[nfbcs] External disk drive

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,

you are confusing device manager with computer management.
com mgt is what you get from start, admin tools, computer management.

Bryan Schulz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] External disk drive


> The thing is, it doesn't have a drive letter.  It just has a name in
> Device Manager, under Disc Drives.
>
> It is a Speedano 2.0 USB external disc drive.
> My USB ports are active--I have things plugged in to all 4 of them.  As
> per Gary's suggestion, I unplugged one device, and move the disc drive's
> cable to that slot.  As I said, the computer makes the USB turning on
> noise when I turn on the disc drive, and the off noise when I turn it off.
> I just can't get at the darned thing.
>
> I have the disc that came with the drive, and I can try reinstalling the
> drivers, once I figure out which ones I want from the several selections.
> I remember it being hard to do though, when I did it years ago, the first
> time I tried to get this drive to work.
> Tracy
>
>> hi,
>>
>> you may be able to tickle it by changing the drive letter in computer
>> management.
>>
>> Bryan Schulz
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>> To: <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7:51 AM
>> Subject: [nfbcs] External disk drive
>>
>>
>>> Hi guys.  I am having a problem, and I'm not sure what to do.  I have an
>>> external disc drive with a USB connection.  When I turn it on, the
>>> computer makes the USB on sound, but I don't see the drive under My
>>> Computer.  When I go to System/Device Manager/Disc Drives, I see it, but
>>> the Properties button is unavailable.  I tried the Populate button under
>>> Volumes, but it didn't seem to do much.
>>> I think perhaps I need to start over from scratch and re-add the drive,
>>> but I don't know how to take it off first.  A friend says I can re-scan
>>> for hardware, but I don't see where to do that.
>>> Any ideas for how I can get this drive to show up under My Computer?  I
>>> am
>>> running Windows XP Pro.
>>> Thanks.
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>
>>>
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