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Vista formatting question

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by rc251, Jan 10, 2010.

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    rc251 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I read the big guide on the Vista clean install, but I have a couple more questions... I'm trying to put in a new hard drive to replace an older one in a Vostro 1500. The guide addresses the Vista installation and Media Direct. However, using partition software, I also see two additional partitions, the D:\ Recovery partition (which is 10gb) and another 86mb FAT16 partition (I believe this is the Dell Diagnostics partition).

    Is there any reason to back up these two partitions so I can install them on the new drive, and if so, how would I go about doing gthat?
     
    rc251, Jan 10, 2010
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    Avk11 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do not worry about the Recovery and the FAT 16 partition, you don't really need these as I done the same and don't have them anymore, it won't affect you at all.
     
    Avk11, Jan 18, 2010
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