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| 330646 | 2005-03-04 20:26:00 | Recently bought a USB drive for back-up & portability to hold all my music, photos etc and have it formatted and am able to copy/open files to it. What I can't figure out is how to make the new drive (slave jumpered) be the "go-to" drive when I open windows media player to play, burn, sync. I need this as my music files are now larger than the free space on C. Is this a mapping or share function or some sort of drive designation in WMP ? Thanks ! |
Van (7511) | ||
| 330647 | 2005-03-04 21:30:00 | I dont think USB devices, have master/slave. Theyre not like ide hdd's. So, what youre trying to do is when u open WMP, u want the USB drive to show what mp3s it has on it?? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 330648 | 2005-03-04 21:49:00 | I was able to set the HDD in the USB enclosure to slave - if that makes any difference. You're right, I want WMP to go directly to that drive and access the music files - |
Van (7511) | ||
| 330649 | 2005-03-04 22:15:00 | Ah ok u didnt say it was external and in a case. I thought it was a USB drive, NOT a hdd. I cant find an option in WMP 10, so it stays on one drive. Have you been here, to see if what u have supports syncing? www.microsoft.com I think you'll still have to go to the hdd / folder, to select the MP3 so u can burn whatever. The only thing u can do, is use open and then go to the USB hdd's folder/s for the MP3's. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 330650 | 2005-03-04 22:35:00 | Thanks - sorry for not being complete... I did think of trying to make it a recognizable device but no luck. Any other ideas ? Going back and forth all the time's going to be a pain :( |
Van (7511) | ||
| 330651 | 2005-03-04 22:43:00 | Not that I can think of Van . The only other thing I can think of, is to get an Ipod, or Ipod Photo . Or something similar . The Ipod with Itunes will list the Mp3's straight away, once u connect the Ipod to a spare USB 2 port, and run Itunes . Then all u do, is add your MP3's to Itunes, and click on Update Ipod . Voila the Mp3's are on the Ipod . The only thing with the Ipod, I dont think there's an option in WMP to use it . So, u have to use Itunes . You can also use the Ipod (well the 40 GB), and most probably the other models of Ipod, as a hdd, and use Itunes to make it a hdd, so u can use it from within My computer / windows explorer in windows . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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