Reference number: CH000799
Why is the hard disk drive the C: drive?
Question:
Why is the hard disk drive the C: drive?
Answer:On IBM
compatible
computers
running a
Microsoft
operating system such as
Windows
or MS-DOS,
the
default hard
disk
drive is the
C: drive because it is the first available
drive
letter for
hard disk
drives. The computer assigns the A: and B: drives to
floppy
disks and sometimes other removable
media
such as tape
drives. As you
install
other hard disk drives, create new
partitions, and add other drives such as
CD-ROM
or DVD
drives, they will be assigned to other drive letters after C, such as
D, E, F,
G, etc.
For example, most computers today come with a floppy disk drive,
hard disk drive, and CD-ROM drive or
CD-R / DVD
drive. With this common
configuration, your floppy disk drive would be assigned to the A:
drive, your hard disk drive would be assigned to the C: drive, and
your CD or DVD drive would be assigned to the D: drive.
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