Safely Remove prob

HI i am new here.
i have a problem with my MuVo2 FM.
i have safely remove the player from my PC, but the player claimed that i didnt. These happen THREE times.
then the player cannot access to the PC anymore. there is an media error if i try to connect. The PC did not detect any hardware found.
is there a way to solve it without having to reformat. btw, reformat means my song will be all gone right? thank~

valencia,
Media error would usually means failure on the player. I would suggest contacting support for services but before that, you may like to try doing a Clean up from Rescue mode. The sticky at the top of this (MP3 Players) forum covers the steps on how to get into Rescue Mode or you can check out the Knowledgebase article for the ste
ps.
http://us.creative.com/support/kb/article.asp?l=2&sid=4794
Jason

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Hey there,
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[iPod is not recognized properly...|http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538]
[iPod missing in My Computer or iTunes for Windows|http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1369?viewlocale=en_US]
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I think I finally solved the problem (no thanks to WD...).
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I just wanted to report that I've done multiple installs of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit on my MacBook 4,1 and although I've had no problem using the cmd workaround ( http://www.zath.co.uk/how-to-install-windows-7-on-apple-mac-boot-camp/ ) to install the 64-bit Boot Camp drivers that come with the Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard retail DVD, I have found that by installing the Boot Camp 3.1 drivers on the same system, under no circumstance can I click the the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon in the system tray and not receive a message saying that ... "The device 'Generic Volume' cannot be safely ejected..." and that some program or service must be using it. However, a restart doesn't solve the problem any more than logging out does.
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Proprietary gamesmanship is a big reason some of us prefer the Linux "share the ownership +for free+" model of computing. Just saying...
Anyone have any proper solutions (as in, other than "don't install the updates then!")?
bkadoctaj

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Not able to safely remove USB drive while Labview is open

To all the Gurus,
I am using LabView 8.5 and have made an Application which requires user to download data from USB drive/stick. So when VI runs user asked to select a .TXT file from USB to download. Here whole operation completes as desired. ONLY PROBLEM I am facing is when download completes User tries to "safely remove USB drive" where windows gives a warning saying USB is in use and cannot be removed.
In this particular VI I am using file dialog function to browse through USB and let user select a file. I even tried using open file function but it is giving same error.
The only way I can safely remove USB after downloading is by exiting Labview which is not feasible for my application.
is it a Bug in 8.5 or is there any different way to do it?
Any type of help will be appreciated.
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Solved!
Go to Solution.

You can call the SetCurrentDirectory Windows API function (see attachment), but if you follow the link you'll see it warns about using it in multi-threaded apps. I have no experience with it, so I can't comment.
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T410s External Display and Safely Remove Hardware Problems

I have two problems with my new T410s with Windows 7. First, I use it with an external display. It works fine when I set the dispaly settings to Projector Only and set the power settings to Do Nothing When I Close the Lid. However, when I restart the computer the screen image on the external display is often mis-sized, does not cover the whole screen, and has part of the image cut off. If I open the lid and change the display setting to computer only, then back to projector only it works fine again.
Any ideas on why it will not hold the proper setting when I turn the computer off?
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As a result, my wife and I are shutting down our computers whenever we want to remove an external storage device. Any comments or ideas would be welcome!

For anyone who is concerned about the "safely remove hardware" issue noted in my original post, I have done more research and found that Windows 7 maintains power to the USB ports after safely remove has been executed in order to allow devices like MP3 players to continue charging after they are safely removed. Windows XP actually shut off the power to the USB ports and this is what I was used to until I got a new T410s with Windows 7.
This means an external HDD's disk will also keep spinning. However, the safely remove sequence is SUPPOSED to cause the disk's heads to move away from the disk and return to their at rest position, so there should be no damage to the HDD if it is removed even though the disk is still spinning.
Since I have no way to assure this is happening I am still turning off my computer and making sure the disk has stopped spinning before I remove my USB HDD.
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How to properly get rid of the SATA drives in "Safely Remove Hw"(systray Icon)

If you have the nvidia ide and or raid enabled (using the nv/sw ide driver) you have the
drives listed under add/remove hw icon in systray .
To have it gone from now and forever use this dword in registry .
Code: [Select]
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\nvata]
"DisableRemovable"=dword:00000001
Open notepad and copy/paste in this , then save it as a reg file , e.g : dis_removable.reg
Double click it to merge into registry.
Do do it manually in registry :
Locate HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\nvata
Create a dword value named "DisableRemovable" without the quotes and set the value to 1
If you dont have the nvata key (e.g nforce 3 drivers) do the same in :
Locate HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\nvatabus
Create a dword value named "DisableRemovable" without the quotes and set the value to 1
Before :
Samsungs are in Raid-0 (nvraid/nvata).
The other two is single disks (nvata).
After:
All gone , just the USB left as it should be
If you dont have any fw(1394) or usb removables , the entire "Safely Remove HW" is also gone from systray
Reg files zip:
nvata-removable.zip

Quote from: gildan2020 on 19-August-06, 15:05:30
I have an external SATA hard disk. edit: using firewire as the connection port
If I use this registry, will I still be able to safely remove my external hard disk?
All sata disks are connected to the same controller ports on the nvidia motherboard ,
the controller doesn't know if it's an internal disk or one externally connected through a e-sata bracket .
So as said earlier (in post #4) : dont use the reg key if you plan add/remove sata disks in general (internal disks or external disks) .
But in your case if the sata hd box is firewire connected it's an external firewire disk from the OS point of view,
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USB Drives works, but does not show up in "Safely Remove Hardware"

