Some help with safely remove hardware after backup, please

mjf said:

I suggest you post a Disk Management screen shot. Also, maybe check in your BIOS that the backup drive isn't included in your boot list.

Here's a screenshot and No, the external drive is not included in the boot list. I plug it in after I boot up. That's just a one a week thing.

Thanks for the post.

Remove the active flag from drive (E).
(C) drive with Windows 7 is the only needed active drive.

This from Brink should be helpful.

Partition - Mark as Inactive

That's a hanging handle on the drive. Reboot and you can remove the drive.

Yes you could try removing the active flag on the external. I have had externals with active set (no reason but too lazy to unset it) and not experienced this problem. Also, I have boot USB flash drives with active set of course and can eject them.

You gentlemen are confusing me. What is an active flag and how do I remove it?

I'm not at the computer at the moment.

It's sleeping.

Please read the Tutorial.

OK, I will.

I have so little time being the mother, father, housekeeper, lawn mower, etc.......

Layback Bear said:

Please read the Tutorial.

Layback Bear, I'm afraid that this is way over my head.

What say we save it for a time when I don't have so much else to do like I do today.

Here's the Disk Management again. I see no flag so I'm lost.

Thanks to everyone. Your efforts are really appreciated.

Instead of standing on your head, why don't you just reboot.

whs said:

Instead of standing on your head, why don't you just reboot.

Great idea but it will not reboot with the disk plugged in. I have two motherboards which work that way.

The one you see the specs of here does not do that.

How about his, whs, I just unplug the USB cord and forget about it?

Beats standing on my head.