The System Reserved Partition or EFI System Partition on your hard drive is a tiny sector Windows uses to house system files such as the Boot Configuration Database, Boot Manager Code, and Windows ...

Ok, my computer crashed two days ago, so I reinstalled windows. I evidently installed it on the wrong drive because now my Windows directory (system partition) and my boot files (boot patition) are on ...

The System Reserved Partition is a special partition in Windows that is invisible to users, including administrators. It is designed such that no drive letter is ...

2 Before you go any further, boot Windows, open the Windows disk management tool and count the number of primary partitions - even on a UEFI system, if you have an MBR formatted disk, and you probably ...

Swapping cables seemed to have no effect, so I ended up finding an ISO for a Windows x64 recovery disc online. I plugged in the just the drive I wanted to keep (with Windows on it) and ran the ...

A partition separates a section of a physical disk into another virtual drive. When you split a hard drive into two partitions, you're creating a separate disk that your operating system (like Windows ...

In the comments on my recent posts about installing Linux on a netbook for a novice user (see my recommendations and my own results), someone mentioned that figuring out the disk partitioning was very ...

When you install Windows or set up a new PC, there's usually just the C: drive that houses both system and personal files. That's been the general convention for years. It's not as if partitioning the ...

Windows 7 and Ubuntu, despite their opposing missions, can get along like best pals on a single computer. Here's how to set up a dual boot system that lets you enjoy the best of both worlds in perfect ...