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dre168

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My h partition is constantly changing to f no matter how many times i change it back. This has happened when I had this partition on a internal drive and now it does the same on the external. I thought maybe changing to a new drive would help but nope. Is windows 7 finnicky or is it a controller issue? I feel like giving up and leaving it like that....grrr
 

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Nope, It happens when I am using my system heavily, multitasking. I have tried this tip and also changing it with reg-edit. It still will change and it is always the same two partitions.
 

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AMD 1090T
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MSI 90FXA-GD70
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32 gigs dual
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Vertex 2 for Os, 18tb internal, 6tb external
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Have you ever used "F" for a different device such as a USB Flash drive?
If not, can you plug in a USB flash drive and assign it the letter "F"?

Maybe doing this will stop it from changing from "H" to "F" for the HD.
Just a wild guess here for something to try...
 

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Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
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AMD Athlon II x4 620
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Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H
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6GB GSkill DDR2 800
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AMD 4670 GPU + AMD 4200 IGP
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on board Realtek ALC889A
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RCA 40" LCD TV, Insignia 32" LCD TV, HP 15" LCD monitor
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OCZ Vertex 3 120GB,
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My F partition is for my games, movies and music so i couldn't do that, I just need to figure out what is causing it to jump back and forth. I have heard windows is weird like this. I know it is not a sata port problem because this drive is connected by usb.
 

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Custom build
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7 64
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AMD 1090T
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MSI 90FXA-GD70
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32 gigs dual
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2 Msi Twin Frozer 3 6950 PE OC crossfire
Hard Drives
Vertex 2 for Os, 18tb internal, 6tb external
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Avast, Malware Anti, MS Essentials, Super Anti, spybot searc
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But what is to Stop it from switching letters with the usb flash drive anyhow?
 

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PC/Desktop
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Custom build
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7 64
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AMD 1090T
Motherboard
MSI 90FXA-GD70
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32 gigs dual
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2 Msi Twin Frozer 3 6950 PE OC crossfire
Hard Drives
Vertex 2 for Os, 18tb internal, 6tb external
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Avast, Malware Anti, MS Essentials, Super Anti, spybot searc
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Try to use a high letter in the alphabet for that partition - like S,T or W.
 

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I was under the impression "H" is what you always want the drive to use, and "F" is an unused drive letter.
If both "H" and "F" are used, my idea won't work...

I thought if the drive uses letter "H" and you set something else to use drive letter "F", Windows might not change the the drive letter...
Sorry for the confusion.
 

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PC/Desktop
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home built
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Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
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AMD Athlon II x4 620
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H
Memory
6GB GSkill DDR2 800
Graphics Card(s)
AMD 4670 GPU + AMD 4200 IGP
Sound Card
on board Realtek ALC889A
Monitor(s) Displays
RCA 40" LCD TV, Insignia 32" LCD TV, HP 15" LCD monitor
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB,
Samsung F3 1TB (3),
Several others - WD, Seagate, Hitachi, ...
PSU
Corsair 500 W
Case
Rosewill mid tower
Cooling
CM 90mm rifle
Keyboard
Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, Dell USB wired
Mouse
Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, V7 USB wired
Internet Speed
Spectrum - 100Mbps D / 10Mbps U
Antivirus
Avast, MBAM3, EMET, WinPatrol
Browser
Pale Moon, Firefox, IE
Other Info
2 multi-boot PC's
Mainly HTPC/Office/Gen purpose (no gaming).
Trendnet USB KVM.
LG DVD burner/Blue Ray Player.
Tray system for removable SATA backup drives.

Not currently OCd, under-volted.
I use Hybrid sleep, rarely re-boot or shutdown.

Hauppauge HD-PVR, Avermedia PCIe TV Tuner, Hauppauge PCI TV Tuner.
I will try other letters that are higher, and no problem David. I need to find out if other people have run across this problem.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
7 64
CPU
AMD 1090T
Motherboard
MSI 90FXA-GD70
Memory
32 gigs dual
Graphics Card(s)
2 Msi Twin Frozer 3 6950 PE OC crossfire
Hard Drives
Vertex 2 for Os, 18tb internal, 6tb external
Antivirus
Avast, Malware Anti, MS Essentials, Super Anti, spybot searc
Browser
FX, IE10
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