[ltp] Remove hidden partitions

Bert Haskins linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:36:41 -0400 

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Jaime Iniesta wrote:

> OK, so you know I'm trying to clone the hard drive on my TP to a 
> second hard drive, just to put Windows where it deserves to be, on a 
> secondary hard drive, and use the primary hard drive to install Linux.
>
> So, when I finish cloning the original hard drive and everything is 
> OK, my plan is installing Ubuntu on the first drive. I think that the 
> Ubuntu installer asks you if you want to erase all the existing 
> partitions and create new ones, which is what I want to do to remove 
> the Windows partition and that hidden one, and use 100% of the drive 
> for Ubuntu.
>
> But... I wonder if that hidden partition is write protected some way, 
> maybe on BIOS? If that is the case, what should I do to be able to 
> erase the whole drive?

I have not found this to be true.
Repartitioning the drive makes the hidden partition go away.

>
>
> I still wonder why IBM decided to waste space on the drive instead of 
> supplying a CD with the Windows installer. Do you think that hidden 
> partition is any good?

IMHO this is probably one of the biggest ripoffs ever dumped on the 
consumer.
Companys do this because (B)ill and (S)teve want them to so that $soft 
can make even more money.

Hp and Compaq get around this by allowing the box to make one set of 
backup disks.
The one time that I have seen this used to set the system back up after 
a virus attack,
it did not work,
After spending many hours on hold with HP and $soft the owner did buy 
another copy of wincrap.
So, the system does work the way it was intended to work.

If you make backup disks a condition of sale, at the time of purchase, 
you will generally get them.

Just another really good!!! reason to switch to Linux.

>
>
> -- 
>
> Jaime Iniesta AKA Capitán planeta
> email: capitanplaneta ARROBA gmail PUNTO com
> jabber: capitanplaneta ARROBA jabberes PUNTO org
> webs: http://capitanplaneta.blogspot.com/ 


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Jaime Iniesta wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite"
 cite="mid3790885005081813102756a0a5@mail.gmail.com">OK, so you know
I'm trying to clone the hard drive on my TP to a second
hard drive, just to put Windows where it deserves to be, on a secondary
hard drive, and use the primary hard drive to install Linux.<br>
  <br>
So, when I finish cloning the original hard drive and everything is OK,
my plan is installing Ubuntu on the first drive. I think that the
Ubuntu installer asks you if you want to erase all the existing
partitions and create new ones, which is what I want to do to remove
the Windows partition and that hidden one, and use 100% of the drive
for Ubuntu.<br>
  <br>
But... I wonder if that hidden partition is write protected some way,
maybe on BIOS? If that is the case, what should I do to be able to
erase the whole drive?</blockquote>
I have not found this to be true.<br>
Repartitioning the drive makes the hidden partition go away.<br>
<blockquote type="cite"
 cite="mid3790885005081813102756a0a5@mail.gmail.com"><br>
  <br>
I still wonder why IBM decided to waste space on the drive instead of
supplying a CD with the Windows installer. Do you think that hidden
partition is any good?</blockquote>
IMHO this is probably one of the biggest ripoffs ever dumped on the
consumer.<br>
Companys do this because (B)ill and (S)teve want them to so that $soft
can make even more money.<br>
<br>
Hp and Compaq get around this by allowing the box to make one set of
backup disks.<br>
The one time that I have seen this used to set the system back up after
a virus attack, <br>
it did not work,<br>
After spending many hours on hold with HP and $soft the owner did buy
another copy of wincrap.<br>
So, the system does work the way it was intended to work.<br>
<br>
If you make backup disks a condition of sale, at the time of purchase,
you will generally get them.<br>
<br>
Just another really good!!! reason to switch to Linux.<br>
<br>
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 cite="mid3790885005081813102756a0a5@mail.gmail.com"><br>
  <br>
-- <br>
  <br>
Jaime Iniesta AKA Capit&aacute;n planeta<br>
email: capitanplaneta ARROBA gmail PUNTO com<br>
jabber: capitanplaneta ARROBA jabberes PUNTO org<br>
webs: <a href="http://capitanplaneta.blogspot.com/">
http://capitanplaneta.blogspot.com/</a>
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