(1) A name assigned to a storage unit such as a hard disk, floppy disk or CD-ROM when the disk is first formatted or created. See volume. (2) An identifying stick-on label attached to the outside of a ...

USB drives have lots of great uses, but they're also easy to leave behind. One Lifehacker reader adds an extra degree of identification by making his phone number the volume label for his USB drives.

I have two hard drives (neither of which are my boot disk, so I have more than that, really). Windows XP Pro SP1, by the way, and the disks are attached to a Promise IDE card.<BR><BR>I recently wanted ...