Which of the following devices can technically be replaced via hot swap on a Windows 7 laptop?

The correct answer is A. Optical drive. Some laptops feature a hot-swappable optical drive bay (sometimes called a media bay or ultrabay) that allows the optical drive to be removed and replaced while the system is powered on, similar to USB devices. Windows 7 supports this functionality. Mini PCIe wireless cards (B)…

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Which of the following devices can technically be replaced via hot swap on a Windows 7 laptop?

Options

AOptical drive
BMini PCIe wireless card
CMemory chip
DKeyboard

How the community answered

(59 responses)

A
88% (52)
B
2% (1)
C
7% (4)
D
3% (2)

Explanation

Some laptops feature a hot-swappable optical drive bay (sometimes called a media bay or ultrabay) that allows the optical drive to be removed and replaced while the system is powered on, similar to USB devices. Windows 7 supports this functionality. Mini PCIe wireless cards (B) require the laptop to be fully powered off and disassembled. Memory chips (C) must never be installed or removed while the system is powered on, as this will cause immediate damage. The keyboard (D) is an internally connected component that must be replaced with the system off.

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