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    DELL Diagnostics Partition

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by TuxDude, Sep 12, 2007.

  1. TuxDude

    TuxDude Notebook Deity

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    Is the first partition that is available on the HDDs (The DELL Diagnostic Partition) really needed ? I heard it provides the same functionality as provided by the bootable Diagnostics CD - is it so ?

    I m actually planning to install Linux on the laptop which is to arrive and want to create a dedicated boot partition for it that too as a primary partition.... So if I remove off that Diagnostic Partition then it would make my job much easier....
     
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    wax4213 Notebook Consultant

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    It is not necessary. As long as you're ready to do a clean install, then there's no need to keep the recovery partition.
     
    wax4213, Sep 12, 2007
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    Do as I did...Wipe it all!!!
     
    Les, Sep 12, 2007
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    I m not talking about the Recovery partition but the Diagnostics partition which is around 120 MB size or so.... And yeah I guess the Recovery partition is not needed and so I ll be deleting that one as well....

    And I got one more doubt ? Will MediaDirect work as long as I dont touch the MediaDirect partition at all ?
     
    TuxDude, Sep 13, 2007
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