Here is the TSG SysInfo requested.
Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional, Service Pack 1, 64 bit
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3220 CPU @ 3.30GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9
Processor Count: 4
RAM: 3967 Mb
Graphics Card: Intel(R) HD Graphics, 1791 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 457879 MB, Free - 388954 MB; F: Total - 1907726 MB, Free - 71709 MB; G: Total - 953859 MB, Free - 225213 MB; H: Total - 99 MB, Free - 71 MB; I: Total - 936358 MB, Free - 936240 MB;
Motherboard: Dell Inc., 0XFWHV
Antivirus: Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security, Disabled
A little back story info.
My last computer was killed by a power surge. My roommate removed the "(C)" hard drive from this computer so it could be used in my new computer as an additional storage source. He tried to install it in the tower of my new computer but there was not enough room. We decided the best thing to do was to buy a shell and connect the drive as an external hard drive. I did not want to throw the drive away because it held 1TB of space that could be used.
I installed the hard drive via a USB port. The computer recognized new hardware had been plugged in and installed the drivers automatically. The computer assigned this new hard drive "(I)". I removed all of the files that I wanted from the hard drive which left nothing but the system operating files (Windows files, program files, program files (x86), etc.). I then wiped the hard drive clean. This took nearly 10 hours to do. After the disc was wiped clean I went into "properties" to see that it had a NTFS operating system with 118MB of used space and 914GB of free space. The drive is now ready to use for storage. Nothing here out of the ordinary.
Now this is what is where all of my confusion comes from.
When I installed the new hard drive the computer created a totally separate hard drive and assigned it the name "System Reserved (H)". Remember this is a totally separate drive from the "(I)" drive. I went into properties and it is a NTFS operating system with a total capacity of 99.9 MB. 28.1MB are in use and 71.8MB is free. When I open this drive it says it is empty so I am going to assume the files using the 28.1MB of space are hidden.
Now my questions
1. Why did the computer create this separate "System Reserved (H)" drive?
2. What is on the "System Reserved (H)" drive?
3. If the files on the "System Reserved (H)" drive are operating files why did it created a totally separate drive for the files? I already have system operating files on my main "(C)" drive.
4. If the files on the "System reserved (H)" drive pertain only to the new "(I)" drive then why was a totally separate drive created for them instead of just putting them on the "(I)" drive that I installed.
5. Can the "System Reserved (H)" drive be deleted and if so how? (THIS IS MY MAIN QUESTION)
I asked for help on another board and the person said that the "System Reserved (H)" drive was only a partition and that the files on it could be merged on to the "(I)" drive and that this would remove the "System Reserved (H)" drive and free up (H) for a future hardware plug-in. He referred me to a video on YouTube that would tell me how to do this but the video made no sense to me so I ignored the video. Here it is if you would like to view it.
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIWh5sFdtcw
Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional, Service Pack 1, 64 bit
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3220 CPU @ 3.30GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9
Processor Count: 4
RAM: 3967 Mb
Graphics Card: Intel(R) HD Graphics, 1791 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 457879 MB, Free - 388954 MB; F: Total - 1907726 MB, Free - 71709 MB; G: Total - 953859 MB, Free - 225213 MB; H: Total - 99 MB, Free - 71 MB; I: Total - 936358 MB, Free - 936240 MB;
Motherboard: Dell Inc., 0XFWHV
Antivirus: Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security, Disabled
A little back story info.
My last computer was killed by a power surge. My roommate removed the "(C)" hard drive from this computer so it could be used in my new computer as an additional storage source. He tried to install it in the tower of my new computer but there was not enough room. We decided the best thing to do was to buy a shell and connect the drive as an external hard drive. I did not want to throw the drive away because it held 1TB of space that could be used.
I installed the hard drive via a USB port. The computer recognized new hardware had been plugged in and installed the drivers automatically. The computer assigned this new hard drive "(I)". I removed all of the files that I wanted from the hard drive which left nothing but the system operating files (Windows files, program files, program files (x86), etc.). I then wiped the hard drive clean. This took nearly 10 hours to do. After the disc was wiped clean I went into "properties" to see that it had a NTFS operating system with 118MB of used space and 914GB of free space. The drive is now ready to use for storage. Nothing here out of the ordinary.
Now this is what is where all of my confusion comes from.
When I installed the new hard drive the computer created a totally separate hard drive and assigned it the name "System Reserved (H)". Remember this is a totally separate drive from the "(I)" drive. I went into properties and it is a NTFS operating system with a total capacity of 99.9 MB. 28.1MB are in use and 71.8MB is free. When I open this drive it says it is empty so I am going to assume the files using the 28.1MB of space are hidden.
Now my questions
1. Why did the computer create this separate "System Reserved (H)" drive?
2. What is on the "System Reserved (H)" drive?
3. If the files on the "System Reserved (H)" drive are operating files why did it created a totally separate drive for the files? I already have system operating files on my main "(C)" drive.
4. If the files on the "System reserved (H)" drive pertain only to the new "(I)" drive then why was a totally separate drive created for them instead of just putting them on the "(I)" drive that I installed.
5. Can the "System Reserved (H)" drive be deleted and if so how? (THIS IS MY MAIN QUESTION)
I asked for help on another board and the person said that the "System Reserved (H)" drive was only a partition and that the files on it could be merged on to the "(I)" drive and that this would remove the "System Reserved (H)" drive and free up (H) for a future hardware plug-in. He referred me to a video on YouTube that would tell me how to do this but the video made no sense to me so I ignored the video. Here it is if you would like to view it.
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIWh5sFdtcw