Hard Drive is designated as "F" drive and IPod doesn't recognize it

My hard drive is designated as the "F" drive, and I think the IPod is looking for it as the "C" drive. Can anyone tell me how to fix this?

hi Johnny!
hmmmm. if you've got a hard drive with an F letter, we'd first better check up on this issue:
Strange iPod behavior when Windows confuses iPod with network drive
keep us posted.
love, b

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