Candace Lemarr wrote (Thursday, December 31, 2009 3:29 PM):
> The only thing different between the 4 is that the 1TB (WD) must be
> disconnected by using "safely remove hardware" (per manufacturer's
> instructions) each time I unplug it from the tower, I am guessing
> perhaps because it has no on/off button. If I simply unplug it, it tells
> me that writing to the HDD failed, even though the writing was already
> done, and all files are there. Windows XP.
I am pretty sure that this is due to the settings being used for the 1TB USB
disk. Do the following (this applies to Windows XP, but Vista/Win7 will be
similar):
(1) Plug in the USB disk and power it up. Wait for Windows to recognise it.
(2) Left click "Start", then "My Computer".
(3) Right click the icon for the USB disk, then left click "Properties".
(4) Left click "Hardware".
(5) Identify the USB disk amongst those listed, then left click it, followed
by "Properties".
(6) Left click "Policies".
(7) You now have a choice of "Optimize for quick removal" or "Optimize for
performance". Left click the former, then "OK", and "OK" again.
This should enable you to unplug the disk without having to use the "Safely
Remove Hardware" procedure, and without losing or corrupting any data. (If
you are left handed and have reversed the meanings of your mouse buttons,
reverse the left/right identifications specified above.)
-- from CyberSimian in the UK
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