[bookport] Re: question for the techies
- From: "ROB MEREDITH" <rmeredith@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:38:25 -0400
Don:
Both are correct. If the drive uses caching, such as a hard drive, you
should use the safely remove hardware option. The fact that the Book
Port is not a hard drive isn't the point; I have had Compact Flash
readers that cache also. In any case, the Book Port does not appear to
cache under XP, though it does under Windows 2000. So, 2000 and ME users
should be waiting for about 30 seconds before disconnecting to avoid
data loss. XP users are good to go after the bell sounds.
When in doubt, wait for 30 seconds or use the safely remove hardware
option.
>>> donter@xxxxxxxxxxx 06/24/06 10:30PM >>>
One of the cool things about Windows XP is that once the Bookport is
done
receiving files, one can immediately unplug it from the USB cable
without
fear of losing cached data as in Windows 2000.
On the other hand, I lost a partition for an external drive two or
three
times, and the Maxtor people told me that "especially with xp" one
should
always use the "safely remove hardware" option in the system tray
before
unplugging their drive as it may not have been provided the latest
partition
by Windows and may thus lose the table if unplugged even though the
backup
or whatever is long over.
OK, you brains, which is it? Should you be able to unplug an external
drive
immediately in xp such as the bookport, or must one really always use
the
"safely remove hardware" option as stated by the Maxtor people.
The person with the answer which seems the truest will get my undying
gratitude. Thanks all.
Don Barrett
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