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aewell

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Since: Oct 28, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:04 pm
Post subject: How to Define SATA drive as removable?
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Hi All,

I have a second SATA drive on my system (OS not intalled on it).
How do I define it as removable drive? (I would like it to act
like one of those USB bubble memory sticks.)

Many thanks,
--Tony

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AndyP

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 7:15 pm
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<aewell DeleteThis @gbis.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> I have a second SATA drive on my system (OS not intalled on it).
> How do I define it as removable drive? (I would like it to act
> like one of those USB bubble memory sticks.)
>
> Many thanks,
> --Tony
>

I thing your motherboard needs to support hot-swapping of SATA drives; you
then simply plug it into one of the SATA connectors on the motherboard that
supports hot-swapping.

Andy

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 7:15 pm
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"AndyP" <andrewportessnospam.RemoveThis@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> <aewell.RemoveThis@gbis.com> wrote in message
> news:1130533443.937878.62210@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have a second SATA drive on my system (OS not intalled on it).
> > How do I define it as removable drive? (I would like it to act
> > like one of those USB bubble memory sticks.)
> >
> > Many thanks,
> > --Tony
> >
>
> I thing your motherboard needs to support hot-swapping of SATA drives; you
> then simply plug it into one of the SATA connectors on the motherboard
that
> supports hot-swapping.
>
> Andy

Yeah, pretty much.

If your hardware supports hot-swap,
the drive will automatically show as removable
in the "pc card" icon in the notification area of
the taskbar.

If it's not there, MB doesn't support it, even though
drive might. Gotta have both.

Check your BIOS options, may be something there
that will allow it.
>
>
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