Installed XP on New Hard Drive

From: stevel (Leighton_steve_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/31/04


Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 19:13:17 -0700

Just an FYI, you cannot change the boot volume drive
letter.

>-----Original Message-----
>I think you can switch drive letters in the control
>panel, administrative tools under system look for drives
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I just installed a new HD, wanting to keep my old one as
>a second
>>drive. But after installing XP on it, it's showing up as
>my F: drive
>>instead of my C: drive.
>>
>>The new drive is on the end (black) connector of my IDE
>cable while
>>the old drive is on the middle (gray) cable.
>>
>>It's booting from the F: drive (which I didn't even know
>was
>>possible). The software I am installing and such is
>using it as my
>>main drive, but I would really rather it be C:, because
>I am sure
>>that's going to be a headache after a while.
>>
>>Anyone know how I can fix this, so my new drive is my C:
>drive?
>>
>>TIA,
>>Larry
>>.
>>
>.
>



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