I have Window Vista 32bit. Why does my D: drive says that I have only 10% free space when I have never backed up any files. Also, how can I open that drive?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Any help would be much appreciated.
What's the deal with my driver?
- Thread starter bennys
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bennys, a lot of OEMs (HP, Dell, Lenovo, etc) have a (sometimes hidden) separate partition that is just big enough for the recovery image that they have there so that, in a worst case scenario, you can always go back to factory defaults.
***You do not want to use this partition for anything else***
Like many purchasers of OEM machines today, you probably did not receive a Vista DVD with your computer for reinstallation like with XP machines you did. This partition is the only thing that can save you if you have a massive problem with your system If you start trying to use it you're taking a chance on either you or someone else hosing it - and then you'll be stuck either buying a disc from your manufacturer or else be stuck cursing at Vista when it was your own fault in the first place.
***You do not want to use this partition for anything else***
Like many purchasers of OEM machines today, you probably did not receive a Vista DVD with your computer for reinstallation like with XP machines you did. This partition is the only thing that can save you if you have a massive problem with your system If you start trying to use it you're taking a chance on either you or someone else hosing it - and then you'll be stuck either buying a disc from your manufacturer or else be stuck cursing at Vista when it was your own fault in the first place.
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
- Manufacturer/Model
- The Beast Model V (homebrew)
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
- Motherboard
- eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
- Memory
- 3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
- Graphics Card(s)
- eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
- Screen Resolution
- 2 * 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
- PSU
- Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
- Case
- ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
- Cooling
- Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
- Keyboard
- Logitech G15 (gen 2)
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master (shared)
- Internet Speed
- AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
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- Operating System
- Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
- Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo ThinkPad E545
- CPU
- AMD A6-5350M APU
- Motherboard
- Lenovo
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Graphics card(s)
- Radeon HD (Embedded)
- Sound Card
- Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Lenovo 15" Matte
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 * 1050
- Hard Drives
- INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
- PSU
- Lenovo
- Case
- Lenovo
- Cooling
- Lenovo
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
- Keyboard
- Lenovo
- Internet Speed
- AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
Thanks.
That's very informative.
Questions:
1. How do access to that backup drive if I ever need to retrieve any files?
2. What is stored in it? It just keeps filling up as it goes along.
That's very informative.
Now I know better not to do so.
Questions:
1. How do access to that backup drive if I ever need to retrieve any files?
2. What is stored in it? It just keeps filling up as it goes along.
My Computer
You should have a link, possibly in the start menu, under HP, or else a way to access it when you first turn on the machine, something like "Press [X] to enter recovery Mode" or something similar.
Reading up on your machine with the supplied documentation as well as visiting the HP website for additional documentation *and* registering your machine will be beneficial to you in the long run - these types of things you really should know - now- *before* something catastrophic has a chance to occur.
Trust me, it sucks to have something go south on you, only to find out later on that now you can't do jack, because you didn't do something as simple as make a recovery disc, or something like that....
Reading up on your machine with the supplied documentation as well as visiting the HP website for additional documentation *and* registering your machine will be beneficial to you in the long run - these types of things you really should know - now- *before* something catastrophic has a chance to occur.
Trust me, it sucks to have something go south on you, only to find out later on that now you can't do jack, because you didn't do something as simple as make a recovery disc, or something like that....
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
- Manufacturer/Model
- The Beast Model V (homebrew)
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
- Motherboard
- eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
- Memory
- 3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
- Graphics Card(s)
- eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
- Screen Resolution
- 2 * 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
- PSU
- Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
- Case
- ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
- Cooling
- Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
- Keyboard
- Logitech G15 (gen 2)
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master (shared)
- Internet Speed
- AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
-
- Operating System
- Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
- Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo ThinkPad E545
- CPU
- AMD A6-5350M APU
- Motherboard
- Lenovo
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Graphics card(s)
- Radeon HD (Embedded)
- Sound Card
- Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Lenovo 15" Matte
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 * 1050
- Hard Drives
- INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
- PSU
- Lenovo
- Case
- Lenovo
- Cooling
- Lenovo
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
- Keyboard
- Lenovo
- Internet Speed
- AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex