Are external SATA devices "hotplug"?  view story
http://forums.fedoraforum.org – I've never owned an external
SATA device, so I'm curious whether these devices are
hotpluggable in Fedora. Some computer cases and case inserts
have an external SATA connector that plugs into the motherbords
built-in SATA connectors and extends the connection so it
reaches outside the case. But can you plug and unplug SATA
devices just as you do USB devices? (HowTos)