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тАО09-15-2009 12:20 PM
тАО09-15-2009 12:20 PM
What is (D:) drive for?
Thanks.
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тАО09-15-2009 12:32 PM
тАО09-15-2009 12:32 PM
Re: What is (D:) drive for?
try asking in a Microsoft forum, instead of
in this HP-UX forum.
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/familyhome.do?familyId=116
It may be difficult for a non-psychic to
guess what your "D:" drive is, or for what
you use it, making specific advice difficult
to offer.
> Do I need to free up space?
Did you run out? Do you expect to?
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тАО09-15-2009 04:50 PM
тАО09-15-2009 04:50 PM
Re: What is (D:) drive for?
2nd hard drives, like floppies, were very common with a hard disk was only 20 meg
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тАО09-15-2009 07:39 PM
тАО09-15-2009 07:39 PM
Re: What is (D:) drive for?
Drive, or partition, or USB flash EEPROM, or
almost anything. Possibly a second thing,
but not necessarily.
> C would be master, d would be slave.
Or not, depending on the BIOS configuration.
> C would be primary mirror, d would be
> alternate.
Who said that there _is_ a mirror?
Assume much?
> Any advice would be great.
You asked for it.
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тАО09-16-2009 05:47 AM
тАО09-16-2009 05:47 AM
Re: What is (D:) drive for?
"Do I need to free up space?" Depends what's in there and whether or not you use the D drive. We could guess better if we knew _anything_ about your computer, like who makes it and what model it is. Some manufacturers, Hewlett-Packard being one, will have a rather small partition at the end of the hard drive with files that are only used with the 'Recovery CD' that comes with some systems. I am also guessing this is not a server, but a desktop or laptop computer.
If you (double-)click on the D drive, what folder names do you see? I suspect there aren't too many. That might also give a clue as for what the D drive is used, and whether or not there is a free space problem.
Steve, no one said "there _is_ a mirror". I believe Michael was just giving some examples of what a D *might* be, since Marco assumed all our crystal balls are working and gave _no information_ about the computer. For what it's worth, *my* notebook has two hard drives (60GB and 160GB) in addition to the CD/DVD drive.
Note: While I am an HPE Employee, all of my comments (whether noted or not), are my own and are not any official representation of the company
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тАО09-16-2009 06:19 AM
тАО09-16-2009 06:19 AM
Re: What is (D:) drive for?
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тАО09-20-2009 12:41 AM
тАО09-20-2009 12:41 AM
Re: What is (D:) drive for?
If you click on it, it has a big warning: Recovery Partition ...
Just leave it alone.
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тАО12-27-2009 06:26 PM
тАО12-27-2009 06:26 PM
Re: What is (D:) drive for?
Do not bother the D: partition. Just let it be and don't worry about it at all. You only use the C: drive.
Tom McCallie
Thanks and hope this answers your question as other answers were not correct.....
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тАО12-28-2009 06:32 AM
тАО12-28-2009 06:32 AM
Re: What is (D:) drive for?
Ref: Performing an HP System Recovery in Windows Vista.
https://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=uk&docname=c00814731
Regards,
Mufeed