parition using FDISK

[snoopy318]

hi,

all ibm laptop hard disk has now got the hidden partition and this replaced the recovery cd

in order to do partition, using partition magic 8 doesnt work, it will, but if you need to do a "restorre to factory settings" it wouldnt, as told by ibm technical support staff today

so the safest way is :
back up your data first
go to dos, do FDISK, create partition from there.
restart, press ACCESS IBM, and "restore to factory setting", you will now recovery the "factory setting" image to C:\ and D:\ will be left alone as pure data drives.

but FDISK is a complicated matter. http://www.newlogic.co.uk/kbase/fdisk/page2.htm
when we come to the 2nd screenshot, do we pick 1 ?
if follow step2, will that delete our hidden partition as well ?

if the hidden partition is deleted, that means we cant restore to factory setting.

anyone can help ?
thx in advance

[ian]

Sorry Snoopy, but I don't think it's a very good idea to swamp this forum with the same post on 4 threads - once is QUITE enough. If you take a look at the top right hand corner of the MAIN forum window you will see a link to view all recent posts - using this means we see your post (well, ok all 4 of your post...) without ever having to 'investigate' each thread...

Thanks in advance

[snoopy318]

Sorry Snoopy, but I don't think it's a very good idea to swamp this forum with the same post on 4 threads - once is QUITE enough. If you take a look at the top right hand corner of the MAIN forum window you will see a link to view all recent posts - using this means we see your post (well, ok all 4 of your post...) without ever having to 'investigate' each thread...

Thanks in advance

sorry i didnt know there is such functoin
i though each reply only appear under each T, R, A, etc Series rather than a whole lot

sorry