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In Windows, it is called "C:" (without quotes).
In Linux, it is called "/" (also without quotes).
I don't know about Mac, sorry.
Mylene Gleichner
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∙ 7y agoIn the IBM and Microsoft DOS, Windows and OS/2 platform, the primary hard drive is assigned the letter C and is referenced as C:.
In the Unix/Linux related environment, its name depends on the type of drive and connection such as sda hda fda but when mounted it is referenced as the root directory (or "/").
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∙ 9y agoGenerally it is 'c' drive.
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∙ 15y agoC
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What is the default letter assigned to the primary hard drive?
Most of the time it's C/ but you can rename it what ever.
What letter of the alphabet is assigned to a Hard drive?
d
How can you change the letter assigned to your hard drive?
link on right --->
How do you determine which drive is the CD-ROM drive?
If there is one partition in a hard disk and one CD device then the default drive letter assigned is D. Else, If there are two partitions in a hard disk and one CD device then the default drive letter assigned is E. Else, If there is only one partition in a hard disk and two CD devices then the default drive letters assigned to both CD devices are D and E.
What is the Default letter assigned to the hard drive?
Most of the time it's C/ but you can rename it what ever.
What is default letter assigned for the primary hard drive?
In Windows, it is called "C:" (without quotes). In Linux, it is called "/" (also without quotes). I don't know about Mac, sorry.
How many hard disk drives are listed and which drive letter are assigned to them?
You have no hard drives listed. You have the ability to assign any drive letter (except the Main 'C' ) to your hard drives using "Computer Management"
What is hard drive Q for?
Any hard drive can be assigned any letter. It is possible that drive Q could be a network location on another computer, or a virtual drive created by a program on the computer.
What letter usually names the primary hard drive on a personal computer?
c
What does the C drive do on a PC?
It is the primary hard drive or hard drive partition, but in today's terms the C drive could be a small part, and the primary drive could have an entirely different letter. It is most likely where the Operating system is installed.
What is the primary hard drive letter?
Default drive letter for a hard drive is C On my computer there were two hard drives installed, and the second was D CD drive is E USB ports are F, G, H, I, J, and K on mine
What does C drive indicates?
The default annotation C: typically refers to the primary hard drive or primary partition of a hard drive from which the operating system is booted. The reason it is typically the C: letter drive is that, back in the day, a 3.5" disk drive was annotated as A: by default and the 5" or floppy drive was annotated as B: by default. The drive letter D: is usually utilized to indicate the default annotation of the primary optical (cd-rom or dvd-rom) drive of the computer. Due to the creation of hard drive partitions, (or devisions of a hard drive to create virtually separate drives) it is possible for one hard drive to have multiple drive letters typically ascending in letter from E: (Drive C: Primary Hard Drive Drive D: Primary Optical drive. Drives E:, F:, G:, etc secondary hard drives which are also known as slave drives.) Windows is capable of customizing the drive letter annotations to suit the user, (including the primary drive annotation of C:) which is why this is not universal for all computers. However, for Windows, the primary hard drive from which the operating system is booted is always annotated as C: by default. If the drive letter has been changed in the operating system only, a menu will typically pop up on boot up on at least one occasion asking for the drive letter of the hard drive on which the operating system is loaded. (Unless the motherboard settings are changed, the motherboard will automatically try to boot the operating system from drive C:)
