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WHY DO I GET A NOTIFICATION THAT IT IS SAFE TO REMOVE AN SCSI DISK DEVICE FOR
DRIVES D: C:,, ? AND THEN CANT REMOVE,, ? OR MAYBE I SHOULDNT ?
DRIVES D: C:,, ? AND THEN CANT REMOVE,, ? OR MAYBE I SHOULDNT ?
Richard G. Harper said:No, you shouldn't be trying to remove them. Many SCSI and SATA drives are
"hot-pluggable" - that is, you can remove and replace them without shutting
down the computer. This is usually used in a RAID array where one drive can
go bad but the rest are still working, replacing the bad drive will repair
the array. But if you have your drives installed as single drives, removing
them will stop Windows so you are correctly told they cannot be stopped or
removed.
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UPRIGHTBASSER said:WHY DO I GET A NOTIFICATION THAT IT IS SAFE TO REMOVE AN SCSI DISK DEVICE
FOR
DRIVES D: C:,, ? AND THEN CANT REMOVE,, ? OR MAYBE I SHOULDNT ?
UPRIGHTBASSER said:thanks, i suspected such,, so is there a way to "clear the notification
area
of saying they are safe to remove ?
Richard G. Harper said:No, you shouldn't be trying to remove them. Many SCSI and SATA drives
are
"hot-pluggable" - that is, you can remove and replace them without
shutting
down the computer. This is usually used in a RAID array where one drive
can
go bad but the rest are still working, replacing the bad drive will
repair
the array. But if you have your drives installed as single drives,
removing
them will stop Windows so you are correctly told they cannot be stopped
or
removed.
--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
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WHY DO I GET A NOTIFICATION THAT IT IS SAFE TO REMOVE AN SCSI DISK
DEVICE
FOR
DRIVES D: C:,, ? AND THEN CANT REMOVE,, ? OR MAYBE I SHOULDNT ?