Are you comfortable working inside the case?  There is a simple test you can
perform. Its easiest to remove the case and disconnect the d: drive.  Pull
off both the ribbon and the power cables, noting the way they are connected
for easier reconnection.  You can also leave the case closed, go into cmos
setup, and change the d: drive to 'not installed'.  Cmos doesn't label it as
the d: drive, its either the primary ide slave, or the secondary ide master.
The first entry in the list will always be c: drive, so don't disable that
one.  The cmos setting will override the boot process hardware detection, so
this is the same as pulling off the cables.  Using either method, windows
will start with only a c: drive.  Test your configuration and satisfy
yourself everything is okay.  Now make the changes to put d: drive back, and
you can format away without any concerns.
Tom Turak

-----Original Message-----
From: Kent N. Jacobson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 5:56 PM

I run Win98 SE and have my original hard drive now acting as an archive of
old data.  All data was imaged on to the newer, larger hard drive when
installed.  I access no programs at all on the 2nd (D:) drive, except one
that won't change over to C: drive and that I could easily
re-install.
Question:  In respect to the old Windows registry settings, etc., that may
still be resident on D: drive, (yet have been copied and updated from that
point on the new C: drive), is the best course of action simply to delete
the contents of the D: drive?

I would like to start fresh with the D: drive and use it strictly for
backup purposes.  Thanks.

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