Unmounting Your Drive
USB, FireWire, and eSATA external devices feature “plug & play” connectivity, which means that your
drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures,
however, it is important to follow these steps when disconnecting your LaCie hard disk.
Windows XP Users
From the System Tray (located in the lower right-hand side of your screen), click the Eject icon (a
small green arrow over a hardware image). A message will appear, listing the devices the Eject icon
controls (it should say, “Safely remove…”). Click on the LaCie hard disk in this prompt.
This message will appear: “Safe to Remove Hardware” (or similar). It is now safe to disconnect the
device.
Windows Vista & Windows 7 Users
From the System Tray (located in the lower right-hand side of your screen) click on the plug icon
(note the white check mark inside a green circle).
A message will appear, detailing the devices that may be safely unmounted.
Select
Eject
for the device you wish to unmount. A message will appear notifying you that it is safe
to remove the device.
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