I'm after a bit of software....

[jason69uk]

Are there any program that allow me to safely remove an IDE Hard drive without messing anything up??

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/ Moderator Baldrick

[MOVIEGEEK]

Do you mean a second HD?
If so turn off the PC and disconnect.
BTW..your boot OS should always be set as master.

[jason69uk]

yeah im talking about the slave, was just wondering if there was a way to disconnect it without turning the pc off..

[spiderman2k1]

You must turn off your PC also turn the power off from that back or unplug it.

[GeorgeW]

sounds like you are looking for a "hot swappable" type of connection (no need to turn off PC).

External drives allow this (I have firewire-400 and USB2 external drives that I can connect/disconnect while the computer stays on)

Depending on your needs, could you install one of those drive caddy's -- this will let you remove the HD, and put in another one -- you will still have to turn off the computer first...

here's the type of caddy I am talking about:
HD Caddy

[nelson133]

I would agree that what you are loking for is a drive caddy. I've tried both a caddy and a usb hard drive and both work. Nyah Levi

[Baldrick]

bye.