Hello Bob,

This tutorial will help show you how to delete that partition and
extend the other back into it for one drive again.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/95418-disk-management-delete-extend.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Boblink;841448 Wrote:

The Vista disk management console may not be able to deal with this
partition. You may need a 3rd party program. Try Bootit NG.

http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/index.htm

or Acronis Disk Director

http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/diskdirector/

You may be able to do this with the diskpart program but it is quite
complicated. It is very easy to delete the wrong partition with this
program.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300415

Whatever you do make sure you have backups of any important data first. With
several partitions on several drives it is very easy to get confused and
make a mistake that causes data loss.

Hi Boblink,

It's all the way at the bottom of the page - right beneath this post
see the attached image

Hope this helps

SIW2

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Thanks, I think I've got it now hopefully YOU will get it so that we'll
all be on the same page
Bob

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Hi Boblink,

Yes, got it now.

It shows 2 primary partitions, 4 logical drives inside an extended
partition, then another primary partition which contains your Eisa
configuration - all allocated to Disk 0.

You are asking

Hmmm, I will ask Oldbloke to have a look - he's pretty expert at this
kind of thing.

SIW2

Thanks Nigel, I am not familiar with Diskpart.exe which appears to be a
DOS based program. Can you send me a link to instructions for
Diskpart.exe?
Thanks, Bob

Thank you for ALL your help Nigel, I appreciate the Lenovo information,
which I am familar with since (for no apparent reason) they shipped the
system with the OS, OneKey and OneKey Backups, on a 30GB "C" Drive
although they had a 270GB "D" available. After numerous complaintts they
came up with a patch, which I installed this morning and then started
encountering my self inflicted problems.
In any event, a couple of comments / questions.
You that that "Your screen shot shows this except that the d: drive has
been further partitioned into D:, E:, F:, G:, & H: Drives". True, I
partitioned the "D" Drive into seperate Drives / Partitions for:
Programs, Data files, Photos and BU Files.
-*You also wrote :Deleting the EISA partition will remove your ability
to perform a OneKey system restore",*- which makes NO SENSE to me since
this Partition is on the External Drive which I created (not Lenovo).
Am I missing something?
Also, for some reason the External Drive does NOT appear when I click
on Start ---> Computer (it DID appear until I started playing around
with things).
I also re-named the External Drive, could it  be that the new Drive
letter ("Z" Drive") for the External Drive (that INCLUDES the 16.08
EISA), won't show up until I restart my system?
Thanks again for the great help.
Bob

Hi,

Thanks for having a look Nigel.

He has 8 volumes listed at the top of the Disk management window, but
only 7 allocated to Disk 0. Like you, I would have expected to see his
external hd allocated to Disk 1.

Bob - now I've looked at your screenshot again, I wonder if your
external drive is allocated as Disk 4 or 5 - i.e. off the bottom of the
page.

Could you go into Disk Management and scroll down the bottom window and
if you find your external drive there, post another screenshot?  (Might
be a good idea to restart before doing that.)

You might find it is still showing the full amount of drive space.

Thanks SIW2

Hello again Nigel and crew, thank you all so much for your help.
I have attached a copy of Disk 5 (you were right) along with
Start--->Computer showing the Drives on my system.
Very confusing, the External Drive appears on the Disk Manager List but
not on My Computer.
Thanks, Bob

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png psd reg swf txt vbs zip

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(242.2 KB)" so I assume that it will work.
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Sorry about the previous attachment, second time is the charm.
To answer your question about data on the (External) "Z" Drive, I DON'T
know!
As we've discussed, the "Z" Drive is an External Drive, so I can remove
it by disconnecting the UBS cable,  but I can't "see" the "Z" Drive on
my computer.
It only appears when I  open Disk Manager but I am unable to see its'
contents.
I restarted my computer and disconnected and reconnected the "Z" Drive
but it pulled a Houdini (disappeared).
Bob

