Primary Slave Fixed Hard Drive Is Listed As a Removable Drive in Device Manager (250076)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
This article was previously published under Q250076

SYMPTOMS

After you switch your primary slave removable drive with a fixed disk drive, when you view the fixed disk drive in Device Manager, it may be listed as a removable drive.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, make the Removable option unavailable in the properties of the drive; to do so, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.
  2. Click the Device Manager tab, and then double-click the Disk drives icon to expand it.
  3. Double-click the appropriate disk drive, click the Settings tab, and then click to clear the Removable check box.
  4. Click OK twice, and then restart your computer.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/20/2004
Keywords:kbprb kbui KB250076
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