USB and "Safely Remove Hardware"

[MarcusB]

Hi everybody,
I use to caopy or make backup to USB disks and USB memory stick. I have
some question.
Is it possible to configure system that it directly write to the disk
and you will be able to disconect USB disk without stoping it using
"Safely Remove Hardware" icon.
It is very important for me. I run backup during the night and in the
morning without loging in to the windows XP (2003) I just want to change
USB disks.
IS there system configuration?
Is there some second you have to wait to safely remowe USB without
logging in?

Marcus

 

[Pegasus]

Hi everybody,
I use to caopy or make backup to USB disks and USB memory stick. I have
some question.
Is it possible to configure system that it directly write to the disk
and you will be able to disconect USB disk without stoping it using
"Safely Remove Hardware" icon.
It is very important for me. I run backup during the night and in the
morning without loging in to the windows XP (2003) I just want to change
USB disks.
IS there system configuration?
Is there some second you have to wait to safely remowe USB without
logging in?

Marcus

There is no "safe" waiting period for USB devices. A safe and
much better way is to run deveject.exe - see here:
http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBQ/tip8400/rh8496.htm

 

[Man-wai Chang]

There is no "safe" waiting period for USB devices. A safe and

much better way is to run deveject.exe - see here:
http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBQ/tip8400/rh8496.htm

How is this different from the "Safe to Remove" function in Window$,
other than a command-line interface?

 

[MarcusB]

How is this different from the "Safe to Remove" function in Window$,
other than a command-line interface?

Yes it is something good. You can shedule it and than take disk without
problems

Marcus

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

It means that you can schedule a backup process,
then dismount the USB disk so that clerical staff
can swap it without having to log on to the server -
same as they would swap a backup tape.

 

[Man-wai Chang]

How is this different from the "Safe to Remove" function in Window$,

other than a command-line interface?

That's the beauty of command-line like Linux.

But, I was asking about their functionalities. -_-"

Both the M$ and the command-line one were doing the same job, and are
doing it the right way?