(After finishing works) is there any harm if I directly disconnect a flash memory/ mp3 player (connected through USB port) from the PC rightaway - without following - "safely remove hardware", "Stop device" these steps?? Please advise, thank you!
2006-08-12 16:23:59 · 10 answers · asked by high 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
nothing will happen...it will be fine...as soon as the computer detects that it is removed it will stop all hardware and drivers assosiated w/ it
2006-08-12 16:27:29 · answer #1 · answered by dmsous 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It'll work fine. USB devices are designed for "hot swapping", which means to plug in (and out) without powering down the computer. The only USB device I know of that requires a certain removal sequence is an iPod.
2006-08-12 16:30:52 · answer #2 · answered by trevor_brown 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a hd, Archos mp3 player, and 2 flash drives that are all USB. All of them need to be closed by the computer before removal, according to the little icon on your taskbar. If you remove them before closing them down, they will give you an error saying that the device was not properly closed down before removal, which could wipe out some data. I don't know if this is true, but i usually close mine down before removal, just to be safe.
2006-08-12 16:38:15 · answer #3 · answered by snafu1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is usually fairly safe to disconnect USB devices without shutting down the pc. However, it is even better to follow the advise provided with the particular device itself.
2006-08-12 16:30:49 · answer #4 · answered by Oddjob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No worries at all; it will all be okay.
I regularly just unplug my MP3 player and the USB connection after downloading or updating. The computer program just stops detecting the device and closes down associated applications.
2006-08-12 16:30:26 · answer #5 · answered by Bronwen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have an i-pod, plug it into one of the usb ports that are not working and force it into disk mode (put it on hold turn it off hold, hold the menu and centre button for a few seconds) if there is any life at all in the usb ports that should make them work again
2016-03-26 23:40:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im not exactly sure how much this will help, but I have in the past just unplugged stuff instead of doing all that "safely remove hardware" and nothing has happened. (knock on wood). ;)
2006-08-12 16:31:17 · answer #7 · answered by ldiaz909 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you think they provide the right way?
If the device is doing something when you unplug it, the end result is unpredictable. It is unlikely to damage your data/music, but it could garble the device enough to make it unusable.
2006-08-12 16:34:38 · answer #8 · answered by Computer Guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most devices will have no trouble being removed... ones that are actively in use will cause problems most likely (such as a flash drive that is being used to file accest...)
2006-08-12 16:35:01 · answer #9 · answered by Nik R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Thats called"Hotswapping" and everything should be fine if you are using XP
2006-08-16 12:19:12 · answer #10 · answered by Matthew D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