USB Drive revisited

[#1]

There's been a few times where I've Clicked on Eject for either a hard or USB Flash drive then remembered something I need to add.
That's not a problem when the drive is plugged into the laptop or the front of the PC but a PITA when plugged at the hard-reach-back of the PC.
Is there a way of accessing the drive again without physically extracting and reinserting it?
Oops This should have been posted in the Windows forum. Would  a Mod kindly move it, please.

[#2]

http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=usb+cable+extender&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:officia...

[#3]

Not quite the answer I was looking for

[#4]

What about http://www.raymond.cc/blog/remount-ejected-or-safely-removed-usb-device-without-unplug-and-reinsert/