Yes Windows 7 did create a 200MB mini partition when installed to Raid0 with no other partition present. But when another OP system is on the partition it doesn't make one.
So would it be worth creating this 200mb partition on drive c:, would it use it or would it only use it if it was set up during install?
Hi swarfega,
AFAIK it's only created during install - without an option to manually create - well I've never seen any sign of it with the installs I've done
What I think will be interesting is how the major OEMs implement this - will the standard from Dell and the like include this thus adding even more confusion for the new user - 200 MB boot partition - System C: partition - restore partition - restore image and what's left for a data partition.
Hi,
I think it will only create the 200mb partition if it does not detect there is already a partition marked Active.
This is because it doesn't want to muck up your ability to boot into previous o/s you may have installed - possibly also to give the user some choice.
SIW2
Last edited by SIW2; 01 Feb 2009 at 20:33.
Thanks, I had finially just reformated the whole disc drive and add a copy of Linux I had to see if it was my machine, or windows giving me fits. Well the Linux worked just fine so I then installed the 64 bit onto another hard drive I had in the system. This time it worked just fine and so far Windows has been cooperating pretty well. :)
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