I see a mysterious third partition on my hard drive that I have not created

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• My new computer came with a partitioned hard drive. I have not create the partition. What is it?

  original title: Partition of mystery

  I just got a new computer. It has a 2 TB hard drive that apparently has already been partitioned, creating a drive E. I have not create the partition. The files on the partition are old EULA, the .cabs, and .dll files, but this that baffles me, is that the two disks are the same size, 2 TB. It is the size of the disk itself. Whence comes this extra drive, and how these two readers may overlap?

  Should I remove this extra drive and if so, how can I do?

  Thank you

  Tim

  Wait, I'm CONFUSED! YOU can not HAVE a PC THAT IS 4TB SIZE!

  
  
  EDIT: Sorry, but Acer installed 2 HDD. (Wow!)
  
  
  Be sure not to remove the 2nd partition, because it IS a recovery or backup disk.
  
  

• delete a partition on my hard drive that was originally set up by the manufacturer as a backup drive hard to label.

  I hope I am posting this on the forum,

  I want to delete a partition on my hard drive that was originally set up by the manufacturer as a backup drive hard to label.

  I went into computer management console & know that the primary partition - drive C system, boot, pagefile, active lists, dump incident & main partition in brackets but I don't know about the virtual memory paging file. No, there is some data on it. I've been saving the other partition - C drive on an external hard drive.

  I know that I have to back up this data but where I should come back to? And why is it called (Primary Partition) when it is used only as a return to the top by car?

  I'm only wanting to do because I'm running out of space on my drive C & D drive are the same size! 143 GB & 139.5 GB

  I have a laptop of Acer 6930

  Window Vista Home Premium Service pack 2

  Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 2 GHz

  4 GB OF RAM DDR

  64-bit operating system

  HARD DRIVE 320 GB

  I hope I am posting this on the forum,

  I want to delete a partition on my hard drive that was originally set up by the manufacturer as a backup drive hard to label.

  I went into computer management console & know that the primary partition - drive C system, boot, pagefile, active lists, dump incident & main partition in brackets but I don't know about the virtual memory paging file. No, there is some data on it. I've been saving the other partition - C drive on an external hard drive.

  I know that I have to back up this data but where I should come back to? And why is it called (Primary Partition) when it is used only as a return to the top by car?

  I'm only wanting to do because I'm running out of space my drive C & D drive are fighting the same size! 143 GB & 139.5 GB

  I have a laptop of Acer 6930

  Window Vista Home Premium Service pack 2

  Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 2 GHz

  4 GB OF RAM DDR

  64-bit operating system

  HARD DRIVE 320 GB

  Hello

  D: is not a partition backup of your machine.

  Acer has a time set up their machines to the way yours is:

  They had a C: drive for the operating system, a drive D: for data (music, movies, etc you would like to register and a recovery partition 'hidden' to reinstall the operating system and to make the recovery discs to do the same thing.)

  You can merge C: and D: as a whole, BUT save all data on D: first because it will be deleted when you merge.

  "How delete and extend a Partition with Vista disk management"

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/95418-disk-management-delete-extend.html

  And YES, you back up the data on an external hard drive in case of hard drive failure, the corruption of the system, etc.

  See you soon.

• Satellite L500 - what is the third partition on the HARD drive?

  I see that I have three primary partitions already made on this new L500 ~.
  1.) 2GiB/dev/hda1 to Toshiba Recovery,.
  2.) 330 + giB (C :) for Vista and 3.) 12GiB/dev/hda3?.

  I need windows dualboot both valuation and partition for Linux and the storage installations.

  What is the third partition for and I can configure things so that I can save it in a logical Partition?

  My goal is:

  / dev/hda1 = Toshiba Recovery
  / dev/hda2 = Vista
  / dev/hda3 = Windows 7 ~ RC7
  / dev/hda4 = expanded to all others (including Linux, the existing 12GiB and common storage as well.)

  Any suggestions or thoughts before I dive?

