on 12/10/02 11:16, Michael J. Granado at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just installed Jaguar on my Pismo. I was wondering, other than > shutting down the laptop, when would it be safe to eject my expansion > bay HD? After quitting all files/apps being used on the expansion bay > drive, its fan continues to spin. Is there something I can download > for OS X that can mimic the control strip module from OS 9?
I've never used one myself, but I would think that if you try to unmount it, like a floppy, the system will tell you whether it is safe to do so or not, regarding if any file are still in use. On the fan spinning's side, I don't know, but I would imagine those drives were made to be pulled while the computer was running, since we're talking about bay expansion. Just my $0.02... -Laurent. (now running for cover to have a cigarette outside, in North VA...) -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/RV: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:laurent.daudelin@;verizon.net Gates's Law: "The speed of software halves every 18 months." This oft-cited law is an ironic comment on the tendency of software bloat to outpace the every-18-month doubling in hardware capacity per dollar predicted by Moore's Law. The reference is to Bill Gates; Microsoft is widely considered among the worst if not the worst of the perpetrators of bloat. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:G-Books-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:G-Books-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
