How to add a third Hard Drive to RAID system

[Thira28]

I would like to add a third hard drive to my RAID system. My RAID is on an Abit KG7 and consists of two IBM deskstar 7200 RPM 40 GB, and these have a "C" primary partition of 10 GB and a "D" logical partition of 70 GB. I plan to add a 20 GB Maxtor 7200 RPM solely as a backup, and this will be placed on an IDE slot as a master, no slave. My OS is Win 98SE.

How do I FDISK and partition the Maxtor HDD so that it will be the "E" drive and not become "D" and change my present "D" to "E"? This would create a nightmare for me, my programs are installed on "D". The Maxtor HDD is desired as "E".
Thanks

 

[WTT0001]

I believe if you don't create a "primary partition" but fdisk it as a "extended partition" and then split that into "logical" drives you should be fine.

Good luck,

 

[Bglad]

I didn't answer you because I'm not positive my answer is correct but you're not getting many replies. I would first try WTT's suggestion. Then if you go to the drive properties in device manager, Windows will let you force a drive letter.

 

[Nothinman]

Then if you go to the drive properties in device manager, Windows will let you force a drive letter.

No, Win9X won't...

 

[Thira28]

I couldn't use FDISK to only do an extended partition. It wouldn't let me. So I make an 8 MB primary partition, and the rest as an extended partition. Then I deleted the primary partition, and formatted the drive.
That worked, but now in Windows Explorer the Hard drive hac a Disk with an eraser instead of the drive usually seen. But it works and didn't change the other drive letters. Anyone know how to change the Icon?