Drive letter assignement...again...

[boomboommusic]

Hello,

I would like to make something simple...(in my brain;))

I have HD configure like that:

PRIMARY MASTER:(PM)

Partition 0 Extended

Partition 1 Logical

PRIMARY SLAVE:(PS)

Partition 1 Primary

Partition 2 Primary

If I accord to this KB (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;51978).

I should, and would like, obtain:

PM Partition 1 Logical = E:

PS Partition 1 Primary= C:

PS Partition 2 Primary= D:

Unfortunately, when I restart WinPE, I can see that my volume remains assign like that:

PM Partition 1 Logical = D:

PS Partition 1 Primary= C:

PS Partition 2 Primary= E:

So I decided to change the boot order in the BIOS and put PS as the first boot order and the PM as the second boot order.

When I restart WinPE, the "bad" assignation remains

PM Partition 1 Logical = D:

PS Partition 1 Primary= C:

PS Partition 2 Primary= E:

For my test, I use a VMware Virtual Machine with 2 IDE Hard Drive.

I would like obtain:

PM Partition 1 Logical = E:

PS Partition 1 Primary= C:

PS Partition 2 Primary= D:

Could you help me ?

I have no more idea...

Thanks to take time to read me

[jaclaz]

The article you referenced is how MS-DOS assigns letters, NT based system behave differently:

http://www.msfn.org/board/wondered-xp-setu...9.html&st=7

Read these thread:

http://www.msfn.org/board/Drive-letters-sh...d-a-t85729.html

http://www.msfn.org/board/Question-Partiti...rob-t67395.html

Why not using migrate.inf and be done with it?

Looky here:

http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=19663

jaclaz

[boomboommusic]

Hi Jaclaz,

Happy to see you here, I have read many thread where you post something around this problem.

I ve not watch at migrate.inf and hope this solution will help me.

My main goal is to install XP and 2K3 on the same disk with XP on C: and 2k3 on D: and have "Program Files" and "Profiles" on another disk E:

BUT....

The disk for XP and 2K3 is manage by the onboard controller (NVidia)

The disk for the "PFiles" and "Profiles" is managed by a PCIe contoller

The actual configuration give this result in diskpart: (I have not convert all my partition in extended one)

Controller | Volume | Disk | Label | Partition Number | Partition Type

Lsi | D: | Disk 0 | PFiles | Partition 1 | Primary Partition

NVIDIA | C: | Disk 1 | XP | Partition 1 | Primary Partition

NVIDIA | E: | Disk 1 | 2K3 | Partition 2 | Primary Partition

With other HD attach to NVidia controller, each with primary partition.

I know, I will have to make modification on my partition, but for now, I'm trying to determine if I can do my install the way I want or not, so I'm using VM to test...

Thanks for your assistance Jaclaz

Edited October 7, 2008 by boomboommusic