Is HDD partitioned like on some Asus laptops (i.e. part of HDD for OS and the rest for the files, etc)?
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There is a backup partition that keeps a copy of the Windows 8 disc should you ever need to reset the laptop to factory settings.
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No the HDD is a Seagate thin notebook Hybrid Drive that is a portion of the drive is Solid State which may improve performance on repetitive access be careful about theBrands of external Hard Drives you attach because some of the supplied software may cause the PC to respond very slowly
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"Drive Only" is a bare hard drive. A "resellers kit" contains the drive, SATA cable, etc.
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That should not be a problem where the hardware is concerned. However, keep in mind your partitioning scheme. You will want to do a GPT partition table (as opposed to MSDOS partition table) with any partitions over 2TB. How you go about that will depend on the OS that you are using.
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You should have no problem with this HD. You may wish to partition it though.
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Strange. When it came in, I found the drive as being alone and empty. I partitionned it in three separate parts for work purposes, but it's supposed to be here! You should contact MSI!
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Hello Suzann,I have never used my 32g for anything other than storing files. Sorry I am no help. I would guess that it is p[ossible to partition as they 32 g and up are ssd
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Tha laptop have Just one Hd anda it is 128gb ssd maybe refer to 0gb ofrece HDD disk organizacin mechanical disk
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I asked them the same question and this was there answer.. "Yes, the original ASUS warranty will cover all parts that are original in the laptop. We also have our own 3 year warranty on the parts that we install. When performing an HDD upgrade, we retain the HDD that comes out of it and install the HDD or SSD you requested."
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I think you mean "partitioned". The answer is both yes and no. The drive needs to be prepared for use. Most operating systems will recognize a new drive and with a few simple questions will take care of it for you.
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Yes it is !! But now they have the ext . HD so no need I don't need that much space doe the HD on the comp.
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This laptop has two drive bays. I installed a 500Gb SSD as the primary drive and moved the OE 1Tb drive to the secondary bay for data. Works great.
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You can use windows backup to backup your entire harddrive including the hidden recovery partition to a 16gb flash drive. Then use that drive to boot and recover your hdd in the event of a total hdd failure. No need to buy a new OS or send in to Asus
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Hello Terrence, I have not done any partitioning, but from what I've read, all hard drives whether internal or external can be partitioned. I am not a techie so I get most of my information online (the rest from computer technicians). Here is one site I've checked out...http://techchannel.radioshack.com/partition-external-hard-drive-1628.html. Hopes this helps. Cheers!
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The Windows folder appears on the C drive, which is the SSD, so I would assume the OS is installed on the SSD drive.
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Mine came with two physical SSD drives and one physical hard drive. They split the hard drive into two logical drives. So you start out with 4 logical drives. I logically combined the two SSD drives into one and removed the partitioning of the hard drive (folk on the ASUS forum told me how to do that). For that matter, I replaced the original 5400 rpm hard drive with a snappier 7200 rpm drive. So at this time my machine has only two logical drives - I like it better that way. HTH
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No the HDD is a Seagate thin notebook Hybrid Drive that is a portion of the drive is Solid State which may improve performance on repetitive access be careful about the Brands of external Hard Drives you attach because some of the supplied software may cause the PC to respond very slowly