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    Repartitioned HD, 2nd partition not showing up

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by mr_ecktid, Jan 5, 2008.

  1. mr_ecktid

    mr_ecktid Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just installed Vista 64bit with all the drivers and everything, took about 2 hrs. Now I come to find out that during the initial repartitoning, that my data partition (225 gb) is not showing up. I wasn't able to format it at the time of partitioning, is that why it isn't showing up???

    I'm about to pull out my hair because I think I just waited two hours for nothing.

    During the install, it looked like this

    C:/ Drive 75gb
    D:/ Drive 224 Unallocated
    Media Direct/ 3gb

    The option to "format" the D:/ was greyed out, so I'm guessing it's wasted space now until I reformat, correct?

    Also, does anyone else find that their laptop lid does not sit flush? The left side sits flush on mine whereas the right side has a gap.
     
    mr_ecktid, Jan 5, 2008
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  2. mybeat

    mybeat Notebook Enthusiast

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    Right click on my computer > manage > Disk managment
    There you should see your unallocated partition. Right clicn on it and format.
     
    mybeat, Jan 5, 2008
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