harddrive in the "safely remove hardware" symbol

MrPink · December 2nd, 2006

i have a problem, and i don't think it is a virus but it makes me nervous. you know when you plug a usb device into your computer (with windows), and when you want to take it out you click the "safely remove hardware" icon that is next to the system clock? well i just started my computer back up and that little icon is there, but i have no usb devices plugged in. Instead, when i click on it, it shows my hard drive C: and the partition E: as being removable items.

so this is confusing because my hdd is internal and why would it appear with the "safely remove hardware" icon?

i can't remove it, when i try it says "the device 'st3250823as' cannot be stopped right now. try stopping the device again later."

i resolved the problem on my own, turns out that the latest nforce platform drivers i installed for my motherboard came with an IDE controller driver. Since windows already has one, the nvidia IDE driver was causeing my hard drive to appear as "removable hardware"

So i just uninstalled the nvidia IDE driver and that bothersome icon went away.

mogster · December 2nd, 2006

Try removing it.
Then un-install your monitor drivers, so you won't be able to see the problem.

Sorry, I couldn't resist

Sampah · December 11th, 2006

but doesn't uninstalling ur nforce IDE driver makes your performance a little bit slower?

Mad · December 11th, 2006

Have the same thing here.
Only happens to my SATA HDD.

December 2nd, 2006	#1 (permalink)
MrPink McRoll'd Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: "out of the butt and into the f***!" Posts: 519	harddrive in the "safely remove hardware" symbol>I JUST FIXED IT i have a problem, and i don't think it is a virus but it makes me nervous. you know when you plug a usb device into your computer (with windows), and when you want to take it out you click the "safely remove hardware" icon that is next to the system clock? well i just started my computer back up and that little icon is there, but i have no usb devices plugged in. Instead, when i click on it, it shows my hard drive C: and the partition E: as being removable items. so this is confusing because my hdd is internal and why would it appear with the "safely remove hardware" icon? i can't remove it, when i try it says "the device 'st3250823as' cannot be stopped right now. try stopping the device again later." i resolved the problem on my own, turns out that the latest nforce platform drivers i installed for my motherboard came with an IDE controller driver. Since windows already has one, the nvidia IDE driver was causeing my hard drive to appear as "removable hardware" So i just uninstalled the nvidia IDE driver and that bothersome icon went away. Last edited by MrPink; December 3rd, 2006 at 00:48.

December 11th, 2006	#3 (permalink)
Sampah The Handsome Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Unlucky Place Posts: 881	but doesn't uninstalling ur nforce IDE driver makes your performance a little bit slower? __________________ PROCESSOR: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ @1.8Ghz RAM: Kingstone 512MB PC3200 MOBO: ECS Nforce4 A939 VGA: Pixelview Geforce 6600GT (Golden Limited Edition) 128MB OS: WinXP pro Service pack 2

December 11th, 2006	#4 (permalink)
Mad AKA snkmad Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Brazil, Fortaleza-Ceará Posts: 2,911	Have the same thing here. Only happens to my SATA HDD. __________________ [WinXP SP3] [Gigabyte GA-M61PM-S2] [Athlon64 X2 3800+ @2.00Ghz] [XFX Geforce 8600GT XxX 256MB DDR3] [17" SyncMaster 753v] [Samsung SATA II HD080HJ 80GB] [Samsung SATA II HD250HJ 250GB] [Kingston 2x1GB DDR2 6400@800MHz CL6] [Samsung CDDVDW SH-S203B] [NVIDIA nForce Networking] [Realtek ALC883 @ nVIDIA MCP61]

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December 2nd, 2006	#2 (permalink)
mogster Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In your bed. Posts: 808	Try removing it. Then un-install your monitor drivers, so you won't be able to see the problem. Sorry, I couldn't resist