Originally Posted by
BOAC
MM - thanks, but I'm 'OK' with DLA.
Jim - thanks also. It is always 'screechingly obvious' to those who fully understand DOS/Windows, but as one who teeters around the edge I am unsure. Yes, I'm 'OK' with the principle of the BIOS boot assignment but:
1) Do I need to re-letter the existing C Drive partition (to 'U:', say) before unplugging it and consigning it to the great dustbin of hardware?
2) If I do not, will Windows change all the drive letters itself to re-letter the new boot drive as 'C:'? I am never sure of the significance of the letter 'C:' in the system but I'm sure I recall it has some system significance.
(I have a Hiren boot USB if I do need to 'fiddle around' outside the installed Windows)
If you've cloned the drive, simply remove the old one from the PC. Then the new drive will perform exactly as the old one. Ensure you have SATA drivers installed if necessary though.
If you left the old drive in the PC, you might find it still tries to boot off it if the motherboard BIOS has a preference for ATA before SATA booting (which is fairly common on older mixed mobos). It is much safer to simply remove the old one.