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Main hardrive switch

Feb 22, 2011 10:21AM PST

I have 2 hardrives on my dell with windows vista. I had to reinstall windows due to a memory error. When i did, i was on a different hard drive. I was on os, but now c. Os is intact and has all my documents,files and itunes. But i am on c and all the programs are not here. How do i switch the 2 hard drives so im back on os. Also os is 62 gigs while c is only 10. So no copy and pasteSad pleaaasseee help me if possible.!!!

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what model dell and are there really 2 physical hard drives
Feb 22, 2011 1:40PM PST

What model Dell and are there really 2 physical hard drives?
Example: I have a Dell Inspiron 530 with Vista. The single hard drive is partitioned into OS(C:)113GB free of 222GB, Recovery (DHappy 1.24GB free of 10.6GB
(The above number represent a 250B hard drive that was installed by me).

1) When you re-install windows, it will erase all previous data, and return the computer back to the original state. (As in new, out of the box status0. You lose everything!!
2) Define memory error. Memory is physical modules installed in the computer. Memory is not the hard drive.

If your configuration is different, please list the drives, and which partitions are on each drive.

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Inspiron e1501
Feb 22, 2011 9:19PM PST

What happened with the memory is that i was deleting things to clear space on my os dive which was the master. I deleted something important and the computer made me reinstall windows. When i did, my desktop background was changed files gone and my os was now the slave drive. It is 64 gigs with 7 gigs of space. The master drive which was slave is 10 gigs with 115 mg of space. I need to change the master slave order.