Macally G-S350SUAB2 manual

Q2. How should I disconnect G-S350SUAB2 safely from the computer? After I disconnect the SATA enclosure, why does the drive icon still stay on the desktop of MacOS X?

A2: For Firewire or USB connection in Windows PC, please click “Safely remove mass storage device - Drive letter” line inside Safely Remove Hardware icon on the System Tray; In Mac computer, please trash the external drive icon. Then disconnect G-S350SUAB2 from the system.

In SATA connection, depending on the SATA host controller(and sometimes OS) you use, some controllers support hot plug and unplug function, some don't. You have to find out its capability. To prevent data corruption, the safest way to disconnect SATA cable or power off G- S350SUAB2 is to shut down computer first.

SATA drive (or SATA connection) is not treated essentially as removable device to the most of systems if not all. That is why there is no eject icon associated to SATA drive in Finder of Mac OS X, and System Tray in Windows has no Remove Hardware option for SATA drive. Therefore, when the SATA drive is connected, some system still keeps SATA drive icon, you just won't be able to use the drive until you connect it back.

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