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Removed External HD Re-appears
Name: GuntherSaxony Date: October 22, 2006 at 23:36:20 Pacific OS: Windows XP Pro CPU/Ram: 3.0GHz Pentium 4, 1GB RAM Product: Compaq HP
Comment:
I use "Safely Remove Hardware" so that I can power off my external hard drive. However, after the drive disappears from the list, if I don't turn the hard drive off within a few seconds, it re-mounts itself and appears back on the list.
Why does this happen? What can I do to prevent my external hard drive from re-appearing?
Name: Bob (by BigBob) Date: October 23, 2006 at 06:15:55 Pacific
Reply:
Did you unplug it?
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Response Number 2
Name: XpUser Date: October 23, 2006 at 06:38:15 Pacific
Reply:
Just for the fun of it, I invoked the Safely Remove Hardware for my external HD without unplugging it afterward. I waited 1 hour. It still hasn't remount itself. Conclusion: Are you running some utility that constantly rescan your hardware?
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Response Number 3
Name: GuntherSaxony Date: October 23, 2006 at 11:33:15 Pacific
Reply:
Bob: No, I leave it plugged in when I turn it off for when I next need to use it.
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