How to make a secondary hard drive NOT Active?


  1. Posts : 1,024
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #1

    How to make a secondary hard drive NOT Active?


    Hello,
    I would like to say I inadvertently made by secondary hard drive active.. It was not. Is there a way to make it not active? As it is listed in the BIOS as the non-boot drive, there doesn't appear to be a conflict at this time. But I would like to correct it if possible. Thanks for all assistance.
    Glenn
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  2. Posts : 6,330
    Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
       #2

    Removing the Active Flag from a Partition
    (on a drive that's not used as a boot drive)

    Partition - Mark as Inactive


    Make sure you choose the correct Disk / Partition !

    Open an elevated command prompt in Windows:
    1. Click Start Orb
    2. In search box, type cmd
    3. Right-click on cmd.exe and choose 'Run as Administrator'

    In the elevated command prompt type in the following commands:

    Diskpart
    LIST DISK
    SELECT DISK n (where n is the number of the HDD in question)
    LIST PARTITION
    SELECT PARTITION n (where n is the number of the active partition you wish to make inactive)
    INACTIVE
    EXIT
    EXIT
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  3. Posts : 1,024
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Yay! Thank you DavidW7ncus! Worked perfectly!
    Glenn
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 6,330
    Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
       #4

    You're welcome, and glad you got it sorted.
    Thanks to Shawn (Brink) for the Tutorial link!
    :)
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  5. Posts : 1,024
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Absolutely: Thanks to Shawn and the other's who have given their time to help!
    Sincerely
    Glenn
      My Computer


 

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