| Subject: disk management |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance |
| Date: 5/10/2008 8:02:00 AM |
| From: t-4-2 [Email Address Protection] |
Hello everyone, A link for my screenshot showing disk partition ( see link below ). I'd like to know what the last one is for, the one I highlighted with yellow. Thank you. 'ImageGrotto: Free Image and Screenshot Hosting' (http://imagegrotto.com/view-disk_magr10926.JPG) -- t-4-2 |
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| Subject: Re: disk management |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance |
| Date: 5/10/2008 11:55:32 AM |
| From: "Kristian Haas" [Email Address Protection] |
Hey T-4-2 I think it could be a backup partition for windows vista but im not that sure of it, i never seen it before, well looked in my system tools and i have one 2, so it could be a backup partition for vista, well hope it helps Cheers "t-4-2" <guest@unknown-email.com> skrev i meddelelsen news:681b3787a76f4673be838aa732eb7f9e@nntp-gateway.com... > > Hello everyone, > A link for my screenshot showing disk partition ( see link below ). > I'd like to know what the last one is for, the one I highlighted with > yellow. Thank you. > > 'ImageGrotto: Free Image and Screenshot Hosting' > (http://imagegrotto.com/view-disk_magr10926.JPG) > > > -- > t-4-2 |
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| Subject: Re: disk management |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance |
| Date: 5/10/2008 12:38:52 PM |
| From: t-4-2 [Email Address Protection] |
Kristian Haas;708215 Wrote: > Hey T-4-2 > > > > I think it could be a backup partition for windows vista but im not > that > sure of it, i never seen it before, > > well looked in my system tools and i have one 2, so it could be a > backup > partition for vista, > > well hope it helps > > Cheers > > > "t-4-2" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> skrev i meddelelsen > news:681b3787a76f4673be838aa732eb7f9e@xxxxxx-gateway.com...> > > > > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > A link for my screenshot showing disk partition ( see link below ). > > > I'd like to know what the last one is for, the one I highlighted with > > > yellow. Thank you. > > > > > > 'ImageGrotto: Free Image and Screenshot Hosting' > > > ('ImageGrotto: Free Image and Screenshot Hosting' > > (http://imagegrotto.com/view-disk_magr10926.JPG)) > > > > > > > > > -- > > > t-4-2 > > Hello Kristian, I was Never offered to do backup to that partition. In fact I never knew it even existed. I'll try to "open" that partion to see what's in it -- if I can. -- t-4-2 |
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| Subject: Re: disk management |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance |
| Date: 5/10/2008 1:28:24 PM |
| From: "AJR" [Email Address Protection] |
t-4-2 You do not "describe" your computer- the partition you about which you are inquiring is empty and not assigned a drive letter - meanin you will no be able to access it until one is assigned via Disk Management. The HD is actually divided into three partitions - C, D and the 2,5 gig. Strictly a quess here, but evidently the "D" partition was created after purchase - usually the partition creating utility will create a "workspace" for use in creating "free" space followed by creating the partition. > wrote in message news:681b3787a76f4673be838aa732eb7f9e@nntp-gateway.com... > > Hello everyone, > A link for my screenshot showing disk partition ( see link below ). > I'd like to know what the last one is for, the one I highlighted with > yellow. Thank you. > > 'ImageGrotto: Free Image and Screenshot Hosting' > (http://imagegrotto.com/view-disk_magr10926.JPG) > > > -- > t-4-2 |
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| Subject: Re: disk management |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance |
| Date: 5/10/2008 2:04:19 PM |
| From: t-4-2 [Email Address Protection] |
AJR;708302 Wrote: > t-4-2 You do not "describe" your computer- the partition you about which > you > are inquiring is empty and not assigned a drive letter - meanin you > will no > be able to access it until one is assigned via Disk Management. > > The HD is actually divided into three partitions - C, D and the 2,5 > gig. > Strictly a quess here, but evidently the "D" partition was created > after > purchase - usually the partition creating utility will create a > "workspace" > for use in creating "free" space followed by creating the partition. > > > > > > > > wrote in message > > news:681b3787a76f4673be838aa732eb7f9e@xxxxxx-gateway.com... > > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > A link for my screenshot showing disk partition ( see link below ). > > > I'd like to know what the last one is for, the one I highlighted with > > > yellow. Thank you. > > > > > > 'ImageGrotto: Free Image and Screenshot Hosting' > > > ('ImageGrotto: Free Image and Screenshot Hosting' > > (http://imagegrotto.com/view-disk_magr10926.JPG)) > > > > > > > > > -- > > > t-4-2 > > Hello AJR, My laptop is a Dell inspiron 1420 laptop, Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T2310, 2GB RAM, 120 GB hard drive, Home premium 23 bit. I can vouch for this : the D partition was created Before the laptop was purchsed. My son bought it directly from Dell ( not from local store ). Some one there might have made all those partitions, OR that's the way the OS was set up. I don't know. To my understanding the D partiton is for Recovery. That leaves this question : if a drive letter is assigned to that 2.5 GB partition, what can I use it for ?? Can I use it for files backup or stick to my external drive? Thank you. -- t-4-2 |
