External Hard Drive

Elidicious

Elidicious

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I bought an e.h.d today [500GB LG] though when I click on the icon to remove it , it says : Samsung HM500Ji USB device.

-Is it really Samsung? or maybe the cover is just LG?

Also, when I attached it to one of my PC's usb port, the device made a strange beep. When I attached it to another usb port, there was no beep and the device worked correctly.

-Maybe there's something wrong the that usb port?

-Is it okay if I leave the device attached to my PC, always? Is it harmful for the device [even if it warms up after a certain period while connected to the PC]?
 
It's probably a Samsung drive in an LG branded enclosure. I'm quite sure LG doesn't have hard drives.

What kind of beep? I can't think of any USB hard drives that had a speaker in them. If it's coming from the device itself, it's probably just the drive. Sometimes hard drives can make beep-like noises

Given that it's in an enclosure, unless it gets pretty decent cooling, I'd say unplug it when not in use.
 
When doing some search on the internet, I came to the conclusion that the Beep sound of device is a result of insufficient power from USB port in the PC.

I have 5 other USB ports so I don't worry about this that much.

Another question:
Is it ok if I forget to remove[virtually or physically] the Hard Drive before shutting down the computer?
 
^ I wouldn't recommend it, because if at any time the ExtHDD and the computer's HDD are transferring files, corruption will occur. It's always best to safely remove from the taskbar.
 
-When I click on "safely remove hardware" and then I click on OK, the HD Led light is still on. Does it mean the HD is being charged though virtually is not connected to the PC?
 
NVX_185 said:
^ I wouldn't recommend it, because if at any time the ExtHDD and the computer's HDD are transferring files, corruption will occur. It's always best to safely remove from the taskbar.
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Also, the ExtHDD and computer's HDD don't always transfer files. THey only do this by my command. It's not an automatic transfer.
 
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