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    Question about an existing partition?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by mr.bobharris, Jan 4, 2008.

  1. mr.bobharris

    mr.bobharris Notebook Consultant

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    while formatting a new hdd, i realized that disk 0 has a 3rd partition of 7.81gb. it has no drive letter and is completely empty, i dont understand what its doing there. any ideas?
     
    mr.bobharris, Jan 4, 2008
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Most likely it is the recovery partition.
     
    ZaZ, Jan 4, 2008
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    Nrbelex Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Yep - recovery partition standard on all Asus laptops. If you ever want to restore the laptop to the factory-fresh state, press F9 at startup. If you want to reclaim the space, all of the recovery stuff is also on the included recovery DVD.

    ~ Brett
     
    Nrbelex, Jan 5, 2008
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  4. mr.bobharris

    mr.bobharris Notebook Consultant

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    sexy.

    thanks guys.
     
    mr.bobharris, Jan 5, 2008
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