[GRLUG] non-linux: USB drive as HDD

[Eric Beversluis]

Looks good. Thanks.
On Mon, 2011-12-12 at 16:51 -0500, dagda at pathwaynet.com wrote:
> You could try:
> http://safelyremove.com/
> 
> > On Mon, 2011-12-12 at 16:08 -0500, Casey DuBois wrote:
> >> I'm interested to know more about this drive..
> >> Hitachi??  any model or part numbers??
> >> Is is USB2 or 3?
> > Hitachi XL1000 USB2
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 4:00 PM, Eric Beversluis
> >> <ebever at researchintegration.org> wrote:
> >>         On Mon, 2011-12-12 at 15:52 -0500, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> >>         > On Mon, 2011-12-12 at 15:51 -0500, Eric Beversluis wrote:
> >>         > > If the drive light on the external HDD is not on or
> >>         flickering, can I
> >>         > > assume it's safe just to pull the USB plug? Or is there
> >>         some other
> >>         > > process I should use?
> >>         >
> >>         > Shutdown before disconnecting it.
> >>
> >>         That's what I was guessing. Fortunately I don't have to use
> >>         the drive
> >>         very often on that box.  Thanks.
> >>
> >>         >
> >>         > > Any ideas why Windows is treating it this way? One thought
> >>         I had is that
> >>         > > the drive has a bunch of Acronis tib's on it. Could these
> >>         be confusing
> >>         > > Windows?
> >>         >
> >>         > I've seen Windows do this; especially if the partition on
> >>         the HD is NTFS
> >>         > [vs FAT].  I've got no idea how to 'force' a volume to be
> >>         removable.
> >>         >
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