There are two ways to do it in a simple way, both are complementary but only one of them is really safe at all levels. We talk about calling Hot swapping, also called Hot plugging, a widely used technology but that is not completely complete depending on what equipment or power supplies.
Therefore, we will complement this with a hardware component to ensure a real and safe extraction.
Hot Plug or Hot Plugging: the free and less secure option
We already talked about this technology, which is currently represented and included in most of the motherboards of the market of a certain range. To complete this article we have to enable it since it is the first step or first layer of security that we must complete for a safe extraction.
We will simply have to go to our BIOS or UEFI, to the section of PCH or chipset, where we will find the concrete options:
Do not confuse the Hot Swap or Hot Plug with parameters such as Aggressive Link Power Management, since although both refer to the energy, one does not cut the supply of this and the other only decreases it, so our HDD will continue on with the consequent risk for its disconnection.
Once we have activated Hot Plug and saved the setting in the UEFI, touch step number two, which will guarantee that we do not have problems due to energy leaks or similar.
Independent hard drive controllers
This option will cost us some money, but it is really the right one and the one that most closely resembles high performance servers. It implies an external and independent controller that is the one that supplies power to the hard drives, so that the Hot Plug will send the disconnection order to the HDD and we We can manually turn off its power from the controller.
There are many types, but the most recommended are undoubtedly those that have an independent and external regulation of the power supply, so that it supplies the power, but said controller is responsible for letting it circulate and turn off the hard drives, Intermediate bridge.
Some of these controllers have for many units independently, so these will be logically more expensive than the simplest for common PCs.
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