** Reply to note from "Mark D. Overholser"
 Sun, 10 Apr 2005 13:37:01 -0700
>   
>   
> Sid Gale wrote:
>   
> > Gerry Chilibeck wrote:
> > 
> >>I just installed my first MSD device. A Verbatim 5 way card reader.
> >>
> >>In config.sys I have BASEDEV=USBMSD.ADD /V /REMOVABLES:2 
> >>and the latest MSD drivers.  I got it working on a CF card.
> >>
> >>I have an extra drive letter in drives.  If I say removables:1,
> >>I do not see the CF card, so I have to say :2.
> >>
> >>This give me an empty drive S: and CF card as T:.
> >>
> >>But I have this extra drive letter S: all the time, even just
> >>booting and no MSD/USB at all (except the USB prt).
> >>
> >>Is this just an idiosyncracy of eCS/USB/MSD or how can I get
> >>rid of this unused, unwanted drive letter.
> >>
> > 
> > 
> > AIUI, but I could be wrong, it's because you have a multi-card reader. 
> > Each physical slot on the device is allocated a drive letter (up to the 
> > max REMOVABLES); the CF slot (Drive T:) happens to be slot 2. Drive S: 
> > is one of the other slots. I don't think there's anything you can do 
> > about it.
>   
> Even WinXP is not immune from this side effect of Multi-Card Readers.
>   
> My Co-Worker has an HP Pavilion a410n, with a built-in 4 port Multi-Card 
> reader.  WinXP automatically assigns Drives G:, H:, I:, and J: to this 
> Multi-Card reader, even though we have no Media Cards at all in the 
> office, let alone in the Reader.
>   
In XP, when I plug in this (portable) unit after boot, I get E:, F:, G:, and H:
When I unplug it, these drives disappear....that's fine.

But in eCS, I get this extra drive S: after boot with NO MSD reader plugged
at all.  Also, this drive S: has the floppy drive icon which is not the same 
as the icon I get for when the CF card is plugged in.

Of course, I have run out of Drive letters (U: is reserved) and need V: thru
Z: for 3 CD-XXX's and burning.

I guess all I am saying is why do I get a drive letter for just loading the MSD
USB driver.

> The REAL Down Side here is when I insert my SanDisk Cruiser Mini in the 
> USB port, the San Disk is assigned one of the Multi-Card's drives, then 
> you have to click on each Drive Letter to find the SanDisk..
>   
> That is a Real Pain!!!!
>   
> > Regards
> > 
> > Sid Gale
>   


Gerry Chilibeck.......in West Vancouver, Canada
Runnin' eCS 1.2, eCS 1.14, Lotus SS 1.72, PRMail 3.0, 
        RSJ 5.52, Moz 1.7.6, EmTec FTP, DragText 3.8, 
        Key Ring/2, XWorkplace 1.0.2, PN/2 b153, OO 1.1.4      


 
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