Hot plug on Marvell 64xx/63xx SAS Controller

Maybe it´s a rookie question: can I use the internal Marvell Controller sata-ports for hot plugging HDDs?
I would like to use on of the ports for a mobile rack with the usability of an eSata-port.
At the properties-section of the controller in the device-manager I enabled hot-plug for all ports. But the attached HDDs don´t show up as removable devices (hope the description is clear enough).
Thank You in advance.
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assuming it's an Intel drive, TRIM support will only happen on the ICH ports using either the Microsoft AHCI driver or Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver. basically the drive has to be seen as an ATA device and not a SCSI device -- and i'm almost positive the Marvell controller will list everything as SCSI even in SATA mode.
if your SSD has internal garbage collection (ie: SandForce-based drives) then it won't matter where the drive is installed since GC is independent of the OS.
having your SSD as a boot drive with data stored elsewhere is perfectly fine. i'm switching my D10 to an SSD soon and will be setting mine up the same way.
(edit: typo)
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