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Re: What do you think about the Alienware X51 Jan 16th update [Re: Draclvr] #935582
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It is 8GB...

The power supply is 330.....

What do you mean by 4 partitions...Please explain cause I know nothing about that?

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Re: What do you think about the Alienware X51 Jan 16th update [Re: Darleen03] #935588
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What you posted says
Quote:
Hard Drive(s)
•ATA ST2000DM001-1CH1 SCSI Disk Device
◦Disk_Model: ATA ST2000DM001-1CH1 SCSI Disk Device
◦Disk_Size: 2000 GB
◦Disk_Partitions: 4
◦Disk_TotalHeads: 255
◦Disk_TotalCylinders: 243201
◦Disk_TotalTracks: 62016255
◦Disk_TracksPerCylinder: 255

I'm guessing one partition is the restore partition, one partition is the tiny diagnostics partition, one partition is your main Windows partition. The other partition could be an empty partition or it might be something like Dell's Media Direct partition.

If you click the start button and enter
discmgmt.msc
in the search box, it will open the utility that shows your partitions.
Don't change anything unless you know what you're doing, but you can look at the size of the partitions to see what they are. At least two of them won't be visible in Windows Explorer but will show up in the Disk Management Tool.

Dell Diagnostics is tiny -- in the MB's in size.
The restore partition may be about 10 GB.
The Media Direct partition (if that's what it is) will also be about 10 GB.
If you have two large partitions (in the hundreds of GB), one will be the Windows partition and the other is probably an empty partition.

Re: What do you think about the Alienware X51 Jan 16th update [Re: Jenny100] #935589
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Thanks, Jenny


Will games install ok....I hope.. pacify


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Re: What do you think about the Alienware X51 Jan 16th update [Re: Darleen03] #935593
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Everything will install just fine. I just thought you might want to check out the partition issue. I have seen HDDs partitioned into two large partitions and the owners couldn't figure out why they were running our of space. While it's a very good idea to put the OS and the data on different partitions, most people don't realize they need to do that. I'm sure these partitions are Dell specific and to be used for diagnostics, restore etc. But you might want to make sure what these partitions are for. Like Jenny says, if there are a couple of very large partitions, then you should be putting photos and files and directing programs and games to install on the empty one.

But that may not be the case - they might just be small partitions with one large partition for your OS and everything else. Then you don't need to do anything.


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Re: What do you think about the Alienware X51 Jan 16th update [Re: Jenny100] #935623
01/17/14 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted By: Jenny100
Dell Diagnostics is tiny -- in the MB's in size.
The restore partition may be about 10 GB.
The Media Direct partition (if that's what it is) will also be about 10 GB.
If you have two large partitions (in the hundreds of GB), one will be the Windows partition and the other is probably an empty partition.

Actually the extra partition is probably the EFI partition, described in the 2nd post here:
http://en.community.dell.com/owners-club/alienware/f/3746/t/19441985.aspx
and the wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EFI_System_partition

I'd forgotten about that one.
So you probably only have one big partition to use.


Dell seems to have dumped Media Direct (which used to ship with Dell computers with Vista).
Windows 7 and 8 boot much faster than Vista, so there's really no use for Media Direct anymore.

Re: What do you think about the Alienware X51 Jan 16th update [Re: Darleen03] #935625
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Ah, that's good news then. One big partition makes life so much easier.


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Re: What do you think about the Alienware X51 Jan 16th update [Re: Draclvr] #935647
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Thank You, Jenny, and Drac

I feel better now <sigh> of relief... pacify

I hadn't loaded a game yet on it...When I do I will let you all know how it goes...

I am basically reading about the system. and checking out the tour of the alien command center as it has all sorts of system things for game play...My nephew is coming over tonight to help me learn some things as he is a pro with this system....

Thanks, Again


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Re: What do you think about the Alienware X51 Jan 16th update [Re: Darleen03] #935654
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Have fun!


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Re: What do you think about the Alienware X51 Jan 16th update [Re: Draclvr] #935750
01/18/14 01:57 PM
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OK....We installed my nephews game Battlefield ....."Beautiful" Just Great...

Tonight I am going to buy ,and install Night of the Rabbit from the Adventure shop...

dance


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Re: What do you think about the Alienware X51 Jan 16th update [Re: Darleen03] #935763
01/18/14 03:47 PM
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Way To Go, Darleen03 !!!! Have FUN !!!! yay yay yay


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Re: What do you think about the Alienware X51 Jan 16th update [Re: Mad] #935846
01/18/14 09:07 PM
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Installed ,Night Of The Rabbit......

All I can say is....

Install a breeze
Gameplay "Superb"

This Post you can now call it officially closed... lol

Thanks,Mad kissy


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