Drive Letter

#1 (**permalink**) 02-06-2007, 05:33 PM

I recently Installed a new harddrive and install xp on it and now the new
harddive is labeled as F:. Its the only hardrive in the system with 3
cdroms. Can the drive letter be changed to C:. Every thing works ok so if it
is not possible I will leave it alone.
Thanks

#2 (**permalink**) 02-06-2007, 05:33 PM

I suspect that you have the new drive on the secondary controller.
Rearrange your cabling properly.

Brad Kraan wrote:
>
> I recently Installed a new harddrive and install xp on it and now the new
> harddive is labeled as F:. Its the only hardrive in the system with 3
> cdroms. Can the drive letter be changed to C:. Every thing works ok so if it
> is not possible I will leave it alone.
> Thanks

#3 (**permalink**) 02-06-2007, 05:33 PM

I suspect that you have the new drive on the secondary controller.
Rearrange your cabling properly.

Brad Kraan wrote:
>
> I recently Installed a new harddrive and install xp on it and now the new
> harddive is labeled as F:. Its the only hardrive in the system with 3
> cdroms. Can the drive letter be changed to C:. Every thing works ok so if it
> is not possible I will leave it alone.
> Thanks

#4 (**permalink**) 02-06-2007, 05:34 PM

It is setup as primary master. When I installed xp I had my old drive as a
slave and even though it was a slave it still read it as c: so when I
installed xp it could not format it as C: so it made it F:. Will I have to
reinstall it or can it be fixed. Or I can live with it

"Wizard" <stop.spam@nic.br> wrote in message news:41D14734.27F3130@nic.br...
> I suspect that you have the new drive on the secondary controller.
> Rearrange your cabling properly.
>
> Brad Kraan wrote:
> >
> > I recently Installed a new harddrive and install xp on it and now the
new
> > harddive is labeled as F:. Its the only hardrive in the system with 3
> > cdroms. Can the drive letter be changed to C:. Every thing works ok so
if it
> > is not possible I will leave it alone.
> > Thanks

#5 (**permalink**) 02-06-2007, 05:34 PM

It is setup as primary master. When I installed xp I had my old drive as a
slave and even though it was a slave it still read it as c: so when I
installed xp it could not format it as C: so it made it F:. Will I have to
reinstall it or can it be fixed. Or I can live with it

"Wizard" <stop.spam@nic.br> wrote in message news:41D14734.27F3130@nic.br...
> I suspect that you have the new drive on the secondary controller.
> Rearrange your cabling properly.
>
> Brad Kraan wrote:
> >
> > I recently Installed a new harddrive and install xp on it and now the
new
> > harddive is labeled as F:. Its the only hardrive in the system with 3
> > cdroms. Can the drive letter be changed to C:. Every thing works ok so
if it
> > is not possible I will leave it alone.
> > Thanks

#6 (**permalink**) 02-06-2007, 05:34 PM

Go to disk Manager (admin tools) and change it.
Brad Kraan wrote:
>
> It is setup as primary master. When I installed xp I had my old drive as a
> slave and even though it was a slave it still read it as c: so when I
> installed xp it could not format it as C: so it made it F:. Will I have to
> reinstall it or can it be fixed. Or I can live with it
>
> "Wizard" <stop.spam@nic.br> wrote in message news:41D14734.27F3130@nic.br...
> > I suspect that you have the new drive on the secondary controller.
> > Rearrange your cabling properly.
> >
> > Brad Kraan wrote:
> > >
> > > I recently Installed a new harddrive and install xp on it and now the
> new
> > > harddive is labeled as F:. Its the only hardrive in the system with 3
> > > cdroms. Can the drive letter be changed to C:. Every thing works ok so
> if it
> > > is not possible I will leave it alone.
> > > Thanks

#7 (**permalink**) 02-06-2007, 05:34 PM

Go to disk Manager (admin tools) and change it.
Brad Kraan wrote:
>
> It is setup as primary master. When I installed xp I had my old drive as a
> slave and even though it was a slave it still read it as c: so when I
> installed xp it could not format it as C: so it made it F:. Will I have to
> reinstall it or can it be fixed. Or I can live with it
>
> "Wizard" <stop.spam@nic.br> wrote in message news:41D14734.27F3130@nic.br...
> > I suspect that you have the new drive on the secondary controller.
> > Rearrange your cabling properly.
> >
> > Brad Kraan wrote:
> > >
> > > I recently Installed a new harddrive and install xp on it and now the
> new
> > > harddive is labeled as F:. Its the only hardrive in the system with 3
> > > cdroms. Can the drive letter be changed to C:. Every thing works ok so
> if it
> > > is not possible I will leave it alone.
> > > Thanks

#8 (**permalink**) 02-06-2007, 05:34 PM

All it says is cannot modify system volume or boot volume

"Wizard" <stop.spam@nic.br> wrote in message
news:41D1CCA4.797A5182@nic.br...
> Go to disk Manager (admin tools) and change it.
> Brad Kraan wrote:
> >
> > It is setup as primary master. When I installed xp I had my old drive as
a
> > slave and even though it was a slave it still read it as c: so when I
> > installed xp it could not format it as C: so it made it F:. Will I have
to
> > reinstall it or can it be fixed. Or I can live with it
> >
> > "Wizard" <stop.spam@nic.br> wrote in message
news:41D14734.27F3130@nic.br...
> > > I suspect that you have the new drive on the secondary controller.
> > > Rearrange your cabling properly.
> > >
> > > Brad Kraan wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I recently Installed a new harddrive and install xp on it and now
the
> > new
> > > > harddive is labeled as F:. Its the only hardrive in the system with
3
> > > > cdroms. Can the drive letter be changed to C:. Every thing works ok
so
> > if it
> > > > is not possible I will leave it alone.
> > > > Thanks

#9 (**permalink**) 02-06-2007, 05:34 PM

All it says is cannot modify system volume or boot volume

"Wizard" <stop.spam@nic.br> wrote in message
news:41D1CCA4.797A5182@nic.br...
> Go to disk Manager (admin tools) and change it.
> Brad Kraan wrote:
> >
> > It is setup as primary master. When I installed xp I had my old drive as
a
> > slave and even though it was a slave it still read it as c: so when I
> > installed xp it could not format it as C: so it made it F:. Will I have
to
> > reinstall it or can it be fixed. Or I can live with it
> >
> > "Wizard" <stop.spam@nic.br> wrote in message
news:41D14734.27F3130@nic.br...
> > > I suspect that you have the new drive on the secondary controller.
> > > Rearrange your cabling properly.
> > >
> > > Brad Kraan wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I recently Installed a new harddrive and install xp on it and now
the
> > new
> > > > harddive is labeled as F:. Its the only hardrive in the system with
3
> > > > cdroms. Can the drive letter be changed to C:. Every thing works ok
so
> > if it
> > > > is not possible I will leave it alone.
> > > > Thanks

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