Incorrect hard disk icon [Resolved]

[SLH]

I've recently installed a new hard disk.

Previously i had one hard disk (C:), and a CD-RW drive (D:) and a DVD drive (E:)

Now i've set up my new hard disk to be D:, the CDRW to be E: and the DVD to be F:

Trouble is, windows still shows the D: as a cdrom when viewing my computer.

I can still use it as a hard disk, and when i click properties the HD properties screen shows.

Also, when i view the d drive, on the left bar i get the 'video tasks' options, even though there's nothing on the HD.

What's going on?!?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[dglienna]

did you change it in BIOS? Windows should automatically detect drive changes, i think.

[SLH]

did you change it in BIOS? Windows should automatically detect drive changes, i think.

I'm not sure what you mean, when i looked in the bios it detected the new HD, so i let windows boot up.

I'll look in tthe bios later, when i'm sober.


happy new year!

[SLH]

I've just checked and the hard disks / CDroms are detected as follows:

primary master: Old hard disk
primary slave: New hard disk
secondary master: CD-RW
secondary slave: DVD-Rom

The jumper on the new HD is set as 'cable select', and i put it on the same cable as the old HD.

Is this all ok?

[dglienna]

it seems like it is. can you click on each device in BIOS to have it auto-detect? is there anywhere that you can assign drive letters to devices? how about a boot order? lastly, you could try to make the hd's master and the cd/dvd slaves. not sure that is would make a difference, though.

[SLH]

I have set everything to auto-detect.
I'll check the boot order, and for the option to assign drive letters, although i'm not sure if it's there.

Do i need to change any of the cabling to make both HDs masters (i'm guessing i do)?