Guest Racey Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 If I remember correctly when I did my re-installation, there is no partion, hence there may be a default small partiton which I never observe under Disk Management. The other day I scan another hdd (as secondary slave) and later took it out of my pc. Now when I go to Disk Management I can see my NTFS C: and an additional "IBM Service' FAT32 Healthy (unknown Partiton 758 mb. Below these data (Disk 0) , the diagram shows C: NTFS //(11.72 mb) Unallocated 15 GB // IBM Service 761 mb (unknown partition). How can the IBM appears in my pc?
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 Re: appears to have an additional partition "Racey" <Racey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F66232A0-121F-4E35-AF08-D395CEB23413@microsoft.com... > If I remember correctly when I did my re-installation, there is no > partion, > hence there may be a default small partiton which I never observe under > Disk > Management. > > The other day I scan another hdd (as secondary slave) and later took it > out > of my pc. Now when I go to Disk Management I can see my NTFS C: and an > additional "IBM Service' FAT32 Healthy (unknown Partiton 758 mb. > > Below these data (Disk 0) , the diagram shows C: NTFS //(11.72 mb) > Unallocated 15 GB // IBM Service > 761 mb (unknown partition). How can the IBM appears in my pc? You cannot install Windows when you have "no partition". You need at least one partition, which could span the whole disk. The IBM partition you see is most likely the recovery partition. Read the manual that came with your machine - I'm sure it makes reference to a "Factory Restore" process. You write that the diagram shows C: NTFS //(11.72 mb). Not very likely. A 11 MByte partition would be nice for DOS but it is grossly inadequate for Windows XP. You probably mean 11.72 GBytes. This will work for Windows XP but is tight. Why not let the installation process delete it so that you can have one large 11.72 + 15 = 26.72 GByte partitio? Alternatively you might create a 16 GByte partition for Windows and for your apps, thus leaving 10 GBytes for a data partition.
Guest Racey Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 Re: appears to have an additional partition Sorry You are right on 3 counts, Firstly it should read as 11.72 gb. Yes, the IBM is the Factory Restore but how can it then appears in my hdd. Can I delete this partiton since my system is not IBM? Thirdly, I may have make a second partiton which I forgot to format it. Wouldn't this show up in the diagram in Disk Management as I do defragementation quite often? Just tried and it will allow me to format it, so in my case now, shall I format as Primary partition or Secondary?. Guess I should format it as Primary if I were to install Vista in this partion in future ? (after I save enough vitamin M). Thanks "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "Racey" <Racey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:F66232A0-121F-4E35-AF08-D395CEB23413@microsoft.com... > > If I remember correctly when I did my re-installation, there is no > > partion, > > hence there may be a default small partiton which I never observe under > > Disk > > Management. > > > > The other day I scan another hdd (as secondary slave) and later took it > > out > > of my pc. Now when I go to Disk Management I can see my NTFS C: and an > > additional "IBM Service' FAT32 Healthy (unknown Partiton 758 mb. > > > > Below these data (Disk 0) , the diagram shows C: NTFS //(11.72 mb) > > Unallocated 15 GB // IBM Service > > 761 mb (unknown partition). How can the IBM appears in my pc? > > You cannot install Windows when you have "no partition". You need > at least one partition, which could span the whole disk. > > The IBM partition you see is most likely the recovery partition. > Read the manual that came with your machine - I'm sure it makes > reference to a "Factory Restore" process. > > You write that the diagram shows C: NTFS //(11.72 mb). Not > very likely. A 11 MByte partition would be nice for DOS but it > is grossly inadequate for Windows XP. You probably mean > 11.72 GBytes. This will work for Windows XP but is tight. Why > not let the installation process delete it so that you can have one > large 11.72 + 15 = 26.72 GByte partitio? Alternatively you > might create a 16 GByte partition for Windows and for your > apps, thus leaving 10 GBytes for a data partition. > > >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 Re: appears