What about shutting down/restarting/log off the computer? Does that do what the safely remove hardware would do but in addition do the appropriate action you took?
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Leonard Morris Sent: 11 November 2009 8:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Unplugging external drives I don't see a question related to your subject line. However, but the rule of thumb is you should always use "safely remove hardware" located in the system tray prior to disconnecting most USB external devices. I learned this the hard way because I crashed my Ipod a couple of years ago by just snatching it out of the computer. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russ Hubley" <[email protected]> To: "Jaws users" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 11:19 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Unplugging external drives > Hi everyone, > I have been using flash drives on my personal computers and my school > district computers for yearrs and have had no problem whatsoever. This > also includes a hard drive I once used, and my printer/scanner. I did the > following: > > 1. If possible, select a USB port that you always want to use for the > flash drive. > 2. Always wait for the windows sound to know that the computer is > recognizing your drive > 3. When finished, exit all used programs, including windows explorer > before disconnecting the external USB device. > 4. When disconnecting your USB device, wait for the windows sound before > continuing with your next task. > > Russ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