Hi SIW2, the only problem is that I have LOTS of (historical) Backup
data on the External Drive that I do NOT want to lose.  I may move the
"Z" Drive to another computer (that one has Xp) and see what appears /
what I can do but right now it's a mystery.
Bob

*For information purposes, this is a little backround information about
my system from Lenovo:*

Lenovo creates three partitions on the installed Hard Disk Drive:
·          The smaller drive commonly known as the _C_ drive which
contains Windows and your pre-installed software. The _C_ drive should
NOT be resized otherwise your _OneKey_ recovery may no longer operate.
·          The larger drive known as the _D_ drive which is ready for
storing your personal data files such as videos, music, pictures etc.
Both the _C_ and _D_ drives are visible in Windows but the _D_ drive is
MUCH larger to hold all your personal data. The _C_ drive should NOT be
resized otherwise your _OneKey_ recovery may no longer operate.
·          The _Service_Partition_ (the partition without a drive
letter) is used by the _OneKey_ recovery system to backup and recover
the _C_ partition. This -invisible- partition requires only 18GB to 20GB
of HDD space. The service partition should NOT be deleted otherwise your
_OneKey_ recovery will no longer operate.

*And here is what I have done since my last POST.
I disconnected the External ?Z" Drive and my system was able to boot
just fine and appears to operate as it did when the **External Drive**
was connected.
I created a OneKey Backup with the **External Drive** disconnected so I
have to beliece that the 18GB Partition (that I inadvertently created)
is NOT "associated" with the Lenovo OneKey Recovery program.
I am going to try and connect the **External Drive** to another system
(Toshiba Laptop) to see if the Drive is recognized on that system and
will report back later.
Thank* *you again for your help and patients guys,
Bob*

Hello again guys, I disconnected the External Drive from the Lenovo
system and connected it to a WindowsXp system and an 58.3GB "H"
Drive(with ALL my backup files) appeared on the My Computer.
I find this very VERY strange for two reasons, first this is a 80GB HD
and "only" 58.3GB are recognized, the remainder of the Drive was
Partitioned by me yesterday, it appears as EISA on (Administrative) Disk
Manager and  is "invisible" to me on the Lenovo syste.
Second, althought I am unable to "see" the Drive on the Lenovo system,
it appears (at least 58.3GB of it do), on another system.
TOO much for a non techie to comprehend so I am at your mercy for HELP.
Thank,
Bob

Hey SIW, thank you for the VERY detailed explanation, to a confused soul
like me, EVERYTHING helps! One very minor correction to your narrative,
the Lenovo system is s Desktop, the (Toshiba) Laptop is what I used to
"test" the External Drive but everything that you described about the
"Laptop" (really a Desktop) remains the same and gives me a better
understand of "what's what".
I'm attaching another scan '9 22.jpg'
(http://www.vistax64.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=6744&stc=1&d=1222094706)
(223.4 KB) that I took a few minutes ago where Disk Manager shows Disk 5
to contain the infamous "Z" Drive with 58.42GB AND 16.11GB of
Unallocated Space which is DIFFERENT that it was yesterday when it was
labeled EISA.
Just to keep everything straight, this morning I REMOVED the External
Drive from the Desktop and plugged it into a Laptop.  After I checked
that the contents of the External Drive were intact and that "only"
58.42GB "appeared" when I opened MY Computer on the Laptop, I plugged it
back into the Lenovo Desktop and the Lenovo system recognized the
External Drive as "new hardware".
Again, I am not a teckie so this is my "novice assumption", if I FORMAT
the Partition that I inadvertently created and that I want to eliminate,
I will be able to EXTEND the "Z" Drive and add the additional space
(that is currently Unallocated).
If this is correct, I could appreciate help as to HOW to Format the
Unallocated Space since FILE and ACTION on the Pulldown Menu do NOT
offer this option.
If this assumption is WAY off line, then I would appreciate your
thoughts / suggestions / advice.
Thanks again for ALL your help guys,
Pain in the &^%$, Bob

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OK guys, if I was confused before, I don't know what you would call me
know!  I decided to change the letter of the "Z" Drive and assigned it
as "H" Drive and low and behold, it popped-up on My Computer (see
attachment).
My concern is that it is in RED while everything else (all the Drives)
are in BLUE.
This is WAY beyond my computer literacy level so your help would be
graetly appreciated.
Thanks, Bob
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Hi Bob,

In Disk management, right click on the the actual unallocated volume in
the bottom window and see what options that gives you.

