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08-06-2007, 07:43 PM
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Removing the partition/logical drive from HD
i just bought a used 80gb SATA HD at a flea market. this drive is just going to be my secondary and my copy of XP isnt installed on it. the drive works fine but has 3 partitions/logical drives on it. one is for windows, and the other two are for some programs. i want to delete the partitions and just have the bare drive, as one HD, not split up. it is split up like this:
SYSTEM - 10GB - Primary Partition BOOTDRV - 40GB - Extended Partition/Logical Drive MATRIX - 24.52GB - Extended Partition/Logical Drive if i go into Computer Management and the delete the partitions that way, what will become of the space they held?
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08-06-2007, 09:04 PM
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You will just have to format the entire drive again after you delete the partitions, its not too hard. Dont worry, you wont lose any space.
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08-07-2007, 03:02 AM
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alright great, thanks much
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