How do I safely stop / eject the drive from my p.c.? When I ask to stop the drive, I get a message "can't be stopped now. Try again later'.
1386245
I log off and then I log in ,it's safe to eject...... other hard drives ,Seagate , WD, give message "Try again later" very rarely.
1386246
Simple, just go to my PC, select the hard drive, at the top of the screen you will find the eject option, select that one, and ready
1386247
I make sure that all the programs are closed then I eject it. I've never had a problem with ejecting my harddrive.
1386248
I have never use the "safely remove drive from pc" function. I just unplug it, and no data is lost or corrupt. My previous drives are still working fine. It may not be the right answer but is one that has worked for years without issues
1386249
make sure all your programs that pertain to your workings of the hard drive are closed and nothing is running. sometimes it takes a little while but it works for me. i've unplugged the hard drive without waiting at times and never lost anything. don't recommend it though.
1386250
Howdy Bruce! The best way we've found is make sure you have no files open on the drive and simply LEFT-CLICK on the remove drive icon in system tray, then LEFT-CLICK on the drive(s) and it should 'disappear' without any problem. Don't right-click, always left-click!
2072979
Stay away from this drive and away from LaCie. I just bought this and am having trouble with it. Waited a half hour on hold to be told they won't do anything to help without setting up a ticket and getting ALL your information....... I'm getting sick of the dating-mining and the non-existent customer service. really sorry I bought this.
2076446
This happened to me, hence my returning it and going with another drive.I simply unplugged then replugged the drive's USB cable, which made the drive eject the disc. You can also unplug the drive, put your air to sleep, then, with the air open, replug the drive. Failing that, you can look online at fora discussing this problem - there are commands you can try with your air; i didn't have to, so I can't speak to them.Good luck!
911440
Could you plz put the HDD drive out from the device to check if there is problem with the HDD drive? Also plz check the HDD cable is well connected to the HDD drive? If you want to reset the device, you could go to the "tool" OSD menu to reset it.
955659
I can say, without thinking, I pulled the drive out while the computer was on. It rebooted my computer while the drive was still spinning in my hand, which was quite difficult to hang onto. Having done that, I feel it is pretty safe to say that you cant do it safely with a 7200rpm disk.
432088
I have had the same problem using other devices with Windows 7 (which as a "disk operating system" is a total bust!) Sometimes it helps to plug in a different memory card or USB device before reinserting the first card or device- give that a shot. Windows 7 allows me to eject the drive from Windows Explorer which works better than using the icon in the notification area of the taskbar.
1187831
Windows will detect this as a removable disk. Windows Explorer will assign it a drive letter (e.g. "E:"). To eject it, you open Windows Explorer, right click E:, and choose "eject." If you have a Mac, the process is probably similar.
955657
When you enable "hotswap" in your bios you can plug the drive in and out. Window's will allow you to "eject" the drive like you would if using a thumb drive or other externally usb connected device.
1012384
Unofficially, no start stop button to save cost. I have a start/stop on my 500 GB Seagate. Operation of this item (2TB) is simple, truly plug and play. I had a MyBook that was well documented, but did not operate well. Hope this helps. Mine is a 2 TB; it might vary a bit from the 1TB.
38730
Drive is dying or dead. If you can start it up, copy everything off of it as SOON as possible. Look up tricks on the internet for drives that have clicking noises. Unfortunately, warranty will only get you another drive, it won't get your data back. Always have TWO backups of your data. I sincerely pray you will be able to get your data off. Even if it starts working again, you should no longer trust the drive.Sorry.
1599691
As I answer, remember... my hard drive got wiped. Make certain you switch your hard drive to "slave" status if you haven't already. Otherwise, you should be OK.
560312
I rec'd my WDTV a couple of days ago and have been playing with it a lot. I have 2 different hard drives connected (400gb western digital passport and 500gb freeagent portable). I had the same problem...hard drives wouldn't shut off even when ejected and turning off the WDTV. I updated the firmware this morning and now, my seagate freeagent portable turns off when ejected. The western digital passport however, didn't shut off. I will be exchanging the passport for another freeagent portable drive for that reason.
1097389
I do not have a answer. I never tried stopping ,ejecting then resume. Pause is all I've done
1010213
You should be good to go. I don't keep it up all the time, but I have left it connected for weeks at a time. The hard drive is out in the open so it won't really overheat, and there is a power switch on it, so you can turn it off but leave it all setup when the drive is not in use.
869802
It will only work once. then it will just stop working and eat the cd that is in it. there is no eject button
1726496
Suggest you contact Seagate support. Have had no issues with the drive. Am not using USB interface, connected the device using the SATA connection directly on a Pogoplug device.
1941857
I had the same issues with sporadic disc-ejection problems. Dragging the disc icon to the trash, using the "Eject Disc" command from the pull down menu, or pushing the eject button on the unit often didn't work. It also would sometimes struggle with reading a blank disc or a disc with data on it. After six months of frustration, I finally bailed and got a different drive (an MCE Blu-Ray Player and SuperDrive, which has worked flawlessly.)