Partition Magic users: Illogical letter assignment sequence

[Richard]

Things look okay in "My Computer".

But, when I start Partition Magic Here is what I get:

Drive 1

C, E, F, G.....

Drive 2

D

Weird!

Drive 2 is an Iomega extrenal HDD that I've assigned as Z drive and it is Z:
in "My Computer".

BTW I have nothing in config.sys. (I did have, but dissapeared the other
day, but that is probably nothing to do with the problem. I have no
Lastdrive=Z whatever that does).

 

[Joep]

Things look okay in "My Computer".

But, when I start Partition Magic Here is what I get:

PM what version, DOS or Windows?

 

[Folkert Rienstra]

PM what version, DOS or Windows?

DOS, obviously.

 

[Joep]

DOS, obviously.

Yep. I hoped my question answered his.

 

[Michael Kimmer]

Things look okay in "My Computer".

But, when I start Partition Magic Here is what I get:

Drive 1

C, E, F, G.....

Drive 2

D

Weird!

Drive 2 is an Iomega extrenal HDD that I've assigned as Z drive and
it is Z: in "My Computer".

BTW I have nothing in config.sys. (I did have, but dissapeared the
other day, but that is probably nothing to do with the problem. I
have no Lastdrive=Z whatever that does).

Seems OK for D: is supposed to be a primary partition located on disk #2...?
On the orher hand you haven't told us what OS you're actually running?
If 2000/XP then config.sys is simply futile...

--
M.f.G.
Michael Kimmer

"Ein Tag an dem Du nicht lächelst ist ein verlorener Tag"
"Eine Nacht in der Du nicht schläfst ist eine verschlafene Nacht"

 

[Richard]

Things look okay in "My Computer".

But, when I start Partition Magic Here is what I get:

Drive 1

C, E, F, G.....

Drive 2

D

Weird!

Drive 2 is an Iomega extrenal HDD that I've assigned as Z drive and it is Z:
in "My Computer".

BTW I have nothing in config.sys. (I did have, but dissapeared the other
day, but that is probably nothing to do with the problem. I have no
Lastdrive=Z whatever that does).

I've got WIN98SE

I think I know what it might be.

When I partitioned my HD I did not have my 2nd HD, the Iomega external drive
plugged in. So I got C, D, E, F, G, H...on my 1st HD. I've been able to
set my 2nd HD to Z with a program called Letter Assigner. Anyway, when I
connect the 2nd HD, everything is okay in "My Computer" Z drive simply
appears. But in Partition Magic, the 2nd Drive gets assigned D drive.

I wonder if assigning the 2nd drive as removeable will fix things with
Partition Magic, but would DOS/Windows ever see it as removeable if the 2nd
HD was plugged in at bootup.