One of the partitions was an os partition, one was a. Press enter to view all available as well as created partitions in the selected disk. It comes with windows vista home premium 32bit, upgraded to service pack 1. As with most laptops, there is an eisa partition usually a few gigabytes to contain recovery utilities and files. Discussion in pc hardware help started by husskii, dec 20, 2008. Nov 20, 2009 under the disk management section, i have a hard drive thats got an eisa configuration, it doesnt show up in my computer. Use xps disk management console to delete all the partitions on the hd use disk management to re create the hds partition. They all suggested a 2000xp disk, random partition software, boot disks, etc etc but this is so simple, and it works. Finally, type in delete partition override and press enter key.
Usually solutions was to contact manufacturer for some tools but i found this solution on. Jan 24, 2012 i had problem with deleting eisa partition on several old disks from ibmlenovo computers. Now, you need to choose the partition that you wish to delete by typing the command select partition x. The hidden partition showed up, but i couldnt extend the c drive to use the unallocated 10 gb. This procedure not only removes the drives partition, but also removes the drive signature. After the diskettes have been created, you may delete the softpaq previously downloaded file and all files generated. Its really too small to be much use as a pagefile, and there is no advantage to putting the swap file onto a different partition. How to access healthy eisa configuration on windows vista. Delete and remove eisa configuration partition on a laptop computer acer, vista why. Useful guidelines to removedelete eisa hidden recovery partition in windows vista. Alternatives to disk management windows 7 tutorial sourcedaddy. The special partition, normally hidden, can have a size of from few gigabytes to 10 gb or. What happens when i connect my external drive for the first time. Would i need to use something like diskpart or is there another way.
How to delete partition with easeus partition software. That partition of yours probably holds the eisa cfg. Aug 19, 2011 i believe the eisa configuration partitions, both of which are empty are used for restoring the system. Fortunately for most users new hard drives are large enough that you likely. The eisa partition is a hidden partition with all the programs needed to bring your laptop back to the state you first bought it. If you delete it you will never be able to restore your computer to its factory installed os and software using the restore utility, unless you have a. The partition is the dell diagnostic tool partition. Disk management of windows operating system is a simple yet effective tool to initiate, create, delete, manage and format disk partitions or. Its harmless, but it contains the dell diagnostics, so you probably dont want to delete it.
You can change the type of partition so that xp can deal with it. Help needed to recover data from eisa configuration by bk. Click execute operation when you are ready to proceed. Used xp disk management to delete partitions and format. Delete and remove eisa configuration on a laptop acer. Deleting socall eisa partition which wont delete in. You cannot use disk management to format, delete, assign drive letters or drive paths to, or access data on healthy eisa configuration partitions.
Hi, i have a eisa configuration on my laptop as a hidden partition, i have already created a recovery disk so i am in no need of this eisa configuration, but what i would like to know is, is it safe for me to remove this eisa configuration now that i have a recovery disk and can i remove it using the command prompt. How to delete eisa partition assuming you are using windows xp or vista, you can use the diskpart utility to delete these oem partitions from dell and other hard drives. Eisa configuration drive deleted partition in xp and now. Deleting eisa partition windows vista and windows 7. The eisa partition is where the dell diagnostic programs are stored. Im not sure, but i think you can delete the eisa partition and then expand the d. I have an acer, too, so i know the answer to this one. Disk is now one partition in ntfs with a 32mb fat section in the same partition. However, there are also several limitations to delete the partition with it. Eisa configuration delete from partition installed used wd 80gb into external enclosed for extra storage. A ll oem computers, desktop or notebook pcs from dell, hp, lenovo, ibm, acer, asus, sony, fujitsu, toshiba and many more probably comes with special eisa partition either in fat or ntfs file system that contains system recovery utility to rollback to factory settings andor diagnostic tools. My digital life following that, i went in disk management. Adding the space to another partition will require partitioning software like acronis disk director. Volume status shows disk as eisa configuration how to use your seagate expansion drive.
