Computer device, expansion device management method, and computer program

Apparatus comprising:

• an interface section having a plurality of interfaces, each interface providing removable connection to a plurality of expansion devices;
• a listing section for displaying a list based on settings information which indicates whether to permit removal of an expansion device from each of said interfaces;
• a specification acceptance section for accepting specification of a specific interface from among said interfaces contained in said list;
• and
• an unloading section for unloading a driver for the expansion device connected to said specific interface to allow the expansion device to be removed;
• said listing section and said specification acceptance section together comprising the plurality of interfaces which allow the expansion devices to be attached and detached.

A method comprising the steps of:

• displaying an explicit list of removable expansion devices in response to a certain operation, based on an information list which indicates whether the expansion devices are removable from a computer device;
• accepting specification of a specific expansion device from among the expansion devices listed explicitly;
• and
• unloading said specified specific expansion device from a system of said computer device.

A program product comprising:

• a computer readable medium;
• a computer executable program stored on said computer readable medium for execution on a computer device, said computer executable program being effective in executing the steps of:
• detecting expansion devices connected to the computer device;
• accepting specification as to whether or not removal of said detected expansion devices from the computer device is prohibited;
• and
• displaying a list of expansion devices, excluding the expansion devices which are prohibited from being removed, when requested to display a list of the expansion devices connected to the computer device.