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What is the proper way to disconnect/unmount my G-Tech drive from my computer?

UNMOUNTING/DISCONNECTING G-Tech drives
A nice feature of many G-Tech drives is the ability to be connected and disconnected
while your computer is running.

Click here for an excerpt from the G-RAID manual describing this procedure.

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Article ID: 34

Article Created: 08-06-2009 21:50 PM

Last Modified: 05-21-2013 09:36 AM

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