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    "Hidden Partition" ??

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Trouble, Sep 16, 2007.

  1. Trouble

    Trouble Notebook Enthusiast

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    How do I find out if my "Hidden Partition" has been deleted?
    I would like to do a restore from the hidden partition if it's still there...

    BTW what came first: The chicken or the egg?

    :eek:
     
    Trouble, Sep 16, 2007
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    dimonay Notebook Consultant

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    Go to Start

    Type in diskpart

    Type in list disk

    Type in select disk 0

    Type in list partition

    And you should only see one partition that takes up most (if not all) of your hard drive space.
     
    dimonay, Sep 16, 2007
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    null84 Notebook Evangelist

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    or press thinkvanatage during boot

    sob i just ordered the recovery dis. it cost me $45 :(
    maybe i should have hang up the phone and call again....
     
    null84, Sep 16, 2007
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    Wow good info...
     
    x26, Sep 16, 2007
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  5. Trouble

    Trouble Notebook Enthusiast

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    So if the hidden partition is still there how come I can,t restore my system with it?

    Thanks alot for the help :)
     
    Trouble, Sep 16, 2007
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    TPA Notebook Evangelist

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    go to lenovo and reinstall the program "rescue and recovery"
     
    TPA, Sep 16, 2007
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    dimonay, Sep 16, 2007
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    Dr.Sam Poni Notebook Guru

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    can anybody please tell me what the hidden partition is for??
     
    Dr.Sam Poni, Sep 16, 2007
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  9. TPA

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    the hidden partition is a maintenance partition used for recovery and backups. It contains all the files necessary to restore your computer to the factory state as well as some backup functions. it is hidden so it cannot be modified by windows or the user accidentally.
     
    TPA, Sep 16, 2007
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    Going to pull the trigger on that now just to see if it works...
    I'll let ya'll know... :eek:
     
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    Trouble Notebook Enthusiast

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    Seems to be working... :)

    You guys are really good... :cool:
     
    Trouble, Sep 16, 2007
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