Vista - unable to assign drive letters to select partitions

01-31-2009

I plugged in a 2.5" HDD from a dead laptop of mine and although one
partition, I see, was assigned a drive letter, there are two other
partitions that have not been assigned drive letters. One of these
two partitions (described as 'Primary Partition') is, presumably, a
hidden partition off which the laptop's operating system can be
restored. The other partition, described as 'EISA Configuration', is,
at 47mb, a bit too small to contain an OS backup.

Anyway, is there a way I can mount the partitions by assigning them
drive letters and then to browse their contents?

Also, if I right click on any partition other than the 47mb one, I'm
presented with the option of deleting that partition. The 47mb,
however, doesn't present me with any options, when I right click on
it, save for 'Help'. This begs the question... how can I reclaim
that 47mb? It's not a whole lot, I know, but every bit counts...

01-31-2009

On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:01:43 -0800, yawnmoth wrote:

Quote:

> I plugged in a 2.5" HDD from a dead laptop of mine and although one
> partition, I see, was assigned a drive letter, there are two other
> partitions that have not been assigned drive letters. One of these two
> partitions (described as 'Primary Partition') is, presumably, a hidden
> partition off which the laptop's operating system can be restored. The
> other partition, described as 'EISA Configuration', is, at 47mb, a bit
> too small to contain an OS backup.
>
> Anyway, is there a way I can mount the partitions by assigning them
> drive letters and then to browse their contents?

You could very easily do that from a Linux Live CD.

Quote:

>
> Also, if I right click on any partition other than the 47mb one, I'm
> presented with the option of deleting that partition. The 47mb,
> however, doesn't present me with any options, when I right click on it,
> save for 'Help'. This begs the question... how can I reclaim that
> 47mb? It's not a whole lot, I know, but every bit counts...

Try the gparted Live CD.

02-01-2009

"yawnmoth" <terra1024@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4266afe0-3ebb-49f5-87db-9cb10845e085@xxxxxx

Quote:

>I plugged in a 2.5" HDD from a dead laptop of mine and although one
> partition, I see, was assigned a drive letter, there are two other
> partitions that have not been assigned drive letters. One of these
> two partitions (described as 'Primary Partition') is, presumably, a
> hidden partition off which the laptop's operating system can be
> restored. The other partition, described as 'EISA Configuration', is,
> at 47mb, a bit too small to contain an OS backup.
>
> Anyway, is there a way I can mount the partitions by assigning them
> drive letters and then to browse their contents?
>
> Also, if I right click on any partition other than the 47mb one, I'm
> presented with the option of deleting that partition. The 47mb,
> however, doesn't present me with any options, when I right click on
> it, save for 'Help'. This begs the question... how can I reclaim
> that 47mb? It's not a whole lot, I know, but every bit counts...

I have come across this also .. people have suggested letting vista format
the disk but i need the stuff thats on it
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02-01-2009

On Jan 31, 8:07*pm, ray <r...@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

> On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:01:43 -0800, yawnmoth wrote:

Quote:

> > I plugged in a 2.5" HDD from a dead laptop of mine and although one
> > partition, I see, was assigned a drive letter, there are two other
> > partitions that have not been assigned drive letters. *One of these two
> > partitions (described as 'Primary Partition') is, presumably, a hidden
> > partition off which the laptop's operating system can be restored. *The
> > other partition, described as 'EISA Configuration', is, at 47mb, a bit
> > too small to contain an OS backup.

>

Quote:

> > Anyway, is there a way I can mount the partitions by assigning them
> > drive letters and then to browse their contents?

>
> You could very easily do that from a Linux Live CD.
>
>
>

Quote:

> > Also, if I right click on any partition other than the 47mb one, I'm
> > presented with the option of deleting that partition. *The 47mb,
> > however, doesn't present me with any options, when I right click on it,
> > save for 'Help'. *This begs the question... *how can I reclaim that
> > 47mb? *It's not a whole lot, I know, but every bit counts...

>
> Try the gparted Live CD.

Certainly that's an option, but I'd prefer to do it with Windows if at
all possible. It's kinda like... if I wanted a new computer, I could
buy one from an OEM manufacturer, or I could buy the individual
components to build my own. Although the former would certainly be
easier, I'd learn more doing the latter. Same thing with this. I
could do as you suggest with a Live CD very easily, but I'd be
depriving myself of a chance to learn something new if I did...

