"Michael Culley" said in
When I put my USB disk in the USB slot it all works ok but when I go
to remove it I get problems. In explorer I right click on the F drive
and select eject but it stays stuck in the USB slot. I have tried
everything but the only way to get it out is to manually remove it
myself!!! The CD Drive ejects ok, why doesn't my USB disk??? I'm
confused.....
Thanks,
Michael Culley
Hah hah hah hee hee hee. Like USB devices are really going to pop out
of the slot! Gee, how about an eject for the mouse cord, the keyboard
cord, the USB cable for the printer, the video cable, and so on? How
about a Master Eject that pops everything out to make it easy to move
your computer, an equivalent to the James Bond eject button, huh? Of
course, being the sue-happy society we are (in the USA), someone would
sue over getting poked in the eye with all the cords flying out of their
connectors, especially a USB stick popping out. For those with no
front-mounted USB slots, imagine the joy at having to retrieve your USB
stick after it popped out and fell down between your desk and the wall.
Okay, I couldn't resist the ribbing.
Didn't you get a tray icon when you plugged in the USB device that says
"Safely Remove Hardware" when you hover the mouse pointer over the tray
icon? If so, use that to *STOP* the USB memory stick (either by picking
the device or the drive letter that got assigned to it).
Also, when the USB stick is inserted (and you have a drive letter
assigned to it), go into Device Manager and look at the properties for
the device. Under the Policies tab, check the option "Optimize for
quick removal" if not already checked. Whether it works or not depends
on the driver the manufacturer provides for their USB stick. Of course,
you are running with the latest service pack on Windows (for which you
make no mention of which version), right?
