What is This Drive?

[Wayne Wengert]

I have 2 - 250GB HDDs operating as a mirroring array and I also have a DVD
drive and a CD/RW drive. In Windows Explorer I see a 250GB "C" drive, a "D"
drive for the DVD drive, an "E" for the CD/RW and then it lists a Removable
Drive as "G". Looking at properties does not give any insight. The one
strange thing I note is that when I look at the Hardware tab in Properties
it lists my drives but also lists my PSC2210 (an HP printer) as a drive?

Can anyone tell me what is going on here?

 

[Nepatsfan]

(e-mail address removed),

I have 2 - 250GB HDDs operating as a mirroring array and I
also have a DVD drive and a CD/RW drive. In Windows Explorer
I see a 250GB "C" drive, a "D" drive for the DVD drive, an
"E" for the CD/RW and then it lists a Removable Drive as
"G". Looking at properties does not give any insight. The
one strange thing I note is that when I look at the Hardware
tab in Properties it lists my drives but also lists my
PSC2210 (an HP printer) as a drive?
Can anyone tell me what is going on here?

Does your printer have a card reader in the front? That's
probably what's showing up as your G drive.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[R. McCarty]

Many printers have a built-in card reader. Even when no module is
installed the card reader itself appears to XP as a drive.

 

[Wayne Wengert]

Thank you - yes it does. I never thought of that. Makes sense.

Wayne

 

[SD]

I have a HP photosmart 230 that does that.

Many printers have a built-in card reader. Even when no module is
installed the card reader itself appears to XP as a drive.