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    Partitioned Drives

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by apes, Jun 20, 2006.

  1. apes

    apes Notebook Consultant

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    OK, I have searched the forum for info on partitioned drives but can't seem to find what I need. My recent purchase of V6Va has the HD partitioned
    C 54GB
    D 36GB

    What is the purpose of this and are there any changes I should make? I'm a novice as it comes to the internal workings (at least compared to you guys) and would just like some info on this topic.
     
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  2. Darrick

    Darrick Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    I'm not sure there's a specific purpose to that... seems weird to have 54 and 36 though. It's up to you if you want to make changes, you probably could use C: just for your Windows and programs, and then D for your personal files etc.

    That prob would require you to re-partition the drives using Partition Magic or some free Linux Live CD like GParted or QParted. As I said, it's not necessary, but if you want, it could be done.
     
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    barong Notebook Consultant

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    Pretty much any computer you buy is gonna come with oddly (from the end-uer's perspective) partitioned drives. I think it's probably easier to figure out why Congress acts the way they do than to figure out why computer manufacturers partition hard drives the way they do.

    Unless you have a specific reason to do otherwise, I'd just leave 'em the way they are. My W3V came with C = 32.4 and D = 21.5. I just use 'em like that, with all apps, etc. on C drive, and I switched My Documents to D drive. Just in case a virus gets through NOD32 (fat chance!), I'll stand a better chance of my personal data escaping unharmed. Theoretically........ ;)
     
    barong, Jun 20, 2006
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