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Configuring hard drives
Can some one tell me how should I handle this?
I have a Dimension 4400 with Windows XP home edition
Early this year I run out of space on my hard drive (20 gb). I install a new drive with 60GB. (A friend helped me).
He made the new drive the master drive and the old drive the slave drive. He also divided my new drive in to “C with 4gb” and “D with 56 gb” (the idea was to make it more efficient)
Now every time I down load any software it wants to go to C drive which with only 4 gb is always full. I keep moving things to the other drives but it just create other problems.
I have already made back ups of all my files and am ready to bring my PC to its original configuration but I do not seem to be able to do it. I have tried deleting the partition but will not allow me to do so. I have deleted drive d and c but that has not worked.
How can I delete the partition on drive c and make just one large drive with 60 GB?
I read some were that the master drive has to have a partition. If this is the case, how can I configure my hard drive to make C the drive with the larger space?
Thanks for the help
PS: My friend has moved out of town :-(
bolivar,
You should be able to download a free trial (time limited) copy of Acronis True Image from here...
http://www.acronis.com/download/
WildOne
Thanks for all the help guys. I will try this asap.
Bolivar
I look at the sofware. It is mucha mula $80.00
If there is no other way, I will bring my pc to the "PC wizard" to have it's demons taken out. They charge $100.00
Message Edited by bolivar61 on 12-26-2005 10:48 PM
bolivar61,
You could Google "partition" and find a free program that may do the job, but be aware that you do this at your own risk.....if every thing does not work out like you expect then you could try the wizard...just be sure to backup the files you want to save (this is good advice even if you bring it to the wizard)....good luck
ps. you might find this site helpful ....
http://www.theeldergeek.com/h.htm
WildOne
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Posted December 26th, 2005 14:00
No matter what software you install, it needs to place files and registry changes on the drive containing Windows.
The cleanest way to proceed:
Clear off the 60G drive and clone the 20G to it (buy a copy of Acronis TrueImage or Symantec Ghost). Once you're done cloning, DISCONNECT the 20G drive completely, and boot the 60G unit. It will initialize as your new C drive.
Then you can reconnect the old drive and use it for storage.