Satellite A300-1J1 - resize hard disk partitions

Hello, a little long but need the expert advice from you guys.

Recently, I bought the laptop above with a 250 GB hard drive. It comes preinstalled with 3 partitions as follows:

1.5 GB: hidden partition Toshiba System Recovery
116 F: (C :)) System Partition of Windows Vista)
GB 116: (E) Toshiba System Recovery Image file

My understanding of pass briefly on these forums, the hidden partition houses the mini operating system that controls the real Windows recovery and Image file contains data extracted and installed on the C:? If I'm wrong please let me know!

Anywyay, the problem I have is that I prefer to have all available space mapped in the C:, rather than on the E:. I tried to use the disk management utility to shrink and then expand the partitions, but it wont let me c (I guess it is the system partition, maybe?). I also tried to use the Diskpart.exe program, but to no avail.

The plan I have is to create the recovery disks two DVDs of the utility from the desktop icon.

Copy all the data recovery of E: (approximately 5 GB worth) off the coast of the laptop temporarily.

Manually by using a 3rd party utility drive partition, delete C: and E: and then set the partitions c: = 224GB and E: = 6 GB.

Via the recovery DVD, restoration of Windows Vista in the C:.

Copy all the data recovery back on E: to nowdays fill it and keep it for any future recoveries from disk rather than the DVD.

What I need to know is, is it as simple as that, or I'll run into trouble? HARD drive recovery utility still work the resized partition?

If there are better ways to do or things to watch then please tell me how to on this subject. I would like to know if you guys did the same thing or have left as it came with 2 large partitions.

Thanks for any answers in advance.

Hello

I think you can have 3 primary partitions.
In your case if you want to create other partitions then you can choose the extended partition!

Just for everyone here:
Before you modify the partitions (C-system partition or E-recovery partition), you must create the Toshiba Recovery DVD.
So if something goes wrong with you, HARD drive, system, either, you should be able to restore the operating system from the Recovery DVD!

So before you change the partitions-> burn the recovery DVDs!

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