alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 4 months agoRISC-V chips will support replacing RAM sticks without powering off the system — hot plugging functionality arriving in newer flavors of Linuxwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1169arrow-down12
arrow-up1167arrow-down1external-linkRISC-V chips will support replacing RAM sticks without powering off the system — hot plugging functionality arriving in newer flavors of Linuxwww.tomshardware.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 4 months agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squarecordlesslamp@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up17·4 months agoThen it’s not Hot Swap, just Lukewarm Swap?
minus-squareEphera@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up17·4 months agoI guess, you could see it that way…? The important part is that you don’t have to turn off the whole system. It can continue running without interruption. So, the RAM will be lukewarm when you swap it, but the system will still be hot.
minus-squareLem453@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 months agoIf you really want to be pedantic you could setup raid 1+0 or 5 and live the true RAM hot swapping life
minus-squarelengaulinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoSo “warm plugging” is a thing - it means a piece of hardware is detachable while the machine is asleep.
Then it’s not Hot Swap, just Lukewarm Swap?
I guess, you could see it that way…? The important part is that you don’t have to turn off the whole system. It can continue running without interruption. So, the RAM will be lukewarm when you swap it, but the system will still be hot.
If you really want to be pedantic you could setup raid 1+0 or 5 and live the true RAM hot swapping life
So “warm plugging” is a thing - it means a piece of hardware is detachable while the machine is asleep.