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<blockquote data-quote="cheesehead fred" data-source="post: 1397295" data-attributes="member: 249603"><p>I'm running OSX 10.7.3 Lion on 27in Cinema Display with 8 GB of memory, Processor 3.1 GH Intel Core i5.</p><p></p><p>Already have a WD 2 TB HD that I use for Time Machine Backups. Attached another WD 3 TB HD for archiving Home movies. Periodically, it shuts down (sometimes a few minutes, sometimes 15 or so) and a screen alert comes on: <strong>"! The disk was not ejected properly. If possible, always eject a disk before unplugging it or turning it off.</strong> (Then in less bold type) To eject a disk, select it in the Finder and choose File > Eject. The next time you connect the disk, Mac OS X will attempt to repair any damage to the information on the disk." Of course, I didn't do any of those things.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes, within seconds or a few minutes, the HD icon will appear back on my desktop as if nothing happened.</p><p></p><p>I previously had a 2 TB HD that preceded my current one, and thinking that it was a bad HD, I replaced it with a new WD 3 TB HD. Same results.</p><p></p><p>What gives?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheesehead fred, post: 1397295, member: 249603"] I'm running OSX 10.7.3 Lion on 27in Cinema Display with 8 GB of memory, Processor 3.1 GH Intel Core i5. Already have a WD 2 TB HD that I use for Time Machine Backups. Attached another WD 3 TB HD for archiving Home movies. Periodically, it shuts down (sometimes a few minutes, sometimes 15 or so) and a screen alert comes on: [B]"! The disk was not ejected properly. If possible, always eject a disk before unplugging it or turning it off.[/B] (Then in less bold type) To eject a disk, select it in the Finder and choose File > Eject. The next time you connect the disk, Mac OS X will attempt to repair any damage to the information on the disk." Of course, I didn't do any of those things. Sometimes, within seconds or a few minutes, the HD icon will appear back on my desktop as if nothing happened. I previously had a 2 TB HD that preceded my current one, and thinking that it was a bad HD, I replaced it with a new WD 3 TB HD. Same results. What gives? [/QUOTE]
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