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The point is I don't want to hide the "safely remove hardware" icon. I plug/unplug usb drive (and my digital camera) pretty often and need the "safely remove hardware" icon and the function all the time.
I am not saying everyone go ahead and edit their registry. Just point out a solution to my problem. If the problem doesn't bother you, don't do anything. After all, the P in PC stands for personal. Do whatever you want with your pc (after you back it up).
If you internal SATA drives don't show up as removable drives, you don't have this issues. The only way to tell is to click the "safely remove hardware and eject media" icon at the system tray. Before my registry edit, all my internal drives are listed there. After the registry edit, I do not have "safely remove..." icon at the system tray unless I plug in my digital camera or a USB flash drive.
My point is is that this thread is\was going in the direction that this is normal. I don't think it is, which I suppose is why you posted this in the first place. Sorry.
And whenever I connect my "external HD(s)" and click "safely remove" the only drive I get is the external drive(s).
Do you have your "internal" drives hooked up the the "e-sata" ports on the motherboard? That "might" be the problem.
Last edited by sygnus21; 12 Oct 2010 at 13:41. Reason: quote fix
I think my "problem" is I have a DIY PC with an older motherboard (Gigabyte P965-DS3 rev 1.1). Since the motherboard was for hobbyists, the BIOS for it does not make any distinction between internal drive and ESATA drive. Any of the SATA socket can be connected to "internal" SATA drive or uses an ESTA cable for external SATA drive. When Win 7 comes along, it decides all my drives are external because there is no way it can tell.