I apologize if this is in the wrong section -- I am using Windows 7. I just installed a second DVD RW Drive (Sony Optiarc). When I go into my computer is shows my HDD (drives C and D), DVD RW drive E, DVD RW drive F, and CD drive L. I don't have another CD drive installed. Can anyone tell me what this "L" drive is and what I should do? This extra drive does not show up in Win XP. Thanks.
Are you using a CD emulator software such as Daemon or even a backup one like Acronis. The surest way in my experience is to disconnect and reconnect the drives.
Tell me what happens when you run this. Code: fsutil fsinfo drivetype L: Otherwise, open diskmgmt.msc and hit ctrl + printscreen, and create a picture so we can see what is going on. Failing that, next step is right click on L: in my Computer and select properties.
I also had this happen. It shows in Explorer, but does NOT show in Disk Management And it is NOT emulation also. Just some left-over in registry from changing drive letter of the DVD sebus
If you right click the drive and select "eject", does one of your drive trays open? That would be the real drive associated with the letter. If none opens, it's some phantom.
Thank you all for your replies! I am using Acronis home 2010 and I installed UltraISO. Mr Jinje, I can't figure out how to take a screen print and post it here, but the drive shows up in explorer too. I unstalled UltraISO and the "L" drive disappeared. Problem solved! You guys are fantastic!
OK first check if you have emulation software on your computer like deamon tools magicISO, powerISO ,acronis or other If you do have emulation software then use the emulation software to disable the extra drive. If you don't have emulation software then right click on my computer select computer properties and then device management and then rescan then close and reboot. for some reason win7 seem's to keep the devices after they have been removed. but this seemed to remedy the problem. hope this help's 3sidedcube by the way print screen is next to F12 press the key printscreen and then open paint and then press ctrl & V and this should past into paint... i think. Then you can past in next post that you do
You can install ultraiso and also have an option of not making an emulator drive. This is achieved at the install stage of ultraiso itself, when it gives various options. Untick `emulator drive' or something like that. It is just that many (including me) are in such a tearing hurry to install that we just click next and next, and lo, you get an ask toolbar, an emulator, and all other unnecessary (for many) options. For this specific problem with ultra iso, just read at each stage before clicking next. If you do that, you will get ultra iso without a virtual drive.
If installing silently use uiso9_pe.exe /SILENT /SP- /MERGETASKS="!isodrive" /NORESTART" And no emulator drive will be installed.