non sequential drive letters
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I have just bought a new Philips tower unit. I have installed my old hard drive as a backup measure, but as the new hard drive is using a SATA connection I have had to install it on the DVD's ide channel.
The new SATA drive is configured as a slave for some reason, whilst the DVD is showing in the bios as a master. Can't read any info on the dvd regarding jumper placements, but eventually after a lot of trial and error finally got the drives to be recognised.
Both drives are partitioned into two so you would assume that the new drive would show as C and D and the old drfive as E and F.
In fact the show respectively as C and E and D and F.
Why would that be and how do I make them display 'properly'?
(Sorry its a bit complicated folks!)_
The new SATA drive is configured as a slave for some reason, whilst the DVD is showing in the bios as a master. Can't read any info on the dvd regarding jumper placements, but eventually after a lot of trial and error finally got the drives to be recognised.
Both drives are partitioned into two so you would assume that the new drive would show as C and D and the old drfive as E and F.
In fact the show respectively as C and E and D and F.
Why would that be and how do I make them display 'properly'?
(Sorry its a bit complicated folks!)_
Windows automatically makes the first partition on the first drive C:, first partition on second drive D: and then goes back to first drive (if it has more than one partition) for E:, etc.
Easy enough to change the drive letters around in NT, Win2000, WinXP and, I assume, Vista. Drive letters for CDs and DVDs can also be changed.
Easy enough to change the drive letters around in NT, Win2000, WinXP and, I assume, Vista. Drive letters for CDs and DVDs can also be changed.
Edited by Philbes on Monday 19th February 14:53
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