  Best regards, SnapafunFrank

  Hello

  The third partition is Vista.
  Vista creates two partitions; a partition common to install the system and the second partition hidden for the backup files. These backup files are important for Vista. Vista needs him to repair the operating system if something will go wrong

  So it s is strongly recommended to leave this partition on the HARD disk

• Equium L350 - 11 d - how do I delete the second partition on the HARD drive

  How can I delete the second partition that came with the laptop, so I can use the full capacity of computers HARD drive?

  I feel that this partition is their because I have not created a DVD of recovery he would remove the partition once I created the recovery DVDs.

  The score contains a folder of HARD disk RECOVERY and in the folder says do not delete or change this folder or files.

  I have a Toshiba Equium L350 - 11 d

  As you have already said that the second partition contains the HDD Recovery folder if you would remove this partition you will not be able to create the recovery DVD and would not be able to recover the laptop HARD drive.

  Therefore, you must create the DVD before recovery would remove anything from the second partition on the HARD drive.

  After you create the DVD recovery successfully, you could remove the partition and could add the free space on the HARD disk on the first partition.
  This can be done on disk management!

  This is a useful page for Microsoft:
  [Using Windows and procedures: Vista HARD disk partition | http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/help/d9a4d35e-efdf-406c-a049-0860180129a71033.mspx]

  Good bye

• Did a system restore complete with built-in recovery partition on the hard drive, the recovery went well, but the computer is still slow and freezing.

  Original title: computer always slow and freezing after clean install

  It is a compaq 2007 desktop running windows vista premium, I work on it for a friend, they said he was running slow and freezing up all the time so I just went ahead and did a system restore complete with built-in recovery partition on the hard drive, the recovery went well but still have the same problems with the computer being slow and freezing up. any help would be appreciated thanks.

  Hello

  
  Step 1: I suggest you try the steps in the Sub articles to solve the problem of vista performance.
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/optimize-Windows-Vista-for-better-performance
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/get-computer-speed-and-performance-information
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/get-maximum-performance-from-Windows-Vista-from-Windows-Vista-inside-out
  Step 2: You can also check if the problem persists in the clean boot state.
  
  Put your boot system helps determine if third-party applications or startup items are causing the problem.
   
  Try the steps in step 1 in the article to put your computer in clean boot mode.
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  Thanks and greetings
  Umesh P - Microsoft technical support.

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• Install Vista on a Partition on a hard drive recovery nine

  I'm working on HP Pavilion dv6500 laptop from a friend who was in Vista.  She never made the recovery disc and, apparently, the hard drive crashed while I install a new.  (Tries to recover, rescue / reformat all failed.)  Chkdsk, etc. failed too.)  I was able to copy the recovery on an external hard drive partition, but don't know how to install Vista from the BASE.wim (6.5gig) and other files that I recovered.

  Thanks in advance for the entry and if I have left out important info, please let me know.  Thank you.

  Drew

  Thanks for your reply.  HP wants $45.  And you say that it you can buy a HP burner too?  Also order at HP or buy a similar OEM from the same manufacturer?

  Hey DrewFDQ

  I only mentioned that question on the hard drive that some posters have had problems with hp after having replaced with non hp hard drives

  before doing anything on the hard drive to get the recovery disks and see if they work on your new hard drive

  they should

  It's only a couple of posters who brought her here and I thought I would mention it you

  You can replace a hard drive under oem license

  This isn't a problem

  good luck with the resettlement

  Walter, the time zone traveller

• Tecra A8-104: how to create a second partition on the HARD drive

  Hello.

  I had to use the recovery disk, and I deleted by mistake my (two) initials of the partitions on the HARD drive. : ((now, I have only one.

  Can someone tell me how I can fix this?
  I want 2 partitions, not one. x 10

  The Toshiba Recovery CD could create two partitions.
  The installer will ask where or how install the OS on the HARD drive.

  For example, the HARD disk supports 100GB. So you can choose the first 60 GB for installing the OS and the difference (40 GB) could be activated after the installation of the OS.

  This can be done in the management of the computer-> disk management.

• How much better the partition of the HARD drive for dual boot: Windows 8 and Linux

  Hello

  I am a newbie in Windows 8, linux, Partition...

