y560 onekey recovery and partitioning [ Edited ]

[cephei]

I recently bought a y560 (i7 with 8 gigs of memory - great machine), but I've read that messing with the partitions can cause one-key recovery to no longer work.  Is this true with my model?

The laptop came with a C: drive , 420 GB, a D: drive (Names LENOVO) , 30.4 GB, and an OEM partition, 14.75 GB.

What is the purpose of each, and which ones can I shrink in order to create a new partition? I'm assuming that I shouldn't mess with the OEM partition.

The LENOVO partition has one folder in it labeled "drivers", and appears to contain the installation files for the drivers corresponding with the various pieces of hardware this laptop comes with.  

Thanks for your help,

Cephei

[yigit · Accepted solution]

if you make any changes on your volumes, one key recover will stop working.

if you don't make, in case you may need to format your computer, your personal documents will be lost.

so, that's why you have to back-up your personal data to another disk ( external hard disk ).

oem partition is hidden, but still you shouldn't mess with it. ( includes one key recover files and folders )

or you can use d: partition for your files, if it's enough.

[cephei]

so saving files in the D drive (containing the drivers) should not damage anything? I can, for instance, use Wubi to install linux on the D drive taking up all available free space?

[IPnaSh Guru]

Create a recovery disk set first. Then you can do anything with your disk schema (for example, remove some partitions).

Best regards.

[cephei]

Hey, created a recovery disk set - it only used two 4.7 gb disks though o.O

did I do something wrong? 

[IPnaSh Guru]

No, you have done very well!

That disk set contains the ultra-famous "hidden partition" content.

Best regards.

[cephei]

Just a bit confused, the program said it would use 3 disks.

Thanks for the help.

So, if I want to use them, I just have to boot off of the first one and insert the second one as needed?

[IPnaSh Guru]

I had the same issue, but the program only use 2 DVD disks.

If you want to use them, you need to boot up with disk #1 and follow instructions.

A last advice: make a copy of each disk again (but using, for example, Nero or some copy program). Then you will have 2 recovery disk set in case of problems (for example, a disk is faulty). Write to every disk a number (for example OKR - Disk #1) and save them inside plastic black boxes in a safe and clean place.

Best regards.

[cephei]

You mean copy an image of the disks i just burned onto another disk?

[IPnaSh Guru]

Yes, cloning both DVDs and burn them.