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  1. IDE warm-plug HOWTO
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  3. To warm-plug devices on a port 'idex':
  4. # echo -n "1" > /sys/class/ide_port/idex/delete_devices
  5. unplug old device(s) and plug new device(s)
  6. # echo -n "1" > /sys/class/ide_port/idex/scan
  7. done
  8. NOTE: please make sure that partitions are unmounted and that there are
  9. no other active references to devices before doing "delete_devices" step,
  10. also do not attempt "scan" step on devices currently in use -- otherwise
  11. results may be unpredictable and lead to data loss if you're unlucky