Re: removable setting

Anna wrote:


Todd:
As I previously indicated - it would have been much better if, in your original posting, you had furnished the details re your system and your objective, rather than a generalized query that really begs for more information before an intelligent response can be made that will be useful to you.

Be that as it may, here we are...

As I previously indicated, if the SATA HD is specified to be "hot-pluggable" and the SATA controller to which it is connected is also specified to be "hot-pluggable", then the device is "hot-pluggable". Again, this means the device can be connected/disconnected while the system is running with no presumed data corruption/data loss or damage to the drive. Again, please review what I've previously indicated re the *precise* specifications for a SATA HD to be hot-pluggable.

If your SATA HD/controller combination meet the specifications as indicated (as I presume they do from your latest comments), then the device is "hot-pluggable". There is no need, as I previously stated, to invoke any setting in Device Manager. There is no need to use the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Notification Area (I assume that's what you were referring to as the "removable drive ejector"). You can simply disconnect the drive by turning the keylock of your "carrier" to the OFF position and remove the drive from its removable tray. (I'm assuming the device you're working with is a mobile rack designed for a SATA HD or something similar - you never indicated what this "carrier" is). You perform the reverse operation when connecting the drive. There is no need to power off the machine.
Anna


Anna!

Yikes! Only if I want a bunch of zero length files! I MUST
FLUSH THE CACHE FIRST! If you think otherwise, try removing a
USB or Firewire drive without first using the "Safely Remove Hardware".
(Kinda of like flipping the power of on Windows without doing a
shutdown.)

Do you know how to set the drive as "removable?"

--Todd
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