Partitions after basic disk->dynamic disk->basic disk conversion

Discussion in 'Software' started by nalkis, Apr 12, 2010.

  1. nalkis

    nalkis Private E-2

    I got a new Acer computer (with Windows 7) which had 1 TB hdd. In the hdd there were C- (~500 GB), D (~500 GB)-drives and this "hidden" partition (~13,6 GB) which is somekind acer back-up partition (at least I've heard so) and this system reserved partition (~100 MB, not sure what this partion is). Atleast I think the disk was partioned this way.

    I decided to reduce C-drive with Windows 7 disk managament tool and it said that I could release around 250 GB from that drive which I did. Everything was fine until I tried to make new drive from the released ununsed space and I managed to convert my disk to dynamic disk. Here is a snapshot from my system after that. I think conversion to dynamic disk created a small partition (1 MT) in the beginnig of the list (not sure). Disk 1 is just old hdd which is working fine so no concerns in there. E-drive is the one I created and accidentally converted disk to dynamic disk.

    Then I studied and found way to convert dynamic disk back to basic disk from here and here.

    I used ptedit32 (which did the same thing as HxD mentioned in the links). Here is snapshot from my disk (with HxD) before I did the conversion back to basic disk showing to 42 in the bottom of 02 column. Then I used ptedit32 and changed these two values to 07. After reboot everything was working fine and disk was converted back to basic disk. But now there was ~600 GB unused space on the disk (here's the snapshot from disk managament ). Now disk management don't let me do anything to that space unless I convert disk to dynamic disk.

    So now the question is, how can I get that space back to use (to one or two drives like E and D-drives in the dynamic disk) without converting disk to dynamic? Is the small 1 MT partition keeping me from making a new partition on the disk (only 4 partitions per disk?)? I've looked it up in disk management and I think I can't remove that partition in there. Should I remove that partition and how should that be done? I have tried to convert the second 07 to 0F (this was suggested by someone) but after that computer didn't boot anymore and I had to use Windows Vista 32-bit recovery disk to get the ptedit32 to work on command prompt. But after I changed the 0F back to 07 computer is starting normally again.

    Yes, I know this was a quiet a long novel but I hope somebody reads it and knows what to do. Thanks in advance!
     
  2. nalkis

    nalkis Private E-2

    Still haven't find any solutions to this. And only advice has been that I should do something with hexeditors and try to remove something but I'm too noob to do something like that without any precise instructions. So, help is still needed.
     

MajorGeeks.Com Menu

Downloads All In One Tweaks \ Android \ Anti-Malware \ Anti-Virus \ Appearance \ Backup \ Browsers \ CD\DVD\Blu-Ray \ Covert Ops \ Drive Utilities \ Drivers \ Graphics \ Internet Tools \ Multimedia \ Networking \ Office Tools \ PC Games \ System Tools \ Mac/Apple/Ipad Downloads

Other News: Top Downloads \ News (Tech) \ Off Base (Other Websites News) \ Way Off Base (Offbeat Stories and Pics)

Social: Facebook \ YouTube \ Twitter \ Tumblr \ Pintrest \ RSS Feeds