Norton Abrasives 8 manual Assigning a CD-ROM Drive Letter, Click the Device Manager tab

4Type ATTRIB -R-H-S *.BIN, and press <Enter>.

5Type DEL *.BIN and press <Enter>.

Assigning a CD-ROM Drive Letter

If your computer has a CD-ROM drive or any form of removable media, you should be aware of potential problems caused by the way drive letters are assigned to these devices.

Under Windows NT/2000/XP, you can change drive letter assignments with PartitionMagic; otherwise, this is a function of the operating system. The operating system assigns drive letters in this order: (1) the first recognized primary partition on each hard disk, (2) all logical partitions on each hard disk, (3) any other primary partitions on each hard disk, and (4) the CD-ROM drive and any other forms of removable media.

Generally, all removable media should be assigned drive letters after fixed disks.

Because the CD-ROM is one of the last drives to receive a letter, any partition you create or delete on any of your hard disks affects the drive letter assignment of your CD-ROM drive. Occasionally, the operating system may not assign a drive letter to the CD-ROM drive. If this occurs, complete the steps outlined below.

If you are using Windows 95/98 and Windows 95/98 drivers for the CD-ROM:

1On the toolbar, click Start ➤ Settings ➤ Control Panel.

2Double-click System.

3Click the Device Manager tab.

4Double-click CD-ROM.

5Double-click the name of your CD drive.

6Select the Settings tab.

7In the Start drive letter and End drive letter boxes, type or select Z. Because the OS assigns all other available drive letters before assigning Z, this ensures that partition changes you make in the future do not invalidate your CD-ROM drive letter.

8Click OK to close the Settings page.

9Click OK to close the System Properties dialog.

10When prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.

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