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    G50VT-A2 hard disk partition question

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by FunkyR, Jan 29, 2009.

  1. FunkyR

    FunkyR Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all,

    Just recieved my 50VT-A2 today and I'm vey happy.

    Just a quick question, the laptop comes with 2x 320Gb HDD. Have ran the initial start up and win/asus software install. When I open internet explorer it says that there are 4 hard disk drives - C 149gb, D 138, E 149, F 149.

    Does anyone know how to change the partitions to just HDD c: and HDD d:? Do I have to scrub an reinstall everything?

    Thanks
     
    FunkyR, Jan 29, 2009
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  2. Silverio

    Silverio Notebook Consultant

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    When i recieved my A1, I just formatted everything

    It was the best way to get rid of all the bloatware

    If you like you can use the vista partition manager (right click my computer > manage > disk management
     
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    so, if I re-format everything, it will reset it to c:320gb, d:320gb and still preserve the HDD recovery partition?

    then it will reinstal windows and the asus software too?
     
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    Formatting doesn't do anything. You need to repartition the drives. Afaik you can just combine partitions on the same physical disk without having to reformat anything.
     
    Delta_CT, Jan 29, 2009
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