Techniques are disclosed for hot-swapping devices in a computer system while maintaining the system integrity. One embodiment of the techniques uses an interface bridge between the system and a device complying with the Integrated Drive Electronic (IDE) standard. The bridge uses the IDE protocol to communicate...http://www.google.com.hk/patents/US6963943?utm_source=gb-gplus-share專利 US6963943 - Hot swapping
