Internal HDD's jumbled up, on SATA ports?


  1. Posts : 100
    Windows 10
       #1

    Internal HDD's jumbled up, on SATA ports?


    Hi, Ive just taken a look at my hdds in disk management, and everything seems mixed up.

    Im pretty sure c:\ (windows) is on sata 0, but here its disk 2? is it important that its disk 0? am i doing something wrong?

    also, i just plugged an external hdd in, and it became d:\ (disk 0). i already had an internal drive that was d:\, and now its gone. how do i get it back?

    I would like disk 0 to be windows, and disk 1 (d:\) to be my blu ray writeable drive.

    any advice? thanks
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  2. Posts : 4,201
    Windows 10 Pro x64 Latest RP
       #2

    If you physically check your Motherboard SATA ports each one should have a number assigned, which would normally match the number you see on your image as the Drive Number.

    It's a simple (or should be ), open the case of a desktop and connect the SATA cables in such a way to allocate the drive numbers in any way you wish, will it make a difference, probably not, but as the BIOS is likely to poll the Sata Ports in Order, Most users take the time to order the cables, as it can help ID a drive to check it's physical connection if it stops working, (and we're all a bit OCD )
    The system BIOS screen may show the drive connections if you wish to check that the system agrees with windows

    Drive letters are actually assigned to partitions rather than drives ( a partition can cover a complete drive), and can be changed from the screen you show - obviously if you wish to allocate a letter that is already in use you need to either assign another letter or unassign the existing letter as you cannot have two partitions with the same letter

    As for the assigning of disk 2 to a removable drive this may not always be possible due to historical reasons which tend to require removable drives to have their own SATA ports on the M/B, but it should be worth a try
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  3. Posts : 100
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #3

    thanks,i think i understand. Can i simply reorganise the drive letters in disk management as i see fit?
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  4. Posts : 4,201
    Windows 10 Pro x64 Latest RP
       #4

    Drive letters can be assigned as you wish, drive numbers are set by the physical location of the connections on the motherboard,

    When assigning Drive letters lets say that you wished to assign the D: drive to to a partition, you would need to first assign the current D drive to say Z, and then the new drive to D
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  5. Posts : 100
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #5

    ok guys i worked it out, thanks!
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