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Have you been using the drive without this message or has it always been there?


It appears at random when starting the computer or after I have let it be for a long time.

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Check the policies of your drive. Go into the drive properties and find the Policies tab. USB drives are usually marked 'Optimize for quick removal'. If it 'Optimized for performance', you may see that error unless you 'Safely remove hardware' first.


It's on optimize for performance and I cannot change it. "Enable write caching on the disk" is UNchecked


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It can be a number of other things including hardware problems but I'd start with the Policies. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330174


Odd that I cannot change that setting

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p.s. Of course, check for the latest drivers for your computer


All good.
Thanx!

Jim Williams
Indianapolis Brass Choir
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