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I ended up using the Acronis TruImage software that came with the WD I installed. &nbsp;It did the cloning very exact and I didn't have to remove the original drive. &nbsp;Now the second drive is C: and the older drive is D:<br />
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Any information on how it worked?
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I ended up using the Acronis TruImage software that came with the WD I installed.  It did the cloning very exact and I didn't have to remove the original drive.  Now the second drive is C: and the older drive is D:

Any information on how it worked?

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What utility can I use to see this data?
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With most partitioning tools available you can set / unset boot flags etc, for example GParted:<br />
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<a href="http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=gparted" rel="ugc">http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=gparted</a>
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With most partitioning tools available you can set / unset boot flags etc, for example GParted:

http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=gparted [http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=gparted]

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i use bootit-bm (free for this) : <a href="http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/" rel="ugc">www.terabyteunlimited.com/</a>
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i use bootit-bm (free for this) : www.terabyteunlimited.com/ [http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/]

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@epichero22 &nbsp;- Thank you and I was happy to help.
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@epichero22  - Thank you and I was happy to help.

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Hello,<br />
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Installed a second hard drive and was able to clone Windows 7 to it. &nbsp;How can I program the computer to select that drive by default? &nbsp;I tried setting it in BIOS but it still defaults to the first drive. &nbsp;Also, is there a way to switch the drive letters and make my new hard drive &quot;C&quot;?
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Hello,

Installed a second hard drive and was able to clone Windows 7 to it.  How can I program the computer to select that drive by default?  I tried setting it in BIOS but it still defaults to the first drive.  Also, is there a way to switch the drive letters and make my new hard drive "C"?

Getting the comp to select the cloned drive

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