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From: Rich Wonneberger on 3 Apr 2010 21:43
John,

After you install the OS use disk manager to change the CD drive to E:
(or farther down like I usually do) then re-install the 2nd drive.

Rich W.


JohnB wrote:
> The Drive0 and Drive1 are SATA drives. I'm going to take your suggestion.
> I've just never seen this happen before... and I'm concerned that I may end
> up with my CD drive as C: and Drive0 as D:
> As usual, I'm pressed for time, and I'd hate to have to do this a 3rd time.
> I'm going to give it a try.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> "John John - MVP" <audetweld(a)nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
> news:%23F4hdm00KHA.3652(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Disconnect drive1 and reinstall Server 2003, bring drive1 online after
>> Server 2003 is installed.
>>
>> John
>>
>> JohnB wrote:
>>> I had to re-install Server 2003 yesterday because of a bad drive. Two
>>> drives, drive0 and drive1, one for the OS and the other for data. I
>>> inherited this, that is not the way I would have done it.
>>>
>>> I installed to drive0, which is the correct drive. But after finishing
>>> the install I noticed that the new drive is now drive letter E:, the data
>>> drive (drive1) is C: and the CD drive is D:
>>> So I need to re-install this. I chose drive0. How can I prevent this
>>> from doing the same thing, and naming drive0 drive letter E:, instead of
>>> C:
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>
From: DaveMills on 4 Apr 2010 04:22
On Sat, 3 Apr 2010 11:58:19 -0400, "JohnB" <jbrigan(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

>That works for the CD drive and Drive1, but when I try it for the C: drive I
>get "Windows cannot change the drive letter of the System Volume or Boot
>Drive".

Um, must admit I have not tried this since NT4
>
>
>
>"DaveMills" <DaveMills(a)newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
>news:hjjer51edsgnojl19jc1v5qcbrepk2a8fs(a)4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 3 Apr 2010 08:46:59 -0400, "JohnB" <jbrigan(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I had to re-install Server 2003 yesterday because of a bad drive. Two
>>>drives, drive0 and drive1, one for the OS and the other for data. I
>>>inherited this, that is not the way I would have done it.
>>>
>>>I installed to drive0, which is the correct drive. But after finishing
>>>the
>>>install I noticed that the new drive is now drive letter E:, the data
>>>drive
>>>(drive1) is C: and the CD drive is D:
>>>So I need to re-install this. I chose drive0. How can I prevent this
>>>from
>>>doing the same thing, and naming drive0 drive letter E:, instead of C:
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>
>> Usually the "active partition" becomes C: but it can be caused by the
>> hardware
>> if for example one drive is IDE/Sata and another SCSI
>>
>> After you install the OS you can change the drive letters in Disk
>> Management.
>> Just make sure you do it as soon as possible and before adding any
>> optional
>> components or software. Software often "sticks" to the drive letter in use
>> when
>> it is installed. Personally I try to move the CD/DVD out to about Z: (or
>> maybe
>> O:) and leave C: D:, E: etc for hard disks.
>> --
>> Dave Mills
>> There are 10 types of people, those that understand binary and those that
>> don't.
>
--
Dave Mills
There are 10 types of people, those that understand binary and those that don't.
From: John John - MVP on 4 Apr 2010 09:15
The first primary partition will be assigned drive C, it's just that
starting with Windows XP and Server 2003 the setup program might
enumerate the second disk before the first one and assign C to the
primary partition on that disk. Also, removable drives can throw a
wrench in the enumeration scheme...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/825668
Overview of PNP enumeration and hard disk drive letter assignments in
Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896536
Drive letter that is assigned to the primary hard disk partition is not
correct when you perform a CD-ROM-based clean installation of Windows
Server 2003 or Windows XP

John

JohnB wrote:
> The Drive0 and Drive1 are SATA drives. I'm going to take your suggestion.
> I've just never seen this happen before... and I'm concerned that I may end
> up with my CD drive as C: and Drive0 as D:
> As usual, I'm pressed for time, and I'd hate to have to do this a 3rd time.
> I'm going to give it a try.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> "John John - MVP" <audetweld(a)nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
> news:%23F4hdm00KHA.3652(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Disconnect drive1 and reinstall Server 2003, bring drive1 online after
>> Server 2003 is installed.
>>
>> John
>>
>> JohnB wrote:
>>> I had to re-install Server 2003 yesterday because of a bad drive. Two
>>> drives, drive0 and drive1, one for the OS and the other for data. I
>>> inherited this, that is not the way I would have done it.
>>>
>>> I installed to drive0, which is the correct drive. But after finishing
>>> the install I noticed that the new drive is now drive letter E:, the data
>>> drive (drive1) is C: and the CD drive is D:
>>> So I need to re-install this. I chose drive0. How can I prevent this
>>> from doing the same thing, and naming drive0 drive letter E:, instead of
>>> C:
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>
From: JohnB on 4 Apr 2010 09:25
"John John - MVP" <audetweld(a)nbnot.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:uSTGdj$0KHA.3412(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896536
> Drive letter that is assigned to the primary hard disk partition is not
> correct when you perform a CD-ROM-based clean installation of Windows
> Server 2003 or Windows XP

This looks interesting. I'm going to try those instructions.
Thanks.


From: JohnB on 4 Apr 2010 09:27
My concern was, that if I installed from the CD, with Drive1 somehow
disabled, it would make the CD drive C:, and Drive0 D:
Disk Manager would let me change the drive letter then, for the CD drive.
But it won't let me change it for the boot drive.


"Rich Wonneberger" <turtil(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message
news:uT5kGh50KHA.3412(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> John,
>
> After you install the OS use disk manager to change the CD drive to E: (or
> farther down like I usually do) then re-install the 2nd drive.
>
> Rich W.


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