Sep 26, 2001 after the diskettes have been created, you may delete the softpaq previously downloaded file and all files generated. Unhide the recovery partition on a basic disk with diskpart. Using clonezilla to clone hdd that has an eisa configuration. Delete and remove to unlock eisa hidden recovery or. Also you can create a system image and then it will be safe for you to delete the eisa configured recovery partition. How to delete eisa recovery partition from windows dubravko. Delete eisa hidden recovery or diagnostic partition. D isk management of windows operating system is a simple yet effective tool to initiate, create, delete, manage and format disk partitions or volumes. I can understand that the first eisa partition could be used for this purpose as it is a reasonable size at 10. How to use an external drive without any special software. I mean join it with the primary partition, or set it as a secondary small partition. May 11, 2008 deleting eisa partition posted in windows vista and windows 7. If it is an ide drive then do this with a usbtoide device, or connect the drive directly to the ide cable. Its very common nowadays as it saves the manufacturer money by not supplying a recovery dvd that, if your like me, will lose after a month or so.
Included tasks in this system may be encryption, compression, creation, repairing. How to remove delete eisa configuration partition utilities. Be careful with the number of this partition, as wrong number may get data wipes off. Often this is a partition that you cant access because it contains restore backup data. Disk management can be accessed via control panel system and security administrative tools computer management disk management under storage tree, or directly via diskmgmt. Useful guidelines to remove delete eisa hidden recovery partition in windows vista. Hi, my brother has an acer aspire 4920 series laptop. Want to view filesfolders on a eisa configuration partition. Oct 27, 2017 the drive showed a small partition of 15 mb, a primary partition of about 180 gb, and a eisa partition of about 140 gb. I mean join it with the primary partition, or set it as a.
Can i delete it and make a partition with 31mb ntfs. Deleting eisa partition posted in windows vista and windows 7. Cannot delete 8gb eisa configuration partition tech. My friend sent me few hard drives, so i am going to show you got to delete the eisa configuration. Caution if windows xp professional recognizes an oem partition, disk management displays the partition as healthy eisa configuration. Delete and remove to unlock eisa hidden recovery or diagnostic partition in vista. My understanding is that computer manufactures put system restore software on such partitions. The acer recovery partition pq serviceeisa configuration contains a. The reason i need to delete the eisa partition is that it uses up two of my partitions as primary partitions leaving me no extra primary partition left to install a linux. They should be available from the boot menu f12 usually its only 31 mb, not much space now a days. I believe that the only way to delete it would be with a 3rd part software. Volume status shows disk as eisa configuration seagate.
If you dont have a way to boot up and access your ntfs partitions like ntfspro, etc. Select the partition that wanted to be deleted by using the following command, followed by enter key. Although acer doesnt provide a recovery dvd anymore, you can burn one yourself. One of the partitions was an os partition, one was a general files partition, and the third was the eisa. If you have a reinstallation disc with you, then you can probably ignore this and remove the partition from disk management. The partition is assigned drive letter e, and it is a 31mb fat eisa configuration partition. You could also use partition manager to do the job but it isnt free. If you have data anywhere on the drive that you will be deleting the eisa partition from, backup that data now. Oem companies such as hp, dell, ibmlenovo, acer, sony, asus, toshiba, fujitsu and many others manufacture notebook pcs, laptops and desktop computers which feature a eisa partition either into ntfs or fat file system that normally comes with a system recovery utility.
Delete and remove protectedhidden eisa, oem, recovery, efi. If so, youll need a data recovery software to get your data back. Eisa configuration partition you can delete partitions from the windows 7 rc boot setup. This is how i deleted one on windows xp, this includes some steps showing different parameters and help for the diskpart. A quick howto on unhiding your recovery partition on your widows system. Im going to copy everything from the 60 gb drive onto the 250 gb drive using western digitals data lifeguard software, and use the 250 gb drive as the primary boot drive. Feb 03, 2008 eisa configuration by mailman feb 3, 2008 12. System and boot partition cannot be deleted, otherwise, the computer cannot be booted. Before i zero out everything, id like to find out whats in there so i.
