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On 09/26/2009 01:59 AM, KostyaSha wrote: |
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> How to hotplug IDE hard drive? |
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> I connect the cable, turning on power and then kernel must rescan IDE cable. |
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> How tell kernel to rescan ? |
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Hot-plugging on IDE is only supported on RAID controllers that can do |
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hot-plugging. The IDE standard itself does not support it, and even if |
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it seems to work sometimes, there's a chance you can damage your IDE |
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controller. |
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To be safe, you should get an IDE-to-USB case. Then you can do |
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hot-plugging safely. |
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