  I want to use my new laptop with windows 8 pre-installed on the following:

  Create a Dual Boot Windows 8 / Ubuntu
  Create on my drive C (single disk on my laptop):

  * a partition for the system
  * one for Windows 8
  * one for data and
  least for Ubuntu OS

  My goal is:

  -to install VmWare on Windows 8 and run Splat Checkpoint with virtual machines to make the FCTC laboratories.

  to install GNS3 on Ubuntu for CCNP Labs but with GNS3 to access the files in the data partition

  I have a Toshiba Satellite with 750 GB and 8 GB of RAM.

  According to you, what is the best size for my scores?
  Is there a better way to partition my C drive on my goal?

  Best regards

  I don't know if this is the right section, sorry for that. Feel free to move this thread in the appropriate section *.

  I think the size of partitions depends of the you want to use and install other software.
  So if you have a lot of software which runs under the Windows System I recommend to choose a larger size to win 8 partition.

  However, given that you have a 750 GB HARD drive, you could take 200GB for Win 8, 100 GB to Linux and the rest of the HARD drive size, that you can use for data.

  By the way: I found Nice YouTube video how to create a dual boot using 8 Win and Linux http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_Yd2jK-7Jg

  Welcome them

• Satellite A100-192: what I lose warranty if I create a partition on the HARD drive

  Hello everyone,

  I want to format my laptop (Toshiba Satellite A100-192) and 2 partitions. I've been using EMP cd + recovery CD, it's very simple, but I don't want to install all the programs of Toshiba. I want to install a Windows 'fresh '.

  I read all the messages on Toshiba Express media CD + recovery CD and xxxx on the HARD drive. I'm a bit confused. Many of you said: 'use only EMP recovery cd + CD' or ' do not xxxx 2 or more on your HARD drive - you can lose the warranty of your laptop.

  I have another CD with Windows XP Pro OEM. It is best to create partitions, install from that cd and after that to install the drivers from TOOLSCD?

  Of course, I don't want to lose my warranty, please tell me how it is better to do!

  Sincerely yours.
  Daniel

  Hello

  > Many of you said: 'use only EMP CD + recovery CD' or '' do not 2 or more partitions on your HARD drive.
  ' > you can lose the warranty of your laptop.

  Someone told you a big story :)

  It turns out; you do not lose the warranty after you create partitions on your HARD drive!
  Only if you open the laptop and will try to fix something by yourself, you will lose your warranty.

  Of course, you can use your fresh and original Windows operating system. After the installation of the operating system, you can install the drivers from the CD tools Toshiba or you're going to download it from the page of Toshiba.

• How to divide two partitions on my HARD drive?

  I have the original recovery DVD in my book and I don't know how to repartition my HARD drive.
  I want to divide it into two scores (primary and extended?

  Hello

  If you want to create a second partition on the HARD drive I would really recommended using a 3rd party utility magically 8 partitions
  This tool is amazing. You can create and manage partitions on the HARD disk while Windows is running.

  But you can also create a partition by using the recovery CD.
  In this case, you will need to boot from the CD recovery and under the installer or expert mode.
  Simply type the first partition size and the restore CD will create a 1 partition on the HARD disk.
  After installing the OS, go to disk management, and then you bring up the second partition.

  PS: Using the recovery CD will erase the whole HARD drive! That's why I prefer the use of the PM8

• Help a fool please ~ deleted partition, lost the hard drive size

  I'll try my best to make this as clear as possible, thank you for your time...

  Received my free copy of windows 7 home Premium

  Wanted a clean install (not an upgrade)

  Back up all the data and the programs that I installed

  During the installation of win 7, I deleted the recovery of the system partition and the 2nd partition of my HARD disk (has been labeled d, came that sort of lenovo factory, had 70 GB size I think)

  I thought that if I deleted the partition of the hard drive space would be added to the 1st partition and it did not

  Have materialized with the installation of win 7, and now I just have never found my C: and the GBs of the 2nd old partition so its as if I lowered my total HARD disk size

  How can I get my C: to have all of the 320 GB? Thanks for any advice!

  You can allocate the unused disk space as follows.

