QUESTION: Drive Letters???

[steve]

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Hi all...

I have a strange issue... it's annoying me now cause... I can't get what I
want/expect and I don't understand why!!!

I have an old PC that I'm rebuilding. I started out with an old 2.2gb hard
drive as C: (jumped to Master); a 10gb as D: (jumped to Slave)... both on
IDE-1.

I then installed a DVD Burner which became E: (jumped as Master)... on
IDE-2.

2-3 weeks back... I pulled the 2.2gb... changed the 10gb to Cable Select...
and installed a 110gb also as Cable Select. And... I changed the cable to
the newer style cable... putting the 10gb on the end-plug (CS=master) and
the 110 on the second plug (CS=slave).

The 10gb boots as C:... but the 110 comes up as E:... and the DVD burner...
on the OTHER cable splits them as D:. It all works but it's highly
annoying!! Anyone have any ideas... on WHY??

Thanks in advance
Steve

 

[Guest]

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Have you tried going to the computer management in administrator tools?
Then go disc management and right click on the drive you want to change...

"Steve" <smking139@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all...
>
> I have a strange issue... it's annoying me now cause... I can't get what I
> want/expect and I don't understand why!!!
>
> I have an old PC that I'm rebuilding. I started out with an old 2.2gb
> hard drive as C: (jumped to Master); a 10gb as D: (jumped to Slave)...
> both on IDE-1.
>
> I then installed a DVD Burner which became E: (jumped as Master)... on
> IDE-2.
>
> 2-3 weeks back... I pulled the 2.2gb... changed the 10gb to Cable
> Select... and installed a 110gb also as Cable Select. And... I changed
> the cable to the newer style cable... putting the 10gb on the end-plug
> (CS=master) and the 110 on the second plug (CS=slave).
>
> The 10gb boots as C:... but the 110 comes up as E:... and the DVD
> burner... on the OTHER cable splits them as D:. It all works but it's
> highly annoying!! Anyone have any ideas... on WHY??
>
> Thanks in advance
> Steve
>
>

 

[Guest]

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These may help.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q51978/
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;234048
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];314470

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"Steve" wrote:
| Hi all...
|
| I have a strange issue... it's annoying me now cause... I can't get what I
| want/expect and I don't understand why!!!
|
| I have an old PC that I'm rebuilding. I started out with an old 2.2gb
hard
| drive as C: (jumped to Master); a 10gb as D: (jumped to Slave)... both on
| IDE-1.
|
| I then installed a DVD Burner which became E: (jumped as Master)... on
| IDE-2.
|
| 2-3 weeks back... I pulled the 2.2gb... changed the 10gb to Cable
Select...
| and installed a 110gb also as Cable Select. And... I changed the cable to
| the newer style cable... putting the 10gb on the end-plug (CS=master) and
| the 110 on the second plug (CS=slave).
|
| The 10gb boots as C:... but the 110 comes up as E:... and the DVD
burner...
| on the OTHER cable splits them as D:. It all works but it's highly
| annoying!! Anyone have any ideas... on WHY??
|
| Thanks in advance
| Steve
|
|

 

[Andy]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 13:05:07 -0400, "Steve" <smking139@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Hi all...
>
>I have a strange issue... it's annoying me now cause... I can't get what I
>want/expect and I don't understand why!!!
>
>I have an old PC that I'm rebuilding. I started out with an old 2.2gb hard
>drive as C: (jumped to Master); a 10gb as D: (jumped to Slave)... both on
>IDE-1.
>
>I then installed a DVD Burner which became E: (jumped as Master)... on
>IDE-2.
>
>2-3 weeks back... I pulled the 2.2gb... changed the 10gb to Cable Select...
>and installed a 110gb also as Cable Select. And... I changed the cable to
>the newer style cable... putting the 10gb on the end-plug (CS=master) and
>the 110 on the second plug (CS=slave).
>
>The 10gb boots as C:... but the 110 comes up as E:... and the DVD burner...
>on the OTHER cable splits them as D:. It all works but it's highly
>annoying!! Anyone have any ideas... on WHY??

You don't mention software installation, so one way of achieving what
you had is:
1. Remove 2.2G drive along with Windows XP.
2. Move 10G drive to master.
3. Install Windows XP to 10G drive (becomes C:, and DVD becomes D.
4. Install 110G drive as slave (becomes E.

>Thanks in advance
>Steve
>