Tech Support erased all my backup partitions

donnyb

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I have a brand new Asus laptop that had a problem with the battery. I sent it in to Asus on an RMA and when I got it back, the only partition on the laptop was the OS. Is there something I can do so I can re-install the OS some day? I thought if I can get my activation code some way, I could download Win 8 and re-install, but I am not sure if that will even work with Win8.
 

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Hi there.

In addition to taking action that the previous post suggests - it AMPLY DEMONSTRATES again the need for taking adequate backup EVERY TIME.

There are decent FREE products out there so I really can't imagine why people STILL find it hard or fail to take backups. Simply boot a USB and save the backup image to an external HDD or even a set of DVD's if you must. These stand alone backup programs are usually LINUX based so no problem in backing up "Non Windows" type partitions. Just backup the "Recovery partition" - no problem.

Backup / Recovery should be such an integral part of using a computer that we shouldn't have to keep going on about it - it's SIMPLE to do, doesn't take long and even decent ROBUST commercial programs only cost around 50 USD - well worth it for the time and aggro saved - remember also a lot of YOUR DATA is more valuable than the actual machine -- what about losing expensive entire Music libraries, Tax documents, photos etc.

To boot a stand alone recovery program on a Protected boot machine you simply enable LEGACY BOOT or DISABLE PROTECTED BOOT in the BIOS. You don't need to switch off UEFI unless your recovery program is non UEFI - most decent programs handle UEFI now anyway.

After making your image simply re-enable the protected boot if you use it.

Cheers
jimbo
 

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Normally, in File Explorer or My PC the only drives that show up are the ones that have drive letters. The custom factory recovery partitions are usually hidden and don't have drive letters. Look in disk management and see what's listed for partitions.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
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    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
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    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
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    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
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    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
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Hi there.

@Alphanumeric

When you use a Stand alone recovery program it will show ALL the partitions irrespective of partition type. My point was to run the backup OUTSIDE WINDOWS - Most of these systems have their own built in OS (usually some flavour of Linux) which can read any type of partition. In the worst case scenario the program will simply do a physical SECTOR BY SECTOR copy which doesn't rely on any particular file system at all (NTFS, EXT4, FAT32, BTRFS, etc etc).

In this case though the entire HDD will be backed up - probably a good idea if you want to keep somewhere an exact copy of the "Store State" of the machine before you start using it.

Hidden is only an attribute in the partition table which is used by Windows - it's not applicable to these "other OS'es".

Cheers
jimbo
 

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    SSD's * 3 (Samsung 840 series) 250 GB
    2 X 3 TB sata
    5 X 1 TB sata
    Internet Speed
    0.12 GB/s (120Mb/s)
Donnyb

If you still don't see the partitions after following suggestions from alphanumeric & jimbo, it seems recovery partition has been deleted - the might have formatted to install Win 8 clean.
You can download, save & install Win 8 from ISO for clean install if you want it.
Else, recovery discs can be ordered from Asus.
Win 8 product key is embedded in BIOS chip off board - Win 8 would be automatically activated on install.

:)
 

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    Win 8.1 Update x64
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    HP Pavilion 15
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    Haswell Core i5 4200U
    Memory
    8GB Dual-Channel DDR3L @1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 4400 Integrated; 2GB Dedicated NVIDIA GT 740M
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    500GB Samsung 840 EVO Internal SSD ;
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    1TB TOSHIBA HDD
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Hi there.

@Alphanumeric

When you use a Stand alone recovery program it will show ALL the partitions irrespective of partition type. My point was to run the backup OUTSIDE WINDOWS - Most of these systems have their own built in OS (usually some flavour of Linux) which can read any type of partition. In the worst case scenario the program will simply do a physical SECTOR BY SECTOR copy which doesn't rely on any particular file system at all (NTFS, EXT4, FAT32, BTRFS, etc etc).

In this case though the entire HDD will be backed up - probably a good idea if you want to keep somewhere an exact copy of the "Store State" of the machine before you start using it.

Hidden is only an attribute in the partition table which is used by Windows - it's not applicable to these "other OS'es".

Cheers
jimbo

My post was directed at the OP's first post, not yours. I should have quoted it, sorry. I just wanted to point out that the missing partitions may actually still be there, depending on where you look.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
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Hi there

@ alphanumeric.

Good point - actually to see if the partitions are still there the OP can boot GPARTED or similar - these will map out "Unknown Partitions" too if they still exist on the HDD.

It might also be possible to "Recover" if the data area hasn't been overwritten - even if the partition itself has been deleted. I'm not experienced with that type of operation but I'm sure there are some "Undelete" or "Un Format" type of programs around.

For a decent FREE Stand alone Partition Manager which will boot from a USB : Gparted - there are other one's but IMO this one works every time I've needed to mess around with partitions. It also has some type of recovery which *MIGHT* work too. !!

