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Setting or Resetting Drive Number in a New Install
I just finished the first initial install of Win7 Ultimate 64x on a new build (no drivers just yet). I installed the OS on a 128GB Samsung 840 PRO SSD while it was the only drive in the case. I didn't pay attention to the drive number when I checked it in Drive Management. I connected the second drive (new 2TB WD Black: E:/) that I had preformated on another machine. When I checked in Disk Management, I found the C:/ drive number was 1 and the E:/ drive number was 0. When I connected the third drive (slightly used 2TB WD Black: F:/) from my XP machine (I eliminated the C: partition and expanded the F:/ partition on another machine) and it was numbered disk 2.
Why on earth did the C:/ drive get numbered disk 1 when it was the only drive on the machine and, when I added the E:/ drive, it got numbered drive 0? Is there anyway to switch the two numbers? I don't have a problem with doing another clean install if necessary if that would work.