01-31-2009	#1 (permalink)
yawnmoth n/a posts	unable to assign drive letters to select partitions I plugged in a 2.5" HDD from a dead laptop of mine and although one partition, I see, was assigned a drive letter, there are two other partitions that have not been assigned drive letters. One of these two partitions (described as 'Primary Partition') is, presumably, a hidden partition off which the laptop's operating system can be restored. The other partition, described as 'EISA Configuration', is, at 47mb, a bit too small to contain an OS backup. Anyway, is there a way I can mount the partitions by assigning them drive letters and then to browse their contents? Also, if I right click on any partition other than the 47mb one, I'm presented with the option of deleting that partition. The 47mb, however, doesn't present me with any options, when I right click on it, save for 'Help'. This begs the question... how can I reclaim that 47mb? It's not a whole lot, I know, but every bit counts...
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01-31-2009	#2 (permalink)
ray n/a posts	Re: unable to assign drive letters to select partitions On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:01:43 -0800, yawnmoth wrote: Quote: > I plugged in a 2.5" HDD from a dead laptop of mine and although one > partition, I see, was assigned a drive letter, there are two other > partitions that have not been assigned drive letters. One of these two > partitions (described as 'Primary Partition') is, presumably, a hidden > partition off which the laptop's operating system can be restored. The > other partition, described as 'EISA Configuration', is, at 47mb, a bit > too small to contain an OS backup. > > Anyway, is there a way I can mount the partitions by assigning them > drive letters and then to browse their contents? You could very easily do that from a Linux Live CD. Quote: > > Also, if I right click on any partition other than the 47mb one, I'm > presented with the option of deleting that partition. The 47mb, > however, doesn't present me with any options, when I right click on it, > save for 'Help'. This begs the question... how can I reclaim that > 47mb? It's not a whole lot, I know, but every bit counts... Try the gparted Live CD.
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02-01-2009	#3 (permalink)
©arl n/a posts	Re: unable to assign drive letters to select partitions "yawnmoth" <terra1024@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:4266afe0-3ebb-49f5-87db-9cb10845e085@xxxxxx Quote: >I plugged in a 2.5" HDD from a dead laptop of mine and although one > partition, I see, was assigned a drive letter, there are two other > partitions that have not been assigned drive letters. One of these > two partitions (described as 'Primary Partition') is, presumably, a > hidden partition off which the laptop's operating system can be > restored. The other partition, described as 'EISA Configuration', is, > at 47mb, a bit too small to contain an OS backup. > > Anyway, is there a way I can mount the partitions by assigning them > drive letters and then to browse their contents? > > Also, if I right click on any partition other than the 47mb one, I'm > presented with the option of deleting that partition. The 47mb, > however, doesn't present me with any options, when I right click on > it, save for 'Help'. This begs the question... how can I reclaim > that 47mb? It's not a whole lot, I know, but every bit counts... I have come across this also .. people have suggested letting vista format the disk but i need the stuff thats on it -- ©arl 306 Web Design Templates for just $15 http://www.306templates.com ..
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02-01-2009	#4 (permalink)
yawnmoth n/a posts	Re: unable to assign drive letters to select partitions On Jan 31, 8:07pm, ray <r...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:01:43 -0800, yawnmoth wrote: Quote: > > I plugged in a 2.5" HDD from a dead laptop of mine and although one > > partition, I see, was assigned a drive letter, there are two other > > partitions that have not been assigned drive letters. One of these two > > partitions (described as 'Primary Partition') is, presumably, a hidden > > partition off which the laptop's operating system can be restored. The > > other partition, described as 'EISA Configuration', is, at 47mb, a bit > > too small to contain an OS backup. > Quote: > > Anyway, is there a way I can mount the partitions by assigning them > > drive letters and then to browse their contents? > > You could very easily do that from a Linux Live CD. > > > Quote: > > Also, if I right click on any partition other than the 47mb one, I'm > > presented with the option of deleting that partition. The 47mb, > > however, doesn't present me with any options, when I right click on it, > > save for 'Help'. This begs the question... how can I reclaim that > > 47mb? *It's not a whole lot, I know, but every bit counts... > > Try the gparted Live CD. Certainly that's an option, but I'd prefer to do it with Windows if at all possible. It's kinda like... if I wanted a new computer, I could buy one from an OEM manufacturer, or I could buy the individual components to build my own. Although the former would certainly be easier, I'd learn more doing the latter. Same thing with this. I could do as you suggest with a Live CD very easily, but I'd be depriving myself of a chance to learn something new if I did...
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