Ok here is what I am trying to do. My computer has two hd's the first is a sumsung 250g (C:\) and the second is a raptor (D:\). What I am trying to do is switch them around and make the raptor my primary drive. I have already formatted the raptor drive , but when I try to format the Samsung (primary) I get the error message: System Partition is not allowed to be formatted. How do i get around this and Format it so that I can switch the drives making the raptor the primary and the Samsung the secondary. I am running Windows xp pro sp2. Thanks in advance for you help!
Yes I do intend to reinstall Windows on the raptor. This computer is basically used mostly for gaming. I was told that the Raptor should be the primary since it is the fastest and would process more rapidly.
That would be the way to go. Just unplug the other drive and install windows on the raptor. It will become the primary drive. Then you can plug the other drive in once install is finished and format away.
There are ways to change the primary drive letter but pointless in your situation.
I did what you said and unplugged the Samsung (old primary) and plugged the Raptor in it's spot and began loading Windows. The problem I have ran into is that Xp locks up while loading. The "loading files" does great but when I get the the part where it says "set-up is starting Windows" it locks up the screen flashes and has a couple wierd lines and then my cd stops. any ideas on how to resolve this. I have read about possible hardware issues but it has had all the same hardware for quite sometime and has not been a problem previously.
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.080814-1233)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.2GHz
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Page File: 203MB used, 3737MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
Hardware :
Nvidia geforce 7950gt video card
Lite-on DVDrw ShW-160P65 (x2)
samsung Sp 2504C HD
WDC WD-360ADFD-OONLRI
As long as the drives have been on the system prior and not new, the SATA problem shouldn't be a problem unless your XP disc is to old.. should work tho.
go into your bios and make sure your boot and drives are as they should be.
Raptor = Drive 0
Boot priority = CD/DVD =1 and Hard Disk = 2
If it isn't a Hardware issue try using a newer XP CD
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Trying to format my hd 
Antec 300|M3N72-D|AMD PHM II X3 BE 720 3.0ghz (CodeName "Heka")|OCZ Stealth Xtreme 600w|2 two gig OCZ DDR2 1066 gold 4 GB of Ram|BFG-GTX 260 512||Samsung 42" Plasma| XP x86 sp3 /Vista x386 and x64|
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