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Turning off/disconnecting the Toshiba drive
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4
Select USB Mass Storage Device and then click Stop.
5
Select Toshiba HDD and then click OK.
A message displays indicating it is safe to remove the device
from your computer.
6
Turn off the drive and/or disconnect the USB cable connecting
the drive to your computer.
The procedure for safely removing a hardware device may vary
depending on your computer's operating system. Refer to the
documentation provided with your operating system if the above
procedure is not applicable to your system.
When you shut down your computer, the Toshiba drive unmounts
from the system automatically. You do not need to manually
unmount it. Simply wait until your computer shuts down before
disconnecting the cable.
If you have installed the Drive Monitor application, you can also
safely remove the drive from your system by right-clicking on the
Drive Monitor (
) icon in the Notification area/System tray of your
Windows
®
desktop and selecting Eject. For information on installing
the Drive Monitor, see
“Checking used/free disk space and drive
.
If you are using an eSATA connection
To turn off/disconnect the Toshiba drive if you are using an
eSATA connection:
1
Wait until all read/write activity stops (the power/drive in-use
light will stop flashing).
2
Close all open Toshiba drive-related applications.
3
Shut down your computer.
4
Turn off the drive by pressing the power button on the back of
the drive.
5
Disconnect the eSATA cable.
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