OK to safely remove hardware? WD SATAII 320GB issue

[TrypleCheeseburger]

I just built a computer for someone using a western digital 320gb SATAII drive on an Epox nForce4 ultra mainboard. After installing the forceware drivers I get a system tray icon telling me it's ok to safely remove my SATA hard disk.

1. Why is this icon popping up?
2. How can I make it go away?

This is the first computer I've built with an SATA drive so forgive my newb-ness.

I am using WinXP pro SP1a on this computer.

 

[iRONic]

Originally posted by: TrypleCheeseburger
I just built a computer for someone using a western digital 320gb SATAII drive on an Epox nForce4 ultra mainboard. After installing the forceware drivers I get a system tray icon telling me it's ok to safely remove my SATA hard disk.

1. Why is this icon popping up?
2. How can I make it go away?

This is the first computer I've built with an SATA drive so forgive my newb-ness.

I am using WinXP pro SP1a on this computer.

1. The drive is hot-swapable.
2. You can only hide it. Start>Settings>Taskbar and Start Menu. Tick the "Hide inactive icons" box. Click apply.

 

[evilsaint]

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1. The drive is hot-swapable.
2. You can only hide it. Start>Settings>Taskbar and Start Menu. Tick the "Hide inactive icons" box. Click apply.[/quote]

QFT. Just installed a SATA drive myself, and that little extra icon has been driving me nuts too. Maybe M$ will allow enough flexibility to hide *just* that icon (or it's equivalent) in Vista, but for now, you're SOL, unless you don't mind the other icons being hidden too.

 

[iRONic]

QFT?

 

[Bootstrap]

quoted for truth

 

[iRONic]

Thanks.

 

[TrypleCheeseburger]

Thanks everyone. My first SATA experience and I am wiser for it.

 

[jmdeathsquad]

I have almost the same mobo and I've never seen that icon, I have wd 250 sataII... it must be hot swappable as iRONic said.. though probably not a good idea if its your OS drive

 

[elecrzy]

well, if you configured your mb(options ihe bios are: ahci(full sata), ide, raid) to treat your sata hds as ide hds, then you won't be able to use the SATA features such as NCQ, hot-swap, etc.

 

[DBSX]

Originally posted by: evilsaint

1. The drive is hot-swapable.
2. You can only hide it. Start>Settings>Taskbar and Start Menu. Tick the "Hide inactive icons" box. Click apply.[/quote]

QFT. Just installed a SATA drive myself, and that little extra icon has been driving me nuts too. Maybe M$ will allow enough flexibility to hide *just* that icon (or it's equivalent) in Vista, but for now, you're SOL, unless you don't mind the other icons being hidden too.

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I am not sure what "M$" is... maybe you meant "MS"? Regardless, why do you need to wait for Vista to do this? I can do it with Windows XP. Right click taskbar --> Properties --> Hide In active icons button --> customize to your hearts content (click "Always hide" for the add/remove hardware icon and Always show for any you don't want hidden). Simple. Flexible.

\Dan