PinYin Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 (edited) My computer came with a separate, hidden hard drive called IBM_SERVICE. Normally that drive is hidden, however it's not anymore and is designated as Drive C: now, which has interfered with some installations and is also extremely annoying . I can't change the letter because the drive is listed as a system volume, and I cannot change the letter of my boot or system volumes. How do I get rid of this drive and get my "normal" hard drive re-labelled as drive D:? Edited January 3, 2006 by PinYin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woomera Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 hey a tip for the next time you wanna ask for help: ASK SHORT i really didnt get what you want maybe thats the reason why u still didnt get youre answer.ask youre question simple and short,we really dont wanna know what you bought or your system configuration(no offense). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinYin Posted January 3, 2006 Author Share Posted January 3, 2006 (edited) Summary: After reinstalling Windows XP Professional on top of a corrupt version of Home, a new hard drive appeared in My Computer (named IBM_SERVICE) and took the C: letter, reassigning my normal hard drive to D:. Since C: is labelled as my system volume, and D: boot volume, I can't change the letters. How do I get my normal hard drive back as drive C:? Edited January 3, 2006 by PinYin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsenellenelvian Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Use an old win 98 or me dos boot disk and fdisk both drives then you can see it normally during XP setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsiladka Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 In administrative tools , computer management, Disk management.Rite click the disk and change drive letter.Also if you remove the drive letter , the file system will remain intact but that drive wont show up in this windows installation!! so hide it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarle Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Two words. Partition Magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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