[rikin20]

I have done the partition of HDD of my new Dell inspiron 7520 laptop and now I am not able to create a System Recovery disk nor in USB drive. System keeps on reading the disk or Drive.

Request you to please help to do the needful.

Regards,
Rikin

 

[chauffeur2]

Greetings rikin20, :welcome: to TSF.

Please tell us precisly how you partitioned your HDD.
We need this information to be able to assist you.

Kind Regards,

 

[rikin20]

Dear Dev,

Thanks for your reply. I have used Easeus Partition software to do the partitioned. My C: Drive was 1 TB out of which I have created 3 partition
C:- 150 GB
D:- 600 GB
E:- 170 GB

 

[chauffeur2]

Hi rinkin20,

OK...when you partitioned the HDD, how many partitions were there before you created the ones that you posted above?
Did you change any of the existing partitions (if there were any) on this HDD.
Please tell us this information.

Kind Regards,

 

[rikin20]

There was only one. C:- Drive which was of 968 GB...I have just partittioned this C Drive.

 

[chauffeur2]

OK rinkin20,

By the look of it there was no Recovery Partition on the HDD, so you will not be able to create a set of System Recovery Discs.
Is this the original HDD that came with the laptop?
If it is not, you will find the 'Partition' for Recovery on that HDD, so you will need to re-connect the Drive to Create the Recovery Discs.
Please let us know.

Kind Regards,

 

[rikin20]

yes this was the original HDD came with the Laptop...I have not deleted any drives..

 

[chauffeur2]

Being Windows 8, I am not too sure if this is the correct instructions, but lets see...

Go to the Windows Orb > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Storage > Disk Management.
In this screen it will show the HDD and all Partitions (including hidden ones) that are on it.
There should be a Partition that's labelled 'Toshiba Tools' or something like that; this is where the Recovery Tools are located.
You should be able to access this partition from the F8 Menu at start up.

Have a look and post back with what you find.

Kind Regards,

 

[rikin20]

ok today i will do as you mentioned and will update you..

 

[rikin20]

There are few partitions as mentioned below :-
1:- EFI system partition 500MB
2:- OEM Partition 40 MB
3:- OEM Partition 500 MB
4:- OEM Partition 12.9GB
5:- Primary Partition 8 GB
6:- Boot, Page File, Crash Dump, Primary Partition 147 GB
7:- F drive :- 160 GB
8:- G Drive :- 154 GB

 

[chauffeur2]

Hello rinkin20, :wave:
I will now try to explain what each Partition does...

There are few partitions as mentioned below :-

1:- EFI system partition 500MB
This is the Extensible Firmware Interface.
This Partition contains the boot loader, and device Drivers, for any Operating Systems that are installed on other Partitions of the HDD.

2:- OEM Partition 40 MB
An Original Equipment Manufacturer Partition.
I am not too sure what this one is used for by the System.

3:- OEM Partition 500 MB
Same description as #2, but probably it could be Dell™ System Tools.

4:- OEM Partition 12.9GB
I am willing to guess that this Partition contains the Files/Folder required for a System Recovery; however, accessing it will be the problem.
Perhaps you could Right click it in the Disk Management, and see if it will allow you to 'open' it.
If it can be opened, you should see files/folders like "Recovery", and Bootmgr; if so, you'll need to assign a Drive Letter to it, so it can be accessed at start up.
Otherwise, this Partition could be another Dell™ Partition.

5:- Primary Partition 8 GB
This could also be the Partition explained in #4.

6:- Boot, Page File, Crash Dump, Primary Partition 147 GB
Chances are that this Partition is your C: Drive, where all your Program and System Files installed.

7:- F drive :- 160 GB
This is probably a Partition you created for Data Storage.

8:- G Drive :- 154 GB
Same as #7.

To determine exactly what Partitions #2; #3; #4; and #5 are, I suggest that you contact Dell™ Customer Support and ask them what they are for.

If you can boot to the BIOS, have a look and see what (if any) Partitions are visible.
Furthermore try holding the F8 Key, at Start Up, and see if you can enter the Recovery Mode.
If you can; then, you should be able to create a Recovery Disk from within Windows® through the All Programs Menu > Dell™ Folder.

Try the suggestions, and post back with the results.

Kind Regards,