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DAMN CD-ROM taking Drive letters from new partitions! Err!

#1 User is offline   HELLBRINGER 

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Posted 10 July 2001 - 02:58 AM

I recently added 2 new partitions to my hard drive.

This is all on my Western Digital 7200RPM ATA100 40GB

Partition 0 is my System Drive and is ~3GB
Pertition 1 is my Data Drive and is ~25GB (Drive D use to be 32GB until I added new partitions)
Partition 2 (NEW) is my Games Drive and is ~8.5GB
Partition 3 (NEW) is my Secure Drive and is ~1GB

I have noticed ever since I installed my drive I am missing about 7GB!!! It detects my drive as ~33GB drive. It is a 40. This is not an issue but I thought I would mention that if anyone can help me get my full 40GB or close anyway.

My problem is, since I added these 2 new partitions that my CD-ROM remains drive E. And my two new partitions are forced after my CD-ROM for drive letters. So I did the following.

I removed the CD-ROM from Windows Control Panel and the completely removed the drive and unplugged it completely. Then I used Partition Magic 6 to change Drive F and G (Games and Secure) to drive E and F. And hoping the CD-ROM would go to G. The drives renamed fine, except when Windows booted back up and the CD-ROM installed, it took drive E again and the partitions were kicked back to F and G.

How do I get my CD-ROM to go after my partitions? It's not big deal, but it looks stupid having a CD-ROM drive in the middle of all yer other drives.

Thank you.
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Posted 10 July 2001 - 05:49 AM

Right click My Computer, Manage, Storage, Disk Management. The drives appear on the lower right on grey background. Right click drive and change its driver letter.
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Posted 10 July 2001 - 05:55 AM

I will try that. I wonder why I didnt know that. I fish around in there all the time.... Hmm... Musta not striked my mind.

Thanks!
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Posted 10 July 2001 - 06:02 AM

That works GREAT! Instantly too! No re-boot bullshit like with Parition Magic. Thanks for yer help!
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