Mapped drive & USB drive letter conflict


  1. Posts : 5
    win 7 64 bit
       #1

    Mapped drive & USB drive letter conflict


    I just built a new computer for work. Our server is mapped as letter “F” and this works unless I leave a USB card reader plugged in when I shut it down. On boot up one of the drives on the card reader gets assigned “F” and the mapped drive doesn’t work. I then have to remove the card reader and re-boot. I would prefer to leave the card reader plugged in. is there a way to lock or reserve the drive letters on one or the other to prevent the conflict? I solved this on my previous machine (XP pro) here but can’t remember how.

    Thanks
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  2. 2xg
    Posts : 2,377
    Win7 & Win8 64bit
       #2

    Welcome to SF,

    See if this Tutorial helps.
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  3. Posts : 5
    win 7 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks, I’ll give that a try when I have a free couple minutes. I did try setting the drive letters via disk manager and 3 of the 4 on the card reader stayed as I set them but it always manages to change at least one to “F”.
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  4. Posts : 5,795
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #4

    Just change the drive letter of the card reader in Disk Management. I have a card reader in my work tower that grabs four letters. All I had to do was change them to M, N, O, and P, and my mapped server drivers wouldn't conflict with them anymore.
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  5. Posts : 5
    win 7 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    DeaconFrost said:
    Just change the drive letter of the card reader in Disk Management. I have a card reader in my work tower that grabs four letters. All I had to do was change them to M, N, O, and P, and my mapped server drivers wouldn't conflict with them anymore.
    That’s what I did. On boot up it changes at least one of the drives in the card reader to the same as the mapped drive. Leaves others I set to what I set them at.
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  6. Posts : 5,795
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #6

    That's the issue then...why your letter designations aren't sticking.
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