On a Win7 laptop, when I plug in any external USB3 platter-based hard drive into a...
USB3 port, and then click on the Eject option in the system tray (and receive the Windows message that it safe to remove), the activity light on the drive will go into a slow-flash mode, indicating that all data has been written, the heads are parked, and it is safe to unplug. I can also hear and feel the platters stop spinning.
USB2 port, and then click on the Eject option in the system tray (and receive the Windows message that it safe to remove), the activity light on the drive will remain steadily on and I can hear and feel the platters continuing to spin.
How can I get drive removal to function the same on the USB2 ports as the USB3 ports?
After Windows says the drive is safe to remove, is there any harm in unplugging the drives when connected via USB2, even though the drive indicator light remains on?