Re: Somebody help! - start up issues and hard drive partitions!
- From: "Anna" <myname@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:08:06 -0500
"Brent Jones" <BrentJones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:61F065F9-E048-4A79-8935-BCC9D62D31C8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
1. Occasionally when I power on my notebook (usually when it is plugged
into
a power supply or when attempting to bring it out of Standby Mode) it
gives
me an error message indicating that due to an improper shutdown, I need to
set my system date and time accordingly before starting up my system.
These
messages occur with no pattern, and I have never shut down my system
improperly since I purchased it. This is very annoying because I have
owned
this system for less than a month, and that type of error message should
not
be happening, yet it occurs every couple of days. I bought an Acer Aspire
5100 Notebook on November 15th, 2006.
2. I do not like how my alleged 120 GB hard drive has been partitioned
into
a C: and D: drive, splitting the available hard drive space in two. From
what
I can tell, the D: drive is seemingly useless, with only a few files on it
consuming 9 MB. I would like someone to walk me through how to safely
remove
the D: drive and have one consistent drive (C:) to contain all system and
user files... I do not want to lose any data in the process though!
3. I have heard that my notebook came with a FAT32 system structure. I am
not sure what that means, but there is another type that begins with an
"N"
that is apparently better and when I upgrade to Vista, will run Vista much
smoother. Does anyone know what I am talking about? Is it worth changing
the
structure? What will the benefits be? Will I lose any data in the process?
Thank you very much for your assistance!
Brent:
In addition to the comments/suggestions you've already received...
1. What you're experiencing re those error messages could possibly signify a
serious problem with your new Acer notebook. Maybe not, but were I you, I
would definitely get in contact with Acer to thrash this out especially
since the unit is still under warranty.
2. That small D: partition may be some sort of recovery/restore/housekeeping
partition created by Acer, although the fact that it's only 9 MB would be
unusual. There's no explanation in your documentation re that partition?
Anyway, for all practical purposes your HDD is utilizing all the disk space
of its 120 GB or so capacity is it not? In any event, do not tamper with
that D: partition unless you get a clear explanation of its function from
Acer or your documentation.
3. It's nearly inconceivable that your system would be FAT32 formatted and
not NTFS assuming this is a new unit which you purchased from Acer. Are you
absolutely sure about this?
In any event I really think it would be wise for you to get in touch with
Acer a/s/a/p.
Anna
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