Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 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 ed using Windows Explorer. Rewritable storage media, such as a fl ash drive, can have its volume label changed. 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. 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 fl ash drive into one of the USB ports on the computer. 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 fl ash drive shown in the 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 in the autoplay dialog box. 9. Right-click on the fl ash drive in Windows Explorer, and click 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 course.