Partitions flipped... AHHHH! (edited)
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Partitions flipped... AHHHH! (edited)
Hey guys, hope you're all well.
I'm having problems booting. After having to do some windows restore to fix some problems I had with cracked software screwing up my system, it seems that somehow the partitions on my primary HDD have been flipped, i.e. what was once c: is now labled d: and vice versa, meaning that now whenever the computer starts up I get "reboot and select proper boot device" unless I go into boot options menu.
The funny thing is that when I actually do boot into windows, the partition labled "system" has gone back to being assigned c: and all the other partitions are assigned correctly too.
I've reset the BIOS to default, and keep trying to select the correct drive as the primary boot device, but it just seems to have swapped c and d, and I can't get them straighteded out.
Anyone have any ideas here? I'd really like to be able to compute and get the old recording going again.
Thanks!
Zach
I'm having problems booting. After having to do some windows restore to fix some problems I had with cracked software screwing up my system, it seems that somehow the partitions on my primary HDD have been flipped, i.e. what was once c: is now labled d: and vice versa, meaning that now whenever the computer starts up I get "reboot and select proper boot device" unless I go into boot options menu.
The funny thing is that when I actually do boot into windows, the partition labled "system" has gone back to being assigned c: and all the other partitions are assigned correctly too.
I've reset the BIOS to default, and keep trying to select the correct drive as the primary boot device, but it just seems to have swapped c and d, and I can't get them straighteded out.
Anyone have any ideas here? I'd really like to be able to compute and get the old recording going again.
Thanks!
Zach
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this is one of those "bring your computer over and i'll take a look" scenarios! But since we're on opposite coasts. . . .
what did you exactly do when you "did some windows restore?" did you touch the hardware at all? did you reformat? repartition? Sounds like you reinstalled windows without reformatting. . .
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what did you exactly do when you "did some windows restore?" did you touch the hardware at all? did you reformat? repartition? Sounds like you reinstalled windows without reformatting. . .
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Re: Partitions flipped... AHHHH! (edited)
So wait, when you say "boot options" menu, do you mean setting the boot order in the BIOS? Also, if you're able to consistently boot Windows, what exactly is the problem? I'm mostly confused because you mention that the partitions on your primary drive are getting flipped, but then also talk about setting the boot device, which would mean the physical device..DeafinONEear wrote:unless I go into boot options menu.
The funny thing is that when I actually do boot into windows
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Nope nope, can't change the drive letter on the system volume. You're right about the rest, though.Kevin Kitchel wrote:As a unix guy, I'm not sure what to say, but if you right click on My Computer, and select Manage, I think you can assign drive letters in Drive Management, or something. I have also had a lot to drink, so maybe you should try google.
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