The present invention relates to a method for providing a master-slave hot-swapping apparatus and mechanism for use with an ATA bus. A bus controller and a bus separator are employed for isolating the hot-swapping apparatus and the host system, and a power supply switch is used....http://www.google.ca/patents/US6560750?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6560750 - Method for providing master-slave heat-swapping apparatus and mechanism on a mono-ATA bus
