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New partition without bios?

Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by Chobtime, May 8, 2010.

  1. Chobtime

    Chobtime Member

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    I am buying a new 250GB 2.5 sata hard drive to upgrade my dad's new laptop with a 120GB one, what I would like to know is will creating a new partition from it being unalloted require it to go into the BIOS mode to do this?
     
    Chobtime, May 8, 2010
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  2. ddp

    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    bios sees the hard drive, windows sees the partition(s).
     
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