Add or remove hard drive while power is on?

[Doc69]

I have a Mac Pro 5,1. Is it possible to add or remove a hard drive in the bays while the power is on? My mac Pro is currently running, the lid is open, and I'd like to re-insert one of the hard drives without powering down.

I don't see why this wouldn't work, as I do it all the time with external bare drives through eSATA. But I just want to make sure that the internal hard drive bays do not work differently.

 

[CASLondon]

I wouldn't do it, but if you wanted hot swappable hard drives why not use one of these? You'd get SATAIII as well

http://www.transintl.com/pro-cable-for-mac-pro2009-2010.html

 

[Doc69]

I wouldn't do it.

OK, thanks. I'll power down then.

 

[flowrider]

Here we are Five Years later:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/706338/

Lou