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The Dell M5150 laptop is discussed in the context of reinstalling Windows 7 Ultimate and managing disk partitions. A common issue involves a small 60 GB OS drive with over 200 GB of unallocated space that cannot be easily merged or formatted. Users may encounter problems when trying to expand the C: drive or reallocate space, as the system may report the space as in use. Reinstalling from the OEM disk or using a system repair disk may not resolve the partition issue. This tag covers troubleshooting steps for formatting the hard drive and performing a clean installation of Windows 7 on the Dell M5150.
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    Windows 7 How to Completely Format Hard Drive and Install Windows 7 Ultimate on Dell M5150 Laptop

    Here is my problem. Got a Dell M5150 laptop, and all seemed well. Until I had to install a large auto cad program, and it told me I didn't have enough space. Seems whoever installed it thought a little 60 GB OS drive would be best. So I looked into it, and figured I'd expand C: to remedy...
    • Richard Carew
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    • activation code autocad clean install computer dell m5150 destructive format drive error formatting hard drive installation oem disk partition recovery partition support system repair technology troubleshooting unallocated space windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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