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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: Ov3rl0rd on December 28, 2011, 10:01:40 am

Title: How to disable Hot-Swap feature from BIOS?
Post by: Ov3rl0rd on December 28, 2011, 10:01:40 am

Hello, I have Gigabyte G1.Sniper motherboard and SSD hardisk that uses Marvell drivers, Its shows my drive in "safely remove hardware" icon in taskbar with my SSD included (Which is C:\), I want to disable Hot-Swap feature but i couldn't find the option in BIOS settings, Please i need help.

Title: Re: How to disable Hot-Swap feature from BIOS?
Post by: Gloup_Gloup on December 28, 2011, 02:50:21 pm

Hi ov3rl0rd, ;)

Welcome to forum

In the page 51 on manual,
BIOS Section Integrated Peripherals
ICH SATA Control Mode (Intel ICH10R South Bridge)

AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug.


Maybe try this software for remove hot Swap device from windows:
http://mt-naka.com/hotswap/index_enu.htm
Choose version 5.

Gloup_Gloup

Title: Re: How to disable Hot-Swap feature from BIOS?
Post by: Dark Mantis on December 28, 2011, 08:14:09 pm

Hi

Yes as Gloup_Gloup has already outlined you can disable the hot swap feature by disabling the full AHCI mode but that might not be suitable if you still want the performance etc. The only way to do exactly what you want is by hacking the registry.


Right Click the command prompt and select 'Run as Administrator';

Copy and paste the following command into the command prompt:
reg.exe add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\msahci\Controller(n)\Channel(N)" /f /v TreatAsInternalPort /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000001

Change (n) for the contoller number – 0 on my machine ie. 'Controller0' and change Channel (N) for the SATA port number – 1 – 5 on my machine ie. Channel1, Channel2, channel3....etc

Title: Re: How to disable Hot-Swap feature from BIOS?
Post by: Ov3rl0rd on December 30, 2011, 02:32:51 am

Thanks, Problem solved.