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    Windows 7 When you secure erase entire SSD; do you wipe out the whole drive or "System Reserved" is untouched?

    When you secure erase entire SSD; do you wipe out the whole drive (all partitions); or "System Reserved" partition is untouched?
    • ztplru
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    • data recovery data wipe disk cleanup drive health drive partitioning erase methods partitioning performance secure erase security ssd ssd management storage system reserved windows
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  2. Windows Vista Restore Computer operation

    I installed the operating system with the reinstalling disk which made it the primary basic OS.Looking in Computer when open, it showed 2 Hard Disk Drives, OS(C:) and Recovery (D:). When I start the computer the Recovery OS is used when started. Looking at OS(C), it shows my original OS. So it...
    • underwire
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    • backup boot options computer delete recovery dell disk management drive partitioning hard disk inspiron 1525 installation operating system primary os recovery disk reinstallation restore switch os system recovery technical support user guide windows vista
    • Replies: 38
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 how to reassign which drive the computer uses for memory cards?

    I stuck a compact flash memory card into my computer and it wouldn't see it. Somewhere I saw that the computer sees memory cards as drive K. It so happens that some time ago I set up a partition on the hard drive as K. I went into Disk Management and changed the letter to R, restarted the...
    • ackbark
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    • 64-bit system compact flash disk management drive letter drive partitioning file access memory cards reassign drive troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Ultimate does not recognize Bitlocker encrypted SATA hard drive connected via USB

    Dear all, recently, the motherboard on my ThinkPad laptop died and I was left trying to access the data that is in my Bitlocker encrypted SATA Hard drive (Crucial, RealSSD C300 1.8) via USB. I bought the adaptor, plugged the hard drive into a different machine running Windows 7 Ultimate, but...
    • naussikaa
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    • backup solutions bitlocker crucial data recovery disk management drive access drive partitioning encryption external drives file access hard drive laptop hardware operating system realssd sata storage issues tech support thinkpad usb connection windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware

  5. Windows 7 How to install windows 7 on a second harddrive?

    How do i install windows 7 on a 2nd internal harddrive, without it writing a MBR to my main drive. I want it to totally not touch anything on my primary drive. I plan on booting it at the bios startup by my bios selection menu Im afraid to install it, i dont want my main drive touched in...