Acer Laptop - Disk Management

Conrad11 · 18 May 2008 at 14:30

Hi there,

I have just opened up Computer Management -> Disk Management to look at the partition structure as there seemed to be some space "missing".

There is a partition there which isn't visible from My Computer but is shown in Disk Management.

According to disk management is it 100% free capacity and has a "EISA Configuration". Anyone know what is it for/what is it doing?

Thanks.

swinnie · 18 May 2008 at 14:35

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=e...ult&cd=1&q=What+is+EISA+Configuration&spell=1

Basically so Acer Diagnostic Tools can be ran without a Boot Disk and loaded straight from the BIOS, pressing say F11 will bring up the diagnostic, "pulling" the information from the EISA Config Partition.

If that makes any sense at all.

Conrad11 · 18 May 2008 at 14:43

Erm - not sure I quite understand.

Why is it over 9GB then? Because I am sure any program in the BIOS wouldn't unpack to 9GB! Its just 9GB is over 12% of the disk space so....I am wondering if it is nessesary.

What I am doing is putting XP on the Laptop because it isn't quite up to using Vista (1.8Ghz Celeron M with 512MB RAM

).

But I would like to be able to restore it to its original condition (just the install - not the partition config) if I want to (Vista install), so I take it I should leave the partition structure as it is?

Mobius 1 · 18 May 2008 at 14:45

hidden recovery partition. if you ever get in any trouble hold alt and press f10 while booting. to perform a full reinstall.

Conrad11 · 18 May 2008 at 14:48

-Tauren- said:
hidden recovery partition. if you ever get in any trouble hold alt and press f10 while booting. to perform a full reinstall.

So that's why its 9GB? Its the recovery partition?

If so, why does it show as 100% free in windows?

Mobius 1 · 18 May 2008 at 14:50

Conrad11 said:
So that's why its 9GB? Its the recovery partition?

If so, why does it show as 100% free in windows?

it can be that large i believe. i dont know why though. we sell a lot of acers at work and they all seem to have a large recovery partition like the one you have. im not sure why it shows as 100 percent free though.

edit: dont touch the recovery partition if you want to be able to put it back to vista, because i cant guarantee with the recovery disks, that they work without that partition being visible/present

Conrad11 · 18 May 2008 at 15:00

-Tauren- said:
it can be that large i believe. i dont know why though. we sell a lot of acers at work and they all seem to have a large recovery partition like the one you have. im not sure why it shows as 100 percent free though.

edit: dont touch the recovery partition if you want to be able to put it back to vista, because i cant guarantee with the recovery disks, that they work without that partition being visible/present

Thanks - will follow your advice and leave it alone

Mobius 1 · 18 May 2008 at 15:03

no problems. better to be safe than sorry.