On 29/10/05, Bryan Tyson
On Friday 28 October 2005 17:01, Kevanf1 wrote:
I know that you couldn't simply unplug old style serial or parallel port drives etc because of the risk of burning the port out, this shouldn't happen with USB. Should it?
No, the automounting is in sync mode so you should be able to unplug any time there is no activity. I have never heard of a usb port "burning out."
Bryan
Ok, I'm with you guys so far :-) Now, my next question is how do you know when data has finished its transfer to the USB device? I know that a lot of USB devices have a light that wither blinks on and off or stays on during data transfer. But there must be a another way of registering the transfer - it usually opens a window if you are in GUI mode but this is not the case in command prompt mode. What I'm getting at is the same as with a car. You should never rely on the oil warning light to come on and tell you that you are low on oil because the light/bulb may have blown or be otherwise defective. The same goes for this tell tale light on the USB device. Or am I now worrying for no reason? -- ============================================== I am only human, please forgive me if I make a mistake it is not deliberate. ============================================== Take care. Kevan Farmer 34 Hill Street Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR