Formatting of your desktop with windows 8 oem

I have a Hp Envy H8 1559

http://h20564.www2.HP.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docid=emr_na-c03668430-9

I recently put to the power supply and the video card but also added a PCI Wireless (ac)

the id of the card WiFi mini pci low profile for a portable computer, such as the one that exists but I didn't know if hp would allow him with uefi

It bears the name of gigabyte but is based on the intel 7260

the new video card is an evga gtx 970 sc (uefi bios)

feeding is an evga 600 g

My question is because I bought this used pc and the former owner himself formatted several times there seems to be some additional partitions on the disk, I added one for my own purposes and it is at the limit for partitions.

Which Partitions keep... c obviosly, recovery, one that I added, but I have several of them that Im not sure, some belong to windows I know not, but some may not be necessary

Windows re tools 1023 MB

System (fat32) 360 MB

(other) no ntfs or fat32 128 MB (can not see the file structure)

cgig s 500

concert f: Media 1341

(ntfs) 450 MB (most recent file dates a system volume information and retrieval of records)

(ntfs) 350 MB (same just older records)

I am interested in getting an ssd as well, for the operating system, but I'm not sure how to transfer windows and others, I know that the key is in the files of the uefi and Id have to get a drive

I hope I included enough information and come to the right place

also is it possible to just replace the existing wireless card in the slot of the height of the half on the motherboard or is it on a whitelist?

Thank you

Tim Cutler

TJCinc, welcome to the forum.

If you are lucky enough to have the recovery system for computer disks, you could remove the recovery partition.  When I made the discs, I got a message that said I could take it off once the disks have been made.  If you don't have the disks, here's a guide that will allow you to order.  It is always good to have if the recovery partition is corrupt.  Regarding the other partitions, I don't recognize any of them.  So I can't say if it would hurt to remove.

As for the wireless card, I don't think that this would create problems to replace.

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