Safely Remove Hardware icon in the notification tray to allow removal of Ext HD - Windows XP Pro

[Sam]

In Window XP Pro, when I connect the external HD to my computer, the safely

remove Icon appears in the notification tray. Does this happen with Windows

7 also? Thanks for any help, Sam.

 

[Peter Foldes]

Yes



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"Sam" wrote in message

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> In Window XP Pro, when I connect the external HD to my computer, the safely remove

> Icon appears in the notification tray. Does this happen with Windows 7 also?

> Thanks for any help, Sam.

>

 

[Sam]

Many thanks, Sam





"Peter Foldes" wrote in message

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> Yes

>

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> Peter

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> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others

> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

>

> "Sam" wrote in message

> news:hpapau$v8e$1@speranza.aioe.org...

>> In Window XP Pro, when I connect the external HD to my computer, the

>> safely remove Icon appears in the notification tray. Does this happen

>> with Windows 7 also? Thanks for any help, Sam.

>>

>

 

[FiOS-Dave]

"Sam" wrote in message

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> In Window XP Pro, when I connect the external HD to my computer, the

> safely remove Icon appears in the notification tray. Does this happen

> with Windows 7 also? Thanks for any help, Sam.

>

The message will depend on how you have configured the external drive.

It only appears when you have the drive configured to use caching.

This causes a reminder so that you don't lose any data when disconnecting

the external hard drive.



Dave

 

[SC Tom]

"FiOS-Dave" wrote in message

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>

> "Sam" wrote in message

> news:hpapau$v8e$1@speranza.aioe.org...

>> In Window XP Pro, when I connect the external HD to my computer, the

>> safely remove Icon appears in the notification tray. Does this happen

>> with Windows 7 also? Thanks for any help, Sam.

>>

> The message will depend on how you have configured the external drive.

> It only appears when you have the drive configured to use caching.

> This causes a reminder so that you don't lose any data when disconnecting

> the external hard drive.

>

> Dave



The icon will appear even if caching is NOT enabled, and if I'm not

mistaken, write caching is disabled by default to allow for "quick removal."

I never enable caching on any external drive and still use the "Safely

remove hardware" icon, both in XP and Win7. Less chance of damage/lost data

that way, even if it is supposed to be hot pluggable/unpluggable. The extra

5 seconds of insurance certainly can't hurt, IMHO.

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SC Tom



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[Sam]

Dave and SC Tom, many thanks for your replies, Sam.





"Sam" wrote in message

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> In Window XP Pro, when I connect the external HD to my computer, the

> safely remove Icon appears in the notification tray. Does this happen

> with Windows 7 also? Thanks for any help, Sam.

>