I would guess that it has a Linux partition on it but it might not show to
W2K.  A 3rd party program like Partition Magic may alow you to remove and
regain the space without destroying with your existingata; I am assuming
that you have re-installed W2K?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Bennett" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 11:11 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Formatting hard drive


>I am converting an old server to home use.  It had Win2000 server and
> Linux installed.  But no passwords to gain access.  So I have
> formatted the hard drive with Win 2000 as per the manual.  Everything
> is fine, except there is 3gig of space taken up by something.  I know
> Win2000 cannot be using that much space and I am thinking that the old
> OS or something is protected from format.
>
> Any suggestions?  It is only a 9gig drive and I hate giving up a third
> to something I can't use.
>
> Thanks
>
> Charles Bennet
>
>
> IBM Z-Pro
> 2X 550mhz
> 9gig SCSI
> 1gig mem
> WIN2K
>
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