[Help] 100MB System Reserved Partition

[PiPiChew]

Hi

On my old rig I had a Crucial M4 SSD which I used to install Win 7 OS. When I got a new SSD I basically removed this old Crucial M4 and with the new SSD I clean installed the Win 7 OS on the old rig.

So this Crucial M4 SSD from the old rig I plugged it into an external SSD enclosure (Transcend Storejet 25S3) and plugged it into my new laptop.

Once plugged in I see 2 new drives, System Reserved (G and Local Disk (H which I am sure is from the Crucial M4 as an external SSD. I recognized (H as my old rig's data etc and I did a clean reformat.

But I have this System Reserved (G with 100MB of space (30MB used~). I badly want to format it. Can I do it? Will it affect my laptop in any way? I tried to read up on this on other forums etc but they always recommend to just hide it in disk management. I am now using this Crucial m4 purely as an external SSD,not boot so I kinda don't want to waste this 100MB on a (G which I won't access yet I don't dare to format it cos I scared format liao this SSD will turn useless or it kinda corrupt my laptop etc.

Please kindly advice if I can delete it?

Thanks

 

[game goondu]

I also want to know... I hoot a new ssd... put back 2 of my hdd and both got this 100m system y hingy

 

[jtjt00]

Are you able to delete the partition in disk management?

 

[jtjt00]

To prevent creation of system reversed partition for new HDD/SSD setup, I use Acronis True to format new drive as primary NTFS active partition.

 

[PiPiChew]

Are you able to delete the partition in disk management?

Yes I am. Should I?

 

[ArcticCheetah]

Yes I am. Should I?

Please delete

 

[PiPiChew]

Please delete

Haha delete liao now is unallocated but the SSD cant extend and merge them together. Suck thumb lo 100MB can see (in disk management) cannot utilize

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Go and download Crucial Storage Executive, and use "Sanitize Drive" to secure erase the drive. And you can use it like a brand new drive thereafter. I just did it yesterday. Doesn't take more than 10 minutes.

 

[PiPiChew]

Go and download Crucial Storage Executive, and use "Sanitize Drive" to secure erase the drive. And you can use it like a brand new drive thereafter. I just did it yesterday. Doesn't take more than 10 minutes.

Okie dokie thanks!!!

 

[PiPiChew]

Ok I am now a little blur and pretty much on a very steep learning curve.

Even with the latest firmware, Crucial Storage Executive says that my Crucial M4 is too old to "Sanitize Drive". I'm willing to forgo the 100MB.

My next question is I have read that USB 3.0 doesn't support TRIM for external SSD. Is that true? If so, what does it mean? I know TRIM is good for longevity/reliablity but if my external Crucial M4 doesn't support TRIM does it mean it is less reliable? How safe is it to use it as a backup SSD in case my laptop crash?

Thanks again ah

 

[limsosrock]

Format lah, after that do a new partition on your hard drive. No need scared that lah won't corrupt anything

 

[Kiwi8]

Hi

On my old rig I had a Crucial M4 SSD which I used to install Win 7 OS. When I got a new SSD I basically removed this old Crucial M4 and with the new SSD I clean installed the Win 7 OS on the old rig.

So this Crucial M4 SSD from the old rig I plugged it into an external SSD enclosure (Transcend Storejet 25S3) and plugged it into my new laptop.

Once plugged in I see 2 new drives, System Reserved (G and Local Disk (H which I am sure is from the Crucial M4 as an external SSD. I recognized (H as my old rig's data etc and I did a clean reformat.

But I have this System Reserved (G with 100MB of space (30MB used~). I badly want to format it. Can I do it? Will it affect my laptop in any way? I tried to read up on this on other forums etc but they always recommend to just hide it in disk management. I am now using this Crucial m4 purely as an external SSD,not boot so I kinda don't want to waste this 100MB on a (G which I won't access yet I don't dare to format it cos I scared format liao this SSD will turn useless or it kinda corrupt my laptop etc.

Please kindly advice if I can delete it?

Thanks

U probably want to use some disk partitioning software to delete the partitions and recreate the partitions.

What I use is GParted. It can be in USB or CD form.

 

[ragnarok95]

U probably want to use some disk partitioning software to delete the partitions and recreate the partitions.

What I use is GParted. It can be in USB or CD form.

Just use the inbuild window diskpart.

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Just use the inbuild window diskpart.

Too bad only in cmd... Still prefer something with GUI.

 

[Montoya]

just do it. system reserved is created by the OS for it's bootloader & stuff.

since you're using as external storage it doesn't need that anymore.

but do note that you may run into some performance degradation along the way as there's no more trim support when running in external case.

 

[commach]

The 100mb system reserved partition will be automatically create when Windows installation routine detected a new drive, a drive without any partition.

You have 2 choices:

1) Connect the existing drive with the 100mb system reserved partition and install Windows into the new SSD. With this approach, you won't be able to boot up the system if you removed the old SSD with the active partition status.

2) Use 3rd party software (via a working desktop system) to create a partition for the new SSD and set it as active then install Windows onto the new SSD (standalone). When Windows installation routine detected a partition, it won't create the 100mb system reserved partition on the new SSD.

 

[SimonLam]

You can use the workaround trick of letting Windows create the system partition, and you manually create a primary partition after the space, go back to the reserved partition, delete it and extend to merge with the primary partition u created. I did this all the time, except not possible in UEFI GPT SSD such as SM951

 

[Kiwi8]

Just use the inbuild window diskpart.

Yah but I not used to it mah. I prefer the GUI.

 

[Kiwi8]

Too bad only in cmd... Still prefer something with GUI.

GParted has GUI.