Re: Change to DVD-RAM drive letter doesn't survive reboot

["Leif Guldbrand" <Guldbrand@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dan,

I just did a test on my TP z61m changing the DVD from E: to X:
Rebooted and it did not change back - keeps the X:

Could it be, that you have a hidden partition (R:) with the OS, as 
I have on mine ???

If so, try to change this hidden partition to another drive letter (if
it's possible), and then change the DVD to R:

HTH

Leif
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan" <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users" <pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 13. marts 2008 16:56
Subject: [PCTECH] Change to DVD-RAM drive letter doesn't survive reboot


> Just got a new Lenovo ThinkPad T61 with a DVD-RAM drive.  Originally
> configured as the D: drive, I need it set to R: because of some applications
> that require the D: drive to be mapped to a certain network share.  (BTW,
> this is using Windows XP SP2.)
> I have already tried the "Computer Management" applet's Disk Management
> (complete path: Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management,
> Disk Management) to change the drive letter to R:, and this works *as long
> as I don't reboot*.  After rebooting, the DVD-RAM drive letter returns to
> D:.  Obviously, not a long-term solution.
>
> On a suggestion from someone else, I removed the DVD-RAM drive from the
> bootup sequence in the BIOS setup, but this did not resolve the problem.
>
> Any assistance with this PITA would be greatly appreciated!  Microsoft's,
> IBM's, and Lenovo's support sites are worthless for this problem.
> TIA,
> Dan