From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Tue Apr 20 1999 - 23:54:27 EDT
Albert..
easy..
the problem is that HDB is a bootable drive..
thus when DOS sees the second bootable partition, it is automatically made
"D:" drive..
then the balance of partitions on HDA, then the balance of partitions on
HDB..
to defeat this, make HDB a non-bootable drive..
then all will follow the way you want..
OR..
make all your HDD's fat32, single partition drives..
Albert C. Lee wrote:
> Machine: Thinkpad 600E running Win98.
>
> Currently, the 6.4 gb HD in my system is partitioned into C:, D:, E:
> and F:. We'll call this drive HDA.
>
> Now, I put in my 1.2 gb HD into the Ultraslim bay using the HDD
> adapter. We'll call this drive HDB.
>
> When Win98 loads up with both drives in the system, I now have:
> C: (HDA), D: (HDB), E: (HDA old D:), F: (HDA old E:), G: (HDA old F:).
>
> Obviously this screws up a lot of things. In System Properties,
> Device Manager, I am unable to change the "Current drive letter
> assignment" (locked out).
>
> Anyone have any ideas here? What I'd like to do is have the HDB drive
> assigned as Z: and use it as an archive drive that I burn CDs with.
> Otherwise the second drive and adapter is useless. :-(
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> -Al
>
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