Improved techniques for rendering a peripheral device removable (e.g., unpluggable) are disclosed. According to one aspect of the invention, the peripheral device is rendered removable from a host computer without preparatory user actions. In effect, the peripheral device can be automatically prepared...http://www.google.de/patents/US7146437?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7146437 - Hot unpluggable media storage device
