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Posted by Geoff Cox on July 5, 2008, 5:53 am
Please log in for more thread options I have a PC with 2 SATA hard disks in it (logical C and D drives) and wish to replace the "C" drive with a new hard disk. How do I know which is the "C" drive in the case? I once before got the wrong and the PC tried to boot off the "D" drive which then made the files on this disk inaccessible. Thanks Geoff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Ian D on July 5, 2008, 11:08 am
Please log in for more thread options If you open Disk Management, Disk 0, (which may or may not be your boot disk), will be connected to SATA 1, and Disk 1 will be connected to SATA 2. That's if they are connected to the Southbridge SATA connectors. If your drives are connected to an additional SATA controller, such as a jMicron its connectors will assume SATA 0 and SATA 1. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Geoff Cox on July 5, 2008, 11:45 am
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>> Hello,
>> >> I have a PC with 2 SATA hard disks in it (logical C and D drives) and >> wish to replace the "C" drive with a new hard disk. >> >> How do I know which is the "C" drive in the case? >> >> I once before got the wrong and the PC tried to boot off the "D" drive >> which then made the files on this disk inaccessible. >> >> Thanks >> >> Geoff >
>If you open Disk Management, Disk 0, (which may or may not be your >boot disk), will be connected to SATA 1, and Disk 1 will be connected >to SATA 2. That's if they are connected to the Southbridge SATA >connectors. If your drives are connected to an additional SATA >controller, such as a jMicron its connectors will assume SATA 0 and >SATA 1. > Ian, Thanks for the info. Going to Disk Management I see that Disk 0 is C: Disk 1 is D: but no mention of SATA - so far I haven't found anything to tell me which is which drive when I open the case - have I?! Cheers Geoff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by RBM on July 5, 2008, 12:11 pm
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> Hello,
> > I have a PC with 2 SATA hard disks in it (logical C and D drives) and > wish to replace the "C" drive with a new hard disk. > > How do I know which is the "C" drive in the case? > > I once before got the wrong and the PC tried to boot off the "D" drive > which then made the files on this disk inaccessible. > > Thanks > > Geoff If the drives are not identical, you should be able to identify each in "my computer", but then you'll have to be able to read the nameplate on the drive to know which is which. You can also take a 50-50 shot, and just disconnect one. The worst thing that'll happen is the machine won't boot. Then you'll have to remove the non boot drive , in the bios, from the boot order | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Geoff Cox on July 5, 2008, 2:42 pm
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>> Hello,
>> >> I have a PC with 2 SATA hard disks in it (logical C and D drives) and >> wish to replace the "C" drive with a new hard disk. >> >> How do I know which is the "C" drive in the case? >> >> I once before got the wrong and the PC tried to boot off the "D" drive >> which then made the files on this disk inaccessible. >> >> Thanks >> >> Geoff >
>If the drives are not identical, you should be able to identify each in "my >computer", but then you'll have to be able to read the nameplate on the >drive to know which is which. You can also take a 50-50 shot, and just >disconnect one. The worst thing that'll happen is the machine won't boot. >Then you'll have to remove the non boot drive , in the bios, from the boot >order > 'afraid the drives are identical in make and size! plus! as I said I had the previous bad experience with the 50:50 approach in that the PC failed to boot off what wa the D: drive but after putting the C: drive back I couldn't access the D: drive. can I tell which is which from the cables? Cheers Geoff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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> I have a PC with 2 SATA hard disks in it (logical C and D drives) and
> wish to replace the "C" drive with a new hard disk.
>
> How do I know which is the "C" drive in the case?
>
> I once before got the wrong and the PC tried to boot off the "D" drive
> which then made the files on this disk inaccessible.
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> Thanks
>
> Geoff