Re: Partition Strange After Clean XP SP2 Install

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"Fidelis K" <sdfs@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I recently did a clean XP SP2 install on my 2nd PC. It had 2 hard disks
and
I partitioned them as follows when installing the XP.

1. SATA 160GB partitioned into 4x40GB drives.
2. IDE Master 160GB as a single disk.

XP somehow assigned D: to the IDE drive, so I manually changed drive
letters
in disk management so that:
SATA 160GB --> C, D, E & F
IDE Master 160GB --> G

Then, I added an IDE Slave 160GB assigned as H.

Q1. Obviously, XP correctly recognizes that C: is primary and D, E & F are
logical. However, XP reports that G: is primary and H: is logical. I
didn't
create any partitions on the IDE hard drives. So, why is the Master IDE
drive (G:) is primary and why is the Slave IDE drive (H:) logical?

Please note:
- "Disks" can be masters or slaves, connected to
the primary or secondary IDE controller.
- "Partitions" can be primary or logical.
The word "Drive" does not mean much in this context.

The partition that hosts drive G: is primary because that's how
you must have created it. By the same token, the partition that
hosts drive H: is logical because you created it as a logical partition.

Q2. "Disk Management" in XP reports G drive as "disk 0," H drive as "disk
1"
and the SATA drive where the OS resides as "disk 2." Shouldn't the OS
drive
be "disk 0"???

The numbering of disks is irrelevant in this context.

So, I'm worried that partitioning may have been screwed up. Can anyone
shed
some light on these issues? Thanks in advance.

There is a strong preference for Windows to be installed
on drive C:. Is this what's happened in your case? Do this
to find out:
- Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}
- Type this command:
set system {Enter}
What drive letter do you see?


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