Sometimes when you install new hardware or remore a hard drive, the drive letters can get out of sync. For example, if you added a new hard drive on a system with an existing hard disk (
C) and DVD drive (
D) then the new hard drive letter would be
E. If you wanted to change this letter to
D and make the DVD drive
E (swapping them) then you should follow the instructions in this guide.
First, load the Computer Management tool by running
compmgmt.msc from the run menu (Press
WINDOWS KEY + R to load this):
Then click on
Disk Management on the left hand menu to bring up a selection of your current drives:
Right click on the drive that you wish to change the letter of, and select
Change Drive Letter and Paths:
Click
Change on this screen to select a new drive letter:
Now, choose a new drive letter for your device and click
OK:
If you want to swap drive letters around, you'll have to rename one of the drives to a 3rd temporary letter to create space in the letter allocation.
