How-To Geek Forums Topic: how to delete unknown drive ?

How-To Geek Forums Topic: how to delete unknown drive ? http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: how to delete unknown drive ? en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:07:00 +0000 Lighthouse on "how to delete unknown drive ?" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/how-to-delete-unknown-drive-#post-26951 Sat, 31 May 2008 08:50:09 +0000 Lighthouse 26951@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ I wasn't aware that Dells shipped with a D:Recovery partition. After a quick google, it seems it is a new thing for them. Heres some info <a href='http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore/fixes.htm'>http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore/fixes.htm</a> Edit. This seems a bit dangerous to me. Making it so easy to restore to Factory settings so easily. Also. If the partition was "disabled", how do you get to it easily if you need it? jd2066 on "how to delete unknown drive ?" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/how-to-delete-unknown-drive-#post-26950 Sat, 31 May 2008 08:45:35 +0000 jd2066 26950@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ Ok. In that case it's the Dell Recovery partition. There are a couple ways you can hide it. 1. Remove the drive letter. Go into Disk Management Right click on the drive and click "Change the drive letter". Select D: and click Remove. 2. Hide the drive in Windows Explorer. There is a registry tweak to hide the drive just in Windows Explorer. I'll have to look online and figure out what it is. Edit: One article on this is at <a href='http://www.lancelhoff.com/2008/03/12/how-to-hide-a-drive-letter-in-windows-xp/'>http://www.lancelhoff.com/2008/03/12/how-to-hide-a-drive-letter-in-windows-xp/</a> Lighthouse on "how to delete unknown drive ?" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/how-to-delete-unknown-drive-#post-26949 Sat, 31 May 2008 08:37:48 +0000 Lighthouse 26949@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ Did Dell supply any CD/DVDs with the computer? firbec on "how to delete unknown drive ?" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/how-to-delete-unknown-drive-#post-26948 Sat, 31 May 2008 08:36:11 +0000 firbec 26948@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ I have DELL computer and when I bought it, there was image file on D drive from DELL guys. But I really dont need to watch D drive every day, becuse I dont need him. So I would like to hide D drive. Its simple, but I dont know how to do. jd2066 on "how to delete unknown drive ?" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/how-to-delete-unknown-drive-#post-26946 Sat, 31 May 2008 08:28:19 +0000 jd2066 26946@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ Yes you will lose all data on the partition by deleting the partition. Why do you want to hide the partition? Also what program do you use to write the image to the partition? firbec on "how to delete unknown drive ?" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/how-to-delete-unknown-drive-#post-26945 Sat, 31 May 2008 08:27:52 +0000 firbec 26945@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ What hapened with data on this drive, if I delete partition ? Will data goes bye bye ??? I just want to hide this drive and data to stay in it. Maybe next year I enable drive again and use thise image file. Lighthouse, thanks a lot for you helpfull answers. Lighthouse on "how to delete unknown drive ?" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/how-to-delete-unknown-drive-#post-26940 Sat, 31 May 2008 07:54:27 +0000 Lighthouse 26940@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ For this you need Disk Management Press the "Win" & "R" keys Type in "diskmgmt.msc" (without the quotes), press <Enter> There you can delete the partition, and then extend the partition to the left of it to regain the space. firbec on "how to delete unknown drive ?" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/how-to-delete-unknown-drive-#post-26937 Sat, 31 May 2008 07:47:59 +0000 firbec 26937@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ But now I have another question. I also have one HDD (500 GB) with 3 partition. One of partition is only for image file (if there goes something wrong) and I dont use it at all (only 15 GB). How can I disable this drive ? I try in Device manager, but shows me only one HDD (with no partition). thank you, guys. Lighthouse on "how to delete unknown drive ?" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/how-to-delete-unknown-drive-#post-26936 Sat, 31 May 2008 07:37:49 +0000 Lighthouse 26936@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ My pleasure :) firbec on "how to delete unknown drive ?" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/how-to-delete-unknown-drive-#post-26934 Sat, 31 May 2008 07:35:56 +0000 firbec 26934@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ OMG, it works - so easy. THX a lot :) Lighthouse on "how to delete unknown drive ?" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/how-to-delete-unknown-drive-#post-26932 Sat, 31 May 2008 07:31:23 +0000 Lighthouse 26932@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ Try disabling it in Device Manager. firbec on "how to delete unknown drive ?" http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/how-to-delete-unknown-drive-#post-26931 Sat, 31 May 2008 07:26:50 +0000 firbec 26931@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ In my PC there are only two DVD Roms, but when I open Everest or Total Commander, there is another TL3604W.... What is that, how can I remove this drive, beacuse I really dont use it and this G drive goes to my nervs. I would like to DELETE it. Would you help me. <a href='http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2141/dvdmx6.jpg'>http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2141/dvdmx6.jpg</a> <a href='http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/2834/62769288xy4.jpg'>http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/2834/62769288xy4.jpg</a> thanks