Hello Jeff, On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 14:05:12 +0100 GMT (21/08/2005, 20:05 +0700 GMT), Jeff Gaines wrote:
>> I am planning to install a second HD, with two partitions. AFAIK, this >> would make Windows assign C: to the first partition on the first HD, >> D: will be the first partition on the second HD, E: the second >> partition on the first HD, and F: the second partition on the second >> HD. JG> It will if you set up a primary partition on the new HD, but it JG> doesn't have to be :-) I'm not planning to set up a primary partition, I just want to connect the new HD. My experience with the automatic assigning of drive leters dates back to Win98, I never did it with an XP system. I think you are giving me good news. :-) JG> On the new HD do *NOT* add a primary partition, add an extended JG> partition and logical drive(s) within that partition and then the JG> drive letters will be in a more logical order, i.e. they will follow JG> the physical drives. That's good then. JG> If you are already using drive letters up to say, L, then the new JG> drive will be allocated the next available letter - but you can JG> change this after the drive is installed. No, I have only C and D, and network drive called X, pointing to the webserver. JG> Windows defaults to putting primary partitions on a new HD, I suspect JG> this may be for historical reasons, it's certainly not the best JG> approach nowadays in my view. XP sets up new drives in the same way as JG> DOS, go through each physical drive in order, pick out the primary JG> partitions, allocate drive letters, go back and go through again JG> picking up the logical drives in extended partitions and allocate JG> drive letters. I can't see a reason for having any primary partition JG> apart from the very first nowadays. As I said, I'm not planning to set up a new primary drive. I'm just not quite sure what XP does when it detects a new HDD. -- Cheers, Thomas. It's paradoxical that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone. -- Andy Rooney Message reply created with The Bat! 3.60.02 Forerunner (Beta) under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 ________________________________________________ Current version is 3.51.10 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
