But did you reboot the machine after unplugging the problematic devices?
"David" <David@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:CAFFC10E-D2CE-4EC4-85A7-15089DC7BB23@xxxxxx
Quote:
>I plugged and unplugged my flash drives. It hasn't beeped much in the last
> hour, but it did beep once or twice!
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
> Quote:
>> Unplug and reboot to clear everything.
>>
>> "David" <David@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:29C3EF04-5377-4FFB-B10A-CD829B4A3E2E@xxxxxx Quote:
>> >I assumed that what both terms meant.....just wanted to be sure.
>> > Thanks for the assistance. I'll keep plugging and unplugging.
>> > Something's
>> > gotta give.
>> >
>> > "Bob F." wrote:
>> >
>> >> Pen drive is another name for a flash drive also sometimes called a
>> >> thumb
>> >> drive...and others. "Needs to be satisfied" as the phrase implied mean
>> >> "do
>> >> what it is asking". If it says "safely remove hardware" then do what
>> >> it
>> >> takes to put in a state where you can do that, and do it. See what
>> >> happens.
>> >> From here you might just find the right combination of plugging and
>> >> unplugging to stop your system from complaining.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Regards, BobF.
>> >> "David" <David@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:ABBD4CFE-74FB-4612-A4A9-AB34262A38EF@xxxxxx
>> >> >I only had 2 flash drives connected and my iPod. I don't know what a
>> >> >pen
>> >> > drive is nor what "needs to be satisfied" means. I did try to plug
>> >> > in
>> >> > the
>> >> > flash drives and iPod since then. They both disconnected safely, but
>> >> > I'm
>> >> > still getting the errors and sounds.
>> >> >
>> >> > David
>> >> >
>> >> > "Bob F." wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Exclamation marks, red "x"'s. anything out of the ordinary. Did
>> >> >> you
>> >> >> ever
>> >> >> have a pen drive connected? Maybe it needs to be satisfied if you
>> >> >> did.
>> >> >> Plug one in, then remove it. Any other USB device may also fool
>> >> >> it.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Regards, BobF.
>> >> >> "David" <David@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:C7DB6958-6480-4D57-BB87-0EB6D904E0E0@xxxxxx
>> >> >> >I don't see anything unusual there. What should I be looking for?
>> >> >> > David
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "Bob F." wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> Anything show up in Device Manager?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> --
>> >> >> >> Regards, BobF.
>> >> >> >> "David" <David@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> >> >> news:AFC2DDC7-8A50-447A-A508-8162763C64AC@xxxxxx
>> >> >> >> >I have no hardware connected to my laptop (no printers, flash
>> >> >> >> >drives,
>> >> >> >> >iPods,
>> >> >> >> > etc.), but the computer keeps making the "safely remove
>> >> >> >> > hardware"
>> >> >> >> > beep
>> >> >> >> > every
>> >> >> >> > few minutes. The icon to do this quickly appears on the
>> >> >> >> > bottom
>> >> >> >> > taskbar
>> >> >> >> > for a
>> >> >> >> > second. I was able to catch it and open it, but it shows no
>> >> >> >> > hardware.
>> >> >> >> > How
>> >> >> >> > can I stop the comoputer from thinking something is attached?
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
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