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314108	2005-01-14 21:24:00	Hi All :help: About those big brand laptop and Computers, they only have 1 partitioning on their HDD... I have got one of the Packard Bell laptop, i really want to make a partition so that i can store my docs on the other drive instead of the C Drive... My Questions for you guys are :confused: , (1) Can I do the partition using that Disc Mgmt to make a partition and do i need to re-format the whole computer? and secondly, you know those big brand computer, they have a recovery CD, so if i make the partition, would this recovery disc ever work again because the content of the machine has been changed compared with the CD.. thanks for your help Jacky	jackyht2002 (6606)
314109	2005-01-15 02:46:00	Disk Management should be able to split the disk and make a new partition. I don't use XP (which I assume you have) but I'm sure the disk should be defragmented before trying to do this, for obvious reasons. :D The recovery disk might be nasty and really "make the computer as it was when you got it". One old Compaq laptop I own has that. It formats the disk and reloads W98. But more modern systems might be smarter, and leave the partitioning alone; just formatting the C: partition, then reinstalling the OS. It should even have a "repair" option which is even less drastic. Of course you will have backups of your data partition, won't you? :D All you XPerts, where have you been all day?	Graham L (2)
314110	2005-01-15 03:40:00	(1) Can I do the partition using that Disc Mgmt to make a partition and do i need to re-format the whole computer? Yes, Disk Manager can be used to repartition or create partitions on a hard drive . Resizing is not an option unless the drive is converted to dynamic and since neither 2000 nor XP will install onto a dynamic drive, the point is moot . No - computers are not formatted, only partitions and logical drives on a hard drive are . and secondly, you know those big brand computer, they have a recovery CD, so if i make the partition, would this recovery disc ever work again because the content of the machine has been changed compared with the CD . . Yes, the recovery CD will operate since the restore image is an image of the drive and not the partition . Subsequently any use of the recovery CD after drive partition alteration will result in the loss of the altered drive configuration including data . If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything - Mark Twain	merlin (256)
314111	2005-01-15 07:02:00	Nopw I hate to say this but the recovery disks (CDs) will put the computer you bought back to the way it was when you bought it which is not a bad idea. Having said that you can make a new partition but the recovery disk may well destroy the new partition. I know it will with the HP, IBM Aptiva. Consider putting in a secondary Hard drive to store data or back up data to a CD or DVD.	Elephant (599)
314112	2005-01-15 08:37:00	thank you very much guys :thumbs: i wish one day those big company's company should partition the drive, so that it can separate those documents and the whole operating system . . . . you see, if format the whole machine, it will be a hassle, have to copy to a CD and make sure it is working before i reinstall the machine . . . :dogeye: :@@: jacky	jackyht2002 (6606)
314113	2005-01-16 02:33:00	But it's still a good idea to make a backup (and check that it works) of your data fairly often. That's to cater for the time when you lose it all -- from a disaster, not by a deliberate action like running a recovery CD. :D	Graham L (2)
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