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Protected area growth and OS partition resizing of a hard drive

  • US 20020129217A1
  • Filed: 03/06/2001
  • Published: 09/12/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer having storage apparatus with an operating system stored therein wherein the computer comprises apparatus for selecting a hard drive of the storage apparatus and determining if the selected hard drive has a protected area for storing diagnostic programs and data in combination with a drive data area for storing user information, and operating means for adjusting sizes of the selected hard drive protected and drive data areas in accordance with requirements of a user of the computer and reallocating storage of data in the adjusted drive data area.

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