How do you change from the "generic" name in disk drives to the correct name for the hardware?

[fitzm]

Why does the computer label some this way and other's not.

 

[jeans2nd]

I'm not certain what you're asking. I think you want to name or rename your disk drive or one of the partitions on your drive? This is done when you originally formatted your drive, but you can change it by getting to a command prompt and using the old DOS command LABEL

 

[jmorrell]

Here's the registry key to change:

HK_LOCAL_MACHINE/ENUM/ESDI/GENERIC_IDE_DISK_TYPE47

Go the the folder below this. Make sure the "CurrentDriveLetterAssignment" matches the drive you want to rename, then modify the "DeviceDesc" key to read whatever you want. Whatever you type in here will show up in Device Manager as the description of the hard drive.

I read this on another post a long time ago: Windows 98 may label the hard drive correctly if you are using busmaster drivers provided by the motherboard chipset manufacturer. You get the "generic" label if you are using Windows built-in busmaster drivers.

In my case, the older VIA busmastering drivers used to correctly identify the drive, but the newer ones don't.

 

[fitzm]

Thanks for the info. I was wondering if you can tell me why after a system analysis, in sysoft sandra, it cautions that the drives are un-named and should be. Why?

 

[Rendus]

It's saying the drives don't have a label. Typically labeling the drive speeds things up slightly.

To label your drives, you go into My Computer, Right-Click on the drive to label, select properties. There'll be a Label box that you can type in to label the drive.

 

[fitzm]

Rendus, the only drive label I am able to change is the C drive. This is also the only one that has a white text box to write in. The other label boxes are grey but do have a flashing vertical bar in the label boxes as if you can write to them but you can't. What's up?

 

[fitzm]

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[fitzm]

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[UnixFreak]

kinda makes me wonder.. why would labeling the drive make it faster? hmm wierd

 

[UnixFreak]

kinda makes me wonder.. why would labeling the drive make it faster? hmm wierd

 

[fitzm]

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[AC]

u can only label hard drive partitions/drives