On 02/08/2014 11:57 PM, Schlacta, Christ wrote:
... panels that also protect ram or any other pcbs, you generally shouldn't run system with those covers missing.
+1
Wikipedia has it in fairly simple words: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA#Hotplug
"The Serial ATA Spec includes logic for SATA device hotplugging.
Devices and motherboards that meet the interoperability
specification are capable of hot plugging.
Have you checked the OP's hard drive and friend's laptop for SATA
hot-plug interoperability specification compliance?
David