Added Internal Drive as Eject option !! But why??

Recently I added a 1TB internal drive to my PowerMac G4. The drive is operating as expected. However, I have the option to "Eject" the drive. This is my first Mac with multiple internal drives. Is this normal functionality to be able to "Eject" an internal drive? Is there a way to disable the "Eject" option on the drive.
For those of you wonder how I connected a 1TB drive into my G4.
I purchased from MacMall a Seagate 1TB BARRACUDA 7200.11 1TB INT SATA NCQ HD which obviously has a SATA connection. I then purchase a SATA to IDE converter from Cooldrives.com ($17). That permitted my SATA drive to connect to the internal IDE cable.
Thanks in advance for your help.
John
Message was edited by: DaddyR

Yes that is perfectly normal. All drives can be 'ejected' even internal ones. Even if you drag your boot drive to the trash (but don't let go) it will show the eject icon aswell.

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You need to back up anything that has not already been backed up right away -- it may already be lost. Most drives never recover from this.
Do not delay in buying a replacement drive -- you WILL need it.
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Hi,
I'm new to Macs and hope you guy's out there can help me. I have emailed WD, and spoken to Apple support without success and spent hours looking through discussion group threads trying to find an answer to what appears to be a simple question;
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<http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/faq/mac-pro-how-to-upgrade-hard-dr ives-what-type-supported.html>
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_xGaTmz2Kk>
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Trade up ;-(
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   2:                  Apple_HFS Internal                3.0 TB     disk0s2
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   1:                  Apple_HFS LaCie                   1.0 TB     disk1s1
/dev/disk2
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/dev/disk3
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   1:                  Apple_HFS 4TB-03                  4.0 TB     disk3s1
/dev/disk4
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   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *64.0 GB    disk4
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gpt show: /dev/disk0: PMBR at sector 0
gpt show: /dev/disk0: Pri GPT at sector 1
gpt show: /dev/disk0: Sec GPT at sector 5860533167
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           1           1         Pri GPT header
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      409640 5858853952      2 GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
5859263592     1269536      3 GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
5860533128           7
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5860533167           1         Sec GPT header
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Thanks for the suggestions. Was hoping to recycle the drive as a backup with DU scrubbing it clean. The utilities you mention do look powerful, but as they cost more than a 1TB, i think my 500MB is going to meet my hammer - firmly. I might try to reformat it in a Windows m/c to see if i can regain control of it.
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Tue Apr 7 16:38:59 2009
Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0x400 - Inst access DAR=0x0000000005F9D000 PC=0x0000000000000000
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Exception state (sv=0x5962a280)
PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x40009030; DAR=0x05F9D000; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x5967FAE0; XCP=0x00000010 (0x400 - Inst access)
Backtrace:
0x00000000
backtrace terminated - unaligned frame address: 0x0000001C
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x5962a280)
previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
Exception state (sv=0x5961a000)
PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x00000000; XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown)
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
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Not yet set
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.6.0: Mon Nov 24 17:39:01 PST 2008; root:xnu-1228.9.59~1/RELEASE_PPC
System model name: PowerMac7,2
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xFFFF0004): 0x400 - Inst access
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x0009BCF0 0x0009C694 0x00029EA0 0x000AFC10 0x000B32F8
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x5962a280)
PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x40009030; DAR=0x05F9D000; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x5967FAE0; XCP=0x00000010 (0x400 - Inst access)
Backtrace:
0x00000000
backtrace terminated - unaligned frame address: 0x0000001C
Exception state (sv=0x5961a000)
PC=0x00000000; MSR=0x0000D030; DAR=0x00000000; DSISR=0x00000000; LR=0x00000000; R1=0x00000000; XCP=0x00000000 (Unknown)
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
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Memory Module: DIMM1/J12, 256 MB, DDR SDRAM, PC3200U-30330
Memory Module: DIMM2/J13, 256 MB, DDR SDRAM, PC3200U-30330
Memory Module: DIMM3/J14, 256 MB, DDR SDRAM, PC3200U-30330
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I have no idea what could have caused the kernel panic, how to read a back-trace, or why the problem may have corrected itself after an option-key reboot.
However, in an unrelated topic, this statement raises some concerns:
..."ran diskwarrior 4.1, it found 33% out of order and fixed most - still are some problems with SUID files, that i understand may not be problems"...
I have never used "DiskWarrior" so am not familiar with details of the versions, but if permissions were repaired while booted from the "Disk Warrior" disk (which I assume was done since the system was described as unbootable from the drive) and if the OS contained on that disk was 10.4, and if the system on the hard drive was upgraded to 10.5 from an earlier version, then it is likely that "DiskWarrior" has reset the system's permissions to 10.4 values, which are incompatible with 10.5.
Furthermore, if the SUID messages appeared as a result of such an action, "repair permissions" in 10.5 will not repair them, and the messages do not fall into the category of those that should be ignored, potentially indicating that the system is in a state with security issues. Those familiar with the command line may be able to manually correct the permissions, but otherwise, an "archive and install" is likely the only recourse.
from:
http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/support.html
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Hello babowa,
I misspoke, I installed a 2nd internal hard drive, a Fusion 2 TB drive. It "ejects improperly" when the iMac is put to sleep. I've set up energy preferences to either put the hard drive to sleep whenever possible and have also checked that option off with the same results. I create aliases on the side bar for easy access to folders on that drive that disappear when this happens and I have to keep recreating them. I installed the internal drive to avoid the issue of external drives ejecting improperly which forces me to restart my machine or the ext. drive. I also wanted to take advantage of the speed gain from the internal connection. I can't find any info with anyone else having this problem. The Fusion drive is partitioned into 3 volumes. I'm going to reformat it into 1 and see if that makes a difference.
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