Disconnecting The Hard Disk Drive From The Computer - Sony VAIO VGP-UHDP04 Operating Instructions Manual

Disconnecting the hard disk drive from the computer

Follow the procedure below to disconnect this hard disk drive from your
computer. (The following procedures are for Windows XP.)
Notes
• Before disconnecting the hard disk drive, close any open software.
• If the message below appears when you attempt to disconnect the hard disk drive, close
any running software, wait for a while and then repeat the procedure.
"Problem Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device. The device 'Generic Volume' cannot be
stopped right now. Try stopping the device again later".
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Tip
To use the hard disk drive again after disconnecting the USB cable, perform the steps
described in the section "Connecting the hard disk drive" (page 8). The hard disk drive
will be detected automatically by your Windows operating system.
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by the computer. To disconnect the hard disk drive from the computer, use
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icon appears on the taskbar when the hard disk drive is recognized
icon.
Click the icon on the taskbar.
The "Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device" message appears.
Click "Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device".
The message "The 'USB Mass Storage Device' device can now be
safely removed from the system" appears.
After the POWER indicator light goes out, disconnect the
USB cable.