How do I disable "safely remove hardware" ?

cruzmisl · 10-08-05, 04:26 PM

Running XP SP2, ASUS A8N-SLI Premium and a Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6B250S0 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive. I have that stupid icon that tells me it's safe to remove my hardware but the hardware is my hard drive so obviously I can't. Any thoughts on how to disable it?
Thanks,
Cruz.

hUMANbEATbOX · 10-08-05, 04:29 PM

that usually refers to a usb device. are you sure you don't have a printer attached, or a scanner, or camera, or mp3 player?

Know Nuttin · 10-08-05, 04:44 PM

if you installed the SATA drivers for the nvidia controller, it will now show your SATA drives as removable, since SATA is natively hot swappable.

you can hide the icon by customizing the autohide features in your taskbar properties, under "Hide Inactive Icons".

rseven · 10-08-05, 05:04 PM

Yes, Know Nuttin has it right. Either hide it or live with t. It's just one of those dumb things. It could be worse. Did you ever have a zit on the tip of your nose?

cruzmisl · 10-08-05, 06:54 PM

Hmm, oh well I guess I can live with it. I already hid the icon but was hoping to eliminate it.

Thanks anyway though.

Cruz.

El<(')>Maxi · 10-08-05, 07:29 PM

You can change the properties so that it's optimized for quick removal. This disables write caching meaning it's gonna be slower but you won't loose data or anything if you just pull the plug.

makaka · 10-08-05, 08:06 PM

yeah men u should live with it
i am seeing it about one year know

cooper15 · 10-08-05, 08:24 PM

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Yes, Know Nuttin has it right. Either hide it or live with t. It's just one of those dumb things. It could be worse. Did you ever have a zit on the tip of your nose?"

have you ever had one inside your ear?

, i have

hUMANbEATbOX · 10-08-05, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by cooper15

have you ever had one inside your ear?

, i have

those are the worst......ever....

mtb856 · 10-08-05, 08:41 PM

I don't know, the ones inside your nose were always the worst for me..... those buggers hurt.

darksparkz · 10-08-05, 11:46 PM

Try opening "run" and type in msconfig. Then look at the top tabs and click on "services", maybe something there can help.

DeepScience · 10-09-05, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by mtb856

I don't know, the ones inside your nose were always the worst for me..... those buggers hurt.

I was just going to mention those ones, you got there first.

chris64 · 10-09-05, 12:35 AM

Switch back to a ide drive and it will go away. Thats the only method of removal that there is.

Twiggz · 10-10-05, 01:19 AM

i dunno the worst ones i've ever had are the ones that are on your back and are super huge but you cant even begin to touch LOL.

10-08-05, 04:26 PM	Thread Starter #1
cruzmisl Registered Join Date: Sep 2005	How do I disable "safely remove hardware" ? Running XP SP2, ASUS A8N-SLI Premium and a Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6B250S0 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive. I have that stupid icon that tells me it's safe to remove my hardware but the hardware is my hard drive so obviously I can't. Any thoughts on how to disable it? Thanks, Cruz.
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10-08-05, 04:29 PM	#2
hUMANbEATbOX Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: WINNIPEG REPRUHZENT!	that usually refers to a usb device. are you sure you don't have a printer attached, or a scanner, or camera, or mp3 player? __________________ i7 970 @ 4.2ghz - 1.275v 3x4gb 560ti and my baby Lucy <---- Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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10-08-05, 04:44 PM	#3
Know Nuttin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada	if you installed the SATA drivers for the nvidia controller, it will now show your SATA drives as removable, since SATA is natively hot swappable. you can hide the icon by customizing the autohide features in your taskbar properties, under "Hide Inactive Icons". __________________ AMD Phenom II X4 965BE, Asus M5A88-V Evo, 8GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-1600 , Coolermaster Hyper212+, OCZ Vertex Plus 60GB, Seagate 7200.11 500GB, Antec EA-380 Lenovo X200, P8400 C2D, 8GB, 120GB OCZ Vertex 3.
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10-08-05, 05:04 PM	#4
rseven Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New Jersey	Yes, Know Nuttin has it right. Either hide it or live with t. It's just one of those dumb things. It could be worse. Did you ever have a zit on the tip of your nose?
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10-08-05, 06:54 PM	Thread Starter #5
cruzmisl Registered Join Date: Sep 2005	Hmm, oh well I guess I can live with it. I already hid the icon but was hoping to eliminate it. Thanks anyway though. Cruz.
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10-08-05, 07:29 PM	#6
El<(')>Maxi Blank Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Seattle	You can change the properties so that it's optimized for quick removal. This disables write caching meaning it's gonna be slower but you won't loose data or anything if you just pull the plug. __________________ rdrash - 'I'm gonna intentionally try to kill this CPU with more volts'
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10-08-05, 08:06 PM	#7
makaka Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: ukraine	yeah men u should live with it i am seeing it about one year know __________________ Intel 2600k @ 4.8 Ghz , DDR3 - 2133 Mhz 9-9-9 , P67 Pro from Asus , GTX 570 from Asus , 2 X Raid 0 SSD 128 GB OS and 2 x 2TB raid 1 storage , 1.2 Kw PSU. All under water
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10-08-05, 08:24 PM	#8
cooper15 Member Join Date: Apr 2005	" Yes, Know Nuttin has it right. Either hide it or live with t. It's just one of those dumb things. It could be worse. Did you ever have a zit on the tip of your nose?" have you ever had one inside your ear? , i have
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10-08-05, 08:41 PM	#10
mtb856 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Helping young Meatballs grow...	I don't know, the ones inside your nose were always the worst for me..... those buggers hurt.
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10-08-05, 11:46 PM	#11
darksparkz Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago, IL	Try opening "run" and type in msconfig. Then look at the top tabs and click on "services", maybe something there can help. __________________ Antec P182 w/ 3 Yate Loon D1SL-12 Intel DG965WH Motherboard Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G.Skill 4x2GB DDR2 PC6400 4-4-4-12 WD Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB OCZ Vertex2 60GB SSD eVGA 8800GTS 512MB Asus DRW-24B1ST Corsair HX520 Scythe Ninja w/Panaflo 120mmx38mm FBA12G12M [Heatware] <---Or rather lack of heatware
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10-09-05, 12:35 AM	#13
chris64 Disabled Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: earth	Switch back to a ide drive and it will go away. Thats the only method of removal that there is.
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10-10-05, 01:19 AM	#14
Twiggz Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Arkansas	i dunno the worst ones i've ever had are the ones that are on your back and are super huge but you cant even begin to touch LOL. __________________ Main: Q6600 @ 3200 1.456V \| GA-G31M-S2L \| A-Data DDR2800 4GB (2x2) \| PNY GTS 450 @ 925/2220/1850 1.087V \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD, WD 80GB SATAII, WD 250GB USB \| Vista HP x64 Backup: Athlon 64 X2 3800+ @ 2.8 1.350V \| Abit AN8 Fatal1ty \| Crucial DDR400 2GB (2x1) \| Sapphire x600 Pro \| WD 250GB SATAII \| Vista HP x64 Laptops: Toshiba Satellite A665-S5170 \| i3 380M \| Toshiba 4GB (2v2)\| Windows 7 HP x64 \| Dell Inspiron 1520 \| C2D T7300 Upgraded \| Crucial 2GB (2x1) Upgraded \| Windows XP x86
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