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07-11-2012, 10:23 PM
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Hard Drive
I have wiped a Hard Drive from an old 98SE computer and want to use it to replace the 20 gig on the computer I bought the memory for. Anyhow, now I least I am formatting without assigning a letter as I already have a C drive in the computer I am using to format it with. May I change the volume to C: on the other computer at some point perhaps booting with an XP CD and before writing data to it, or will I need to reformat on that machine?
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07-11-2012, 10:59 PM
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When you put that drive on the other computer and install Windows on it, Windows will automatically assign the drive the letter C, provided no other drives are present. As a precaution, unplug any USB card readers from the mobo –if there are any– or they will take precedence in the letter assigning.
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07-11-2012, 11:06 PM
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Cool! Thanks, Nuc!
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07-11-2012, 11:09 PM
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It will also help to unplug the other drive too, assuming it also has Windows on it.(if it is also plugged in)
It mostly helps you; when Windows asks "Are you sure you want to instal Windows on this partition?'  Been there before.
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