USB Drives works, but does not show up in "Safely Remove Hardware"
windows 8
USB Drives works, but does not show up in "Safely Remove Hardware"
Here are my symptom
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After I tested, it seems that my Vista detects every USB storage device as a normal HDD.
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Thank you

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I remember having this happen on my Toshiba, and since I never safely removed anything, I hid it.
Since you're still wanting to use it to remove USB drives, etc. I found a dandy program, it allows you to hide devices you don't want to stop. I've never used it, but the domain said it all for me: http://www.safelyremove.com/
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IPod only connects as Removable Disk (E:) and says "Safely Remove Hardware

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I've been having a similar problem with ipod software not interacting with the windows system correctly. I was having to go through the "Restore" defaults process over and over (for last three days) with no success. I went to the Apple Store, Genius counter at Westfield Mall today and the tech did a reset to "Restore Defaults" with no problem from an apple machine. He also loaded 2000 songs successfully.
I bought the 60G ipod with video Thursday this week and have been fighting with it since then.
At home, I tried ipod updater with Restore Defaults and the software failed and corrupted the ipod folder index file. I've been trying to do all this through a PCMCI Dual Link card (which has the USB2 port on it) and was getting all sorts of different types of problems and errors (like the folder with the "!") and having no luck getting the windows format through the "Restore Defaults" choice. In an act of desperation I decided to try a regular USB port (I believe it's the 1.1 version, but not sure) on the computer directly and was able to get the factory setting "Restore" into the ipod (but with a slower speed of data transfer). I rebooted the computer and then brought up iTunes to do the sync of songs which took about 1.5 hours (for ~2000 songs) but worked fine. I've shut down and restarted the computer a few more times since then and iTunes still finds the ipod on the same USB port and does the sync without issue.
I believe my problem was the ADS Technology Cardbus Interface Card (which has Firewire & USB 2.0 ports) and plugs into the PCMCI slot on the side of my computer. If I don't use this card and instead use a regular USB (1.1?) port, the wide variety of problems I was having have disappeared.
My 2 cents for what it's worth.

How to Safely Remove Hardware under Hyper-V 2008 R2?

Hi,
I'm using Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, but it seems that there is broader experience/support with Server Core, so I'll try this question here.
There's no GUI, so how do I Safely Remove Hardware, e.g. a USB-attached external backup drive? I'm looking for a command-line tool to list removable drives, let me specify what to remove, and tell me when it's safe to remove it.
Also, how do I configure the drive properties (either safe removal or turn on write caching)?
Thanks,
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MCB Systems

Hi,
You can refer to:
PowerShell Scripting - trying to eject a usb device
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Languages/Scripting/Shell/Q_22850824.html
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Safely Remove USB Drives: Gnome

I am using Arch-64bit-Gnome3, Shell and other gnome defaults.
While trying to remove my External Hard Disk I noticed that there is NO "Safely Remove" in right click menu. Since I also use and have used other distros with gnome I know that this is feature has always been there. However, in Arch its not there by default. I don't know if this is the 'Arch Way'.
I have 'Disk-Utility' intalled so I was wondering if there is any package that I need to install or any configuration to be set to get this 'Safely Remove' feature in my right click context menu. Without this and using only unmount the External Hard Disk is not completely disabled or deactivated to be safely unpluged.
Please guide me to a proper Solution.
Thanks...
Last edited by fantab (2012-06-23 04:20:47)

There are many threads regarding this. search the forums.
try this
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=137449
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HT5293 I use an MacBook OS X 10.9. I think I tried to download OS X Mavericks without knowing what I was doing (still don't). I think it may have slowed my MacBook significantly. Is there any way to safely remove it?

I use a MacBook OSx 10.9. I think I tried to download the OS x Mavericks not knowing what I was doing. I think I may have slowed my MacBook significantly. Is there a way to safely remove the Maverick without affecting my computer?

See this User Tip:
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Safely remove pics in finder/iphoto library

I moved some photos from our pc to my imac. I have 8 videos from a friends camera that downloaded okay. Now everytime I open iphoto, I have a message saying that there are 8 photos in the library that were not imported and do I want to import them yes or no. I removed them from the application but the message still pops up. They are in the finder/pictures library as recovered photos separate from the originals. Each video has a padlock on it and the videos are called"unix unexecutable files". How can I safely remove them from the finder library without wiping out my 3000 photos in the application? I can't open iphoto or download until I answer the import question.Thanks.

iamimac
1. Given the the files are locked (hence the padlock) they will need to be unlocked before they can be trashed. To do this, in the Finder, select each one in turn and go File -> Get Info and uncheck the locked box.
2. How did you remove them from the Application? Put them into the iphoto Trash and then empty the trash should remove all trace of them from your library. Files and all.
3. They have become 'Unix Executables' because they have lost their file suffix, which can happen when files are moved from PC formatted disks to Mac ones.
Finally, Your photos are safe. In the iPhoto Library Folder there are various files, which are the Library itself and some ancillary files. Then you have three folders
Originals are the photos as they were downloaded from your camera or scanner.
(ii) Modified contains edited pics, shots that you have cropped, rotated or changed in any way.
This allows the Photos -> Revert to Original command - very useful if you don't like the changes you've made.
(iii) Data holds the thumbnails the the app needs to show you the photos in the iPhoto Window.
The library6.iphoto file is your actual library database. Even if that is corrupted, your photos are stored apart from it. You might like to make a copy of the library6.iPhoto file whenever you have made changes to the library as protection against database corruption. OF course, this is in addition to your usual back up routine.
Regards
TD

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