Disabling a HDD, then disconnecting it.
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From: Frank Martin on 7 Nov 2009 19:30 If I go to "Device Management" and go to the properties of the HDD in question, thereis a dialogue which gives the option of "disabling" this HDD. My question is: Since I want to disconnect this HDD while the computer is still running, can I use this feature to do this? Also, can I plug-in this HDD while the computer is running? Please help, Frank
From: Paul on 7 Nov 2009 20:07 Frank Martin wrote: > If I go to "Device Management" and go to the properties of > the HDD in question, thereis a dialogue which gives the > option of "disabling" this HDD. > > My question is: > > Since I want to disconnect this HDD while the computer is > still running, can I use this feature to do this? > > Also, can I plug-in this HDD while the computer is running? > > Please help, Frank > You use the "Safely Remove" icon to do that. Don't do it from Device Manager. If you don't have a "Safely Remove", it means the driver for the disk interface doesn't support hot plug. Since you haven't named the computer make and model, it is pretty hard to advise on how to fix that. Yes, SATA drives support hot plug and unplug. If you place the drive into an ESATA enclosure, the connectors are good for 5000 insertions and removals. So you can add and remove hard drives at will, with good lifetimes to be expected from the plug. Some motherboards include an ESATA connector in the I/O plate area, or you can add a card to the computer, to give you an ESATA connector for that purpose. Paul
From: Richard Urban on 8 Nov 2009 01:11 Don't EVER plug in or disconnect physical devices with the computer powered on. You are just asking for trouble if you do. Power down first! -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience & Security "Frank Martin" <fm(a)general.com.au> wrote in message news:uCxm5qAYKHA.1232(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > If I go to "Device Management" and go to the properties of the HDD in > question, thereis a dialogue which gives the option of "disabling" this > HDD. > > My question is: > > Since I want to disconnect this HDD while the computer is still running, > can I use this feature to do this? > > Also, can I plug-in this HDD while the computer is running? > > Please help, Frank > > > > >
From: Frank Martin on 8 Nov 2009 18:08 "Paul" <nospam(a)needed.com> wrote in message news:hd55k9$vh4$1(a)aioe.org... > Frank Martin wrote: >> If I go to "Device Management" and go to the properties >> of the HDD in question, thereis a dialogue which gives >> the option of "disabling" this HDD. >> >> My question is: >> >> Since I want to disconnect this HDD while the computer is >> still running, can I use this feature to do this? >> >> Also, can I plug-in this HDD while the computer is >> running? >> >> Please help, Frank >> > > You use the "Safely Remove" icon to do that. Don't do it > from Device Manager. If you don't have a "Safely Remove", > it means the driver for the disk interface doesn't support > hot plug. Since you haven't named the computer make and > model, it is pretty hard to advise on how to fix that. > > Yes, SATA drives support hot plug and unplug. If you place > the drive into an ESATA enclosure, the connectors are good > for 5000 insertions and removals. So you can add and > remove > hard drives at will, with good lifetimes to be expected > from > the plug. Some motherboards include an ESATA connector > in the I/O plate area, or you can add a card to the > computer, > to give you an ESATA connector for that purpose. > > Paul Thanks
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