With a disk cached involved you can't necessarily tell when writing is
really finished. A short wait while observing no disk activity is
probably adequate... but only "probably".
Chuck Norcutt
Jim Nichols wrote:
> My 80GB WD drive requires use of the "safely remove hardware" routine, so I
> went through your suggested route, and found that it was already set to
> "optimize for quick removal". It normally tells me that I cannot safely
> remove the drive when I try it the first time. If I wait a while and try
> again, it works fine.
>
> I once tried two quick attempts, and ended up with some corrupted files.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "CyberSimian" <OlySimian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 10:35 AM
> Subject: [OM] Quick Removal of USB Disks (was: OT - new monitor setup)
>
>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> --
>> _________________________________________________________________
>> Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
>> Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
>> Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
>>
>>
>
>
--
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
|