Create system image - what constitues a system drive?

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I have an old PC with a fairly small (and almost full) SSD C drive and a couple of HDDs. When running a "Create a system image" backup, both the C and D drives are flagged as "system" and are automatically marked as being included in the backup. That was not the case on another PC.

I see nothing on the D drive that looks like system stuff. Things like the users, hiberfil.sys, pagefile.sys, etc. directories are all on the C drive, and only the C drive is flagged with the Windows icon.

Any idea why the system image create function thinks D is a system disk?
 

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Ok. I've uploaded the Disk Management display.
 

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PC/Desktop
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Custom built by Puget Systems
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Windows 7 x64 Pro
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Intel i7 4771 3.50 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS Z87-A
Memory
Kingston DDR3 - 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics 4600
Sound Card
M-Audio Delta Audiofile 2496
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMasterr 2043 BWX
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Samsung SSD 840 PRO
WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0
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built in - part of case - 650 Watt
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Fractal Design R4
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Coolmaster Hyper TX3
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Have you any installed programs on D or moved libraries.
 

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G.Skill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600) 2x4GB
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Nvidia GeForce GTS 450; Intel HD Graphics 3000(GT2+)
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Samsung 850 Pro SSD 256GB, Samsung SSD 840 120GB, Seagates 1TB Barracuda ST31000528AS x2
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Seasonic M12II 520W
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I have installed most programs on the D drive since I have so little room on the C drive. I may have moved libraries to, or added libraries on the D drive, but I doubt it. I don't use "libraries". I put folders where I want them and access them directly rather than putting them in Windows "libraries". But this is a very old PC, and I can't remember what I may have set up in the distant past to save space on the C drive.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built by Puget Systems
OS
Windows 7 x64 Pro
CPU
Intel i7 4771 3.50 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS Z87-A
Memory
Kingston DDR3 - 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics 4600
Sound Card
M-Audio Delta Audiofile 2496
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMasterr 2043 BWX
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 840 PRO
WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0
PSU
built in - part of case - 650 Watt
Case
Fractal Design R4
Cooling
Coolmaster Hyper TX3
Keyboard
Dell PS/2
Mouse
Logitech USB
Internet Speed
50 Mb Cable
Antivirus
Kaspersky Internet Security 2015
Browser
Firefox
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