*I reinstalled the 1 TB main drive myself.  It is partitioned into C and D.
I know the drive I'm trying to remove is my backup.
No one has given me a good response, so I think I'll just go into device
manager and uninstall it.  I believe I had to go into Manage HD's to get it
to read my backup when I first got this computer.
Now when I right click my computer and click on Manage, nothing happens.

Diane
*
On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 12:48 AM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Several things:
> There's no reason not to use an internal drive for backup. It would
> certainly read/write faster than an external drive.
> If you really want to use it externally, just remove it and get an
> external enclosure. Are you sure this is an extra drive and not just a
> partition of the main drive? My ASUS came with a 750GB divided into two
> partitions (C: and D:). If it's a partition you'll need to buy another
> SATA drive.
>
> I've bought several of these enclosures. They have good reviews and have
> worked well for me:
>
> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2145406&sku=V13-3254
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [PCBUILD] Internal HD
> From: Diane <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Fri, June 25, 2010 10:42 am
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> *I have an ASUS computer running Win7 64bit.
>
> I have one ATA internal main drive. I have temporarily, another ATA
> internal HD for backing up.
>
> I was done using the backup. I turned off the computer and turned off
> the
> power strip. I unplugged the power and data cables from the backup
> internal
> HD.
>
> I started the computer and I saw the setup screen, and then a cursor in
> the
> upper left corner of my screen. That's it.
>
> I turned everything off again and plugged in the backup, and started
> again.
> Everything was fine.
>
> What gives? Do I have to uninstall the backup to remove it from my
> computer? I saw in Device Manager that it's possible to uninstall this
> drive.
>
> I now know I need to get an external enclosure for this drive. But how
> do I
> get it out of my computer?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Diane Kroeckel
> *
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