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   On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:42:35 -0400, Jim    
   wrote:   
      
      
   >>   
   >>      I doubt that whether there's a drive present or not   
   >> is dependent on it's formatting.   
   >>   But one I'm fairly surs is FAT, another or two probably   
   >> FAT32, one is a never used drive.   
   >>   All were working drives when I removed them (new one --bought   
   >> never used). They all run in the container .   
   >   
   >Don't understand "They all run in the container"   
      
      The adapter container that connects power and the "ribbon"   
   and provides the USB coinnection   
   >   
   >Also have you tried XP's Disk Management to see if it's detecting the drive?   
        YES   
   >   
   >I had a situation once that when I plugged a flash drive into a   
   >different port it wasn't given a drive letter.  Manually assigning a   
   >drive letter solved my problem.   
      
      
       I can't assign a letter to a drive that, to the computer, doesn't   
   exist!   
   >Jim   
      
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