Two drives now report as the same one?

Spidey · Post by **Spidey** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:07 pm

I had to replace my BIOS backup battery in my DELL Dimension XPS, Now in the setup menu both of the factory installed SATA drives have the same ID#, But do report as Drive 0 & 1.

They also have the same number in control panel (system). I’m pretty sure they had 2 different numbers before in control panel, and the Mfg's name as well, but I can’t say for sure about the BIOS. (although this is from memory, so I can’t be sure)

Window Explorer does see them as two different drives (C & D), and everything seems to be working ok.

Is this normal, or did I miss something?

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:19 pm

Whats disk management say? (start ---> run ---> \"diskmgmt.msc\" [without quotes]).

Spidey · Post by **Spidey** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 4:45 pm

Xamindar · Post by **Xamindar** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:35 pm

Well, are they the same drives? Same manufacturer, same model, same size? Seems pretty obvious to me. You must have two matching drives in that machine.

Spidey · Post by **Spidey** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:56 pm

Well yes, they are matching drives…but I could have sworn that they had different “ID numbers” listed in setup before I changed the battery.

It’s probably not a problem, I just want to make sure.

Xamindar · Post by **Xamindar** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:06 pm

I think your \"ID numbers\" are really the \"Model numbers\". Makes sense they would have the same model number if they are the same drives.

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:23 pm

Yeah that is just the model number in device manager, perfectly normal when you have two identical drives.

Spidey · Post by **Spidey** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:07 pm

Thanks

Had to make sure...getting paranoid in my old age.