Removing D partitions on ASUS laptops & netbooks One thing that I don't like about ASUS is that they make the C drive about half the size that it could be by partitioning it into C and D drives. Is there a way to get rid of the D drive and expand the C drive without doing a clean reinstall of Windows 7? Has anyone tried the free Partition Wizard Home Edition to do this?Thanks Removing D partitions on ASUS laptops & netbooks One thing that I don't like about ASUS is that they make the C drive about half the size that it could be by partitioning it into C and D... » Read More Removing D partitions on ASUS laptops & netbooks One thing that I don't like about ASUS is that they make the C drive about half the size that it could be by partitioning it into C and D drives. Is there a way to get rid of the D drive and expand the C drive without doing a clean reinstall of Windows 7? Has anyone tried the free Partition Wizard Home Edition to do this?Thanks « Show Less
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You should be able to use the gparted partitioner in Ubuntu Netbook Remix, Ubuntu (Standard), or some other Linux distro. That's the simple answer. You would still have to make a boot USB first. http://www.canonical.com/projects/ubuntu/unr
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Partition Wizard is free, and worked fine for me. Once installed it's simply a matter of stretching one partition into the other. Very simple to use.
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Thanks, Binx. I actually finally got through the tech line at Asus and they gave me the same advice which worked great. The emailed assistance I received was pretty much useless. Now, if I could only figure out how to make a recovery disc with a USB, I would be completely happy. The directions about hitting F9 during boot up don't work at all.
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Does not come with installation disc (I don't think any do anymore). You can burn "recovery discs" and/or leave the recovery partition, usually "Drive D". you can then delete Windows 8 & install win7 from a separately purchased disc. This is more expensive (by the price of new win7 disc) than trying to find (if you can) a machine with similar specs w/ win7 pre-installed. ----OR--- Look into the new win 8.1 & Win 8.2. I don't know, but I heard they are much better than Win8. Good Luck!
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Yes, double check with Western Digital to see if it fits. The hard drive did come formatted and partitioned from what I recall too. It wasn't too difficult to install. The only thing I am having problem with is after 30 days or so when I booted up the computer it said that I had an illegal copy of windows and to verify and reinstall. My Dell had Vista in the beginning but I upgraded to Windows 7 Home Premium. When I went to put the Windows Key in they said it was invalid. Since my Dell is only a back up PC I am ignoring the upgrade and just using the PC for internet access and other uses. Hope this helps? Yes, double check with Western Digital to see if it fits. The hard drive did come formatted and partitioned from what I recall too. It wasn't too difficult to install. The only thing I am having problem with is after 30 days or so when I booted up the computer it said that I had an illegal copy of windows and to verify and reinstall. My Dell had Vista in the beginning but I upgraded to Windows 7 Home Premium. When I went to put the Windows Key in they said it was invalid. Since my Dell is only a back up PC I am ignoring the upgrade and just using the PC for internet access and other uses.... » Read More Yes, double check with Western Digital to see if it fits. The hard drive did come formatted and partitioned from what I recall too. It wasn't too difficult to install. The only thing I am having problem with is after 30 days or so when I booted up the computer it said that I had an illegal copy of windows and to verify and reinstall. My Dell had Vista in the beginning but I upgraded to Windows 7 Home Premium. When I went to put the Windows Key in they said it was invalid. Since my Dell is only a back up PC I am ignoring the upgrade and just using the PC for internet access and other uses. Hope this helps? « Show Less
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If the interface and size are equivalent to a standard DVD/CD drive on a windows laptop than yes. I have only worked on Windows netbooks and laptops. Just get the dimensions for Asus dvd cdrw laptop drives and compare it to yours. That is the best info I can give you as the last one I installed was in that make of laptop.
