USB External Drive doesn't power off when safely ejecting
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the "safely remove media" thing just makes sure that there are no file transfers going on but does not power off the device. What PSCO said above is also a good thing to do.
The drive can be safely removed afterwards. Hard drives don't have "power down" switches or commands. They power down (that is, park the drive heads) when they sense that no more power is coming in.
The drive can be safely removed afterwards. Hard drives don't have "power down" switches or commands. They power down (that is, park the drive heads) when they sense that no more power is coming in.
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If you don't do the step, you will have to power down the comp before removing drive.
If not, you will ruin the drive.
As bobafetthotmail explains:
You can also use the "safely remove hardware and eject media" (icon next to clock at bottom.)
I don't use this option because I would continually get an error saying "busy."
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SRS Audio Lab,
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PS3-What a difference in my Surround Sound Receiver!
HP 4540s - My new Toy.
Epson R280 Printer- To personalize my Dvds.
Canon MP 560 - For scanning.
The wording "ruin the drive" is a bit excessive. You will get corrupt files or fail a file transfer. The drive itself isn't damaged.
Afaik, that option is usually enabled for external hard drives. Depends on how the device presents itself, so it's always better to check.
While for truly "removable drives" like usb flash drives and card readers, this is always like that by default as they are a different category for Windows.
Afaik, that option is usually enabled for external hard drives. Depends on how the device presents itself, so it's always better to check.
While for truly "removable drives" like usb flash drives and card readers, this is always like that by default as they are a different category for Windows.
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- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- custom built
- OS
- Win 7 Pro 64-bit 7601
- CPU
- AMD Phenom 9650 QuadCore, revision DR-B3
- Motherboard
- ASUS M4A78
- Memory
- 5 GB yes I run 2x 2GB and 1x 1GB, different brand, spank me.
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512 Mb, unknown manufacturer.
- Sound Card
- Crappy Realtek Integrated Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Fujitsu Siemens P19-3P
- Screen Resolution
- 1280 x 1024 x 32 bits @ 60 Hz Oh yeah, 4:3 rocks!
- Hard Drives
- (1) MAXTOR S TM3320613AS SATA Disk Device (2) STM35004 18AS SATA Disk Device (3) TOSHIBA USB 2.5"-HDD
- PSU
- whatever, around 450w
- Case
- Scavenged from old company PC, 10+ years old
- Cooling
- CPU fan, GPU fan, case fan, nothing fancy
- Keyboard
- Microsoft, PS/2, white.
- Mouse
- Optical, logitec.
- Internet Speed
- effective max speeds: 70-ish kB/s down 30-ish kB/s up
- Antivirus
- Avira, free edition.
- Browser
- Firefox with FXChrome to make it look like Google Chrome :P
- Other Info
- Was discarded by previous owner due to "horrible performance".
Was running Win Xp from a IDE drive. Yeah. Was a pain.
SATA II drive and Win7 and it zips away! Yay!
Maybe I worded it incorrectly - before I used this option and ejected, I lost all files on the drive.
I also use this for flash drives, since that is also listed in "safely remove hardware." as well as policies in Dev Mgr.
My Computer
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- Self-Built
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- Windows 7 Professional X64
- CPU
- Core i7 (2nd gen) i7-2600K / 3.40GHz
- Motherboard
- ASUS P8Z77-V Intel 7 Series Motherboard
- Memory
- DDR3 2400MHz (OC) 16gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000, -1988 Mb
- Sound Card
- 8 ChannelsAudio Chipset Realtek ALC892
- Monitor(s) Displays
- LG 29UM65 Black 29"
- Screen Resolution
- 2560 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 840 EVO 250 GB SSD ;2tb (2);Seagate;1tb Seagate; 750 gb Seagate; wd ext (2) 750 gb,WD 2tb X 2;WD 3TB Black
- PSU
- 750 watt
- Case
- Thermaltake RX -1
- Cooling
- 2120mm Fans Included 1Other Fan Ports 5x 200mm Fan Ports
- Keyboard
- Microsoft Digital Media Pro
- Mouse
- Microsoft Wireless 6000
- Internet Speed
- U-verse 18 mbps
- Antivirus
- MSE
- Browser
- Firefox, Chrome and my favorite: Pale Moon
- Other Info
- HdHomerun Dual Tuner.
SRS Audio Lab,
Pioneer BDR 208-DBK
PS3-What a difference in my Surround Sound Receiver!
HP 4540s - My new Toy.
Epson R280 Printer- To personalize my Dvds.
Canon MP 560 - For scanning.
