How do I remove a FAT partition found on the end of a NTFS Drive

[Les]

I have an unwanted 31MB FAT Healthy(EISA Configuration) partition
which is being recognized as Hard Disk "E" on the end of my 74.5 GB
NTFS (healthy active) Hard Drive "C".

How do I remove the unwanted FAT partition recognized as Hard Drive
"E" and all of its associated files from the end of my NTFS "C" drive
without affecting the "C" drive, keeping all files and folders in the
"C" drive intact.

I only want the NTFS "C" drive on my computer.

I believe it was an Iomega installation program which partitioned my
hard drive adding the FAT partition.

 

[BC]

I highly doubt any Iomega program repartitioned your HD.
It's more likely a backup partition installed by the
manufacturer. If you really want to remove it you'll have
to buy some 3rd party software like Partition Magic, as
there is no way to add it to your current partition in the
WinXP disk managment without del'ing the C: drive. If you
don't need the space you can remove it from the drive
listing by right clicking on My computer and choosing
manage. Click on Disk Management and after it loads right
click on the partition and choose change drive letter and
paths. Then choose remove. I'd suggest, if yopu don't
need the space on your primary, using the partition as a
backup location.

 

[Jim Macklin]

What make of computer do you have, Dell, HP and other mfg'rs
use a hidden partition to hold system recovery and other
software. Before you delete such a partition be aware that
the computer and the OEM software might give problems and
you'd be unable to use your repair CDs.


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| I highly doubt any Iomega program repartitioned your HD.
| It's more likely a backup partition installed by the
| manufacturer. If you really want to remove it you'll have
| to buy some 3rd party software like Partition Magic, as
| there is no way to add it to your current partition in the
| WinXP disk managment without del'ing the C: drive. If you
| don't need the space you can remove it from the drive
| listing by right clicking on My computer and choosing
| manage. Click on Disk Management and after it loads right
| click on the partition and choose change drive letter and
| paths. Then choose remove. I'd suggest, if yopu don't
| need the space on your primary, using the partition as a
| backup location.
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >I have an unwanted 31MB FAT Healthy(EISA Configuration)
| partition
| >which is being recognized as Hard Disk "E" on the end of
| my 74.5 GB
| >NTFS (healthy active) Hard Drive "C".
| >
| >How do I remove the unwanted FAT partition recognized as
| Hard Drive
| >"E" and all of its associated files from the end of my
| NTFS "C" drive
| >without affecting the "C" drive, keeping all files and
| folders in the
| >"C" drive intact.
| >
| >I only want the NTFS "C" drive on my computer.
| >
| >I believe it was an Iomega installation program which
| partitioned my
| >hard drive adding the FAT partition.
| >.
| >

 

[Alex Nichol]

I have an unwanted 31MB FAT Healthy(EISA Configuration) partition
which is being recognized as Hard Disk "E" on the end of my 74.5 GB
NTFS (healthy active) Hard Drive "C".

How do I remove the unwanted FAT partition recognized as Hard Drive
"E" and all of its associated files from the end of my NTFS "C" drive
without affecting the "C" drive, keeping all files and folders in the
"C" drive intact.

I only want the NTFS "C" drive on my computer.

Control Panel - Admin Tools - Computer Management, select Disk
Management and look lower right for the graphic of the drive.

R-click in the partition and Delete.

Note that this will *not* add the space onto your C:, but leave it
unallocated. To expand C: into the space you would need a third party
partition manager, Partition Magic or BootIT NG for example

 

[Les]

Dell now says it's their partition and I should not remove it.

The question now, is why the small partition recently started
showing up in My Computer as a separate Drive with a drive letter?
How can I keep it 'hidden' and not recognized as a separate fixed
drive with a drive letter?

I have had problems as a result of this - for example initially when I
purchased my computer Windows XP System Restore had no problem setting
restore points. But recently, since the 'appearance' of the
mysterious FAT formatted 31Mb "E" drive, restore points were not
created because the computer looked at the "E" drive which did not
have enough free space to create a restore point (I have fixed that
problem by allowing
System Restore only to use the "C" drive). Also Norton antivirus
recognizes the partition as an extra drive as well, as does all of my
backup programs.

I would feel more comfortable and it would be much easier if both the
NTFS and the small FAT partition could be recognized as one drive with
one drive letter, allowing the Dell diagnostic FAT partition remain
hidden, as it was originally intended! Is this possible, and/or
suggested, and if so how do i do it?