Changing the Drive Letter Assignment

Changing the Drive Letter Assignment

The following steps describe how to change the drive letter for the external drive under the Windows® 95/98/Me operating system.

1Click Start, Settings, and then Control Panel.

2Click System and select the Device Manager tab.

3Click either DVD-ROM or Drive, then external drive.

4Click Properties, then Settings.

The current drive letter assignment and the reserved drive letters appear.

5Under Reserved Drive Letter enter the letter you want to represent the external drive.

6Click OK.

NOTE: You must restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

Writing and Rewriting Problems

If the external drive is not writing or rewriting data properly, try the following:

Reduce the write/rewrite speed from 4x to 2x.

Disable all Advanced Power Management (APM) functions.

Remove or disable all Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR) programs, such as your anti-virus program.

Defragment your hard disk drive.

Technical Support

In the unlikely event that you encounter a problem with your Targus accessory, please contact our technical support team at:

Email: techsupport@targus.com Internet: http://www.targus.com/support.asp

Have the following information available:

The serial number of your external drive (located on the back of the drive).

The name and model of your computer and details of its hardware specification. 17

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