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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: OT quick question about drive lettersRe: OT quick question about drive letters
From: Neon John <jgd_at_johngsbbq.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:38:32 -0500 On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:32:43 -0800, ian douglas <id_at_w98.us> wrote: >> I didn't realize a device could tell Windows what drive letter to use? >> How is that managed by the device? Windows would actually have to pay >> attention and do what someone told it to do?!? > >In Windows 2000 and XP, you can go into the control panel, >administrative tools, and look at the storage devices. Here, you can >change drive letters (WARNING: you can really mess up your system if you >don't know what you're doing) ... but I'm pretty certain you can't remap >drive letters on USB devices. I may be wrong though? I think you can but I'm not sure how. I've noticed that XP saves the drive assignment of USB drives. I think it does it by the model number inquiry that the drive returns. My observations in support of this theory: I have a bunch of 250gb WD drives that I use for off-site backups. I back up through my laptop. I notice that all of these drives which have the same model number, mount as the same drive letter. Both of my Toshiba 80gb JBRs mount as the same (but different from above) drive. Another JBR with the original 20gig drive mounts as yet another unique drive. Drives brought over by friends who want to copy stuff off my system mount as yet other unique letters. I'm sure there's a way to organize this but I've never taken the time to figure it out. John --- John De Armond See my website for my current email address http://www.johngsbbq.com Cleveland, Occupied TNReceived on 2005-11-30 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |