Notebook HD used in PC

[miko11]

i have been using a notebook HDD in my PC as a spare and i want to format and install a second OS on the system
The HDD has an area on it called "save to Disk"
Ive never bothered to find out what it does , but am now wondering if i can delete this part and format the whole drive
Details of disk -
Partition Information for Disk 1: 5,726.3 Megabytes
Volume PartType Status Size MB PartSect # StartSect TotalSects
===============================================
E: NTFS Pri,Boot 5,647.8 0 0 63 11,566,737
SaveToDisk Pri 78.4 0 1 11,566,800 160,650
===============================================
any help appreciated
miko

[Raid762]

OK I hope I understand this right , It sounds like your laptop disk has two partitions , SaveToDIsk sounds like it may be the volume Label.
it should be safe to delete this partition or just reformat.
The XP disk management tool should be able to handle this task for you. Are you concerned about keeping the data on the first partition or happy to start with a clean disk. If this is the case just delete both partitions and create one large one.
good luck.

[miko11]

Thanks Raid - i'll delete all and start afresh
- just wondering about "save to disk" part , i had not seen this one B4
miko

[BearCat]

That partiotion is most propably an old "Hibernate" partition, that roughly
matched the RAM size on the laptop it had been used in
Just go ahead and delete it.

[JacKDynne]

@ miko11,

Just curious - what do you have that little sucker mounted to?



/JD

[Raid762]

I take it this drive was from a win 9x computer
E: NTFS Pri,Boot 5,647.8 0 0 63 11,566,737
SaveToDisk Pri 78.4 0 1 11,566,800 160,650
as it appears to have 2 primary partitions.
I have seen this technicque used to store backup data.
It was on an IBM cheapy . you could boot to the second partition and do
an emergency restore from the data stored there , but it was hidden when
the system operated normally.
As you found your XP system can see both partitions.
good luck.

[miko11]

Thanks fellas
Jack
what u mean?? mounted as in 'screws'?
if so -just 2 strips of d/s tape
have adapter w/power supply to plug into IDE cable
works like a charm and easy to transport to friend's
PC to copy stuff
miko

[JacKDynne]

Quote:

if so -just 2 strips of d/s tape
have adapter w/power supply to plug into IDE cable
works like a charm and easy to transport to friend's
PC to copy stuff

Ah Yep, that's what I meant

/JD

[Tomboy]

JacKDynne,

There are adapter kits available to mount a notebook drive in a standard 3 1/2" drive bay. They cost ~$10 and have a set of metal brackets for the sides of the drive, and a cable adapter that plugs into the notebook drive and gives a standard IDE cable hookup plus a standard power connector. I use one to make backup images of notebook drives to CD using my desktop system. Its a useful tool to have in your drawer.

Tomboy

[miko11]

thx for the info Tomboy - i'll look out for it
anyhow the setup worked OK. - thx fellas
miko