GParted -- A free application for graphically managing disk device partitions



Cheers
jimbo
 

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    1 X LG 40 inch TV
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    SSD's * 3 (Samsung 840 series) 250 GB
    2 X 3 TB sata
    5 X 1 TB sata
    Internet Speed
    0.12 GB/s (120Mb/s)
Donnyb

If you still don't see the partitions after following suggestions from alphanumeric & jimbo, it seems recovery partition has been deleted - the might have formatted to install Win 8 clean.
You can download, save & install Win 8 from ISO for clean install if you want it.
Else, recovery discs can be ordered from Asus.
Win 8 product key is embedded in BIOS chip off board - Win 8 would be automatically activated on install.

:)

Yeah, I clean installed 8.0 on my ASUS laptop with my TechNet ISO and it used the embedded 8.0 key automatically. 8.0 Core was installed and it activated online automatically with no issues. I do believe my TechNet ISO's are identical to Retail DVD's. My TechNet Keys are listed as retail keys.

I'm not sure if its changed, but the only option I had for creating recovery media was to create a Windows recovery thumb drive and use the "copy OEM recovery partition to recovery drive" option. The only ASUS supplied utility wouldn't work in Windows 8. Once I swapped in my SSD my recovery drive was useless, it wouldn't work with the different size SSD.

Unfortunately, the only legit Microsoft download, other than MSDN, that I know of won't accept OEM keys. Those with factory OEM installs are left out in the cold.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
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    Stock heatsink fan
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    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
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I am fairly certain the recovery partition is gone. I used Disk Management and didn't see it. I also tried to use the Asus recovery program and it said there was no recovery. I am familiar with Parted Magic, but have not tried that yet.
Is it possible to download a free ISO copy of Win8? And, are you saying that if I find an ISO, that I can install it and the key is embedded in my SSD and should activate itself?
 

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Unfortunately, the only legit Microsoft download, other than MSDN, that I know of won't accept OEM keys. You would have to resort to something like bit torrent. That has the risk of the ISO being modified in a bad way. The hash codes for the official Microsoft ISO's are available on MSDN. You just can't download the file without a valid subscription. If the hash code for the file you get from where ever matches what Microsoft says it should be, then your file is likely safe to use. The OEM embedded key is actually in the BIOS, not on the SSD. http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/27129-product-key-find-windows-8-a.html < I know you can't do this at the moment but I'll post it for info purposes anyway. If your laptop came with Windows 8.0, an 8.0 ISO should read and use the embedded key. You could do this though, http://www.eightforums.com/installa...retail-windows-8-1-windows-8-product-key.html. Install 8.1 with the generic key, then use the script in the other link to get your BIOS key and activate with that. It will save you from doing the store update to 8.1. Assuming you can find a clean 8.1 ISO.

The only other wrinkle that can happen is if your installed version was the "single language" version of 8.0. If it is you need the single language ISO to be able to use the OEM key.

These are the regular ISO's as listed on MSDN

Windows 8 (multiple editions) (x64) - DVD (English)

File Name: en_windows_8_x64_dvd_915440.iso
Languages: English
SHA1: 1CE53AD5F60419CF04A715CF3233F247E48BEEC4

Windows 8.1 with Update (multiple editions) (x86) - DVD (English)

File Name: en_windows_8.1_with_update_x86_dvd_4065105.iso
Languages: English
SHA1: 54B8572556B316A6BECE54C5033564E3296F5951

The single language ISO's are not listed for me on MSDN so I don't know what their file names are?
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
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    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
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    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
Alpha

One doubt, is an OEM ISO download file applicable the same way to all the manufacturers installations?

I mean - I could get HP OEM Windows 8 ISO file for download by browsing their forums. But will this be all that's needed for Asus OEM Windows 8 installation, so that it gets activated from its BIOS product key?

HP experts say that this ISO is legal for a long duration now. But due to recent Microsoft restrictions over Windows 8 OEM iso for downloads, they're not sure if it is legal now also.!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 Update x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion 15
    CPU
    Haswell Core i5 4200U
    Memory
    8GB Dual-Channel DDR3L @1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 4400 Integrated; 2GB Dedicated NVIDIA GT 740M
    Hard Drives
    500GB Samsung 840 EVO Internal SSD ;
    2TB WD MyPassport Ultra EHDD ;
    1TB TOSHIBA HDD
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    Logitech B175 Wireless Mouse
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    10 Mbps
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    KIS 2014
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edit:

How to download and clean install Windows 8.1 if you have an OEM computer with UEFI firmware (BIOS) embedded Windows 8/8.1 product key? -> link
 
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  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo G580
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3230M
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, standard user account
    Other Info
    UEFI firmware (BIOS) embedded Windows 8 product key.
Windows 8.1 (multiple editions) (x64) - DVD (English)

File Name: en-gb_windows_8_1_x64_dvd_2707421.iso
Languages: English
SHA1: 42458E48CECEBAB8BF5D58220478FDA42B0D2990

This is Windows 8.1 en-gb without Update.

Windows 8.1 (multiple editions) (x64) - DVD (English-United Kingdom)
File Name: en-gb_windows_8_1_x64_dvd_2707421.iso

How to clean install Windows 8.1 if you have an OEM computer with UEFI firmware (BIOS) embedded Windows 8/8.1 product key?

Windows 8.1 with Update (multiple editions) (x64) - DVD (English)
Release Date: 4/2/2014
File Name: en_windows_8.1_with_update_x64_dvd_4065090.iso
Languages: English (en-US)
File Size: 3924 MB
SHA1: 4652DC6EBFEBE02C6A63E167C36E3FAEDFB93999

Ops, :eek: fixed now thanks for pointing that out.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
Alpha

One doubt, is an OEM ISO download file applicable the same way to all the manufacturers installations?

I mean - I could get HP OEM Windows 8 ISO file for download by browsing their forums. But will this be all that's needed for Asus OEM Windows 8 installation, so that it gets activated from its BIOS product key?

HP experts say that this ISO is legal for a long duration now. But due to recent Microsoft restrictions over Windows 8 OEM iso for downloads, they're not sure if it is legal now also.!

I don't know? It may have stuff added by HP. In the past each OEM had custom files added for the OEM activation to work. Those files aren't needed with Windows 8 but there may be other stuff added. I create custom install media for each of my PC's. I add a $OEM$ folder to do it. I add stuff like OEM logo's and system info to the System page. I add PID.txt files too so I don't have to enter a product code during setup. My laptops came with 8.0 Core but I install 8.1 Pro with my TechNet keys to save time and avoid having to do the store upgrade to 8.1. I haven't actually seen an actual branded OEM DVD of Windows 8 or 8.1 so I don't know what the OEM adds to it. There may be drivers added etc. I have yet to see an actual Windows 8/8.1 DVD of any kind. Nobody I know has bought a Retail copy so I can't even compare it to my MSDN ISO's. Wish I knew more about it.

EDIT: If it has a $OEM$ folder in the sources folder, and or an EI.cfg file or PID.txt, deleting them should strip it of all the added OEM stuff. Then it "should" work just like any other Windows 8/8.1 ISO.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
I don't know? It may have stuff added by HP. In the past each OEM had custom files added for the OEM activation to work. Those files aren't needed with Windows 8 but there may be other stuff added. I create custom install media for each of my PC's. I add a $OEM$ folder to do it. I add stuff like OEM logo's and system info to the System page. I add PID.txt files too so I don't have to enter a product code during setup. My laptops came with 8.0 Core but I install 8.1 Pro with my TechNet keys to save time and avoid having to do the store upgrade to 8.1. I haven't actually seen an actual branded OEM DVD of Windows 8 or 8.1 so I don't know what the OEM adds to it. There may be drivers added etc. I have yet to see an actual Windows 8/8.1 DVD of any kind. Nobody I know has bought a Retail copy so I can't even compare it to my MSDN ISO's. Wish I knew more about it.

EDIT: If it has a $OEM$ folder in the sources folder, and or an EI.cfg file or PID.txt, deleting them should strip it of all the added OEM stuff. Then it "should" work just like any other Windows 8/8.1 ISO.

Okay, that clears up the confusion. I hope I could test this with the OEM ISO of HP(from HP forums) in my sister's Dell machine after the specific changes have been made. Have to wait a bit long for that though.

Thanks alphanumeric :)
 

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  • OS
    Win 8.1 Update x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion 15
    CPU
    Haswell Core i5 4200U
    Memory
    8GB Dual-Channel DDR3L @1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 4400 Integrated; 2GB Dedicated NVIDIA GT 740M
    Hard Drives
    500GB Samsung 840 EVO Internal SSD ;
    2TB WD MyPassport Ultra EHDD ;
    1TB TOSHIBA HDD
    Cooling
    Deepcool X6
    Mouse
    Logitech B175 Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    10 Mbps
    Browser
    Opera v25.0
    Antivirus
    KIS 2014
    Other Info
    Microsoft Wired Xbox 360 Controller
Well, now I have a new problem. I used Parted Magic and I found 5 partitions. I list them below:
1) 100 MB Healthy EFI System Partition. I think this is normal.
2) 900 MB Healthy Recovery Partition
3) OS (listed as drive C:)
4) 450 MB Healthy Recovery Partition
5) 20.01 GB Healthy Recovery Partition
Can I assume that if I assign a drive letter to it (the correct drive) that I can restore to factory fresh? The question is, which one is the correct one, and what are the others?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8
For factory recovery it would be 20gb one .
For me HP recovery drive (D:\) was around 20gb itself.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 Update x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion 15
    CPU
    Haswell Core i5 4200U
    Memory
    8GB Dual-Channel DDR3L @1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 4400 Integrated; 2GB Dedicated NVIDIA GT 740M
    Hard Drives
    500GB Samsung 840 EVO Internal SSD ;
    2TB WD MyPassport Ultra EHDD ;
    1TB TOSHIBA HDD
    Cooling
    Deepcool X6
    Mouse
    Logitech B175 Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    10 Mbps
    Browser
    Opera v25.0
    Antivirus
    KIS 2014
    Other Info
    Microsoft Wired Xbox 360 Controller
what are the other ones then?
BTW- not sure why, but now I am able to use Disk Management and see all five drives.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8
You don't have to assign a drive letter to the recovery partition. As far as I know doing so won't make any difference or change how it works, it will either work or it won't. The factory recovery utility should already be pointed/coded to the correct partition.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
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