disk management

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.


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t-4-2

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.TakeThisOut@unknown-email.com> skrev i meddelelsen
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>
> 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

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.TakeThisOut@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.


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t-4-2

Perhaps its a Dell hidden recovery / tools partition
Check your Dell books or help

"t-4-2" <guest.DeleteThis@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

DL;708687 Wrote:
> Perhaps its a Dell hidden recovery / tools partition
> Check your Dell books or help
>
> "t-4-2" <guest DeleteThis @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.


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t-4-2

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 RemoveThis @unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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>
> 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