So I just bought a HP dm1z (amd e-350, 500gb, 4gb ram, w7hb).
It currently has 3 partitions:
- Recovery
- HP Tools Recovery
- Main (OS+storage)
What I want is to have:
- 80-120gb for the OS partition
- 30-40 gb for a linux distro
- storage
I still need to create the 4 recovery discs before deleting the recovery partition but I currently can't afford to buy an external DVD writer. What I was thinking is to create the recovery iso using a virtual dvd writer + imgburn/cdburnerxp. Then after creating the 4 iso files, I'll copy it to my desktop and burn the DVDs from there. That's when I'll resize my partition.
So questions are:
- Has anybody tried creating recovery discs using virtual dvd writers? What will be the risks?
- If the above method works, what's the best free (or has 30 day trial) virtual dvd writer out there?
Now for resizing the partition:
I haven't done this before. Can I just shrink the large OS partition to the desired size? I haven't added anything yet. Will it corrupt the data? If yes, what's the safe way for me to resize it? (The unit did not come with an OS installer disc)
Thanks! :)
PS: I did not know where to post this so if this was posted on the wrong place, kindly move this, thanks :)
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So I just bought a HP dm1z (amd e-350, 500gb, 4gb ram, w7hb).
It currently has 3 partitions:
- Recovery
- HP Tools Recovery
- Main (OS+storage)
What I want is to have:
- 80-120gb for the OS partition
- 30-40 gb for a linux distro
- storage
I still need to create the 4 recovery discs before deleting the recovery partition but I currently can't afford to buy an external DVD writer. What I was thinking is to create the recovery iso using a virtual dvd writer + imgburn/cdburnerxp. Then after creating the 4 iso files, I'll copy it to my desktop and burn the DVDs from there. That's when I'll resize my partition.
So questions are:
- Has anybody tried creating recovery discs using virtual dvd writers? What will be the risks?
- If the above method works, what's the best free (or has 30 day trial) virtual dvd writer out there?
Now for resizing the partition:
I haven't done this before. Can I just shrink the large OS partition to the desired size? I haven't added anything yet. Will it corrupt the data? If yes, what's the safe way for me to resize it? (The unit did not come with an OS installer disc)
Thanks! :)
PS: I did not know where to post this so if this was posted on the wrong place, kindly move this, thanks :)
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