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How to safely dismount and turn off the Drive
with the computer running
Mac Users
Drag the icon for the External Hard Drive to the Trash. The Drive will
dismount and you can then safely turn if off. You may then unplug
the power cord and data cable if you want to disconnect the drive.
PC Users
1. Locate the System Tray. The System Tray includes the time display
in the bottom right, and icons to the left of the time. One of the icons
will be an icon with a green, diagonal arrow on it.
2. Left-click on this icon. You will receive the alert message “Safely
Remove…” or “Stop…” followed by the drive letter for the device.
3. Left-click on the appropriate device (with the drive letter matching
the one used by the External Hard Drive). After a few seconds,
Windows will give you a message that it is safe to remove the device.
4. Click OK. The Drive will dismount and you can then safely turn if
off. You may then unplug the power cord and data cable if you want
to disconnect the drive.
How to turn off and disconnect the
Drive with the computer turned off
(PC and Mac)
When you shut down your computer the DataDock II volume
dismounts automatically. With the computer turned off, simply turn
off the Drive. You may then unplug the power cord and data cable if
you want to disconnect the drive.
