Internal sata drives in safely remove hardware

luceberg

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    Windows 8 64 bit
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    Intel Q9650
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    Asus P5Q deluxe
    Memory
    8 Gb ddr2
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GTX 470
Have you tried looking in your BIOS? Many bioses have an option to mark SATA drives as "Hot Swappable". Make sure it's disabled, and you won't have the option.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    CPU
    Intel i7 3770K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77X-UD4 TH
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GTX 650
    Sound Card
    Onboard Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Auria 27" IPS + 2x Samsung 23"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440 + 2x 2048x1152
    Hard Drives
    Corsair m4 256GB, 2 WD 2TB drives
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    Antec SOLO II
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    Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
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    Logitech MX
I just looked in the BIOS, but there is no option in mine to mark SATA drives as hot swappable.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 64 bit
    CPU
    Intel Q9650
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q deluxe
    Memory
    8 Gb ddr2
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GTX 470
I'm curious what would happen if I safe remove sata drives...
 

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  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
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    Lenovo Y520
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    Intel Core i5 7300HQ
    Motherboard
    OEM Lenovo
    Memory
    4GB DDR4-2400
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 (2)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 1TB 5400 RPM
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    OEM Lenovo
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    Logitech G502 Proteus Core
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    100 Mbps
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    Google Chrome
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    PC:

    AMD Athlon X4 760K
    8GB DDR3-1866
    AMD Radeon RX 460
    Seagate 500 GB 7200 RPM
So, nobody knows then?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 64 bit
    CPU
    Intel Q9650
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q deluxe
    Memory
    8 Gb ddr2
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GTX 470
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