grayed out function

honsbeek

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Hi, I installed a os on a separate drive , now i was going to delete partition / and or format that drive in the "right click my computer and maintenance" but i cannot because format and delete partition are grayed out. The drive is displayed as having a paging file. How can i delete this partition and format this drive please ? Can't also in safe mode

thanks again

ralph
 

My Computer

OS
64bit Ultimate
CPU
i5 2500k
Motherboard
asus p8p67
Memory
samsung 10600 x 2gb
Graphics Card(s)
ati HD 5830
Sound Card
x-fi creative
Hard Drives
seagate 2 gb
PSU
cougar 700W
Case
coolermaster cm 690
If you go to my computer > right click on partition you can format it that way, after that see if it will allow you to delete the partition.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspiron 15R N5110
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64bit
CPU
i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHz, 4 Cores, 8 Logical Processors
Motherboard
Dell 0HVRTT
Memory
8GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6" Monitor
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768
Hard Drives
500 GB
Mouse
Razer Deathadder
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