which adds to the confusion.
I own the identical query again. You're using a Gigabyte AX V2 B550 with a 5600GHz CPU and have purchased two 14TB WD Ultra Storage drives at a discount—though it might actually be HGST. Everything is set in SATA AHCI mode, and RAID is the only viable option. AHCI supports hot swapping, but Windows 11 doesn't allow ejecting drives. Anyone know the best way to configure hot swapping? I haven't found clear guidance from others who seem uncertain.