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Hard Drive assignment letters
My primary hard disc has 8 partitions (C-J). I have a cd/dvd unit (K).
I also have a removable hard disc with two partitions, which is attached via a usb port. When I attach the usb disc it becomes L and M, which is fine. However, if it is attached when I start up, the first partition on the usb disc becomes D, which screws up all the other disc references. Is there any way around this, other than not having it attached when I boot up? Thanks. -- Jerry Bank Trenton, New Jersey Music is the language of the gods. |
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"Jerry Bank" schreef in bericht
.. . My primary hard disc has 8 partitions (C-J). I have a cd/dvd unit (K). I also have a removable hard disc with two partitions, which is attached via a usb port. When I attach the usb disc it becomes L and M, which is fine. However, if it is attached when I start up, the first partition on the usb disc becomes D, which screws up all the other disc references. Is there any way around this, other than not having it attached when I boot up? Has to to with the fact that the usb-disc has a primary partition (it is even possible to boot from it) and the bios / hardware supports usb and there is a driver in win98se. Win98se needs a driver, so leaving out the driver is no solution. Had the same situation here, and next steps worked for me. In short: remove the primary partition, create an extended partition with one or more logical stations. Removing and creating partitions in this situation might not be possible in a dos-box, that's why you need steps 3 and 4. 1. In win98se: backup the usb-disc, and copy fdisk.exe to c:\ 2. Give the usb-disc a name (label), e.g. usb-disc. 3. Turn off the PC. 4. Turn on the PC, and boot to _real_ ms-dos. 5. Run fdisk.exe (c:\fdisk enter). 6. Remove the primary partition of the usb-disc, be sure to choose the right disc, that's why I mentioned step 2 7. Make a new partition, which is not primary but extended, eventually create 2 logical stations in it. 8. Close fdisk, and reboot the pc. 9. Copy back data. Grtz, TR |
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"Jerry Bank" schreef in bericht .. . My primary hard disc has 8 partitions (C-J). I have a cd/dvd unit (K). I also have a removable hard disc with two partitions, which is attached via a usb port. When I attach the usb disc it becomes L and M, which is fine. However, if it is attached when I start up, the first partition on the usb disc becomes D, which screws up all the other disc references. Is there any way around this, other than not having it attached when I boot up? Has to to with the fact that the usb-disc has a primary partition (it is even possible to boot from it) and the bios / hardware supports usb and there is a driver in win98se. Win98se needs a driver, so leaving out the driver is no solution. Had the same situation here, and next steps worked for me. In short: remove the primary partition, create an extended partition with one or more logical stations. Removing and creating partitions in this situation might not be possible in a dos-box, that's why you need steps 3 and 4. 1. In win98se: backup the usb-disc, and copy fdisk.exe to c:\ 2. Give the usb-disc a name (label), e.g. usb-disc. 3. Turn off the PC. 4. Turn on the PC, and boot to _real_ ms-dos. 5. Run fdisk.exe (c:\fdisk enter). 6. Remove the primary partition of the usb-disc, be sure to choose the right disc, that's why I mentioned step 2 7. Make a new partition, which is not primary but extended, eventually create 2 logical stations in it. 8. Close fdisk, and reboot the pc. 9. Copy back data. Grtz, TR Thanks for the advice. I don't care about what it in the primary partition on the usb disc. Instead of using Fdisk can I simply use Partition Magic to get rid of the first partition? It sounds easier than the other way. -- Jerry Bank Trenton, New Jersey Music is the language of the gods. |
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Yes- Partition Magic will allow you to delete the primary partition and
shift the start of the extended partition into the space that it was using. Provided, of course, that PM sees the USB drive - that may depend on the version you are using. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Jerry Bank" wrote in message .. . In article , "TR" . says... "Jerry Bank" schreef in bericht .. . My primary hard disc has 8 partitions (C-J). I have a cd/dvd unit (K). I also have a removable hard disc with two partitions, which is attached via a usb port. When I attach the usb disc it becomes L and M, which is fine. However, if it is attached when I start up, the first partition on the usb disc becomes D, which screws up all the other disc references. Is there any way around this, other than not having it attached when I boot up? Has to to with the fact that the usb-disc has a primary partition (it is even possible to boot from it) and the bios / hardware supports usb and there is a driver in win98se. Win98se needs a driver, so leaving out the driver is no solution. Had the same situation here, and next steps worked for me. In short: remove the primary partition, create an extended partition with one or more logical stations. Removing and creating partitions in this situation might not be possible in a dos-box, that's why you need steps 3 and 4. 1. In win98se: backup the usb-disc, and copy fdisk.exe to c:\ 2. Give the usb-disc a name (label), e.g. usb-disc. 3. Turn off the PC. 4. Turn on the PC, and boot to _real_ ms-dos. 5. Run fdisk.exe (c:\fdisk enter). 6. Remove the primary partition of the usb-disc, be sure to choose the right disc, that's why I mentioned step 2 7. Make a new partition, which is not primary but extended, eventually create 2 logical stations in it. 8. Close fdisk, and reboot the pc. 9. Copy back data. Grtz, TR Thanks for the advice. I don't care about what it in the primary partition on the usb disc. Instead of using Fdisk can I simply use Partition Magic to get rid of the first partition? It sounds easier than the other way. -- Jerry Bank Trenton, New Jersey Music is the language of the gods. |
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