As the others mentioned, Partition Magic is the easiest way to re-configure your drive(s) but first be sure to back up any data you can't afford to lose. PM is a great uitil package, but even it can have a brain fart, or a power glitch could happen. Better safe than sorry!
Here is how drive letter assignment works:
Primary Partition on Primary Drive =C:
Primary Partition on Secondary Drive =D:
Virtual drives in Extended Partn(s) of Prim Drv =E:, F: etc. (If no Prim Partn on other drvs, then starts at D: ).
Virtual drives in Extended Partn(s) of Sec Drv =Follows after above.
There should not be more than one Primary Partn an any drive unless you are using multiple OSes and have a boot manager to facilitate switching between them. Other drives will be assigned letters following the hard drive partns/virtual drives.
You can make the entire Sec Drv an Ext Partn (Prim Partn not reqired), but you do lose one cylinder of space as Ext Partn can't start on Cyl-0.
Remember that any programs or program files that are already installed in partns other than Prim on Prim Drv may have their Drv letters changed and thus may not work properly. PM does a pretty good job of resynching drv letters, but good to think about while planning the process.
.bh.
p.s You can get Partition Magic v.7 via
Pricewatch for around $25. for a full OEM copy ($35. for a retail box) --perhaps even less if you care to bid on one of the auction sites. So the price isn't prohibitive. No sense messing with an older version that might not be able to handle the new very large drives or different partition types. bh.
