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Sam
I have a Dell Dimension 8200 computer with windows XP Pro (SP2) installed.
I also have two external HDs that I use for image and data backups. One
external HD is USB and the other is Firewire (I installed a multi function
card in the computer).
As to the operational use of the external HDs, don't have any problems.
However, at various times, when I am ready to shut down these HDs, I have
difficulty in using the "Safely Remove Hardware" function." Most times if I
try twice to stop each HD, it finally says I can safely remove the HD.
However, yesterday, I could not get the safe to remove the HD message for
the firewire HD, even I went thru the function of clicking the stop button
five or six times, always getting the message that some program was still
accessing the HD. I finally rebooted the computer and then was able to
shutdown the HD. I should note that this has happened to the USB HD as
well. Also I have checked the Write caching and safe removal page, and the
selection is for Optimize for quick removal, for both external HDs.
Any help for solving this problem would be very much appreciated, Sam.
I also have two external HDs that I use for image and data backups. One
external HD is USB and the other is Firewire (I installed a multi function
card in the computer).
As to the operational use of the external HDs, don't have any problems.
However, at various times, when I am ready to shut down these HDs, I have
difficulty in using the "Safely Remove Hardware" function." Most times if I
try twice to stop each HD, it finally says I can safely remove the HD.
However, yesterday, I could not get the safe to remove the HD message for
the firewire HD, even I went thru the function of clicking the stop button
five or six times, always getting the message that some program was still
accessing the HD. I finally rebooted the computer and then was able to
shutdown the HD. I should note that this has happened to the USB HD as
well. Also I have checked the Write caching and safe removal page, and the
selection is for Optimize for quick removal, for both external HDs.
Any help for solving this problem would be very much appreciated, Sam.