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I can use it as an E: drive, just cant make it work as a C: drive. The problem is with the Partition style, which u can find under Disk Management and by going to the C: drive Disk Device Properties....if it says it is a Partition style: GUID Partition Table (GPT), then this is NOT the drive for you if u want to make it a bootable C: drive. Kingston will just tell you to go pound sand or they will give you a refund if you want to jump thru ALL of their hoops. I spent DAYS with the Kingston Technical Dept just to find out this little bit of trivia...BTW, if you are running Windows 8 then get the 8.1 upgrade...it is free and fixes several problems. I can use it as an E: drive, just cant make it work as a C: drive. The problem is with the Partition style, which u can find under Disk Management and by going to the C: drive Disk Device Properties....if it says it is a Partition style: GUID Partition Table (GPT), then this is NOT the drive for you if u want to make it a bootable C: drive. Kingston will just tell you to go pound sand or they will give you a refund if you want to jump thru ALL of their hoops. I spent DAYS with the Kingston Technical Dept just to find out this little bit of trivia...BTW, if you are running Windows 8 then get... » Read More I can use it as an E: drive, just cant make it work as a C: drive. The problem is with the Partition style, which u can find under Disk Management and by going to the C: drive Disk Device Properties....if it says it is a Partition style: GUID Partition Table (GPT), then this is NOT the drive for you if u want to make it a bootable C: drive. Kingston will just tell you to go pound sand or they will give you a refund if you want to jump thru ALL of their hoops. I spent DAYS with the Kingston Technical Dept just to find out this little bit of trivia...BTW, if you are running Windows 8 then get the 8.1 upgrade...it is free and fixes several problems. « Show Less
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I'm pretty sure that you can replace the 128GB SSD with a larger MSATA SSD. I have not done it myself, but I opened up the laptop and saw the MSATA that's in there. I didn't see any place to put an additional internal drive.
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when mine got the win 7 partition deleted, i tried to use the f9 partition, but unfortunately, it does not restore the operating system, i don't actually know what it does....
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I never had a problem with the DVD player on my computer, as to the partitioning, that's the way they all are yes. This makes it slightly easier too to reformat and reinstall your OS on your main drive (C) without effecting your data drive (D), it simply means you have to make sure to install things on your D, and personally I moved ALL directing to the user files over to the D drive as well, by simplying copying them over, and changing C to D in most areas having to do with downloads and pictures/movies uploads etcIt's a slightly weird partition yes, but it makes your files much more secure. I never had a problem with the DVD player on my computer, as to the partitioning, that's the way they all are yes. This makes it slightly easier too to reformat and reinstall your OS on your main drive (C) without effecting your data drive (D), it simply means you have to make sure to install things on your D, and personally I moved ALL directing to the user files over to the D drive as well, by simplying copying them over, and changing C to D in most areas having to do with downloads and pictures/movies uploads etcIt's a slightly weird partition yes, but it makes your files... » Read More I never had a problem with the DVD player on my computer, as to the partitioning, that's the way they all are yes. This makes it slightly easier too to reformat and reinstall your OS on your main drive (C) without effecting your data drive (D), it simply means you have to make sure to install things on your D, and personally I moved ALL directing to the user files over to the D drive as well, by simplying copying them over, and changing C to D in most areas having to do with downloads and pictures/movies uploads etcIt's a slightly weird partition yes, but it makes your files much more secure. « Show Less
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I have removed almost all of it except web cam app and cd recovery creator... I bought a netbook and it greatly benefits from a less is more approach.... FYI if you uninstall anything you want back, just go to the toshiba website, for computers/support and when you type in your model you can download all of the bundled programs individually and also get updates etc...
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The first thing I did with mine was to swap in a SSD, so similar situation with a new blank drive. The Windows 8 activation is in the hardware so just get a copy of the Windows 8 installer (friend's disc or download the ISO and burn a disc or USB from another computer). Once installed you'll have to use the hard-line Ethernet to update Windows (WiFi won't be working at this point). Once all the Windows Updates are done put in the model number on Asus's support site for the rest of the software and drivers. Then run Windows Update one more time just in case. At least that's how I spent my first Saturday with mine.
