Before that, we need:


You've mentioned that the HDD is the D: drive which is a good start.
- Where have you downloaded the blockchain to on D: ? If you don't know or you're not sure, the easiest way is to open up Bitcoin Core, then Window > Information. I need the value next to "Datadir" in this window. Should be "D:\yourpathhere"
- Where on D: do you want Armory to store its database?
- Where have you installed Bitcoin Core? (the program itself)
- Where have you installed Armory? (again, the program itself, you mentioned somewhere on D: too)

We'll also need to turn off the automatic bitcoind setting.