2nd harddrive, Please refresh my memory

[ginfest]

Hi,
I want to add a 2nd 80GB hd to an existing WinXP install, 1st hd is partitioned into a C (OS and productivity programs) and D (games), both NTFS.
I'd like to set the 2nd HD up as an E (NTFS) and an F (FAT32) with the pagefile at the beginning of E and the rest for DV and photo editing and using F for storage and Ghost or DriveImage backups of C, hence the FAT32 requirement.
What's the easiest way?
Install the 2nd drive, and either boot the XP CD or boot a Win 9x floppy with FDISK/Format?
Also have Partition Magic, should I boot and part with this, then format in WinXP?
TIA,
Mike G

 

[Dahak]

The easiest way I see is to install the drive, then partition & formart it with partition magic (xp will only allow ntfs unless partition is less than 30gb to format) then once your up in windows, you can go to the Disk Management located in the Computer Management located in the Administrative tools in the control panel, if you want the E(ntfs) and F(fat32) partition on those drive letters.

To change a drive letter on the cdrom, right click on the cdrom and select "change drive letter and path", the same can be done with partitions too, right click the partition and select "change drive letter and path" and select the drive letter you wish.

Dahak

 

[psianime]

You can also change the letters of your drives by Control Panel > Admin. tools > Comp. management > (folder tree) storage > disk management. Good luck!

-psianime

 

[ginfest]

Thanks for the replies, didn't know about the NTFS-only for greater than 30 GB partitions.
Mike G

 

[Jeff7]

Make sure that you partition the right drive too. Don't be another "I fdisked the wrong drive" statistic.😉