Alexander the Pretty Good
11-25-2010, 17:51
Hey guys, two things.
Currently I have two harddrives I'm using, one 500GB one for two partitions, my C: drive for the OS/programs and the E: drive for everything else. However, I have a second drive (150GB) that I had my previous XP install on (D:), but I need it to boot to the windows install on my C: drive. Windows partition thing says it's a System, Active, Primary partition while C: is Boot, Page File, Crash Dump, and Primary. I want to be able to ditch the small drive, and to do that I'd need to mark C: as Active. But what if it doesn't have the operating system loader on it? Would I be able to reverse the process?
Secondly, I think I'm going to get a 1TB (or larger) drive then make the 500GB drive a backup for a new E: drive. Does anyone have any recommendations on a reliable drive?
Currently I have two harddrives I'm using, one 500GB one for two partitions, my C: drive for the OS/programs and the E: drive for everything else. However, I have a second drive (150GB) that I had my previous XP install on (D:), but I need it to boot to the windows install on my C: drive. Windows partition thing says it's a System, Active, Primary partition while C: is Boot, Page File, Crash Dump, and Primary. I want to be able to ditch the small drive, and to do that I'd need to mark C: as Active. But what if it doesn't have the operating system loader on it? Would I be able to reverse the process?
Secondly, I think I'm going to get a 1TB (or larger) drive then make the 500GB drive a backup for a new E: drive. Does anyone have any recommendations on a reliable drive?