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+The Dell PE1800 servers utilize the Intel ICH8 chipset, which will not do
+hot swap SATA. However, "cold plug" is supported.
+
+1. Connect an ESATA to SATA connector inside the DELL PE1800 from SATA CON 0
+ to an external card cage bracket. KingWin makes such an adapter cheap.
+2. Power up the PE1800.
+3. To use the external ESATA drive:
+ 1. Connect the drive to the PE1800 via an ESATA cable.
+ 2. Power it up.
+ 3. Run the script: sudo esata mount.
+ 4. Perform the IO operations with the mounted filesystem @ /media/esata.
+ 5. Run the script: sudo esata umount.
+ 6. Power down the drive.
+ 7. Disconnect the drive's ESATA cable from the PE1800.
+
+Prerequisites:
+ - sudo apt-get install scsiadd