partitioning trouble

bcoffee20 · 03-11-2009, 02:12 AM

my hard drive is the SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD502lJ and im having trouble partitioning it. i just want to partition off like 20 gigs of it but im not sure how. ive read many guides on it but my hard drive must be different or something because mine is all considered the primary partition and there isnt any unallocated space. is there supposed to be and can anybody help me out here?

lawson_jl · 03-11-2009, 03:20 AM

Your drive is fine. Most drives do have all the space partitioned into a single partition. To partition your drive you need to shrink the partition to get the space to partition. I recommend GParted for partitioning. Though I have heard a lot of good things about Vista's partitioner, though I haven't used it much myself. But of course be sure to back up no matter what you do.

bcoffee20 · 03-11-2009, 03:26 AM

hmm well i just downloaded GParted and whenever i open it with winrar it doesnt give me something to install or run. any others you might recommend?

lawson_jl · 03-11-2009, 07:04 PM

It's an ISO you burn it to CD (or DVD) and boot your PC with it.

billh · 03-28-2009, 04:48 PM

You could try Partition Magic from Powerquest. This isn't freeware though, but it will do the job. I'm not sure if you can download a limited time demo version for free

03-11-2009, 02:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
bcoffee20 Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: eugene, oregon Posts: 515	partitioning trouble my hard drive is the SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD502lJ and im having trouble partitioning it. i just want to partition off like 20 gigs of it but im not sure how. ive read many guides on it but my hard drive must be different or something because mine is all considered the primary partition and there isnt any unallocated space. is there supposed to be and can anybody help me out here? __________________ Desktop Case: Antec 900 Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 3.0 ghz CPU Cooler:Tuniq tower 120 RAM: A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) Hard drive: SAMSUNG 500GB Video Card: ASUS Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 Monitor:23.6" asus 1080p 5ms response OS: Windows 7/Vista ultimate 64-bit

03-11-2009, 03:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
lawson_jl Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Age: 30 Posts: 592	Your drive is fine. Most drives do have all the space partitioned into a single partition. To partition your drive you need to shrink the partition to get the space to partition. I recommend GParted for partitioning. Though I have heard a lot of good things about Vista's partitioner, though I haven't used it much myself. But of course be sure to back up no matter what you do. __________________ Any answears I give are free and without warrently. I answear questions from the point of view of a working computer tech because that what I am.

03-11-2009, 03:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
bcoffee20 Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: eugene, oregon Posts: 515	hmm well i just downloaded GParted and whenever i open it with winrar it doesnt give me something to install or run. any others you might recommend? __________________ Desktop Case: Antec 900 Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 3.0 ghz CPU Cooler:Tuniq tower 120 RAM: A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) Hard drive: SAMSUNG 500GB Video Card: ASUS Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 Monitor:23.6" asus 1080p 5ms response OS: Windows 7/Vista ultimate 64-bit

03-11-2009, 07:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
lawson_jl Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Age: 30 Posts: 592	It's an ISO you burn it to CD (or DVD) and boot your PC with it. __________________ Any answears I give are free and without warrently. I answear questions from the point of view of a working computer tech because that what I am.

03-28-2009, 04:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
billh New Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9	drive partitioning You could try Partition Magic from Powerquest. This isn't freeware though, but it will do the job. I'm not sure if you can download a limited time demo version for free

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