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| Subject: Re: disk management |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance |
| Date: 5/11/2008 1:04:36 AM |
| From: "DL" [Email Address Protection] |
Perhaps its a Dell hidden recovery / tools partition Check your Dell books or help "t-4-2" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:caa2b3870ace0b4695ec641aa533458c@nntp-gateway.com... > > AJR;708302 Wrote: >> t-4-2 You do not "describe" your computer- the partition you about which >> you >> are inquiring is empty and not assigned a drive letter - meanin you >> will no >> be able to access it until one is assigned via Disk Management. >> >> The HD is actually divided into three partitions - C, D and the 2,5 >> gig. >> Strictly a quess here, but evidently the "D" partition was created >> after >> purchase - usually the partition creating utility will create a >> "workspace" >> for use in creating "free" space followed by creating the partition. >> >> > > > >> > > wrote in message >> > news:681b3787a76f4673be838aa732eb7f9e@xxxxxx-gateway.com... >> > > >> > > Hello everyone, >> > > A link for my screenshot showing disk partition ( see link below ). >> > > I'd like to know what the last one is for, the one I highlighted with >> > > yellow. Thank you. >> > > >> > > 'ImageGrotto: Free Image and Screenshot Hosting' >> > > ('ImageGrotto: Free Image and Screenshot Hosting' >> > (http://imagegrotto.com/view-disk_magr10926.JPG)) >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > t-4-2 > > > Hello AJR, > My laptop is a Dell inspiron 1420 laptop, Intel Pentium Dual-Core > Processor T2310, 2GB RAM, 120 GB hard drive, Home premium 23 bit. > I can vouch for this : the D partition was created Before the laptop > was purchsed. My son bought it directly from Dell ( not from local store > ). Some one there might have made all those partitions, OR that's the > way the OS was set up. I don't know. To my understanding the D partiton > is for Recovery. > That leaves this question : if a drive letter is assigned to that 2.5 > GB partition, what can I use it for ?? Can I use it for files backup or > stick to my external drive? Thank you. > > > -- > t-4-2 |
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| Subject: Re: disk management |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance |
| Date: 5/11/2008 2:23:20 AM |
| From: t-4-2 [Email Address Protection] |
DL;708687 Wrote: > Perhaps its a Dell hidden recovery / tools partition > Check your Dell books or help > > "t-4-2" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message > news:caa2b3870ace0b4695ec641aa533458c@xxxxxx-gateway.com...> > > > > > > > > AJR;708302 Wrote: > > > Hello AJR, > > > My laptop is a Dell inspiron 1420 laptop, Intel Pentium Dual-Core > > > Processor T2310, 2GB RAM, 120 GB hard drive, Home premium 23 bit. > > > I can vouch for this : the D partition was created Before the laptop > > > was purchsed. My son bought it directly from Dell ( not from local > > store > > > ). Some one there might have made all those partitions, OR that's the > > > way the OS was set up. I don't know. To my understanding the D > > partiton > > > is for Recovery. > > > That leaves this question : if a drive letter is assigned to that 2.5 > > > GB partition, what can I use it for ?? Can I use it for files backup > > or > > > stick to my external drive? Thank you. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > t-4-2 > > No -- no fancy hidden partition was mentioned in my owner manual. Hell, it hardly mentioned about hard disk drives. -- t-4-2 |
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| Subject: Re: disk management |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance |
| Date: 5/11/2008 12:23:35 PM |
| From: "AJR" [Email Address Protection] |
Restore partitions are, at a minimum, 8 to 9 gigs - Disk Management indicates your "extra" partition is "100%" free - in other words empty. Use the partition as you see fit e.g. add it to D, you may have a problem adding it to C - the system partition without using a third-party utility - keep it and use for data. "t-4-2" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:681b3787a76f4673be838aa732eb7f9e@nntp-gateway.com... > > Hello everyone, > A link for my screenshot showing disk partition ( see link below ). > I'd like to know what the last one is for, the one I highlighted with > yellow. Thank you. > > 'ImageGrotto: Free Image and Screenshot Hosting' > (http://imagegrotto.com/view-disk_magr10926.JPG) > > > -- > t-4-2 |
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