How do I remove the recovery partition from a corrupted HDD that I replaced in a laptop?

TheEraserGI

I replaced a corrupted HDD in a friend's laptop and want to reuse it. How do I remove the recovery partition? When I try to using my Windows 7 computer management tool, it won't access it? I have done a complete drive wipe (twice) what the partition is still there and I can't remove it. This is 14 GB of space that I would like to reclaim and use the HDD in another system at a later date.

Thank you,

IronFly

Try command line option:

start cmd.exe as administrator, then inside the cmd windows, type

diskpart

then on diskpart type

list disk

take note of the correct disk ID to erase

type

select disk x

(x is the ID of your HDD to erase)

type

clean

 

your HDD will be erased completly

 

or you can try partition magic:

http://www.partitionwizard.com/

 

or if it doesn't work:

http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/

 

hiren's boot cd and the available gparted tool.

you must create a bootable media as CD or USB pen.

IronFly

Try command line option:

start cmd.exe as administrator, then inside the cmd windows, type

diskpart

then on diskpart type

list disk

take note of the correct disk ID to erase

type

select disk x

(x is the ID of your HDD to erase)

type

clean

 

your HDD will be erased completly

 

or you can try partition magic:

http://www.partitionwizard.com/

 

or if it doesn't work:

http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/

 

hiren's boot cd and the available gparted tool.

you must create a bootable media as CD or USB pen.

TheEraserGI

Thank you very much. That worked like a charm. Now how do I remove a partition off my Windows 7 disk without completely erasing it?

IronFly

You welcome.
After selecting the disk
Type
List volume
Select volume x
Delete volume

TheEraserGI

I did do that. However, when I tried to extend the main partition to take in that extra space, it wouldn't let me.

IronFly

system partition?

you must do it out of the OS for better security and honestly i don't like to extend a system partition.