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SSD System reserved

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  • 04-10-2012 8:27pm
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    DeusXv
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭


    I fitted a new samsung ssd 830 64Gb, to my comp and went into the bios and changed the settings to ahci but when I went onto my computer it doesn't show the sdd, I then went to computer management - disk management and found the ssd. But it now says system reserved and there is only 70mb free space on the ssd. How do I delete the partition that is on the ssd so that I can store files on it.

    Thanks in Advance


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    Squarewave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭Squarewave


    What version of Windows 7 are you using?


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    DeusXv
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭DeusXv


    windows 7 ultimate


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    Squarewave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭Squarewave


    The system reserved partition is used by Bitlocker encryption.
    I'm assuming the SSD isn't the boot drive(?) so system reserved probably isn't a partition of it.
    Check in disk management and see if System reserved is a partition of the ssd or your boot drive


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    DeusXv
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭DeusXv


    ya the os is on a hdd and I just fitted the ssd, on disc manager is hows that there is 60gb free on the ssd but then in the hdd it shows the ssd and a 100mb partition.


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    Squarewave
    Registered Users Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭Squarewave


    Have you partitioned and formatted the ssd? In disk management right click on the ssd and click "new volume" (I think it is..), create a partition with the full size of the ssd and then format the partition.


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    DeusXv
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭DeusXv


    I cant format it when I click it it says that I cant, all I did was connect the ssd and change the bios to ahci and that was all I did


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    Monotype
    Registered Users Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    It might be marking the SSD as active which can cause problems formatting. If you can, try it in another system or even in linux.

    Is the SSD just for files or do you want it for running windows from?


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    DeusXv
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭DeusXv


    its all good I just installed the OS on the ssd and saved myself all the hassel thanks anyway guys


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