From: ian douglas <id_at_w98.us>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:24:21 -0800

I'm not sure if Windows will let you map USB devices to the same drive
letter, I think it'll just keep using the next available letter every
time you plug something else in.

Linux is the same way, it'll build a device as the next available SATA
device, like /dev/sda1, /dev/sdb1, etc

-- 
Ian Douglas
blogs & photos: http://www.w98.us/
Bluechip wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>  
>> Just wondering if anyone knows if it is possible to force a drive to a 
>> specific drive letter.  For example, when I hook up my Iriver I always 
>> want it to be drive letter I no matter what machine I hook it up to.  
>> Is this possible with Windows XP and if so how?
>>  
>> Thanks so much,
>>  
>> C
> 
> 
> 
> In 98 it is in the device manager -> device -> properties ...maybe it 
> stayed there for XP?

Received on 2005-11-30