Software cannot tell which is boot drive . . .

dgsg

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Installed a new primary HD and used Ghost to restore it from my secondary HD. Everything works except when I try to install GoBack 3.0 I get the message that it cannot tell which of the HDs is the BOOT Drive and it stops the installation. Is there a way to disable the secondary drive from within Windows, or do I have to crack the case and unplug the secondary HD?
Thanx in advance.
Dan

P4 2.0, XP Home
 

EagleKeeper

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Windows will see what ever drives are provided by the bios.

Disable the second drive using the bios.
 

dgsg

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Just tried that and it did not work. Set secondary drive to off rebooted and it was still there and I could access files on it. Then it gets weird! I then turned off BOTH drives in the BIOS and rebooted. The system would not start. Then went back and enabled the primary drive ONLY and booted. BOTH drive are there again! Got to have something to do with it being a Dell and there belief that owners should not be allowed to change what they think should be in the BIOS. :( Guess I will just unplug the thing. Hope that works! ;)