West Coast Connection Forum

Lifestyle => Tha G-Spot => Topic started by: _That_Cracka_J on May 05, 2005, 12:04:43 PM

Title: Computer Help (Hard Drives)
Post by: _That_Cracka_J on May 05, 2005, 12:04:43 PM
A few months back I had an external hard drive for my computer and I assigned it drive letter: E.  Later, I installed an internal hard drive and didn't think I'd need the external again, so I assigned it to letter E.  It let me do it because I didn't have the external connected at the time.

Well now I need my external drive and was wondering what would happen if I plugged it in and Windows sees that 2 hard drives are assigned the same letter.  What will happen?
Title: Re: Computer Help (Hard Drives)
Post by: Don Seer on May 05, 2005, 12:08:21 PM
it'll be ok...

one will get priority.. providing you have 2K or XP.. go to computer management and sort ya lettering out
Title: Re: Computer Help (Hard Drives)
Post by: Thirteen on May 05, 2005, 12:29:20 PM
it will automatically assign the next available letter to your external

my external used to be F: but then i partitioned my hard drive again so that took F:

then depending if i have my USB jump drive in the external is either G: or H:
Title: Re: Computer Help (Hard Drives)
Post by: _That_Cracka_J on May 05, 2005, 12:37:13 PM
Quote from: Overseer on May 05, 2005, 12:08:21 PM
it'll be ok...

one will get priority.. providing you have 2K or XP.. go to computer management and sort ya lettering out

Do you know how to change the lettering of a drive?  I've got XP
Title: Re: Computer Help (Hard Drives)
Post by: Jome on May 05, 2005, 04:04:07 PM
Quote from: _That_Cracka_J on May 05, 2005, 12:37:13 PM
Quote from: Overseer on May 05, 2005, 12:08:21 PM
it'll be ok...

one will get priority.. providing you have 2K or XP.. go to computer management and sort ya lettering out

Do you know how to change the lettering of a drive?  I've got XP

Right-click MY COMPUTER -> "Manage" -> "Disk managment" on the left tree
Then right-click the disk you want to change, and "Change driver letters and paths"
Title: Re: Computer Help (Hard Drives)
Post by: _That_Cracka_J on May 05, 2005, 04:10:31 PM
Quote from: Jome on May 05, 2005, 04:04:07 PM
Quote from: _That_Cracka_J on May 05, 2005, 12:37:13 PM
Quote from: Overseer on May 05, 2005, 12:08:21 PM
it'll be ok...

one will get priority.. providing you have 2K or XP.. go to computer management and sort ya lettering out

Do you know how to change the lettering of a drive?  I've got XP

Right-click MY COMPUTER -> "Manage" -> "Disk managment" on the left tree
Then right-click the disk you want to change, and "Change driver letters and paths"


Cool.  Thanks man 8)
Title: Re: Computer Help (Hard Drives)
Post by: Da WCC Hopar! on May 05, 2005, 07:36:09 PM
Quote from: Needles Kane on May 05, 2005, 12:29:20 PM
it will automatically assign the next available letter to your external

my external used to be F: but then i partitioned my hard drive again so that took F:

then depending if i have my USB jump drive in the external is either G: or H: