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    Toshiba System Volume question

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by [email protected], Jun 27, 2007.

  1. ricky299@hotmail.com

    [email protected] Newbie

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    I own a Sattelite L35 notebook. The first partition has no letter but is the Toshiba System Volume. I was wondering what the purpose of it is. Thank you for any information.
     
    [email protected], Jun 27, 2007
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  2. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    That is your system restore partition. It contains the image of your OS (Windows) and any programs and drivers you got upon your first boot (the out of the box stuff). You'll be able to restore your OS without any optical discs this way.
     
    Gautam, Jun 28, 2007
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  3. tosh-sat

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    If I want to remove it I can with no ramifications?
    I need another primary partition so I do not want it.
    :)
     
    tosh-sat, Nov 20, 2007
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  4. Ingvarr

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    The only ramification will be that you will not be able to restore OS without distrib DVD or recovery DVD. Basically this partition is the copy of the recovery DVD.
     
    Ingvarr, Nov 20, 2007
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  5. y2khardtop

    y2khardtop Notebook Consultant

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    My X205 has a small , appearantly blank partition also. If it's for restoration, how do you access it???? My system came with a restoration DVD, so I assumed the extra partition was for something else.

    I've converted to XP anyway, but would like to know how to access it in case Microsoft ever gets vista worth using.
     
    y2khardtop, Nov 20, 2007
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  6. allan_huang

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    If you already formated, and thats why its blank, you wont be able to access it but you have the DVDs so you really don;t need it.
     
    allan_huang, Nov 20, 2007
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