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I have two external disks that were associate with E: and F: respectively.

Somehow, the two disks were associated with H: and I:

During the process the letter codes changed from E: and F: to H: and I:

Meanwile the letters E: and F: continued to exist waiting to be formatted.

Other utilities expect the drives to be in their old position.

I shut down the computer and took the disks off line.

When I started the computer, H: an I: disappeared, but E: and F: were still
there

How can I fix this problem?
 
absolutelynever said:
I have two external disks that were associate with E: and F:
respectively.

Somehow, the two disks were associated with H: and I:

During the process the letter codes changed from E: and F: to H:
and I:

Meanwile the letters E: and F: continued to exist waiting to be
formatted.

Other utilities expect the drives to be in their old position.

I shut down the computer and took the disks off line.

When I started the computer, H: an I: disappeared, but E: and F:
were still there

How can I fix this problem?
Click to expand...

Disk Manager - change the driver letters...
(Google)
 
Control panel, administrative tools, in the right pane double click Computer
Management, in the left pane click Disk Management, in the right pane right
click a partition and select Change Drive....

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Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP
Windows Desktop Experience
 
absolutelynever said:
Ron,

Thank you for the helpful hints.

I have made some screenshots:

In Disk Management you see all installed disks.
http://www.boomspeed.com/reese/DiskManagement.gif

In My Compuer you see 2 extra disks.
Click to expand...

Your first hard disk has two partitions, so it has two drive letters.
How can I eliminate the extra drives (E: and F:)?
http://www.boomspeed.com/reese/MyComputer.gif
Click to expand...

Right Click My Computer, Manage, Disk Manmagement, right-click on the
partition in question, choose Change Drive letters and Paths, then choose
Remove.

This will remove the drive letter, but will not otherwise harm the disk.
You can add the drive letter back later.

HTH

-pk
 
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