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hey there crew. My boot drive fried out. I need to find which one to unplug to replace inside the chasis, as there is 4 2TB drives, Different brands, but i was naive when installing them, and didnt mark my boot drive. i have no access to Windows at the moment. whether it is a way i can use the CMD prompt, to locate which one has windows installed on it, and which port its located to? or something more simple that im not thinking of?
Sorry… No magic here You’ll need a second system to access the drives to spot which drive has the Windows folder (OS). If you have two installations of Windows on different drives that could complicate things as you’ll need to look at the directors data to see which is the newest installation. You might find getting a SATA to USB adapter will make this easier. If the drives are 3.5" you’ll need a powered adapter like: Universal Drive Adapter
It’ll be your C: drive. Most BIOS’s can identify drives based on their drive letter, so look in the BIOS for what SATA slot your C: drive is in. Hope this helps!