The eisa configuration is utility software offered by a system manufacturer, in the form of a hidden partition. Is there a way i can format the whole hard drive to ntfs please so i regain the full 320 gb. I believe that the only way to delete it would be with a 3rd part software like partition magic or such. The following procedure provides the steps for cleaning an eisa partition from a hard disk drive connected to an existing windows xp or newer, 32bit operating system. Solution is for windows vista but it also works on windows xp. Clean clear the configuration information, or all information, off the. The partition contains the operating system cannot be deleted. Type list partition and press enter key to show all available and created partition in the disk selected. If you really want to delete it, youll need to use something like testdisk to change the partition type byte, 0c for fat32 would work. Is it worth trying to delete this windows protected file. Partition prints out a list of partitions on the current disk. How to access healthy eisa configuration on windows. Dec 31, 2003 however, after installing the software, i discovered that i have a partitioned hard drive. Under the disk management section, i have a hard drive thats got an eisa configuration, it doesnt show up in my computer.
I went from vista home basic to vista ultimate, and it would not give me the option to delete the eisa partition. If you delete it you will never be able to restore your computer to its factory installed os and software. Usually they leave a link on your desktop, too, but you may have already cleaned that up. Volume status shows disk as eisa configuration windows 7. However, the eisa partition on his acer aspire is taking up 117 gb of the 250 gb hdd. If ti is a sata drive then do this with a usbtosata device.
To run the compaq system configuration utility, power down your computer, place the compaq system configuration utility diskette 1 in drive a. Dual boot windows 7 and vista on an acer aspire 5920. I want to format the disk as ntfs for purely backup files as i said. Discussion in pc hardware help started by husskii, dec 20. There is no drive letter on this partition and windows disk manager doesnt allow me to do anything on. Off load whatever data is on the non eisa partition. This utility will make you recovery discs from that eisa partition. I want to delete the partition but not sure how, advice would be most appreciated but if someone. Dual boot windows 7 and vista on an acer aspire 5920 laptop. I believe the eisa configuration partitions, both of which are empty are used for restoring the system. Right click my computer manage disk management right click the drive parition areas either delete or create. In the eisa mobos that passed through here, this was all loaded and run from a floppy, but a partition on the hd would have worked just as well. May 15, 2007 just got a acer aspire 5610 with vista premium. Because it takes up over 9gb of space and i can just do a system recovery from dvd if my system is messed up so the eisa configuration doesnt serve much of a purpose.
Eisa configuration partition on new hard drive dell. Oct 06, 2014 my friend sent me few hard drives, so i am going to show you got to delete the eisa configuration. Ive just bought a new laptop which has 2 x 500gb drives. Actually another option since youre going to make it a vm anyway is to simply delete the little management partion and change your i to reflect the deletion of that partition. Using vistas disk management tool i could see that disk 0 contained the os partition and two other small partitions called healthy eisa configuration which do not show up in windows explorer. To move partitions, delete eisa configuration volumes, and more, use a partition editor like acronis disk director. I first tried to install xp pro on the new hard drive but it did not work i then tried to copy the drive to the new one and that did not work. One is 31mb fat healthy eisa configuration the other partition has dell2k c 38. Use the clean all command and my two partitions were deleted. Solved using clonezilla to clone hdd that has an eisa. I was not aware of this i before i installed the backup software udate. Installed used wd 80gb into external enclosed for extra storage.
On the other hand, you can delete it if you dont want to use dells diagnostics. I notice that the 60 gb drive is partitioned into two partitions, one being a. On my system, the utility is in start all programs acer empowering technology acer erecovery management. I want to delete windows during the install but preserve its recovery. How to delete eisa recovery partition from windows. If you really want to delete it, youll need to use something like testdisk to. At this point,seeing as i have unhid a eisa locked hdd,and the recovery partition is hidden to. Delete and remove protectedhidden eisa, oem, recovery.
Eisa configuration partition the esia partition is a hold back from the early days of hard disk partitioning. In the preinstalled software, acer includes an erecorey management utility. The operation will be pended until applied in pending operation list. Software tips 145 tech tips 157 toy tips 1 travel tips 16 windows 17. I want to delete the partition but not sure how, advice. I had problem with deleting eisa partition on several old disks from ibmlenovo computers. Deleting socall eisa partition which wont delete in dm. Jul 19, 2009 help needed to recover data from eisa configuration by bk. I have a hard drive that has a small partition that xp sees as an eisa configuration partition. Help needed to recover data from eisa configuration july.