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<Randal Whittle> writes: > > > I partitioned my TP750Ce's 340MB disk so that it has 120 MB (240 MB > > compressed for DOS) and 220 MB which I thought will use for Linux. > > However, I Might get another PC for Linux. So I would like to expand > > TP750 disk to be used as C: disk. Is it possible w/o erasing everything > > on it already? I do not want to call the 2nd disk as a D: or something else. > > I rather keep it simple C:. > > I can't remember for sure, but I don't think so--you'll have to > create a whole new (large) partition, but first you have to delete the > existing partition--you can't simply "expand" it. So have fun backing > everything up! ;) > > However, if you use all of the drive in one partition (C:), you > will end up with 8K clusters--incredibly wasteful. If it were me (and > I have done precisely this with mine), I would use the second partition > as is--a "D:" drive, which would be 4K clusters, while your C: drive is > 2K clusters. That way you waste less space with those smaller files. > You'll lose lots of slack space with those 8K clusters--perhaps as much > as 30 MB. > > > In adddition, what does 486 SL-Enhanced DX2-50 mean? The Thinkpad > > crawls on every application I run - like Mathematics, Lotus, etc. > > How can I make it faster? > > My presumption is that your machine is going into low-gear to > save battery juice. Try playing with your power consumption settings. Thanks a lot for all the replies. It looks like it is simpler to keep the new partition as 'D:' and later use 'join' or 'assign'. Someone mantioned that theres is 'fips' available that CAN be used non-destructively to extend partitions, but a few following replies mentioned that sometimes it may NOT work. Thanks a lot for all the replies. /Pradeep