Question

Anna has been backing up her data to a hot swappable drive mounted in an external drive docking station. This docking station holds two drives. And I would like to exchange one of these drives with a Drive of higher storage capacity. Which of the following would best method for replacing the drive?

a) Eject the drive while the system is powered on.
b) Turn off the system, eject the drive, and replace it.
c) Replace the drive without ejecting it.
d) Eject the drive while the system is in sleep mode.

Answer 1

The correct method for replacing a hot swappable drive is to eject it while the system is powered on, using the operating system's eject feature to safely remove the drive before physical disconnection.

Step-by-step explanation:

If Anna has been using a hot swappable drive, this indicates that the drive is designed to be removed or replaced while the computer is still powered on. The best method for replacing the drive with a higher storage capacity is to safely remove the drive by following the system's procedure to eject the drive while the system is powered on. This typically involves using the operating system’s eject feature to unmount the drive before physically disconnecting it, ensuring that no data is being written to or read from the drive, which could cause data loss or corruption if interrupted.