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2nd hard drive won't 'safely remove'

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  • 14-09-2013 9:20pm
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    bonzodog2
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    I've put a 2nd hard disk into the optical drive bay in my Dell Latitude E6400. When I try to 'Safely Remove' it, it does, but then detects it again immediately. Is there a way of preventing this? I'd like to be able to occasionally swap in the DVDRW drive without having to power down.


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    Torqay
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    Is the drive optimised for performance or quick removal?

    (Right click the drive > Properties > Hardware > Properties > Policies)


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    bonzodog2
    Registered Users Posts: 6,221 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    Thanks. I just set it to quick removal, but it still immediately detects it. Presumably I can just pull it out, assuming there's no files open ?


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    Torqay
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    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    I just set it to quick removal, but it still immediately detects it.

    Strange. :confused:
    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    Presumably I can just pull it out, assuming there's no files open ?

    If you don't open any files on the drive after it reconnects, I can't see why you shouldn't be able to pull it. It's not that it is locked by some process, right? It disconnects just fine?


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    bonzodog2
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    I get the "its now safe to remove" message box, then the Autoplay "what do you want to do?" window.


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    Torqay
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    You can disable autorun for all drives:
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:000000b5


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    bonzodog2
    Registered Users Posts: 6,221 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    Yes, I've used that before to stop it doing it for CD's. That won't stop it detecting the drive though?


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    Torqay
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    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    That won't stop it detecting the drive though

    Didn't think it would, it should stop the Autoplay "what do you want to do?" window popping up though. ;)


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