Removable storage media have long become an integral part of the process of full-fledged work with a computer system. How do you find all connected removable hard drives?
Instructions
Step 1
Call the main menu of the Microsoft Windows operating system by clicking the "Start" button and go to the "My Computer" item to perform the operation of defining all removable hard drives on the local computer.
Step 2
Call the context menu of the element by clicking the right mouse button and select the "Properties" item.
Step 3
Select the Device Manager tab of the dialog box that opens and define the removable media to use.
Step 4
Make sure there are no yellow exclamation marks in the USB Controllers section. The presence of such icons can signal the need to update the drivers for these devices. To perform this operation, open the context menu of the element to be updated by clicking the right mouse button and select the "Update driver" command. Select the "Automatic" option and press the OK button to confirm the command.
Step 5
Return to the main "Start" menu for an alternative procedure for identifying all removable drives and fixing possible problems and go to the "Control Panel" item.
Step 6
Open the "Administration" link by double-clicking the mouse and go to the "Computer Management" node.
Step 7
Select the "Storage Devices" group in the left pane of the disks window and select the "Disk Management" command.
Step 8
Identify all removable drives used by the system and ensure that each is labeled with a drive letter.
Step 9
Call the context menu of the disk to be repaired by clicking the right mouse button and select the "Change drive letter or drive path" command in the drop-down list.
Step 10
Click the Add button in the dialog box that opens and select the desired drive letter in the drop-down directory of the new dialog box.
Step 11
Confirm your choice by clicking OK and wait for the autorun window to open.
