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

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 partition...




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#69120 - 07/10/01 02:58 AM DAMN CD-ROM taking Drive letters from new partitions! Err!
HELLBRINGER Offline
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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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#69151 - 07/10/01 05:49 AM Re: DAMN CD-ROM taking Drive letters from new partitions! Err!
Wolf87 Offline
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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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#69154 - 07/10/01 05:55 AM Re: DAMN CD-ROM taking Drive letters from new partitions! Err!
HELLBRINGER Offline
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Registered: 06/27/01
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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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#69157 - 07/10/01 06:02 AM Re: DAMN CD-ROM taking Drive letters from new partitions! Err!
HELLBRINGER Offline
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Registered: 06/27/01
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That works GREAT! Instantly too! No re-boot bullshit like with Parition Magic. Thanks for yer help!

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