Re: USB devices
From: Mikhail Zhilin (mwz_at_x.REMOVEx.aha.ru)
Date: 12/30/04
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Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 10:28:17 +0300
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 01:32:49 GMT, "Rocky" <yr@ta.tot> wrote:
>Thanks to all who replied! I understand now, the feature is mainly to
>ensure that you don't unplug the device while it is writing, reading or
>performing any other function. I was worried it may have corrupted
>something in the registry or OS.
No, it will never damage anything in the system: as it is said already,
you can lose the information only on such removable device in this case.
> I don't get the "Safe to remove hardware" message with my scanner
>though, is this just with devices that read and write data? It's not with
>every USB device correct?
Yes, you are correct with this conclusion.
Though Sometimes other *specific* USB devices require this action, like
my USB infrared device -- but most likely that is done because of it is
need to be sure that all the processes of the information exchange
between two devices are closed properly.
> Thanks, and Happy new year!
You are Welcome -- and Happy New Year, too!
-- Mikhail Zhilin http://www.aha.ru/~mwz Sorry, no technical support by e-mail. Please reply to the newsgroups only. ======>"Mikhail Zhilin" <mwz@x.REMOVEx.aha.ru> wrote in message >news:tol4t05qjkbnmafr5i5kfkhfb1121v48bm@4ax.com... >> When you select "Safely remove" device -- Windows finishes all the >> operations with it, and closes all the files on it. >> >> Without this operation it is possible to damage the logical file >> structure on the removable drive <.....> >> On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 21:48:45 GMT, "Rocky" <yr@ta.tot> wrote: >> >>>Hi. When I hook up my smart card reader to the computer I see the icon >>>that >>>says to safely detach this device click here, which I do when I'm ready to >>>unplug it from the USB port. My question is, I forgot to do that the >>>other >>>day, and just unplugged the card reader and plugged in my scanner, did I >>>cause any damage? <...>
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