Delayed write failed?

[Karl]

How can I disable the constant, repeated messages from MS when I turn off
the Exterior Harddrive and it comes up again and again:

Windows-Delayed Write Failed. Etc etc.

[Walter Clayton]

Are you using the "safe to eject" function or are you simply turning the
drive off when you feel like you're done with it?

--
Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp


"Karl" > wrote in message
...
> How can I disable the constant, repeated messages from MS when I turn off
> the Exterior Harddrive and it comes up again and again:
>
> Windows-Delayed Write Failed. Etc etc.
>
>

[Karl]

I turn the drive off when I am finished with backing up to the External
drive.


"Walter Clayton" > wrote in message
...
> Are you using the "safe to eject" function or are you simply turning the
> drive off when you feel like you're done with it?
>
> --
> Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
> http://www.dts-l.org
> http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp
>
>
> "Karl" > wrote in message
> ...
> > How can I disable the constant, repeated messages from MS when I turn
off
> > the Exterior Harddrive and it comes up again and again:
> >
> > Windows-Delayed Write Failed. Etc etc.
> >
> >
>

[Walter Clayton]

OK. The problem is the system doesn't know you've turned the drive off and
still has buffered writes pending. Look in systray for an icon that will
display "safely remove hardware" when you hover over it. You have to use
that function before you drop power on the drive or you'll cause data
corruption on the drive.

--
Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp


"Karl" > wrote in message
...
> I turn the drive off when I am finished with backing up to the External
> drive.
>
>
> "Walter Clayton" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Are you using the "safe to eject" function or are you simply turning the
> > drive off when you feel like you're done with it?
> >
> > --
> > Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
> > Associate Expert
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
> > http://www.dts-l.org
> > http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp
> >
> >
> > "Karl" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > How can I disable the constant, repeated messages from MS when I turn
> off
> > > the Exterior Harddrive and it comes up again and again:
> > >
> > > Windows-Delayed Write Failed. Etc etc.
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>

[Karl]

Thanks, will turn it off in the system tray in the future.
I guess that it what you suggest, right?

"Walter Clayton" > wrote in message
...
> OK. The problem is the system doesn't know you've turned the drive off and
> still has buffered writes pending. Look in systray for an icon that will
> display "safely remove hardware" when you hover over it. You have to use
> that function before you drop power on the drive or you'll cause data
> corruption on the drive.
>
> --
> Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
> http://www.dts-l.org
> http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp
>
>
> "Karl" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I turn the drive off when I am finished with backing up to the External
> > drive.
> >
> >
> > "Walter Clayton" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Are you using the "safe to eject" function or are you simply turning
the
> > > drive off when you feel like you're done with it?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
> > > Associate Expert
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > > Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
> > > http://www.dts-l.org
> > > http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp
> > >
> > >
> > > "Karl" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > How can I disable the constant, repeated messages from MS when I
turn
> > off
> > > > the Exterior Harddrive and it comes up again and again:
> > > >
> > > > Windows-Delayed Write Failed. Etc etc.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>

[Walter Clayton]

Correct. What that does is forces the system to flush all pending IO. You
should then be able to power the drive off without any more nag messages.

--
Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp


"Karl" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks, will turn it off in the system tray in the future.
> I guess that it what you suggest, right?
>
> "Walter Clayton" > wrote in message
> ...
> > OK. The problem is the system doesn't know you've turned the drive off
and
> > still has buffered writes pending. Look in systray for an icon that will
> > display "safely remove hardware" when you hover over it. You have to use
> > that function before you drop power on the drive or you'll cause data
> > corruption on the drive.
> >
> > --
> > Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
> > Associate Expert
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
> > http://www.dts-l.org
> > http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp
> >
> >
> > "Karl" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I turn the drive off when I am finished with backing up to the
External
> > > drive.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Walter Clayton" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Are you using the "safe to eject" function or are you simply turning
> the
> > > > drive off when you feel like you're done with it?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
> > > > Associate Expert
> > > > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > > > Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently
advanced.
> > > > http://www.dts-l.org
> > > > http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Karl" > wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > > > How can I disable the constant, repeated messages from MS when I
> turn
> > > off
> > > > > the Exterior Harddrive and it comes up again and again:
> > > > >
> > > > > Windows-Delayed Write Failed. Etc etc.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>