How to reconnect external usb drive

[Guest Jnlim]

I have an external drive plug into fire-wire port, after disconnect it using

"safely remove hardware", is there a way to reconnect it from desktop

without having to power down/up the drive?

 

thanks for any info,

Cheers!

[Guest Malke]

Re: How to reconnect external usb drive

 

Jnlim wrote:

> I have an external drive plug into fire-wire port, after disconnect it

> using "safely remove hardware", is there a way to reconnect it from

> desktop without having to power down/up the drive?

 

You mean turn off/on the external hard drive? To remount it, simply plug the

drive into the desktop's firewire port again. If I've misunderstood your

question, please clarify your situation, the problem, and what you're

really trying to do.

 

Malke

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[Guest olfart]

Re: How to reconnect external usb drive

 

 

"Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message

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> Jnlim wrote:

>

>> I have an external drive plug into fire-wire port, after disconnect it

>> using "safely remove hardware", is there a way to reconnect it from

>> desktop without having to power down/up the drive?

>

> You mean turn off/on the external hard drive? To remount it, simply plug

> the

> drive into the desktop's firewire port again. If I've misunderstood your

> question, please clarify your situation, the problem, and what you're

> really trying to do.

>

> Malke

> --

> MS-MVP

> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!

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>

 

It sounds like he wants to leave the device plugged in and power it on and

off using "safely remove"

[Guest Jnlim]

Re: How to reconnect external usb drive

 

Thanks, that does it. I didn't know fire-wire are hot plug-able.

 

"Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message

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Jnlim wrote:

> I have an external drive plug into fire-wire port, after disconnect it

> using "safely remove hardware", is there a way to reconnect it from

> desktop without having to power down/up the drive?

 

You mean turn off/on the external hard drive? To remount it, simply plug the

drive into the desktop's firewire port again. If I've misunderstood your

question, please clarify your situation, the problem, and what you're

really trying to do.

 

Malke

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[Guest Lil' Dave]

Re: How to reconnect external usb drive

 

Glad you have some insight on hot-plugging firewire.

 

Don't understand why one would want to in normal everyday conditions.

Unless of course your external firewire enclosure has no on/off switch.

And, you're not up to the job for installing a remote power switching

station for your external hardware which provides or removes AC power by

independent manual switches.

 

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Dave

 

If it looks like fish, smells like fish, its not

a cantaloupe.

"Jnlim" <Jnlim@home.com> wrote in message

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> Thanks, that does it. I didn't know fire-wire are hot plug-able.

>

> "Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message

> news:%23zdu3$oOJHA.4312@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Jnlim wrote:

>

>> I have an external drive plug into fire-wire port, after disconnect it

>> using "safely remove hardware", is there a way to reconnect it from

>> desktop without having to power down/up the drive?

>

> You mean turn off/on the external hard drive? To remount it, simply plug

> the

> drive into the desktop's firewire port again. If I've misunderstood your

> question, please clarify your situation, the problem, and what you're

> really trying to do.

>

> Malke

> --

> MS-MVP

> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!

> FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

>

>