Solved Hard Drive Help

[sharkd442]

i need help with a hard drive question. can some one help thanks

 

[Brink]

Hello Shark, and welcome to Seven Forums.

What is your HDD question?

 

[Injust]

Oh, LOL.
Why didn't he post the question in his first post?

 

[sharkd442]

are you good at hard drive questions

 

[Brink]

Shark,

We can't help you until you actually ask a question about the hard drive, and give us some details about it.

 

[Kari]

A hard disk drive (HDD) is a data storage device used for storing and retrieving digital information using rapidly rotating discs (platters) coated with magnetic material. An HDD retains its data even when powered off. Data is read in a random-access manner, meaning individual blocks of data can be stored or retrieved in any order rather than just sequentially. An HDD consists of one or more rigid ("hard") rapidly rotating discs (platters) with magnetic heads arranged on a moving actuator arm to read and write data to the surfaces.

More: Hard disk drive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Can we do anything else for you?

Kari

 

[Injust]

Lol.
What is the question anyways?
We're all here to try to help you, and please don't doubt/question us

 

[Golden]

are you good at hard drive questions

SevenForums excels at all hardware and software related problems, including hard disks - ask away and we will see if we can help.

 

[Injust]

Wow, it took 8 posts to tell him to ask us the question
I'm guessing that he's jumping between different forums and asking about which one is the best? That could be problematic when we're solving the problem

 

[sharkd442]

i have a ASUS Netbook and the hard drive is in 4 parts a one 100GB for the system a 15GB complet emputy cant use it, a 183GB for me , a 16MB for efi and i would like to know what the 15GB part is for???

 

[Sir George]

A hard disk drive (HDD) is a data storage device used for storing and retrieving digital information using rapidly rotating discs (platters) coated with magnetic material. An HDD retains its data even when powered off. Data is read in a random-access manner, meaning individual blocks of data can be stored or retrieved in any order rather than just sequentially. An HDD consists of one or more rigid ("hard") rapidly rotating discs (platters) with magnetic heads arranged on a moving actuator arm to read and write data to the surfaces.

More: Hard disk drive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Kari

Based on the OP's question, that is a great answer. Now, just in case the OP wants to test your knowledge further, be sure to have information for SSD's.

 

[Injust]

Please post a screenshot of the Disk Manager in Computer Management.

 

[sharkd442]

i dont know how

 

[indianacarnie]

i dont know how

Click start > type in disk management > it'll say "create and format hard disk partitions", click that > take a screen shot of the window it takes you to. Come back to "here", your post and click the little paperclip up next to the smiley. Upload it in your next post.

 

[sharkd442]

 

[Injust]

Please right-click the 15GB partition, and click "Change drive letters and paths...". Press "Add", take note of the drive letter assigned, and click "OK". Go to "My Computer" and access that drive. Take a screenshot of the contents please.

 

[sharkd442]

i cant do anything with but to delet it

 

[gregrocker]

Is this the original factory preinstall, or has it been reinstalled? The EFI partition appears to be a remnant of a previous install done in EFI mode to GPT disk which has now been clean reinstalled to an MBR disk instead. Technical Note: UEFI BIOS vs. Legacy BIOS - YouTube

To be absolutely certain about the 15gb partition unhide System and Hidden files at Control Panel>Folder Options>View, then see if it will assign a letter in DIsk Mgmt or rightclick>Explore.

If this fails install Partition Wizard to try Exploring the partition, assigning a letter first if necessary.

If you haven't already, I would generate your Asus Recovery disks to see if the Recovery partition is working.

 

[sharkd442]

ok thanks i will try that

 

[FuturDreamz]

That's a really strange setup...