  Start > run > diskmgmt.msc

  Right-click on the Windows partition [should be C] and click on "expand". Extend partition as needed and enjoy.

• Help to remove the partition on a hard drive and data recovery

  I have two hard drives in my PC, the C: drive is 80 GB, and the F: drive is 120 GB.  The second drive (120 GB) is divided into two partitions.  I just deleted the partitions and makes the hard drive again in a single disc, however I had some important files on the F: drive that I thought I had copied to the C: drive but they are not there.  Is there anyway that is using the software I can return the drive to two drives and recover my data, please help

  Hello

  First of all, do not use the hard drive. This can make things sunk. A few things may already be unrecoverable. I would even delete the drive letter to stop inadvertently automated processes to use.

  There are two ways I can think of.

  1. buy a partitioning software disk that supports the undelete partition. On windows XP PartitionMagic was a very good product if symantec will still sell it. Given that Symantec has continued to develop, I had to switch to product partition Paragon. Sound was trash to some things, cloning in particular a double boot with loads of partitions - it has an undelete function which I didn't use. The fact that you have created a new partition could mean that the restoration may not work. You may need to delete the current, probably empty, partition everything first and then perform the restoration.

  2. buy a data recovery software that will scan the hard drives, including the unpartitioned space. I chose R-Studio and it was very good stuff even recovery from hard drives that fail. It was not 100% effective, but it is perhaps down to the severity of failure rather than the product. In situations like yours, it was very effective.

  Please mark this as useful or response if applicable.

  Tricky

• Installation of the third hard drive? I have a Pavilion 1090 t.

  I have a Pavilion 1090 t and I want to install a third hard drive. I find only two on the motherboard sata ports that are side by side. How can I connect the third sata drive?

  Hello

  You can use the back ESATA ports for a hard drive that is in a powered drive ESATA external enclosure.  I did this work.  However, you won't be able to RAID ESATA port devices.  I use my external ESATA drives for backups. I usually use a box 2.5 "because it is very portable.  If you don't mind working with a naked drive, then you can also use a station 'dockiing drive '.  www.Newegg.com has what need you.

• No aero effect. I have a hidden partition on my HARD drive and my clone of samsung software does not work.

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  I used tune up utility (now uninstalled) and can no longer apply themes - I have try the effect Aero troubleshooting but convenience store says it cannot identify a problem. How can I get Aero goes again?

  2. I am trying to clone my HARD drive through of an SSD, but I have a hidden partition on my HARD drive and my clone of samsung software does not work. Any thoughts on how to work around this problem?

  Original title: two issues with win 7 Home premium

  Hello

  I used tune up utility (now uninstalled) and can no longer apply themes - I have try the effect Aero troubleshooting but convenience store says it cannot identify a problem. How can I get Aero goes again?

  2. I am trying to clone my HARD drive through of an SSD, but I have a hidden partition on my HARD drive and my clone of samsung software does not work. Any thoughts on how to work around this problem?

  1. with respect to the first question: your system files have been corrupted. Do a System Restore before the app was used.

  Try you "tune up", "maximize", "registry cleaners" or any what kind of app that promises to improve the performance of your PC somehow. None of them improve anything, often at the antipodes (as you discovered). Microsoft W7 already has all the apps. you need to keep your PC in tip-top condt. Try not to add anything.

  All these various named apps. are all 'snake oil' and very dangerous to use. However, you will find a lot of 'logic' online promo. material from "authoritarian" sites as to how will be beneficial for your PC. Not drawn in by these Advertorials :)

  2 the hidden partition is probably "restore to factory condt." partition rescue/recovery of the manufacturer of your computer. This can be used for the rescue of PC when things diabolically wrong with your operating system and cannot be set by any other means. You need an ISO image (clone) of the OS partition and MBR (master boot record) only, not the entire HARD drive.  Including the partition of relief are a very good idea but I'm not familiar with the software cloning you use.

  Download Macrium Reflect free edition for purposes of cloning and recovery and make the CD

  image recovery disk. He advises you to do so (by steps in the simple wizard driven) before using the program for anything regardless of whether the image.

  What computer brand and model you are using?