Safely Remove Hardware Icon

[Dick Hoffman]

Our PowerSpec computer running XP Pro includes a reader for multiple
types of memory cards. The SYSTRAY contains an icon labeled 'Safely
Remove Hardware'. Should the function activated by the icon always be
run before removing a card from the reader? It seems that if we do, the
reader becomes unavailable until we reboot. Not doing it seems to have
no bad result. What is this icon for?
Dick

 

[Guest]

You should always stop a removable drive before removing it from the
computer. However I have had no problems simply removing the card from any
of my readers-no different than removing a floppy disk or a zip disk from the
drive.. Windows will usually inform you if you've done it incorrectly.

In order to get the device back simply plug the device back into the USB port.

 

[Dick Hoffman]

You should always stop a removable drive before removing it from the
computer. However I have had no problems simply removing the card from any
of my readers-no different than removing a floppy disk or a zip disk from the
drive.. Windows will usually inform you if you've done it incorrectly.

In order to get the device back simply plug the device back into the USB port.

There's no USB port involved on my system; the card reader is built in,
is not unpluggable and supports four different card types. What I'd like
to know is what the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon is for and where, if
anywhere, it is documented.

Does this group top post?

 

[Dick Hoffman]

You should always stop a removable drive before removing it from the
computer. However I have had no problems simply removing the card from any
of my readers-no different than removing a floppy disk or a zip disk from the
drive.. Windows will usually inform you if you've done it incorrectly.

In order to get the device back simply plug the device back into the USB port.

This doesn't seem to have made it to the group, so I repeat;
There's no USB port involved on my system; the card reader is built in,
is not unpluggable and supports four different card types. What I'd like
to know is what the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon is for and where, if
anywhere, it is documented.

Does this group top post?

 

[NoStop]

This doesn't seem to have made it to the group, so I repeat;
There's no USB port involved on my system; the card reader is built in,
is not unpluggable and supports four different card types. What I'd like
to know is what the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon is for and where, if
anywhere, it is documented.

Does this group top post?

It's mainly the Wintards that top post. They have no idea how to properly
use Usenet. The biggest Wintards are easily recognizable. They attach the
initials "MVP" to their names.


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running Windoze again. Of course, I wouldn't allow it to access the
Internet. Windoze has no place on the Internet.

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[Doug]

It's mainly the Wintards that top post. They have no idea how to
properly
use Usenet. The biggest Wintards are easily recognizable. They
attach the
initials "MVP" to their names.


--
When Microsoft stops treating its customers as thieves, I might
consider
running Windoze again. Of course, I wouldn't allow it to access
the
Internet. Windoze has no place on the Internet.

View Some Common Linux Desktops ...
http://linclips.crocusplains.com/index.php
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NoStop: If you like Linux so much, why are you posting on a MS
NG? Just curious.

Doug
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