Hi Ronni, I just downloaded and installed firmware for WD Drive. Then put iMac to sleep and woke a few minutes later. Got told off again for ejecting incorrectly …… BUGGER ! I will take at look at Roberts Google link !
On 16/08/2013, at 7:31 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > Hi Stephen, > >>> What model WD portable drive is it? > > When the external drive is not showing on the desktop, have you checked if it > is showing in Disk Utility? ... You should be able to select the volume in DU > and then click "Mount". > > When your iMac goes to sleep, the light on the external drive should go off > and the drive power down, and then when the iMac wakes it should power up. > > Definitely check as I mentioned before - if there is a Firmware Upgrade for > your WD drive, the firmware upgrade could fix the problem. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > On 16/08/2013, at 4:20 PM, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote: > >> That could be what causes it Ronni. >> I usually put the iMac to sleep when I leave it for a few hours. >> In fact just came back to after about 3 hours and it had un-mounted again. >> I will try not "sleeping" the iMac and see what happens. >> >> On 16/08/2013, at 8:44 AM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Stephen, >>> >>> Do you receive this message after the iMac wakes from "Sleep"? >>> Some external drives will give this message when the computer wakes from an >>> extended sleep. >>> >>> What model WD portable drive is it? >>> Have you tried other USB ports? >>> >>> 1. Check first if your WD external has a firmware upgrade available. In >>> some cases, the firmware upgrade may be enough to make the disk more >>> responsive to the iMac waking up. >>> >>> 2. If there is no firmware upgrade available, check if your power/data USB >>> cable is properly working. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >>> >>> On 15/08/2013, at 7:07 PM, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Ronni, >>>> >>>> That item is already disabled. >>>> My Time Capsule and my old wired modem had both been playing up recently. >>>> So I replaced both of them with a Telstra WiFi Modem. >>>> So I plugged in this spare HD and switched Time Machine to it. >>>> I just can't figure why it un-mounts randomly like this ? >>>> >>>> I have the very latest OX on the latest i7 iMac. >>>> >>>> On 15/08/2013, at 6:44 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Stephen, >>>>> >>>>> What OS X are you running? Is the WD external connected by USB of FW? >>>>> >>>>> First thing to check go into the "Energy Saver" preference pane in System >>>>> Preferences. >>>>> Check to see if you have enabled the item: "Put Hard Disk(s) to sleep >>>>> when possible." >>>>> If it is enabled, DISABLE it. >>>>> This item is enabled by default but it is inappropriate for Time Machine >>>>> use, so it should be disabled. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Ronni >>>>> >>>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >>>>> >>>>> On 15/08/2013, at 5:20 PM, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi folks, >>>>>> >>>>>> About a week ago I installed a 1TB WD Portable Hard Drive to use as my >>>>>> Time Machine. >>>>>> It has worked fine except for one point. >>>>>> >>>>>> Every so often I return to my iMac after a few hours away to find a >>>>>> message that I have unplugged the hard drive without ejecting it. I have >>>>>> NOT unplugged it. So I then unplug it and plug it back in again in order >>>>>> for it to re-mount. >>>>>> >>>>>> Has anyone any idea why this happens and perhaps how to prevent it ? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Stephen Chape > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> Regards, Stephen Chape
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