Disk Partition Reversed

[Bud C]

4 partitions (1,2,3,4)were created on a 40GB Seagate on one PC with PQ Magic. On a second PC, that same drive XP Disk Manager shows the partition sequence as (1,3,4,2). Any idea why?

BudC

 

[sub mesa]

Are they primary or logical partitions? Are you sure the partition drive letters matches the physical order of the partitions? Posting a screenshot of your partition setup would help in this case.

Lastly, is there any reason you want four partitions on a 40GB drive? With such a small drive, i recommend using only one partition as you're forcing your HDD to fragment.

 

[chickenhoagie]

I don't think it really matters what order they appear as, as long as they are labeled as all being there and all data is in tact.