Everytime I turn my computer on there is an Icon that says safely remove usb mass storage device from hard drive E, what does this mean? I hooked up a new printer a week ago is this something I could have done, how do I get rid of this?
2006-08-25 07:31:22 · 7 answers · asked by sox_winin_04 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
If you new printer has Card slots for reading & printing memory cards, then that is the USB Mass storage device. You may want to ensure the drivers are correctly installed
2006-08-25 07:35:59 · answer #1 · answered by dageezerus 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you hook usb devices up to your computer there is an icon that shows up down by the clock
if you double click that icon you will get a list of usb devices attached to your pc. the purpose of this icon is to safely remove usb devices from the pc. for example if you have a flash drive and save some data on it then just pull it out the data might not be there or what happend to me once is it wiped out all the data i had on the flash drive.
the correct way to remove a usb device is to double click that icon highlight the device you want to remove then click ok. the computer will then tell you it is now safe to remove that device.
hope that helps
2006-08-25 07:40:37 · answer #2 · answered by ian6868 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A USB Mass Storage Device is either A card like Secure Digital card or a Flash Drive. F,G,H,I is just a way to identify different drives inserted or installed on your computer. C is usually your computer hard drive and E is a flash drive. Glad I could Help
2016-03-27 05:46:17 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about it. It's just there to click if you should want to remove your printer. Or you have a jump drive connected to your computer and you don't know how that works(unlikely).
If it has a little x in the top right corner just click that to close the box. It will work out fine.
2006-08-25 07:40:07 · answer #4 · answered by just me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means at some time you plugged in something to the USB port, which should not be removed until you have clicked on that icon and followed instructions to remove it. If it's something you planned to leave plugged in, you can safely ignore that warning.
2006-08-25 07:38:51 · answer #5 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your new printer has memory in it. Do not disconnect it. The memory holds print jobs, so that you can move on to other projects.
2006-08-25 16:11:12 · answer #6 · answered by mittalman53 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually its for a flash drive, or a camera. try to click it and eject. it should go away.
2006-08-25 07:36:43 · answer #7 · answered by digital genius 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