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Chapter 1 Introduction to Information Technology 13
Storage Device Names and Volume Labels
The device drive name for installed storage devices can be easily identifi using Windows fied
Explorer. Rewritable storage media, such as a fl ash drive, can have its volume label changed. fl
1. Open Windows Explorer. This can be done by double-clicking the
Computer
icon on the desktop
or by right-clicking on the
Start
menu button and clicking
Open Windows Explorer
in the shortcut
menu.
2. Locate the left-hand pane in Windows Explorer. This contains a tree that shows the devices,
folders, and fi les accessible to the computer, as shown. fi
Hands-On Example 1.1.1
Folder tree
3. In the left-hand pane, locate the primary hard disk drive. What letter is assigned to this storage
device?
4. Are there any other storage devices attached to the computer? Notice the icon in the tree for
each attached device represents the type of device. What are the letters assigned to other storage
devices?
5. Insert your flash drive into one of the USB ports on the computer. fl
6. In Windows 10, click the slide-in alert that indicates to choose what happens with removable
drives. The autoplay dialog box is displayed. In Windows 8 and Windows 7, the autoplay dialog
box should automatically appear. Make note of the drive letter for the flash drive shown in the fl
dialog box.
7. Click
Open folder to view files
in the autoplay dialog box. Windows Explorer is launched.
8. Locate the fl ash drive in the left-hand pane. It will have the same drive letter that was displayed fl
in the autoplay dialog box.
9. Right-click on the flash drive in Windows Explorer, and click fl
Rename
in the shortcut menu. The
volume label for the drive becomes editable. Notice the current name is highlighted in blue. This
means the text is selected.
10. Using the keyboard, enter the name MS-OFFICE.
11. Press the
[Enter]
key to rename the volume label. This fl ash drive will hold your notes from this fl
course.