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Hello,

For some undetermined reason, my service partition is no more hidden under windows XP. Does anyone know a way to hide it so that it is still accessible at boot, but protected under windows?

Thanks.

Set the Security to Normal for predesktop area in the BIOS.

Will work only on non *61 machines except Z61 series.

Thanks for the advice.

However, after reboot and saving the change in the BIOS, the hidden partition is still visible.

any other ideas?

Thinkboy wrote:snip.......However, after reboot and saving the change in the BIOS, the hidden partition is still visible.......snip

Precisely what means are you using to see it?

well nothing else than

"My computer" tab in "start" menu of XP.
It lists all partitions including the hidden one.....

Please post a snapshot (PrtSc) of the hidden service partition you're seeing. Normal mode is suppose to hide it from the operating system.

here it is

http://link.imgshare.us/0bbCLK (500 kB)

MOD EDIT: Link modified.

You have linux installed?

The following is true for disk-to-disk that was the partition based recovery solution IBM used to have before HPA and Rescue and Recovery however I suppose the reason you can't hide the service partition anymore is becuase you've messed up your partition table.

Accessing the Recovery Partition if Linux has been installed and the F11 button no longer works - ThinkPad General

Thinkboy wrote:Hello,

For some undetermined reason, my service partition is no more hidden under windows XP. Does anyone know a way to hide it so that it is still accessible at boot, but protected under windows?

Thanks.

try the powertoy TweakUI from microsoft...do a search under google. It allows you to swtich off the drives you want to disappear...along with many other XP features.

Don't worry about your hidden partiition, it's not damage. Still there.