How do I set drive IDs?


  1. choco
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    How do I set drive IDs?


    In XPpro, I could go to device manager, storage and see a list of my hard drives and DVD drives. It was easy to rename/relabel the drives. I do not see this option in Windows 7.

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  3. Brink
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    Hello Choco,

    This can help show you different options to rename a HDD in Windows 7.

    Drive - Rename

    Hope this helps,
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  4. choco
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    Thanks, but I don't see the option for "RENAME" I see this when I right click on a drive icon
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  6. Brink
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    Choco,

    For a DVD drive, you would need to use OPTION TWO in the tutorial link above to be able to rename it like the example below.

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