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    HP_Tools Drive questions

    Discussion in 'HP' started by BusStop, Mar 24, 2011.

  1. BusStop

    BusStop Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello Forum,

    Few questions related to my hp dv6 laptop Hard disk Drive by the name HP_Tools.

    1: I have format it, Was it fine.
    2: Can I rename it to something else.
    3: Should I leave it alone.
    4: What is the purpose of this drive and what kind of data should it contains.

    Thanks.
     
    BusStop, Mar 24, 2011
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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  3. Izagaia

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    Do not rename/modify or delete this partition. It is more than likely only 100meg in size anyway. This partition contains the files for the diagnostics tools utilized when you hit the F2 key during boot.

    If it annoys you that much, you can however, safely "hide" the partition using any of the popular third-party partition managing applications such as Arconis Disk Director or Paragon Partition Manager.
     
    Izagaia, Jun 10, 2011
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