On the Vista computer, it won't ok to eject drive, says drive in use or open?
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I use it on a vista computer all of the time. It means that the window that you were viewing the card in is not closed. You MUST close the window and thus free the drive/card from use before windows will close it. This would/should happen no matter what version of windows you are using as it prevents data loss.HTH
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Mac user? Try dragging the drive's icon to the trash. Or select it and "force quit." If that fails, just turn off the whole computer with the main power switch and restart it in about 5 minutes. (I'm no computer expert, but these are the steps I'd take. If you're using a windows system, I would probably try the last option.) good luck
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As long as the light is not flashing that means there are no current read/write operations going on with the card. If you are completely done with the transfer or looking at pictures on the card, and have closed all programs using it, it is totally fine to just remove the device.
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Exchange the drive for a new one ? The one you have is obviously bad....good luck
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I log off and then I log in ,it's safe to eject...... other hard drives ,Seagate , WD, give message "Try again later" very rarely.
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You should not need to open the drive to expose the interior. Just attach the USB cable to the drive and attach the other end of the cable to a USB 2.0 port on your PC. Your PC should recognize he drive and you are ready to go.
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You don't directly connect this storage device to a computer. It's connected to your router and the drive(s) can be access via windows explorer. So, I don't see any reason why you couldn't use Vista. However, I am not an expert. I suggest doing some research on the Drobo,com website if you have concerns.
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Thank you. So I ordered the drive and followed instructions for installing but it is not recognized by Windows 7 and the trouble shooting guide is useless. Then I tried it on a laptop running Vista and it started installing but finally gave up saying to contact the manufacturer. This is the 3rd time I have bought an item based on information from persons who claim to own the product that turned out to be a big mistake
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It works but will improperly eject your drive if you put your computer to sleep. Which can cause loos of data or corruption.
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I have used versions of both. There is no problem extracting a stubborn disc via software commands or a re-boot.
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I bought for something other than a Pc, so I'm not sure. What operating system? I recently had to learn a trick to get my PC to assign the drive. It saw it, but did nothing with it until I took a certain step.
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Simple, just go to my PC, select the hard drive, at the top of the screen you will find the eject option, select that one, and ready
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When you enable "hotswap" in your bios you can plug the drive in and out. Window's will allow you to "eject" the drive like you would if using a thumb drive or other externally usb connected device.
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As far as I know there is no problem with the disk you should be able to use it.
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It will only work once. then it will just stop working and eat the cd that is in it. there is no eject button
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Try the keyboard short cuts. For example: Cmd + Control + Media Eject on an external keyboard.
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I am forced to keep the disk in the drive. There may be a way to play without the disk, but I'm not aware of it.
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I'm honestly not sure, as I immediately formatted the drive when I got it. Sorry!
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no. mine works, i mean turns on, vista sees, etc, but not even close to fully and properly. if you are trying to do a backup, try something different. in the encrypted mode, i can't even write additional files to the drive.