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Discussions tagged with 'ide adapters' on WindowsForum.com focus on using USB to IDE or SATA adapters to connect hard drives to Windows systems. A common issue reported is Windows 7 x64 ceasing to automatically assign drive letters to drives connected via these adapters, requiring manual assignment through Disk Management. Users seek troubleshooting steps to restore automatic drive letter assignment, including registry edits in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices. The tag covers practical problems with legacy IDE adapter hardware on modern Windows versions.
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 x64 Quit Assigning Drive Letters Automatically... ??

    Alright, so my Windows 7 recently quit assigning drive letters automatically. I frequently plug in new hard drives to the system using various USB to IDE or SATA adapters and now when I plug in a new hard drive with any of these USB adapters, it does not get a drive letter assigned to the...
    • thepunkerguy
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    • automatic assignment disk management drive letter hard drive ide adapters registry sata troubleshooting usb drives volume assignment windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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