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kwfine

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    power light indicator was still on
    « on: November 30, 2006, 03:23:29 AM »
    Hi everyone,

    I found something interesting about my USB Flash Drive and USB HDD:
    I have a USB Flash Drive (128MB) and a USB HDD (80GB), and to unplug them from my
    PC, I choose "Safe Remove" by right click the hardware icon on the Taskbar.
    I found that the power light indicator of the USB Flash Drive was immediately off after it was
    said to be safe to remove;  but that of the USB HDD was still on even if I waited for a few minutes afterwards.

    Any ideas?
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    GX1_Man

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    Re: power light indicator was still on
    « Reply #1 on: November 30, 2006, 03:27:37 AM »
    Go by the indicator within Windows to assure proper shutdown. It may be receiving power, but not actively able to access files. That's the way my Western Digital does.
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    kwfine

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      Re: power light indicator was still on
      « Reply #2 on: November 30, 2006, 07:19:51 AM »
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      Go by the indicator within Windows to assure proper shutdown. ...

      I am sorry, but could you be a bit more detailed?  :-?

      I am using Win XP SP2 Home Edition
      « Last Edit: November 30, 2006, 07:20:27 AM by kwfine »
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      GX1_Man

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      Re: power light indicator was still on
      « Reply #3 on: November 30, 2006, 05:41:00 PM »
      The icon in the system tray (lower right hand corner) to safely stop USB devices ("Unplug or Eject Hardware")
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