to have an additional partition See below. "Racey" <Racey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:83912B2E-3CAB-411D-9E9D-E7596155C5F6@microsoft.com... > Sorry You are right on 3 counts, Firstly it should read as 11.72 gb. > > Yes, the IBM is the Factory Restore but how can it then appears in my hdd. > Can I delete this partiton since my system is not IBM? I don't know the history of your machine or of your hard disk, so I cannot tell. You can certainly delete it if you do not need it. > Thirdly, I may have make a second partiton which I forgot to format it. > Wouldn't this show up in the diagram in Disk Management as I do > defragementation quite often? Yes, diskmgmt.msc shows all partitions and all unallocated space. No, you should not defrag frequently. The benefits are not measurable but there is a real danger of things going wrong at some stage. We see the results in this newsgroup once in a while. Defragging once a month is plenty - even then you won't notice the difference unless you use a stopwatch. > Just tried and it will allow me to format it, so in my case now, shall I > format as Primary partition or Secondary?. Guess I should format it as > Primary if I were to install Vista in this partion in future ? (after I > save > enough vitamin M). Thanks There are no "secondary" partitions. You can have up to 4 primary partitions, or 1 extended partition plus up to 3 primary partitions. The extended partition can have lots of logical drives. The boot partition must be a primary partition. With the rest it does not matter. > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > >> >> "Racey" <Racey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:F66232A0-121F-4E35-AF08-D395CEB23413@microsoft.com... >> > If I remember correctly when I did my re-installation, there is no >> > partion, >> > hence there may be a default small partiton which I never observe under >> > Disk >> > Management. >> > >> > The other day I scan another hdd (as secondary slave) and later took it >> > out >> > of my pc. Now when I go to Disk Management I can see my NTFS C: and an >> > additional "IBM Service' FAT32 Healthy (unknown Partiton 758 mb. >> > >> > Below these data (Disk 0) , the diagram shows C: NTFS //(11.72 mb) >> > Unallocated 15 GB // IBM Service >> > 761 mb (unknown partition). How can the IBM appears in my pc? >> >> You cannot install Windows when you have "no partition". You need >> at least one partition, which could span the whole disk. >> >> The IBM partition you see is most likely the recovery partition. >> Read the manual that came with your machine - I'm sure it makes >> reference to a "Factory Restore" process. >> >> You write that the diagram shows C: NTFS //(11.72 mb). Not >> very likely. A 11 MByte partition would be nice for DOS but it >> is grossly inadequate for Windows XP. You probably mean >> 11.72 GBytes. This will work for Windows XP but is tight. Why >> not let the installation process delete it so that you can have one >> large 11.72 + 15 = 26.72 GByte partitio? Alternatively you >> might create a 16 GByte partition for Windows and for your >> apps, thus leaving 10 GBytes for a data partition. >> >> >>
Guest blkwlnt67 Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 Re: appears to have an additional partition A simple question - if your pc is NOT an IBM, just what is it ? Every manufacterer has a different way of doing the original setup. "Racey" <Racey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:83912B2E-3CAB-411D-9E9D-E7596155C5F6@microsoft.com... > Sorry You are right on 3 counts, Firstly it should read as 11.72 gb. > > Yes, the IBM is the Factory Restore but how can it then appears in my hdd. > Can I delete this partiton since my system is not IBM? > > Thirdly, I may have make a second partiton which I forgot to format it. > Wouldn't this show up in the diagram in Disk Management as I do > defragementation quite often? > > Just tried and it will allow me to format it, so in my case now, shall I > format as Primary partition or Secondary?. Guess I should format it as > Primary if I were to install Vista in this partion in future ? (after I > save > enough vitamin M). Thanks > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > >> >> "Racey" <Racey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:F66232A0-121F-4E35-AF08-D395CEB23413@microsoft.com... >> > If I remember correctly when I did my re-installation, there is no >> > partion, >> > hence there may be a default small partiton which I