Haunted external hard drive? :-)

[imported_gas]

I used to have an external USB HD. This external HD was partitioned into partitions J: and I:
Then one day using disk management I "quick formatted" the HD into one single block. Then I correctly used the taskbar to eject/remove this external USB HD.

Now my problem is that every time I start my PC I see J: and I: inside "My Computer" folder even though NO external HD is connected to the PC. I can use the taskbar to
"safely remove..." this ghost non existent HD but it reappears when I restart the PC.


How can I permanently stop this non existent HD J: and I: from reappearing?
Btw disk managment shows correctly only the HDs that are really in the system ie. it does not show this ghost non-existent HD.

 

[Tsuchiro]

is it in the device manager?

 

[imported_gas]

Originally posted by: Tsuchiro
is it in the device manager?

In the device manager under "Disk Drives" it is showing -

These 4 HDs that are my internal PC HDs

Samsung HD103UJ
Samsung HD401LJ
SamsungHD501LJ
WD740ADFD

PLUS

Generic Flash-CF USB device
Generic Flash HS-COMBO USB device

I assume the last two are the ghost external HD as there is no other storage device connected to my PC. Why is it listed as Flash though? Should I uninstall both of them by right clicking? Nothin bad will happen?

What should I do wit it?

 

[imported_gas]

Ok I uninstalled them via "Device Manager" and they disappeared from the "MY COMPUTER" folder. Let me restart and see if they are gone for good.

 

[imported_gas]

Restarted and they are back :-(