SIW2

Hey guys, I Formatted the Unallocated Space and if I can only Merge /
Extend / Combine / ...... this with the existing "H" Drive (i.e. old "Z"
Drive), I think I'll be all set (and get out of your guys hair)!
Oh, I almost forgot, this Drive is displayed in RED which I am assume
means something and I have to assume that something is not something
good.
In any event, two last questions then, how do I COMBINE the Extended
Drive components (that current are an "H" Drive and New Volume) and what
does a RED bar on the Drive represent and if it is a problem, how do I
fix it.
Thanks again guys,
Bob

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Hello SIW, when I right click on New Volume, the available options are:
Mark Partition as Active, Change Drive Letter, Format, Shrink Volume,
Delete Volume, Properties and Help.  Three other options are "greyed
out" (not available, they are Open, Explore and Extend .
When I right click EXTENDED DRIVE "H", ALL the options listed above ARE
available PLUS Open and Explore. The ONLY option that is NOT available
is Extend.

Thank you again for straightening me out Nigel, this was all caused by a
little mistake (Partitioning the WRONG Drive), I have to be more
careful!
I'm going to be away this weekend and won't be back until Wednesday or
Thursday of next week and will be looking forward to your tutorial.
The only thing that I have done so far to try and elevate the
(capacity) problem on the "C" Drive was to delete some of the freebee
software came with the system, move some files to the "D" Drive and
store Photos on the "D" Drive.
But after all was said and done, I still only have 5.29GB out of 29.2GB
Free so the Dynamic Buffer problem keeps reoccurring.
Thanks again to EVERYONE and anxious to see what you come up with
Nigel.
Bob

Thanks for PC buyers tutorial SIW, my assumption was that "the biggies"
have the (mass) purchasing power and experience to offer a slew of
machines at competitive prices and never thought about looking into
smaller operations. There are plenty of PC Magazines, I take a look when
I am ready to upgrade (which I don't think will be for several years).
Thanks for the sharing your PC Buying experience with me.
Bob

Hi Nigel, did you get a chance to look at what Lenovo should have done
correctly in the first place "I can see where the that fixed 30GB C:
drive will cause all kinds of problems. there are a few things that
could be done by moving things onto the D:drive, to work around the
limitation. will have to put a few things down on paper and maybe write
a tutorial, maybe this weekend. If I do post a tutorial I'll PM you to
let you know."
Cheers,
Bob

Hi Nigel, I have a opened a Formal Complaint with Lenovo and will keep
you POSTED in the case they come up with a solution (so that you may be
able to incorporate it in your thinking / analysis). Anyway, I sincerely
appreciate your help and hopefully lots of users will be able to benefit
from your Herculean efforts.
Bob

Hello Nigel, you cease to amaze me with your wealth of knowledge and my
first thought is if in fact you have "broken the code" and (after
testing have confirmed that you) have figured out how to free up space
on the HD, you should be able to market (sell) this to algorithm to one
of the PC manufacturers.  As I previously mentioned, I am "doing battle"
with Lenovo on this and the Lenovo Community message board indicates
that many many other users have the same problem so I have to guess
Lenovo has some of its' best people working on it and should be very
willing to to obtain all the help that they can get. Just a suggestion
Nigel and I will be checking back periodically to see how you
progressed. Right now I am busy trying to figure out an IE7.0 problem
but that's another issue, something else to keep me busy.
Thank you again for all your efforts Nigel,
Regards,
Bob