Why should I keep Easy Eject on my T42?

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greg0815 · #1 Post by **greg0815** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 2:26 pm

Does anyone really needs the "Easy Eject"-soft? I never ever stopped any USB-device before removing it from my notebooks - no problems at all. Is the only reason for keeping EE the removal or hot swapping of the CD/DVD-drive?

awolfe63 · #2 Post by **awolfe63** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 2:32 pm

You should stop USB storage devices - disk drives or flash drives - or they can crash.

Easy Eject is really for when you have a dock and you want to "eject" several devices at once.

treker · #3 Post by **treker** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 2:48 pm

My CD-RW drive is permanently screwed into the case. I deleted Easy Eject long ago. I also do not STOP any USB flash drive before removal. XP handles that admirably.

s0larian · #4 Post by **s0larian** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:30 pm

If you have important data on a USB device like HDD or Flash I highly recommend using Easy Eject or the aquivalent XP tool. Data loss already happend to me without stopping the device first.

none · #5 Post by **none** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:42 pm

I've lost data on USB flash drives 4 times like that... Luckily it was never something major, just some downloaded files. But the point is -- Yea, I think you should keep Easy Eject and use it.

jeeva · #6 Post by **jeeva** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:52 pm

I use the Safely Remove Hardware icon of XP And you should stop devices first, especialy if you have write cache on.

greg0815 · #7 Post by **greg0815** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:59 pm

Uh, now I'm becoming really scared

I regulary make backups of my data - cause they're kind of unique

- but I didn't ever spend a thought on hot plugging my usb-memory. Probably it's the best trying to use Easy Eject, but I fear that it'll be very hard to avoid the force of bad habit

*** Edit *** what about standby? is it ok to unplug a memstick when the thinkpad is in standby-mode?

Kenn · #8 Post by **Kenn** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 4:07 pm

I regularly backup my data, and use a USB 2.0 external HD as well as several thumb drives. My optical drive is also screwed down. I never stop the devices and never used easy-eject. I've never had a problem with data loss before. As long as you do not turn off or pull out the drive cable while the light is going, you'll be safe.

Of course, the "stop device" function exists for a reason, and it all depends on how much of a risk you perceive it to be...

The only reason I kept EZEject on my new install is because there was some weird functionality it allowed with the port replicator II/minidock...don't remember what it was, but it doesn't take many system resources so I let it stick around.

JHEM · #9 Post by **JHEM** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 4:46 pm

greg0815 wrote:*** Edit *** what about standby? is it ok to unplug a memstick when the thinkpad is in standby-mode?

No. The only "acceptable" thing to unplug in standby is the AC cord.

Stop any USB devices before removing, especially memory sticks and external HDs. Not a critical thing when dealing with an outboard optical drive however.

Regards,

James

jeeva · #10 Post by **jeeva** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 4:55 pm

And don't forget all of you with USB-Sticks, a recent test in a german pc magazine showed that a dozen of these are not enough protected against ESD, that means you have no longer access to the stick and everything is lost! if you are interessted i can try to scan it and post it here.

About stop devices, remember that USB-HDs have Cache which lose everything if you unplug so don't expect that everything is ok if newer happend so far, it's a good idea to prevent that and don't have to make the experience.

Why should I keep Easy Eject on my T42?

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