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Disable unsafe USB removal warning on OSX
Is there anyway to remove the warning message that pops-up on OSX when you remove a USB device without ejecting it properly?
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Is There A Need To Safely Remove Device If “Quick Removal” Is Enabled?
i have been always ejecting devices from USB prior to removing them from computer and then i thought that if i have "Quick Removal" set, would i still need to eject? What could be the worst case if ...
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Is there any way to determine what program or service is using a device when I try to eject it?
I keep getting a message like this. How might I debug / troubleshoot why this is being thrown?
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LibreOffice prevents SD card from being ejected
When I try to eject the SD card which is generally always in my Windows 7 netbook using either the context menu or the "Safely remove hardware and eject media" icon the computer tells me it can't ...
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Why is Windows 7 ejecting my CD-ROM?
I'm inserting a CD-ROM with some older software on it into the DVD drive. When the drive settles down, Windows Explorer shows the drive as E: under Computer. As soon as I click on the E: icon, the ...
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How to eject Windows 7 DVD when installing on MacBook Pro?
During the installation process of Windows 7 on my MacBook Pro, it asks me to eject the DVD so that I can put in a disk with drivers. I have the driver disk but I can't figure out how to eject the ...
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macbook pro noisy sound whenever i insert or eject disc
everytime i put a cd into the macbook pro or eject a disc out of it, it will make some noise like as if it is spoilt. Is there a way to change this noise?
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Unplugging disk during error checking
I'm currently running a check disk on my external hard drive, and it's in phase 4 with no visible progress on the progress bar. Unfortunately, I have to turn off the computer that's running the test. ...
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Is there a way to Eject an external hard disk like Eject a Flash drive (no need to shut down computer)?
If it is a USB Flash Drive, there is an Eject option when you right click on the drive...
or say Stop the drive using the icon on the Task bar...
but what about an External hard drive? There seems ...
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How can I disable a CD drive without any special software?
I have a Lenovo w510 laptop. When it came, its CD drive was powered off; I right-clicked it and enabled power to it.
Now I want to power it off again, without using any software.
Does anyone know ...
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Is it safe to plug out external usb harddisk when logoff?
I've tried to eject an external drive but it just won't be ejected. I know it is safe to pull out the external drive when the machine is shutdown but this is a fileserver and I can't shut it down just ...
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Can I disable my DVD drive from ejecting? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I disable the CD drive eject button in Windows 7?
My desktop sits on the floor under my desk and occasionally I will accidentally bump the DVD drive eject button ...
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MacBook doesn't recognize oddly shaped disk
I put in a small oddly shaped disk into my macbook and it didn't recognize it. There was none of the normal sounds you here when a disk is put in so it doesn't no a disk is in the drive. So I cant ...
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Remapping 'eject' with '0/)' on MBP
My zero key on MBP (the one next to 9), is completely dead. No opening, cleaning, or anything else helps revive it. Anytime I need to press zero, I have to press Fn+M (the keypad zero). Even worse, ...
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How to eject a CD if Windows won't eject it?
Right now I have a DVD in my laptop drive and the computer is hard at work trying to pry some readable bits from it. Judging by the sound of it, it is utterly failing.
But while I realize the ...
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How do I audit CD/DVD tray opening events in Windows 7?
Since installing Windows 7, the entire office has experienced random CD tray openings, sometimes while we are in the office, sometimes not.
On my PC, I have two disc-reading devices, but only the ...
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how do you eject cd using keyboard on dell inspiron 6000
The eject button on my cd / dvd drive is broken.
I can still eject using windows explorer from the context menu.
I need to reinstall windows.
Is there a function key combination i can use from the ...
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Forgot to unmount/eject external hard drive, lost moved files. Mac OS X
So I was using my Mac with my external hard drive connected via USB.
I moved about 10 GB of data to it (via drag and drop while holding down the Command key to move the files rather than to copy ...
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How to “Un-Eject” a USB Flash drive — Eject is easy (safely remove hardware), but what about Un-Eject or Reconnect?
There are times after I eject a USB Flash drive, I want to copy some more files over to the USB Flash drive. In this case, do I always need to unplug the drive and plug it back in? Is there a way to ...
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Eject a USB modem in the scheduled tasks
I need to schedule a task to eject a USB modem immediately when the power fail.
I had searched in EventLog and found the EventID for power Failure, put it in the Triggers,but in the Action I didn't ...
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How can I remount an ejected (not just unmounted) USB drive on Mac?
I frequently eject an usb stick, and then realize I still need it.
If I unmount the drive in Disk Utility, I can just remount it, but if I eject, it's gone.
Not showed in Finder
Not showed in ...
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Is there an RSM replacement in Windows 7? (to eject USB and Firewire devices from command line)
I know Windows XP and previous had an rsm.exe file in the <root>\windows\system32 folder that could be used to manage media. I used this command in batch files and from the command line to eject ...
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How do I disable the CD drive eject button in Windows 7?
My baby brother keeps messing around with the CD drive. I tried the software from http://superuser.com/questions/8770/disable-cd-eject-button-on-laptop but it didn't work on Windows 7. I'm using a ...
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flash drive ejected improperly- lost files
I have a flash drive that was used primarily on a Mac, and it was ejected improperly. Now when I put it back in, the computer (I tried 2 different Macs,and 3 PCs) does not even register the flash ...
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Have to eject DVD after every write with growisofs
I am writing files to a DVD with growisofs once a day. Each time I append to the DVD, I have to eject the DVD and then re-load the DVD in order to see the file I just wrote. I am using RHEL 5.0 and ...
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Non-ejected Time Machine external HDD no longer connects to Mac
I accidentally unplugged (without ejecting) my formatted external Seagate HDD I've been using happily as a Time Machine on my Mac. Now the disk itself isn't recognised by the computer, and the light ...
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Is it possible to eject a cd in a batch file on Windows XP?
I've seen a few executables/utilities that do it, and many forums that say it is not possible to do. But is there any DOS command that I can rely on in a typical XP installation?
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How can I force my Mac Mini to eject a DVD
Today I put a movie DVD into my Mac Mini, but the Finder doesn't show it => the Mac doesn't seem to know it is there.
How can I force an eject?
Note: Booting with all kinds of keys CMD, ALT, Apple ...
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How can I remove the option to eject SATA drives from the Windows 7 tray icon?
The Safely Remove Hardware icon in Windows 7 offers the ability to eject my SATA drives, including the boot drive. I don't see myself ever needing this - especially not from the convenience of the ...
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How to remap eject key on MacBook keyboard to “delete”?
I own a first generation MacBook Air and this has bothered me since the beginnings.
When I bought this thing, I was sure I'm not going to carry a DVD drive. I don't use it. WiFi has worked pretty ...
