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UNKNOWN ALIEN DISK DRIVE?

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by daniel_

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Hi y'all

Have ecounterd an alien drive (F:) in "My Computer" and don't wuttafuck it's doin there or where it came from!!! It's containing nothin' (at least not anything I put there) and I can't excess it in any way (open, explore, search). It also has a red question mark over it. In right-click "properties" It just sais "Type:Local Disc, File System:RAW" and "0 bytes used/free".

As far as I know I have disabled any virtual drives (Daemon 3.47, Nero 7) and have no USB Memory devices connected. Nor does it appear in the "Device Manager" in any way. All other drives seems to work fine though - Internal DVD ROM (C:)& Disk Drive(D:) and External firewire LACIE HD(E) & a new Sony iLINK DVD-RAM 18x (G:).

So how do I remove it? Is a virus thing or what?

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by deadly ernest

or the memory card from a camera?

RAW is the basic format for camera images.

The large red question mark indicates the system has a problem with the drive.

This sounds like you've had a camera attached downloading images and did not disconnect it properly. Fail to go through the 'Safe Remove' process fully in Windows and it causes problems.

To remove the device try these two methods, in order:

1. Control Panel - System - Hardware - Device Manager (button) == look for the device and delete there, or try loading a driver.

2. Control Panel - Add/Remove Hardware - locate and delete there.

by w2ktechman

I agree with deadly on this. It totally sounds like a card or camera was added and removed improperly.
Do you have a cardreader attached? as long as the reader is attached and no current card is in it, it will display this way as well.

by zlitocook

Like Dell and HP have a hidden small partition for restoring your computer. But the only way to access it is with a two key combo when you boot up.
If you boot into safe mode is it still there? It could be a program or device loading into ram drive.

by mackay_723

I have come across a cliets computer that would not boot, Safe mode only that had an "alien drive" that would hold up the boot process before login. Removing the drive or drivers didn't fix the problem, as XP detected the new hardware and re-installed the drivers. (Problem still ongoing...)

Edit: USB Scanner was the isuue

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