Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1....

When I try to get into Storage -> Disk Management, it just sits there.
At the bottom it says "Connecting to Virtual Disk Service"..

I see NO disks listed, not even C:...

Ideas?

Try this:

[url]http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windowsvista/ht/chdrlettervista.htm[/url]

HTH!

Do you have any mapped drives being accessed across your network? If
they are not available the service really drags and frequently reports
errors....

There are several knowledgebase articles related to this.

Guy;1058419 Wrote:[color=blue]
> Try this:
>
> 'Change Drive Letters in Windows Vista - How to Change Drive Letters in
> Windows Vista'
> ([url]http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windowsvista/ht/chdrlettervista.htm[/url])
>
> HTH![/color]

Nope.. These memory stick slots do not show up in disk management. I
have
attached jpg of the device. Its mapped to J:
I want to change it to something else.


+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Filename: memory slots.JPG |
|Download: /attachment.php?attachmentid=46 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

Guy;1058669 Wrote:[color=blue]
> I was able to partially re-create your issue, but I do not use card
> readers. You will need to unmount the card reader to re-assign the drive
> letter to your portable drive. I successfully re-assigned a drive letter
> using a memory stick in a USB hub. When I un-mounted the hub I was able
> to re-assign its old drive letter.
>
> This procedure should work for your card reader, but you will have to
> re-initialize the card reader before you use it again -- probably with a
> re-boot, but maybe by just putting a card in it. I assume you can
> re-boot with the portable drive attached, if necessary. Otherwise the
> card reader might claim J again.
>
> 1. In the bottom-right side of your taskbar there should be an icon
> with the tag "Safely Remove Hardware."
> 2. Right-click on it and find the card reader with the letter (J).
> 3. Follow the steps to remove the hardware.
> 4. Use Disk Management to re-assign the letter to your portable drive.
>
> Good luck, and let me know if this works for your situation![/color]

These card slots do not show up in the procedure you give. I imagine
they are not USB devices?

Also, I've had this PC for over a year and haven't had the need to
actually use these slots. My video cameras are USB and I don't use the
optional memory cards.

Anyway this was related to a problem I was having with Norton Ghost and
backing up my C: drive. I was using an external USB drive as my backup
device. It was mapped to J:.
The drive died on me (motherboard fried). I purchased a new external
USB drive. The OS mapped it to K: and then assigned J: to the memory
slot. I could not get Ghost working as it kept referencing the old J:
backup device.

I uninstalled and re-installed Ghost and now I'm using K: as the backup
device.

Still, I'm wondering how to change the memory slot mapping.....

Thanks,

Ray

I was able to partially re-create your issue, but I do not use card
readers. You will need to unmount the card reader to re-assign the drive
letter to your portable drive. I successfully re-assigned a drive letter
using a memory stick in a USB hub. When I un-mounted the hub I was able
to re-assign its old drive letter.

This procedure should work for your card reader, but you will have to
re-initialize the card reader before you use it again -- probably with a
re-boot, but maybe by just putting a card in it. I assume you can
re-boot with the portable drive attached, if necessary. Otherwise the
card reader might claim J again.

1. In the bottom-right side of your taskbar there should be an icon
with the tag "Safely Remove Hardware."
2. Right-click on it and find the card reader with the letter (J).
3. Follow the steps to remove the hardware.
4. Use Disk Management to re-assign the letter to your portable drive.


Good luck, and let me know if this works for your situation!