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

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