WD hard drive installation questions

richtree · 11-07-2007, 09:38 AM

Hey all,

whats up to everyone , I am a newbie on the board here....I am sick of people making money so easy off of my computer repair...

I started over the last year trying to take care of everything my self

so I am not fully advanced by any means, so here is my question:

I recently had a hard drive in my dell dimension that 3 of 4 quadrants were shot....so I bought a WD Sata and installed the drive along with XP again

after reinstalling xp i put in the dell start up disk with all the drivers and picked each one until I got the pc up and running...everything seems great so far., except one thing

my hard drive is now the F drive.,

and my C: drive is still listed as a removable drive....
Its annoying that the C: drive is stilll there., and now I want to add on my external drive to hold all my media files., but before I do this ., I wanted some advise in easy terms to try to help me in what my options are.,
it seems like this site has some very smart people that may be able to help me out ., pls post in the thread if you have any ideas or need more info

thanks rich tree...

ps I have screen shots of the disk management

**simpswr** · 11-07-2007, 10:04 AM

I'm guessing that you have a ZIP or flash drive? . . The only practical way to correct the F and C drive mess is to disconnect the removable drive and reinstall the operating system again . . then reconnect the removable drive

richtree · 11-07-2007, 10:12 AM

thats the thing., i don't have a zip or a flash drive., it just kept the C: drive there for some reason., and since I have to cd drives (D, and E.,) the next available spot is F: ., so that F: is now the assigned hard drive....I don't mind re installing xp ., but should i try to remove C first., or rename it is Z: or something ?

richtree · 11-07-2007, 11:21 AM

shamless newbie bumps the thread because he wants to re - install asap

LOL

thanks again

**simpswr** · 11-07-2007, 11:31 AM

What does Disk Management say about the Removable drive (C). . are you sure you do not have a small slot for a flash card to go into? What is the Brand/Model of the PC?

dai · 11-07-2007, 11:47 AM

unplug all the drives but the one you want as C drive and windows will designate it C
you may have to boot into the recovery console and run
fix boot
as the mbr is usually placed on c drive
replug in your other drives and windows will assign letters to them

**linderman** · 11-07-2007, 02:11 PM

it would help alot if you coukld give us a screen shot of your disk managment

11-07-2007, 09:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
richtree Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3 OS: xp	WD hard drive installation questions Hey all, whats up to everyone , I am a newbie on the board here....I am sick of people making money so easy off of my computer repair... I started over the last year trying to take care of everything my self so I am not fully advanced by any means, so here is my question: I recently had a hard drive in my dell dimension that 3 of 4 quadrants were shot....so I bought a WD Sata and installed the drive along with XP again after reinstalling xp i put in the dell start up disk with all the drivers and picked each one until I got the pc up and running...everything seems great so far., except one thing my hard drive is now the F drive., and my C: drive is still listed as a removable drive.... Its annoying that the C: drive is stilll there., and now I want to add on my external drive to hold all my media files., but before I do this ., I wanted some advise in easy terms to try to help me in what my options are., it seems like this site has some very smart people that may be able to help me out ., pls post in the thread if you have any ideas or need more info thanks rich tree... ps I have screen shots of the disk management

11-07-2007, 10:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 11,916 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: WD hard drive installation questions I'm guessing that you have a ZIP or flash drive? . . The only practical way to correct the F and C drive mess is to disconnect the removable drive and reinstall the operating system again . . then reconnect the removable drive __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

11-07-2007, 10:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
richtree Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3 OS: xp	Re: WD hard drive installation questions thats the thing., i don't have a zip or a flash drive., it just kept the C: drive there for some reason., and since I have to cd drives (D, and E.,) the next available spot is F: ., so that F: is now the assigned hard drive....I don't mind re installing xp ., but should i try to remove C first., or rename it is Z: or something ?

11-07-2007, 11:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
richtree Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3 OS: xp	Re: WD hard drive installation questions shamless newbie bumps the thread because he wants to re - install asap LOL thanks again

11-07-2007, 11:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 11,916 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: WD hard drive installation questions What does Disk Management say about the Removable drive (C). . are you sure you do not have a small slot for a flash card to go into? What is the Brand/Model of the PC? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow? Last edited by simpswr; 11-07-2007 at 11:33 AM.

11-07-2007, 11:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,267 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: WD hard drive installation questions unplug all the drives but the one you want as C drive and windows will designate it C you may have to boot into the recovery console and run fix boot as the mbr is usually placed on c drive replug in your other drives and windows will assign letters to them __________________

11-07-2007, 02:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,403 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: WD hard drive installation questions it would help alot if you coukld give us a screen shot of your disk managment __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial