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sammy.d

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Jun 18, 2010
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I have a Seagate external hard drive that I am wanting to connect to my TV to play movies etc. The only problem I have is that I don't think there is an eject option on the TV (something similar to the "Safely Remove Hardware" option on a computer). Will this be a problem? Because it is a desktop drive, it requires mains power to operate.

Is stopping the movie that is playing then turning the power off a sufficient way of disconnecting it, or not?

Can cutting the power to the drive without having 'safely ejected' it be a problem?

Thanks,
Sam.
 
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