Re: No Drive letter for second drive.

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From: Mike Hall (mike.hall.mail_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 10/22/04


Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 16:51:48 -0400

Format it?

"Tree Saver" <TreeSaver@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:43F0D0EB-93CF-4A45-BB69-814CA63DD724@microsoft.com...
>I installed a second hard drive and windows XP will not assign a drive
>letter
> to it. It is shown in the Bios. In the Device manager it is shows both
> drives. Also in Disk Management it shown both drives but the second drive
> has no drive letter and right clicking it will not allow me to assign a
> letter. How do I get windows to assign a drive letter?
> --
> Thanks
> Tree Saver



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