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Old February 26th 10, 10:18 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize,microsoft.public.windowsxp.device_driver.dev
Maud
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Default How do I "install" a disk drive


Hi,

How do I "install" (for lack of a better name) a disk drive that is marked
as "removable" in WinXP? The concepts of removable versus fixed disk drives
is a self defeating concept anyway because every drive is removable once the
system box is opened up.

Just as an aside, the disk drive in question is a 16 GB Patriot SDHC module
in my Acer Aspire One netbook. I use it as drive D: I discovered a little
program called FlashFire that speeds up writes for the internal 8 GB Intel
SSD. Flashfire works by providing a write buffer and my benchmarks say that
its performance is indistinguishable from a spinning hard drive. But
FlashFire does not work on the external SDHC. I think that the WinXP will
not allow a write buffer for what it thinks is a "removable" drive. In
addition, there are a plethora of other benefits that would ensue from
"installing" the "removable" drive. I've added glue so that the SDHC module
remains in place.

Thanks in advance for helpful advice.


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