Re: OT -- USB Enclosures with HOT SWAPPABLE IDE disks

On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 04:23:40 -0000, Grant Edwards <grante@xxxxxxxx> wrote:


On 2006-04-16, AZ Nomad <aznomad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Turn the usb drive cabinet off.
Swap drive.
Turn usb drive cabinet back on.

I already pointed out that procedure, but that's not hot-swapping.

Bullshit. If you can leave your computer and swap a drive then you're
hot-swapping.

You can call it that if you want, but the usage I have always
seen refers to swapping a board or drive without powering down
what it's plugged into. The connector stays "hot" while the

Yup. You don't have to power down the computer.
The USB connector stays "hot" ...

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