Perfectly remove EISA hard disk hidden partition under Vista

Most of the current brand computers have a one-click restore, and the restored content is stored in the hidden partition of the EISA configuration. The general software cannot operate it to ensure the security of the partition and system restoration. This kind of function is really a chicken-rib function for some people who don't use one-click restore (I'm just), and it's extremely uncomfortable to watch that a few hard drives are wasted there. After

search online for a long time, most of them are said to be restarted to DOS before they can be, to be on high skills, through the tireless efforts of the author to study a number of built-in Windows tools, and finally Find a tool: Diskpart.exe.

About the Diskpart command: Use this utility to enable storage configuration from a script, remote session, or other command prompt. Diskpart enhances the Disk Manager graphical user interface (GUI).

Here's how to delete hidden partition EISA configuration under Vista.

1: Start the command prompt as an administrator (Start -> Program -> Attachment -> Command Prompt -> Right click to run as administrator) and enter "diskpart.exe" ” (without quotes, the same below), hit enter

2: After Diskpart runs, it will go to the DISKPART prompt, enter the “rescan” command and press Enter to scan the hard disk configuration

3: Enter "list disk" and press Enter. The disk list is displayed.

4: Enter "select disk disk number" (example "selectdisk 0"). Press Enter to select the disk where the hidden partition is located.

5: Enter the "list partition" command, hit enter, display the partition of the selected disk

6: Enter the select partition partition number (example select partition 2) Hit Enter and select the partition number of the hidden partition.

7: Enter delete partition override to delete the hidden partition.

then open Vista's Disk Management can be allocated to this partition and format the drive letter, and then you can use or incorporated into other partitions.

This operation is not difficult, however, it is recommended that users DOS command experience to operate.

PS: Since there is no install XP, so there is no time to test XP is available under reportedly XP also has this tool, the principle should be universal.