Re: Repartitioning a USB external HD. Need help removing existing partition [SOLVED]

2010-03-27 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Celejar put forth on 3/26/2010 4:20 PM: Good to know - I guess it's just luck of the draw. I once cringed as I dropped my WD external about four feet (onto carpet), but so far (months later) it's still working fine. Here's what you guys need:

Re: Repartitioning a USB external HD. Need help removing existing partition [SOLVED]

2010-03-27 Thread Freeman
On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 01:16:53AM -0500, Stan Hoeppner wrote: Celejar put forth on 3/26/2010 4:20 PM: Good to know - I guess it's just luck of the draw. I once cringed as I dropped my WD external about four feet (onto carpet), but so far (months later) it's still working fine. Here's

Re: Repartitioning a USB external HD. Need help removing existing partition [SOLVED]

2010-03-27 Thread Celejar
On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:16:53 -0500 Stan Hoeppner s...@hardwarefreak.com wrote: Celejar put forth on 3/26/2010 4:20 PM: Good to know - I guess it's just luck of the draw. I once cringed as I dropped my WD external about four feet (onto carpet), but so far (months later) it's still

Re: Repartitioning a USB external HD. Need help removing existing partition [SOLVED]

2010-03-26 Thread Freeman
On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 12:57:17AM -0500, Stan Hoeppner wrote: Paul E Condon put forth on 3/25/2010 11:32 PM: Western Digital uses what must be the same software technology, but they call it Virtual-CD or VCD. They also provide a software fix. But the WD fix only disables VCD and makes

Re: Repartitioning a USB external HD. Need help removing existing partition [SOLVED]

2010-03-26 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2010-03-26 00:57, Stan Hoeppner wrote: [snip] Nowhere does it mention Linux, period. How can you complain about their Linux support when the product literature doesn't mention Linux? So, you assume that the lack of mention means it's supported? Even though all the other OS's supported are

Re: Repartitioning a USB external HD. Need help removing existing partition [SOLVED]

2010-03-26 Thread CamaleĆ³n
On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:52:49 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: On 2010-03-26 00:57, Stan Hoeppner wrote: [snip] Nowhere does it mention Linux, period. How can you complain about their Linux support when the product literature doesn't mention Linux? So, you assume that the lack of mention means

Re: Repartitioning a USB external HD. Need help removing existing partition [SOLVED]

2010-03-26 Thread Paul E Condon
On 20100326_005717, Stan Hoeppner wrote: Paul E Condon put forth on 3/25/2010 11:32 PM: Western Digital uses what must be the same software technology, but they call it Virtual-CD or VCD. They also provide a software fix. But the WD fix only disables VCD and makes the small partition

Re: Repartitioning a USB external HD. Need help removing existing partition [SOLVED]

2010-03-26 Thread Celejar
On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:51:07 -0700 Freeman eve...@worldwidehtml.com wrote: ... I've had two passports for about 3 and 5 years now. The third and newest, the only SATA, died from a ridiculously small drop, maybe three feet onto carpet. While on or off? Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net -

Re: Repartitioning a USB external HD. Need help removing existing partition [SOLVED]

2010-03-26 Thread Stephen Powell
On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:52:49 -0400 (EDT), Ron Johnson wrote: On 2010-03-26 00:57, Stan Hoeppner wrote: Nowhere does it mention Linux, period. How can you complain about their Linux support when the product literature doesn't mention Linux? So, you assume that the lack of mention means it's

Re: Repartitioning a USB external HD. Need help removing existing partition [SOLVED]

2010-03-26 Thread Freeman
On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 10:18:57AM -0400, Celejar wrote: On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:51:07 -0700 Freeman eve...@worldwidehtml.com wrote: ... I've had two passports for about 3 and 5 years now. The third and newest, the only SATA, died from a ridiculously small drop, maybe three feet onto

Re: Repartitioning a USB external HD. Need help removing existing partition [SOLVED]

2010-03-26 Thread Celejar
On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:11:48 -0700 Freeman eve...@worldwidehtml.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 10:18:57AM -0400, Celejar wrote: On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:51:07 -0700 Freeman eve...@worldwidehtml.com wrote: ... I've had two passports for about 3 and 5 years now. The third and

Re: Repartitioning a USB external HD. Need help removing existing partition [SOLVED]

2010-03-25 Thread Paul E Condon
On 20100325_204331, Mark wrote: On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Tom H tomh0...@gmail.com wrote: It is a feature! ;) There's probably Windows backup software on it; and who knows what else. Helpful post from Tom, I've done similar but only on Sandisk products. I thought U3 was

Re: Repartitioning a USB external HD. Need help removing existing partition [SOLVED]

2010-03-25 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Paul E Condon put forth on 3/25/2010 11:32 PM: Western Digital uses what must be the same software technology, but they call it Virtual-CD or VCD. They also provide a software fix. But the WD fix only disables VCD and makes the small partition invisible. It does not release the space on the