never observe under >> > Disk >> > Management. >> > >> > The other day I scan another hdd (as secondary slave) and later took it >> > out >> > of my pc. Now when I go to Disk Management I can see my NTFS C: and an >> > additional "IBM Service' FAT32 Healthy (unknown Partiton 758 mb. >> > >> > Below these data (Disk 0) , the diagram shows C: NTFS //(11.72 mb) >> > Unallocated 15 GB // IBM Service >> > 761 mb (unknown partition). How can the IBM appears in my pc? >> >> You cannot install Windows when you have "no partition". You need >> at least one partition, which could span the whole disk. >> >> The IBM partition you see is most likely the recovery partition. >> Read the manual that came with your machine - I'm sure it makes >> reference to a "Factory Restore" process. >> >> You write that the diagram shows C: NTFS //(11.72 mb). Not >> very likely. A 11 MByte partition would be nice for DOS but it >> is grossly inadequate for Windows XP. You probably mean >> 11.72 GBytes. This will work for Windows XP but is tight. Why >> not let the installation process delete it so that you can have one >> large 11.72 + 15 = 26.72 GByte partitio? Alternatively you >> might create a 16 GByte partition for Windows and for your >> apps, thus leaving 10 GBytes for a data partition. >> >> >>
Guest Racey Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 Re: appears to have an additional partition My pc is a DIY with a retail xp. Still dont know how can the IBM factory restore endedd in my hdd? This leads me to ask then if I have 3 primary partitions in my boot hdd (1st hdd) and should in future if I installed a secondary slave hdd for scanning purposes, would the same thing happen again, meaning will some of the prog somehow landed into my hdd (1st). (note; 2nd hdd will have its own OS and primary partition) Thanks "blkwlnt67" wrote: > A simple question - if your pc is NOT an IBM, just what is it ? Every > manufacterer has a different way of doing the original setup. > "Racey" <Racey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:83912B2E-3CAB-411D-9E9D-E7596155C5F6@microsoft.com... > > Sorry You are right on 3 counts, Firstly it should read as 11.72 gb. > > > > Yes, the IBM is the Factory Restore but how can it then appears in my hdd. > > Can I delete this partiton since my system is not IBM? > > > > Thirdly, I may have make a second partiton which I forgot to format it. > > Wouldn't this show up in the diagram in Disk Management as I do > > defragementation quite often? > > > > Just tried and it will allow me to format it, so in my case now, shall I > > format as Primary partition or Secondary?. Guess I should format it as > > Primary if I were to install Vista in this partion in future ? (after I > > save > > enough vitamin M). Thanks > > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > > >> > >> "Racey" <Racey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:F66232A0-121F-4E35-AF08-D395CEB23413@microsoft.com... > >> > If I remember correctly when I did my re-installation, there is no > >> > partion, > >> > hence there may be a default small partiton which I never observe under > >> > Disk > >> > Management. > >> > > >> > The other day I scan another hdd (as secondary slave) and later took it > >> > out > >> > of my pc. Now when I go to Disk Management I can see my NTFS C: and an > >> > additional "IBM Service' FAT32 Healthy (unknown Partiton 758 mb. > >> > > >> > Below these data (Disk 0) , the diagram shows C: NTFS //(11.72 mb) > >> > Unallocated 15 GB // IBM Service > >> > 761 mb (unknown partition). How can the IBM appears in my pc? > >> > >> You cannot install Windows when you have "no partition". You need > >> at least one partition, which could span the whole disk. > >> > >> The IBM partition you see is most likely the recovery partition. > >> Read the manual that came with your machine - I'm sure it makes > >> reference to a "Factory Restore" process. > >> > >> You write that the diagram shows C: NTFS //(11.72 mb). Not > >> very likely. A 11 MByte partition would be nice for DOS but it > >> is grossly inadequate for Windows XP. You probably mean > >> 11.72 GBytes. This will work for Windows XP but is tight. Why > >> not let the installation process delete it so that you can have one > >> large 11.72 + 15 = 26.72 GByte partitio? Alternatively you > >> might create a 16 GByte partition for Windows and for your > >> apps, thus leaving 10 GBytes for a data partition. > >> > >> > >> > > >
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