IPod "is disconnecting" other removable drives when it is disconnected...

Hi All,
I have a number of external hard drives on my Win XP Pro PC, and when I connect, then add music (by syncing), and then finally disconnect the iPod (the standard way using iTunes), I have problems with other drives disconnecting at the same time when I pull the USB cable that is connected to the iPod. Essentially what I am saying in the rather tortured sentence above is that when I disconnect the USB for the iPod, some of the other drives shut down momentarily and then spin up again, at which time XP scans their contents and so on as if I had just connected them to the PC.
This is a bit alarming, as I am worried that I am going to prang the iPod or my external drives...
Any ideas?
Best,
Doc
Dell Windows XP Pro

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