HD partition resizing problems

axeman71 · 05-05-2006, 09:28 AM

My SATA HD contains 4 partitions, one containing Win XP. I also have an EIDE HD with a single partition that I use for general backup. The SATA HD was partitioned about a year ago using PartitionMagic 8. I am out of space with the System partition and would like to enlarge it. When I open PartitionMagic it does not show any partitions on the SATA drive and says the drive is "bad". If I open the WinXP HD management it shows all the partitions and says they are fine. I downloaded a GParted bootable .iso and it showed the SATA HD as unallocated. Both PartitionMagic and GParted show the EIDE HD as good.

How can I resize this partition without loosing all my data and why does WinXP see the disk as OK and other programs see it as having a problem?

**linderman** · 05-06-2006, 07:13 PM

I am willing to bet PM does not yet support SATA drives ????? haved you checked that out ??

**linderman** · 05-06-2006, 07:15 PM

try Boot It NG (free for 30 days)

http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/bootitng.html

let us know the results

**linderman** · 05-06-2006, 07:20 PM

another option if you hit a brick wall is to clone your Sata drive to the IDE drive >>>> then blank the sata drive >>>> repartition and reformat >>>> then clone it back to the Sata drive

if you end up adopting this route; please dont proceed until we discuss it in detail.

hopefully you can find a part manager that will cooperate

axeman71 · 05-06-2006, 08:43 PM

Well I dont know if PM supports SATA or not. I dug around the website some but couldnt find out. So I downloaded the trial of Boot It NG and it worked perfectly. I would guess that neither PM or GParted support SATA since Boot It NG and WinXP both see the partitions with no problems.

Thanks for the suggestion.

05-05-2006, 09:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
axeman71 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 5 OS: Win XP	HD partition resizing problems My SATA HD contains 4 partitions, one containing Win XP. I also have an EIDE HD with a single partition that I use for general backup. The SATA HD was partitioned about a year ago using PartitionMagic 8. I am out of space with the System partition and would like to enlarge it. When I open PartitionMagic it does not show any partitions on the SATA drive and says the drive is "bad". If I open the WinXP HD management it shows all the partitions and says they are fine. I downloaded a GParted bootable .iso and it showed the SATA HD as unallocated. Both PartitionMagic and GParted show the EIDE HD as good. How can I resize this partition without loosing all my data and why does WinXP see the disk as OK and other programs see it as having a problem?

05-06-2006, 07:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	I am willing to bet PM does not yet support SATA drives ????? haved you checked that out ?? __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

05-06-2006, 07:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	try Boot It NG (free for 30 days) http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/bootitng.html let us know the results __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

05-06-2006, 07:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	another option if you hit a brick wall is to clone your Sata drive to the IDE drive >>>> then blank the sata drive >>>> repartition and reformat >>>> then clone it back to the Sata drive if you end up adopting this route; please dont proceed until we discuss it in detail. hopefully you can find a part manager that will cooperate __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

05-06-2006, 08:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
axeman71 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 5 OS: Win XP	Well I dont know if PM supports SATA or not. I dug around the website some but couldnt find out. So I downloaded the trial of Boot It NG and it worked perfectly. I would guess that neither PM or GParted support SATA since Boot It NG and WinXP both see the partitions with no problems. Thanks for the suggestion.