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Title: Partition logic problem
Post by: shanooky on January 13, 2007, 04:37:45 PM

Hello, I have just installed this software onto my laptop aspire 5210 to delete the partition and now it will not boot up, wont even let me put the restore discs on. Please can anyone advise....

Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Partition logic problem
Post by: dl65 on January 13, 2007, 04:42:44 PM

 shanooky.....  what is ...... this software ?

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I have just installed this software onto my laptop aspire 5210 to delete the partition and now it will not boot up, wont even let me put the restore

What are you trying to do ?


dl65  ::)

Title: Re: Partition logic problem
Post by: shanooky on January 13, 2007, 04:50:05 PM

partition logic, i deleted the partition and now it wont do anything

thankyou for your reply

Title: Re: Partition logic problem
Post by: shanooky on January 13, 2007, 04:55:14 PM

Please can you help?

thankyou

Title: Re: Partition logic problem
Post by: Dusty on January 13, 2007, 05:00:35 PM

If you deleted all partitions on your hdd then there is nothing to boot from.

What are you trying to achieve and precisely what have you done so far :-?

Partition Logic - Have you used this program before :-?

Are any error messages being displayed :-?

Title: Re: Partition logic problem
Post by: shanooky on January 13, 2007, 05:03:03 PM

it says that the partitions arnt the same size, as standard it came with 2 x40 gig drives

this comes up when i put in the restore discs
Thankyou

Title: Re: Partition logic problem
Post by: shanooky on January 13, 2007, 05:05:06 PM

partition logic said it wasnt going to delete anything, just take out the partition, i can get into the bios

thanks

Title: Re: Partition logic problem
Post by: shanooky on January 13, 2007, 05:06:35 PM

if i could get it back to having 2 drives i'm sure it would sort it

Thanx   (just dont know how)

Title: Re: Partition logic problem
Post by: Dusty on January 13, 2007, 05:17:45 PM

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it says that the [highlight]partitions[/highlight] arnt the same size, as standard it came with [highlight]2 x40 gig drives[/highlight]

this comes up when i put in the restore discs
Thankyou

Run Partition Logic again and the Main Page should show the drives and partitions.  Can you post the screenshot you get please :-?

When you mention [highlight]2 X 40gig drives[/highlight] do you mean two physical 40gig hdd's or do you mean two 40gig partitions on one physical drive :-?

Do any of the limitations shown here (http://partitionlogic.org.uk/about/index.html) apply to your system :-?  e.g. your hdd type (sata?) or file system etc..?

Title: Re: Partition logic problem
Post by: shanooky on January 13, 2007, 05:25:52 PM

it just shows having 76 gb free, the partition has been deleted, i cant show you a picture sorry

thankyou

Title: Re: Partition logic problem
Post by: shanooky on January 13, 2007, 05:30:07 PM

if i was to try and run a xp disc in there and boot up from that would i beable to run my restore discs?

would it still need a partition?

could i create one from there?

Thanks

Title: Re: Partition logic problem
Post by: Fed on January 13, 2007, 05:37:46 PM

Yes, yes & yes.

Title: Re: Partition logic problem
Post by: Dusty on January 13, 2007, 05:41:06 PM

From what you say I gather you have one physical hard drive which used to have a partition which held your XP system and that's the one you deleted.  The 4gb discrepancy is probably a recovery partition (80gb - 76gb) installed by the laptop supplier.

Hang in there for advice from someone more knowledgeable than me.

Title: Re: Partition logic problem
Post by: shanooky on January 13, 2007, 05:41:19 PM

ok, thankyou, what partition software would you recommend and do you think it is a good idea for me to do this being as the laptop is only 2 days old and under warranty?

thanks

Title: Re: Partition logic problem
Post by: Fed on January 13, 2007, 05:44:58 PM

A full version of XP can do all the partitioning, I'm not sure about these restore disks.
A curse on these people who sell half baked OSs to save a buck. >:(

Title: Re: Partition logic problem
Post by: shanooky on January 13, 2007, 06:00:20 PM

does the xp disc show how to do it?

thanks

Title: Re: Partition logic problem
Post by: GX1_Man on January 14, 2007, 06:29:59 AM

You hosed a new laptop in 2 days? The first thing you need to do is be able to reload Windows. If you boot with the Acer restore CD #1 nothing happens? If this is the case then you need to contact Acer pronto and see what to do.

I don't know why you started playing with partitioning software, but it is a bad idea for a novice and can get you just these results. Why did you think you needed such a thing? Having the two large partitions on there as when you got it is an excellent long term solution. You really don't need add on software and without a genuine XP CD you cannot partition with that restore set.

Title: Re: Partition logic problem
Post by: patio on January 14, 2007, 07:26:50 AM

If it's 2 days old i would be exercising the Full Warranty...they don't need to know that you hosed your own system playing with powerful tools not completely understood by the user...

patio.  8-)

Title: Re: Partition logic problem
Post by: GX1_Man on January 14, 2007, 07:33:41 AM

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Title: Re: Partition logic problem
Post by: shanooky on January 14, 2007, 01:11:54 PM

Hi everyone, thankyou for all your help, I managed to take it back as it was only two days old, I wasnt able to do anything thing else.

thankyou once again

Shanooky