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    Drive "F"?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by williston, Jan 25, 2007.

  1. williston

    williston Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a new HP dv6000t. In "my computer" it is showing a "drive F" (removable media drive). When I right click and selct "open" I'm getting a message: "insert disc in drive F". Can anyone tell me what this is? I also see what I would normally expect: "Drive C" (hard drive) "Drive E" (DVD) and Drive G (when I have my flash drive inserted.) Thanks
     
    williston, Jan 25, 2007
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    SideSwipe Notebook Virtuoso

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    um dunno bout the dv6000 but the dv9000 has a media card reader so maybe thats what that is? tho mine doesnt show up til i put a card in it.
     
    SideSwipe, Jan 25, 2007
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    eric06 Notebook Consultant

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    It could be the recovery partition or quick play.
     
    eric06, Jan 25, 2007
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  4. williston

    williston Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks to all.... it might be the media card reader like sideswipe mentioned. I'm going to put the memory card from my camera in it and see what happens.
    I think the recovery part is actually listed as part of drive c and quick play is in there too.
     
    williston, Jan 25, 2007
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    My recovery partition is actually labeled "HP_RECOVERY" and is the "D" drive.

    My "F" drive only appears when I put a memory card in the memory card slot.
     
    DryBear, Jan 26, 2007
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  6. williston

    williston Notebook Enthusiast

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    Follow up: I figured it out... It's was my printer (HP) connected via one of the USB ports. For some reason it sees it as "drive F". When I pulled the cable out of the port and refreshed, it was gone. No clue as to why the laptop thinks it's another drive, but it works fine/normally so I'm not going to worry about it.
     
    williston, Jan 26, 2007
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  7. Gamermatt

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    it thinks its a removable disk because it is connected via a usb port
     
    Gamermatt, Jan 26, 2007
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  8. williston

    williston Notebook Enthusiast

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    gamermatt:
    Thanks for the explanation!
     
    williston, Jan 26, 2007
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  9. SideSwipe

    SideSwipe Notebook Virtuoso

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    but shudnt it have identified it as a usb printer? sounds very odd to me unless ur printer has a memory card reader where u insert cards in so it can print stuff without the use of a pc? or maybe its just windows acting like windows again lol
     
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  10. Gamermatt

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    no, anything that is conected to a usb drive is read as a "removable disk" ... i know its kinda weird...
     
    Gamermatt, Jan 26, 2007
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    SideSwipe Notebook Virtuoso

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    yeah that is weird cuz my usb scanner was read as a scanner, never a removable drive and a friend has an hp usb all in one printer that isnt a removable drive too. i have a usb dsl modem and that isnt read as a removable drive, i think its really just windows being windows and all its randomness
     
    SideSwipe, Jan 26, 2007
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  12. Gamermatt

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    haha yeah...

    i can tell, you're a mac user/fanatic?
     
    Gamermatt, Jan 26, 2007
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    nope dont own a mac not even an ipod and i dont like linux much but i haveta admit sometimes windows just does things at random that it shudnt so im guessing recognising a printer or anything related to USB like that is a classic windows random "glitch".
     
    SideSwipe, Jan 27, 2007
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  14. JM

    JM Mr. Misanthrope NBR Reviewer

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    The printer you have may have a media card reader, that's what's causing it.

    My old printer had 4 card slots, so whenever it was plugged in, my 'My Computer' listing got more drives than I ever expected to see.

    :p
     
    JM, Jan 27, 2007
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