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    OEM Partition

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by FruitSaladExtreme, Oct 4, 2009.

  1. FruitSaladExtreme

    FruitSaladExtreme Notebook Consultant

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    When I was formatting my M1730 to W7 this morning, I discovered that I had a partition of 60gb that was dedicated to my manufacture.

    Now, 60gb is a lot of HD space and I really don't care for primary manufacture software. Is there anyway I could format this and put it to personal use?
     
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    Signal2Noise Über-geek.

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    You sure it's GB and not MB?

    My OEM partition is only 47MB. And I leave it alone as I don't want to screw things up if it get's deleted. I think it's hardcoded into the mobo but I could be wrong.
     
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    gmoneyphatstyle Notebook Deity

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  4. FruitSaladExtreme

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    It's definitely gb not mb.

    I'll try.
     
    FruitSaladExtreme, Oct 4, 2009
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