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    Disk cloning creates strange partition

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by bdickey, May 17, 2008.

  1. bdickey

    bdickey Newbie

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    I recently cloned my system disk on a Lenovo z60m with Windows XP, SP2, because I wanted to increase the system disk size. I cloned the system disk to a 160 GB Seagate drive, and then replaced my original drive with the clone. When I looked at the partition for HD0, it showed one partition (IBM_PRELOAD) at 132 GB NTFS. It showed a second partition called IBM_SERVICE 16.78 GB FAT32. Is this partition required or can I recover this disk space somehow?

    Thanks,
    Bob D.
     
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    NumLock Notebook Evangelist

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    its IBM recovery partition. It stores all the data needed if ever you want to restore your system back to its default settings.
     
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  3. TPA

    TPA Notebook Evangelist

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    Last time I used 'ghost' it allowed the option of selecting which partitions to clone, and you could omit the recovery partition.
     
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    ssnseawolf Notebook Consultant

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    Are you using Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image?
     
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  5. TPA

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    An older version of Norton Ghost.
     
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    bdickey Newbie

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    For the cloning process, I used Apricorn's EZ Gig II and the notebook upgrade kit. Disk Manager sees the IBM_SERVICE partition, but I can't do anything with it. When I right-click on this partition, there are none of the usual options. So it must be encrypted in some way.
     
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  7. TPA

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    Yes, It's "hidden", but if you use a dos based partition manager it should see it and be able to delete it. Then resize the main partition to the entire drive.
     
    TPA, May 17, 2008
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