LaCie 2 Disconnecting the USB Connection, Windows XP Users, Windows Vista & Windows 7 Users

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3.4.3.Disconnecting the USB Connection

External USB devices feature “plug & play” connectivity, which means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures, however, it is important to follow these steps when disconnecting your hard drive.

Windows XP Users

From the System Tray (located in the lower right-hand side of your screen), click the Eject icon (a small green arrow over a hardware image) (Fig. 35).

A message will appear, listing the devices the Eject icon controls (it should say, “Safely remove...”). Click on the drive you wish to disconnect.

This message will appear: “Safe to Remove Hardware” (or simi- lar). It is now safe to disconnect the device.

Windows Vista & Windows 7 Users

From the System Tray (located in the lower right-hand side of your screen) click on the plug icon (note the white check mark inside a green circle) (Fig. 36).

A message will appear, detailing the devices that may be safely unmounted.

Select Eject for the device you wish to unmount (Fig. 37). A message will appear notifying you that it is safe to remove the device.

Mac Users

Drag the hard drive icon to the trash (Fig. 38). (The icon pictured below is a generic USB device icon. Your drive may be repre- sented by an icon that looks like the drive itself.)

When the icon disappears from the desktop, the drive can be disconnected.

Fig. 35

Fig. 36

Fig. 37

Fig. 38