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Removing the IBM Service Partition
Removing the IBM Service Partition
What is the best and fastest way to remove the IBM Service Partition ?
Current: T60 Type 1951-52U (COA XP-P)
Past: T23, T41p, X40, X41t, X61s
Past: T23, T41p, X40, X41t, X61s
Re: Removing the IBM Service Partition
Do you want to keep whatever else is on the drive or will you be erasing it completely? The easy answer is to go into BIOS and make the predesktop area visible (security options), and then either format it or reallocate it with something like partition magic or gparted. You may have to fix the MBR on the drive to get whatever is there to boot properly if you intent is to leave it there.
Re: Removing the IBM Service Partition
Harryc wrote:Do you want to keep whatever else is on the drive or will you be erasing it completely? The easy answer is to go into BIOS and make the recovery partition visible (security options), and then either format it or reallocate it with something like partition magic or gparted. You may have to fix the MBR on the drive to get whatever is there to boot properly if you intent is to leave it there.
I want to wipe everything and start all over.
Current: T60 Type 1951-52U (COA XP-P)
Past: T23, T41p, X40, X41t, X61s
Past: T23, T41p, X40, X41t, X61s
Re: Removing the IBM Service Partition
Go into BIOS and make the predesktop area visible (security options), and then partition and format the drive as you normally would.
Re: Removing the IBM Service Partition
Harryc wrote:Go into BIOS and make the predesktop area visible (security options), and then partition and format the drive as you normally would.
Thanks for the quick reply, my friend. I owe you a couple if not more.
Current: T60 Type 1951-52U (COA XP-P)
Past: T23, T41p, X40, X41t, X61s
Past: T23, T41p, X40, X41t, X61s
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