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I removed the 500G drive (it was 7200 RPM, BTW) and replaced it with a 250G SSD. Because of the fixed position of the disk connector a 3.5 to 2.5 adapter doesn't fit. I just plugged the SSD in and secured it with a couple pieces of tape. Since it lies flat, it's not going anywhere. I loaded a pre-release copy of Windows 10 on the SSD and have been running it for a couple months. Not a gaming rig, but a good general purpose unit. Boots fast, very stable. When Win. 10 is released I'll put the 500G disk back and run the upgrade so I'll have a genuine licensed copy.
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It is a hardware clone tool, I can't see any way partition until after the clone is made. Then you can go into disk management and make a new partition with the extra space on the drive. I cloned a 500gb hard drive, and there were two partitions that used 120 gb, the resultant min size of these two partitions was 320gb leaving me the remaining space to make other partitions or do whatever I like.
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Yes it does. C: has 95gig total space and d has 121. currently i have 2 of these laptops and both have about 50% of C left after all my installs and setup.
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I had the 8.9" Aspire One. Before I was going to return it, I wanted to use the Restore program to restore Windows and get rid of the Ubuntu partition I put on it. I ran the program and it said it was going to reboot. At reboot, it just seemed to go back into GRUB. I chose the Windows partition, of course, but nothing happened. So, it seemed that the Acer Recover program depended on nothing else touching the MBR. I think I could have gotten around it if the Recovery program would let me boot to a CD or USB drive, but I don't remember seeing that option anywhere. Any ideas in case I want to buy another Aspire One? Thanks in advance. I had the 8.9" Aspire One. Before I was going to return it, I wanted to use the Restore program to restore Windows and get rid of the Ubuntu partition I put on it. I ran the program and it said it was going to reboot. At reboot, it just seemed to go back into GRUB. I chose the Windows partition, of course, but nothing happened. So, it seemed that the Acer Recover program depended on nothing else touching the MBR. I think I could have gotten around it if the Recovery program would let me boot to a CD or USB drive, but I don't remember seeing that option anywhere. Any ideas... » Read More I had the 8.9" Aspire One. Before I was going to return it, I wanted to use the Restore program to restore Windows and get rid of the Ubuntu partition I put on it. I ran the program and it said it was going to reboot. At reboot, it just seemed to go back into GRUB. I chose the Windows partition, of course, but nothing happened. So, it seemed that the Acer Recover program depended on nothing else touching the MBR. I think I could have gotten around it if the Recovery program would let me boot to a CD or USB drive, but I don't remember seeing that option anywhere. Any ideas in case I want to buy another Aspire One? Thanks in advance. « Show Less
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i wouldn't recommand you taking apart the computer yourself since it might void the warranty, You should contact ASUS about this.
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Short answer: Yes. I did it and it works great. Long Answer: It's not simple, especially if you are upgrading to a smaller disk. 1) Create a recovery disk/thumb drive with the Windows Utility. Besides being a good idea, they offer you the option to delete the Recovery partition from the back end of the drive. Doing so will allow you to more easily manipulate the existing partitions for transfer. 2) Delete the blank d: Data partition. I am not sure why they break it up like this. Possibly shrink the System partition (I first went to a 128GB drive, then to a 256). 3) Unscrew the bottom, remove the drive (REAL SHUT DOWN FIRST!!!) 4) I tried to use Clonezilla to duplicate the drive, but this didn't work so well. So I ended up using a simple dd command in linux. If all this is beyond you, just find a local geek to help. 5) Plugged in the new drive, screwed it all back up, and it worked! ONE ISSUE!!! Upon reboot, Windows thinks it's a special version called Windows To Go, and won't let you install from the MS Store. Here is the solution: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/W8ITProWTG/thread/af05f60a-4cb0-4561-b49f-71938dad6853