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Wiping recovery partition?
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:28 pm
by LegendaryKA8
Hey there. I have a 100GB SATA drive that was originally in my T60p. As I have upgraded to a 320GB drive for that machine, I've been wanting to use this drive as external storage. I grabbed an enclosure and plugged it into my X60s. Upon firing up Disk Management, I can wipe the stock partition but can't seem to do anything to the preload. I could definitely use the 4GB or so it's taking up, so is there any way I can wipe it out?
Re: Wiping recovery partition?
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:24 pm
by Marin85
I did this long time ago, so I´m not quite sure whether I used Acronis Disk Director or the second method. Anyway, the second method is that: You can try firing up some windows or linux installation disc. If I remember correctly, it should recognize the hidden partition and should be able to wipe it out without problems. There is also a live CD of gparted (free partition software for Linux), it should be able to do the trick.
Hope this helps,
Marin
Re: Wiping recovery partition?
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:39 pm
by ajkula66
PC-Doctor for DOS can wipe anything off that drive, including the "hidden" partition.
Re: Wiping recovery partition?
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:50 pm
by ZaZ
DBAN would be another free option.