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All i did was go to explorer and right click the drive and click Rename.
I changed one to apples and the other bananas
Is there another way?
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All i did was go to explorer and right click the drive and click Rename.
I changed one to apples and the other bananas
Is there another way?
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Sure type disk in search and look for create and format disks it will open disk management and in it you should be able to change their names
Ken
Sure type disk in search and look for create and format disks it will open disk management and in it you should be able to change their names
Ken
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Yea still no luck with any of that. IT will let me change the drive letter but still will not let me change the name. Althought i was able to right click on the drives and rename them in explorer however if you click on computer in explorer they show as i previously posted. I dont get how you can change the names in explorer but they dont show changed in computer?
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They were both previoulsy running together on the same box but with vista ultimate still fat 32
Never had any issues
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Do the drive label change correctly if you reboot and only plug in one drive at a time?
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That is not really what I was asking though. You still have them both plugged in and they have the same label. I am wondering if you reboot and only plug one in at a time, if you can change the label successfully.
Maybe this is a bug in Windows 7 RC and maybe it's fixed in newer version.
Maybe this is a bug in Windows 7 RC and maybe it's fixed in newer version.
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Ah ok i c what your saying. Ill give that a whirl. Im not sure if its going to work. I did try a restart but restarted with them both plugged in. Let me let the machine boot with neither plugged in and see if it works that way
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I got the driver to install correctly and i tryed a reboot with plugging them in one and a time. Still no luck
GRRRRRRRRR So frustrating
GRRRRRRRRR So frustrating
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but did you try changing the label first?
1) Eject and unplug both drives then reboot.
2) Only plug 1 drive in, go to "My Computer" right-click on the drive -> Rename.
3) Eject the drive, reboot.
4) After windows rebooted, plug in the other drive and rename it to something different than the first one. Eject it and reboot.
5) Now try and see what happens when both are plugged in. They should NOT have the same label anymore. If they do, something is still messed up.
1) Eject and unplug both drives then reboot.
2) Only plug 1 drive in, go to "My Computer" right-click on the drive -> Rename.
3) Eject the drive, reboot.
4) After windows rebooted, plug in the other drive and rename it to something different than the first one. Eject it and reboot.
5) Now try and see what happens when both are plugged in. They should NOT have the same label anymore. If they do, something is still messed up.
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You may want to try this software from Western Digital. It will connect with all WD Hard Drives connected to your system and let you know if they are functioning properly.
WD Support > Downloads > My Book > My Book Essential Edition 2.0
WD Support > Downloads > My Book > My Book Essential Edition 2.0
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Thanks for all the help guys!
The solution was an easy one and a stupid mistake by me. For some reason the drive was offline in disk managment but when you guys asked me to check that i eitehr missed it (most likley) or it was not present. Found it, Put it online. All set. Now both show. Thanks to everyone for the awsome help Especially Ken a true Gentlemen
The solution was an easy one and a stupid mistake by me. For some reason the drive was offline in disk managment but when you guys asked me to check that i eitehr missed it (most likley) or it was not present. Found it, Put it online. All set. Now both show. Thanks to everyone for the awsome help Especially Ken a true Gentlemen
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